Tarhouna militia occupy Tripoli airport, clashes as government forces retake control
Jun 4 George Grant

Tarhouna militia occupy Tripoli airport, clashes as government forces retake control

By George Grant and Rida Akil.Tripoli, 4 June:Tripoli’s international airport was occupied by militia from the western town of Tarhouna on Monday, in...

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Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Elections, Federalism and Uncertainty

By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John  Cryptic tweets from Al-Jazeera’s correspondent Omar al-Saleh suggest that over the past twenty days the deput...

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Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"
Jun 2 Michel Cousins

Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 2 June:There were pro-Cyrenaica rallies in Ajdabiya, Al-Bayda and other eastern towns on Friday against the distribution of...

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May 31 Michel Cousins

Extra armed forces deployed to Ghadames

Tripoli, 31 May:A special operations unit of the national army has been sent to the border town of Ghadames to provide protection and maintain securit...

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May 30 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica Federalists quit Wadi Al-Ahmar

Tripoli, 30 May:A group of protestors who support federalism and have been camped out in the Wadi Al-Ahmar area 100 kilometres east of Sirte are repor...

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May 26 Sami Zaptia

NTC issues laws organising media sector

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 26 May:Last week, Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) issued a series of laws organising Libya’s media sector, includin...

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May 22 George Grant

Benghazi NTC members stand aside for new local council representatives; Jalil calls on Misrata to follow suit

By George GrantTripoli, 22 May:The six NTC members for Benghazi are to resign their positions to make way for the 11 NTC-nominees elected following th...

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Benghazi local election results announced— woman candidate wins most votes UPDATE
May 21 George Grant

Benghazi local election results announced— woman candidate wins most votes UPDATE

By George Grant.Benghazi, 21 May:The results from the first democratic elections to take place in Benghazi for more than four decades were announced t...

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Bani Walid negotiator hospitalised after clashes with NTC guards
May 21 Michel Cousins

Bani Walid negotiator hospitalised after clashes with NTC guards

Tripoli, 21 May:A member of a Bani Walid delegation that travelled to negotiate with the NTC members in Tripoli on Sunday was injured during clashes w...

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May 21 Sami Zaptia

NTC freezes 338 assets of which 260 are individuals and 78 are companies

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 21 May 2012:Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) has now issued Law No. 36 2012 dated 2 May, which was released this we...

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