Pro-Isolation Law militiamen blockade Foreign Ministry; want new Foreign Minister, closure of Moscow embassy
Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Pro-Isolation Law militiamen blockade Foreign Ministry; want new Foreign Minister, closure of Moscow embassy

Tripoli, 28 April 2103:Militiamen from Misrtata, Suq Al-Juma and Tajoura surrounded the ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tripoli’s Shara Al-Shatt this m...

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Apr 18 Nigel Ash

Lawyers alarmed at GNC constitutional amendments

By Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 18 April 2013:The human rights group Lawyers for Justice in Libya has condemned “alarming” GNC amendments to the interim Constit...

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Apr 11 Nigel Ash

The Constitutional Commission will be elected and the political isolation law is constitutional, rules Congress

By Valerie Stocker,Tripoli, 11 April 2013:The General National Congress last night confirmed that the Commission that will draft Libya’s new Constitut...

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Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

The GNC reviews its quorum ?

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 April 2013:As the GNC feels the increased pressure on it from the general public to move forward on a series of fundamental...

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Apr 1 Michel Cousins

Prime Minister's assistant seized

Tripoli, 1 April 2013:A senior assistant to Ali Zeidan was kidnapped late on Sunday afternoon, officials at the  Prime Minister’s press office have co...

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PM offices surrounded by armed protestors
Mar 25 Nihal Zaroug

PM offices surrounded by armed protestors

Tripoli, 25 March 2013:Protestors demanding Prime Minister Ali Zeidan be sacked returned again yesterday, Sunday, to the government’s headquarters off...

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Mar 24 Nigel Ash

The Prime Minister and his insistence on decorum

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 24 March 2013:Answering questions today at the GNC, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan insisted on being polite and showing etiquette a...

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Protestors graffiti outside walls of PM premises
Mar 21 Nihal Zaroug

Protestors graffiti outside walls of PM premises

Tripoli, 21 March 2013:For two consecutive evenings, on 19 and 20 March, protesters gathered outside the Prime Minister’s office demanding that the co...

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Libyan reconciliation vital says Sarkozy
Mar 19 Michel Cousins

Libyan reconciliation vital says Sarkozy

By Mathieu Galtier.Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy with Tripoli Local Council Leader Sadat Elbadri (left)Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Former French...

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Congress suspends full sessions following attack
Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Congress suspends full sessions following attack

Tripoli, 9 March 2013:The General National Congress is to temporarily suspend its official meetings. The decision follows Tuesday’s assault when hundr...

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