Mar 25 Michel Cousins

Al-Thinni given another two weeks as interim PM

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 25 March 2014:As expected, Abdullah Al-Thinni, has been given another two weeks as acting Prime Minister by the General Nati...

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Dec 16 Callum Paton

New joint security room set up in Ajilat

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 16 December 2013:In a bid to curtail the growth in crime and general insecurity in Ajilat and the surrounding area, the gov...

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Tripoli’s rubbish collectors protest over unpaid salaries
Nov 27 thomwestcott

Tripoli’s rubbish collectors protest over unpaid salaries

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 November 2013:Nearly 200 workers from the General Cleaning Company of Tripoli (GCCT) demonstrated in front of the General...

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Sep 5 thomwestcott

New ACA head appointed

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 5 September 2013:The General National Congress (GNC) has announced who will take up senior roles in the newly-formed Adminis...

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Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau reform subject to GNC quorum - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 29 August 2013:At Wednesday’s (28 August) press conference Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said that he has asked the GNC to reform...

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Aug 13 thomwestcott

New Misrata Joint Security Room set up

Tripoli, 13 August, 2013:The government is to set up a Joint Security Operations Room in Misrata to help boost security.The new Misrata Joint Security...

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Apr 10 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica tribal leaders demand suppression of illegal militias; pledge full support for Zeidan’s government

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 10 April 2013:Tribal leaders and representatives from the eastern Libya have demanded that any quasi-military organisation...

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Apr 9 Nigel Ash

GNC agrees uncompromising law on torture, kidnapping and discrimination

Tripoli, 9 April 2013:The GNC today passed tough legislation against torture, kidnapping and discrimination, with a final article mentioning specifica...

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Opinion: On the second anniversary of the 17th February 2011 Revolution – reflections and considerations.
Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: On the second anniversary of the 17th February 2011 Revolution – reflections and considerations.

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 17th February 2013:Here we are two years on from the start of Libya’s 17th February Revolution. Two years on from the day the...

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Opinion: Towards a more professional government - to - public communication: the role of media in Libya
Feb 2 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Towards a more professional government - to - public communication: the role of media in Libya

By Intissar K. Rajabany.Tripoli, 2 February:Last year I visited Berlin at the invitation of the Federal Foreign Office as part of a programme entitled...

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