May 27 Nigel Ash

Majority of Libyans want decentralisation: ministry survey

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 27 May 2013:More than half of Libyans want to see a decentralised country, according to a constitutional survey sponsored by...

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Misrata launches “Enough” campaign
Apr 11 thomwestcott

Misrata launches “Enough” campaign

By Taher Zaroog.Misrata, 11 April 2013:Misratans have launched the Kafana (Enough) campaign, which calls on the people of the city to renounce violenc...

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Learning from Tunisian and Egyptian Arab Spring experiences – part two
Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

Learning from Tunisian and Egyptian Arab Spring experiences – part two

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 01 April 2013: Further to my article yesterday summarizing the Stanford University conference in Tunis on transition in the th...

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Mar 24 Nigel Ash

Zeidan fields questions in busy GNC session

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 24 March 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and members of his government were called before the GNC to answer questions today in...

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PM "must sack" petrol station company chairman says Integrity Commission
Mar 8 Michel Cousins

PM "must sack" petrol station company chairman says Integrity Commission

Tripoli, 8 March 2013:The Integrity Commission has demanded that Prime Minister Ali Zeidan sack the chairman of Sharara Oil Services, Abdel-Wahab Abde...

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UPDATE: A number of government officials have been sacked - Zeidan
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

UPDATE: A number of government officials have been sacked - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.                        Tripoli, 24 February 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan revealed in yesterday evening’s press conference that his g...

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Feb 9 Nigel Ash

Benghazi politicians demand action from government and Congress

Tripoli, 9 February 2013:Political parties meeting in Benghazi have united in a demand for wide-ranging government action, following a meeting with th...

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Dec 31 Michel Cousins

Fatwa Office conference wants Constitution Commission elected; calls for those standing to be vetted

Tripoli, 31 December:The conference organised by the Fatwa Office on Libya’s future constitution has called for the Constitutional Commission to be el...

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Civil society groups hold demonstration in Tripoli
Dec 22 tomlittle

Civil society groups hold demonstration in Tripoli

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 22 December:Several civil society groups and rights activists held a small demonstration in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square...

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Dec 12 Michel Cousins

Reconciliation conference in Tripoli

Tripoli, 12 December:A two-day conference on “Truth and Reconciliation in Libya: the Way Forward” began today, Wednesday, in Tripoli’s Rixos Hotel.Org...

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