Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Time for Libyans to seize the moment

By Jonathan Winer.Washington DC, 6 August 2015:Four years ago, Libyans joined together to seize the moment to overthrow a dictator. It was a moment of...

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Leon meets Abu Sahmain in Algiers in bid to get GNC back to Skhirat
Jul 31 Michel Cousins

Leon meets Abu Sahmain in Algiers in bid to get GNC back to Skhirat

By Libya Herald reporter. Abu Sahmain flies off to Algiers (Photo: GNC)Tunis, 31 July 2015:UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon has been meeting with cont...

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Jul 31 Michel Cousins

Libya's neighbours meet in Ndjamena

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 31 July 2015:Foreign and regional ministers from Libya’s neighbours are meeting in the Chadian capital of Ndjamena tod...

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Jul 6 Michel Cousins

HoR appoints offical to plan for transfer to Benghazi

By Libya Herald reporter.Tobruk, 6 July 2015:The House of Representatives (HoR) has appointed an administrator to oversee the move to Benghazi for whe...

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Jul 3 Michel Cousins

J&C say amendments to Skhirat draft need to be discussed by GNC

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 3 July 2015:The Justice and Construction Party (J&C), the political arm of Muslim Brotherhood says it understands the fear...

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Jul 2 Nigel Ash

UN Security Council backs Draft Five and sanctions

By Libya Herald Reporters. Leon briefs the Security Council by video this March (Photo: UN)Tunis, 2 July, 2015:The United Nations Security Council has...

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Jun 30 Michel Cousins

Op-Ed: A letter to the Libyan People

Peter Millett, the new British ambassador to Libya (Photo: FCO)The new British Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millett, has just taken up his post. Like h...

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Leon upbeat as Draft IV talks start in Skirhat
Jun 26 Nigel Ash

Leon upbeat as Draft IV talks start in Skirhat

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 26 June 2015UNSMIL chief Bernardino Leon sidestepped a question about the disparities in the rival responses to Draft IV of t...

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Jun 24 Michel Cousins

UPDATE: HoR approves 4th UNSMIL draft but with changes

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 24 June 2014:The House of Representatives ended its discussions early this morning today on the fouth draft presented by the...

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Jun 15 Sami Zaptia

OpEd: Magna Carta: Arbitrary power and the rule of law in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 June 2015:On the 800th anniversary of the signing (sealing) of the Magna Carta (Grand Charter) limiting the arbitrary powers...

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