Jan 12 Sami Zaptia

Sebha Youth Forum holds discussion on constitution

Tripoli, 12 January 2013:The Sebha Youth Forum organized a panel discussion on the constitiution with a number of Sebha General National Congress memb...

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Magarief strongly supports women’s inclusion in the constitution drafting committee
Dec 27 Sami Zaptia

Magarief strongly supports women’s inclusion in the constitution drafting committee

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 December:Libya’s leading women’s NGOs met with GNC head Mohamed Magarief yesterday morning at the GNC office buildings to h...

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Dec 23 Michel Cousins

Proposed law on political parties

Draft of Law 29 of 2012 on the Organisation of Political PartiesGeneral National Congress (GNC)Article 1: A special request form must be filled in an...

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EU gives €25 million for schools, health and law
Dec 21 thomwestcott

EU gives €25 million for schools, health and law

Tripoli, 21 December:The European Commission has announced a €25 million package to support Libya’s transition, with a focus on education, healthcare,...

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Brazilian Congressman in talks with Libyan government; GNC invited to send delegation to Brazil
Dec 15 Michel Cousins

Brazilian Congressman in talks with Libyan government; GNC invited to send delegation to Brazil

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 15 December:Brazilian Congressman Adrian Mussi Ramos, has had talks with President of the General National Congress (GNC) M...

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UN representative urges reconciliation in Libya
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

UN representative urges reconciliation in Libya

Tripoli, 12 December:The two-day conference on truth-seeking and reconciliation in Libya  — “Truth and Reconciliation in Libya: the Way Forward” — whi...

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The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III
Dec 7 George Grant

The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 7 December:Groups of young veterans, frustrated by unfair economic and political treatment after fighting vali...

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Nov 25 Michel Cousins

UN team investigates development and illegal immigration in the south

Tripoli, 25 November:A United Nations mission led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Georg Charpentier, was in the south o...

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Promising Libyan photojournalists picked for ‘Reporting Change’ project
Nov 14 Nigel Ash

Promising Libyan photojournalists picked for ‘Reporting Change’ project

By Tom WestcottYuri Kozyrev's award-winning shot ‘On Revolution Road’London, 14 November:Six Libyan photographers have been chosen from 74 North Afric...

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Nov 10 George Grant

Tripoli Local Council elections set to be delayed for third time

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 10 November:The Tripoli Local Council (TLC) elections scheduled for 18 November are to be delayed for at least two more weeks ac...

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