May 14 michele vick

HNEC extends voter registration deadline

By Moutaz AliTripoli, 14 May 2014:At a press conference today at 12:00 pm at the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) headquarters in Tripoli, HN...

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Apr 24 Callum Paton

Voter registration for vacant Constitutional Assembly seats reopens

By Naam Alkhosi.Tripoli, 24 April 2014:Voter registration for seats left vacant in the Constitutional Assembly restarted today following an announceme...

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No incidents mar elections in 16 new municipalities
Apr 20 Callum Paton

No incidents mar elections in 16 new municipalities

By Aimen Amzein and Jamal Adel.Tripoli/Benghazi, 20 April 2014:Polling took place  yesterday in  Benghazi and 15 other new municipal councils across t...

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Benghazi local elections tomorrow
Apr 18 Michel Cousins

Benghazi local elections tomorrow

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi, 18 April 2014:Some 155,000 registered voters are going to be able to take part tomorrow in municipal elections in Beng...

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Apr 15 thomwestcott

Benghazi municipal elections candidate survives assassination attempt in 24 hours of violence that leaves two dead

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 15 April 2014:One of the candidates standing in the forthcoming Benghazi elections survived an assassination attempt today,...

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Apr 6 thomwestcott

Local council says no strike in Tripoli, but schools still affected

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 6 April 2014:Tripoli Local Council has denied allegations that Benghazi’s general strike has spilled over into the capi...

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Two thousand register for Misrata municipal elections in first day
Apr 4 Michel Cousins

Two thousand register for Misrata municipal elections in first day

By Taher Zaroog.Misrata, 4 April 2014:The local sub-committee of the Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) has been celebrating th...

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Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Still no Congress consensus on a new PM

By Muttaz Mohamed Ali and Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 April 2014:There is still no consensus in Congress on whether to formally appoint a new prime mini...

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Local Government Minister Salah Al-Hassi – making a little go a long, long way
Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Local Government Minister Salah Al-Hassi – making a little go a long, long way

By Ashraf Abul-Wahab.Tripoli, 2 April 2014: Along with the majority of other government ministries, the Ministry of Local Government is working with a...

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Mar 25 thomwestcott

Emergency budget passed

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 25 March 2014:The General National Congress (GNC) today voted to grant the government an emergency budget of LD 2.5 billion...

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