Sirte finally gets a mayor
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

Sirte finally gets a mayor

By Libya Herald reporter. Sirte's new mayor Mukhtar Al-Madani (Photo: social media)Tripoli, 12 December 2016:In one of its first steps towards again b...

Read Article
Dec 6 Michel Cousins

Mayoral election set for Sirte and municipal elections for central Zawia and Bani Walid

By Houda Mzioudet and Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 6 December 2016:A mayor for Sirte is to be elected on 12 December. The date has been chosen by the Central C...

Read Article
Jan 18 Newsdesk1

Prominent Benghazi councillor withdraws resignation

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 January 2015:Benghazi Municipal councillor Awad Alqawiri has withdrawn his resignation from the council, in response...

Read Article
Jan 17 Michel Cousins

Financial crisis threatens further municipal elections

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 January 2015:The current financial crisis threatens to bring to halt Libya’s one great success story so far since th...

Read Article
Aug 28 Michel Cousins

More new mayors appointed

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 28 August 2014:The national political crisis may dominate the news but, away from Tripoli and Benghazi and one or two o...

Read Article
May 5 Michel Cousins

Salam Jadhran triumphs in Ajdabiya municipal elections: report

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 5 May, 2014:Reports from Ajdabiya indicate that Salem Jadhran, brother of oil terminal blockader Ibrahim, who stood as a candid...

Read Article
Apr 4 Michel Cousins

Municipal elections in Benghazi on 19 April, Tripoli on 10 May

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli. 4 April 2014:Municipal elections will be held in Benghazi and 15 other municipalities on 16 April, it has been announced by...

Read Article
Dec 13 Michel Cousins

Municipal elections in Ghariyan tomorrow

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 13 December 2013:Elections for the new municipal council are to take place tomorrow in Ghariyan, in the Jebel Nafusa south...

Read Article
Zeidan still keen on selecting not electing local municipal councils
Oct 31 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan still keen on selecting not electing local municipal councils

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 31 October 2013:Speaking at yesterday's press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was still hoping that the GNC would take u...

Read Article