May 5 Michel Cousins

Zeidan accuses ministry siege organisers of seeking power.

By Elmehdi Hendi.Tripoli, 5 May 2013:In a wide-ranging TV interview on the eve of Congress’ vote on the Political Isolation Law, Ali Zeidan accused th...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Last minute arguments on Political Isolation Law

Tripoli, 5  May 2013:Political parties and blocks in the General National Congress were still discussing the Political Isolation Law early this aftern...

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May 4 Nigel Ash

GNC must not let gunmen “railroad” it over Political Isolation Law: Human Rights Watch

By Hadi FornajiTripoli, 4 May 2013:Congress should not allow itself to be railroaded into making very bad laws because groups of armed men are demandi...

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May 4 Michel Cousins

Army says it is "neutral" in Isolation Law crisis

Tripoli, 4 May 2013:The Office of the General Chief of Staff, Major-General Yousef Mangoush, has insisted that it is “neutral and unbiased” in the cur...

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May 3 Michel Cousins

Libya gears up for Isolation Law vote as Revolutionaries talk of removing Zeidan

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 3 May 2013:Negotiations have been taking place today, Friday, for the third consecutive day between revolutionaries supporting t...

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May 3 Michel Cousins

Benghazi protest broken up

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 3 May 2013:A demonstration today in Benghazi in support of the government and against militias was attacked and broken up b...

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Canada fears “persistent lawlessness” in Libya
May 3 Nigel Ash

Canada fears “persistent lawlessness” in Libya

Tripoli, 3 May 2013:Canada today joined the rising tide of international concern at the surrounding of Tripoli ministries by militiamen who are demand...

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Sparks fly in Tripoli standoff between militia opponents and supporters
May 3 Michel Cousins

Sparks fly in Tripoli standoff between militia opponents and supporters

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 3 May 2013:There were angry scenes this afternoon in Tripoli’s Martyr’s Square when rival groups almost came to blows over th...

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Blockades polarizing Libya; militiamen now hit Electricity Ministry
May 2 Michel Cousins

Blockades polarizing Libya; militiamen now hit Electricity Ministry

By Hadi Fornaji.The blockade outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been extended, shutting off several roads and causing severe traffic congesti...

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Backlash against militias gains momentum
May 2 thomwestcott

Backlash against militias gains momentum

Tripoli, 2 May 2013:The backlash against militiamen currently besieging ministries in Tripoli is gaining momentum, with people from neighbouring towns...

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