Feb 9 thomwestcott

Ajdabiya Local Council office set ablaze

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 9 February 2014:The office of Ajdabiya Local Council was last night pelted by home-made explosives, believed to be petr...

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Jan 25 thomwestcott

Janzour schools and colleges closed over security fears

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 25 January 2014:Schools and colleges in Janzour will be closed from tomorrow until further notice due to ongoing fighti...

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Janzour local councillor kidnapped
Jan 14 thomwestcott

Janzour local councillor kidnapped

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 14 January 2014:The head of Sayyad Local Council in the municipality of Janzour, Haj Ibrahim Mansouri, was kidnapped ye...

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Jan 6 Michel Cousins

Voter registration to start for Benghazi municipal elections

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 6 January 2014:Voter registration for the elections for Benghazi’s new municipal council is to begin on 16 January and...

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Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 10 June 2013:Representatives from local councils from across Libya met for two days to discuss their work and the government's i...

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Mar 29 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Council official assaulted by thugs

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 29 March 2013:The secretary to Benghazi Local Council, Mahmoud Subaihi, was attacked and beaten up by militiamen yesterday,...

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Mar 13 Michel Cousins

Sirte protestors demand new council leader

Sirte, 13 March, 2013:Dozens of protestors in Sirte today, Wednesday, called for the leader of the town council, Ali Dou Labaz, to be sacked. They dem...

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Dec 15 tomlittle

Head of Traghen Local Council shot dead

By Maha Ellawati. Benghazi, 15 December:Unknown assailants shot dead the head the Traghen Local Council, Abdul Kader Ali Milad, and wounded two member...

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Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Families to return to Murzuk

Tripoli, 3 August:A ceremony is to be held in Murzuk on Saturday to welcome back displaced families who have been living in Tripoli.  It is being orga...

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Jul 23 George Grant

Benghazi Local Council moves to resolve rubbish crisis

Benghazi, 23 July:Benghazi Local Council is to purchase 10-15 new dustbin lorries, having already bought several hundred new skips, in an attempt to r...

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