Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Working to lift the dead hand of Qaddafi: rare signs of optimism in Tripoli

By Michel Cousins.Mayor Abdulraouf Beitelmal opening Tripoli's new arts centre in MayTunis, 1 August 2016:You can sense the depression as an acquainta...

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Nov 17 Nigel Ash

Orders and counter-orders over the demolition of Gharghour villas

By Umar Khan and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 17 November 2013:The deputy defence minister of Libya, Khalid Sharif, has ordered the Tripoli Local Counc...

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Imposing security in Libya is not hard - former Deputy Interior Minister
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

Imposing security in Libya is not hard - former Deputy Interior Minister

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 October 2013:"Imposing security in Libya is not hard"  said one of the former Deputy Interior Ministers Abdallah Masoud.Spe...

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Sep 7 thomwestcott

September date confirmed for Saif and Senussi pre-trial hearing

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 7 September 2013:Qaddafi’s son, Saif Al-Islam, and former spy chief, Abdullah Senussi, will attend a p...

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We have a security plan - Zeidan
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

We have a security plan - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 19 July 2013:Asked by the media at Sunday’s press conference regarding what his security plan was for the alleged 16,000 priso...

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Benghazi celebrates Political Isolation Law
May 6 Michel Cousins

Benghazi celebrates Political Isolation Law

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 6 May 2013:Hundreds of Benghazi people gathered today in the city’s Tahrir Square to celebrate the passing by Congress of t...

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Mar 19 Michel Cousins

Qaddafi militiamen released

Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Several civilian and military detainees accused of being members of Qaddafi brigades were released yesterday, Monday. They had...

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Security essential to investment in Libya says Italian foreign minister
Jan 10 Michel Cousins

Security essential to investment in Libya says Italian foreign minister

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio TerziRome, 10 January 2013:The democratic transition in Libya has reached a “crucial stage”, said Italy’s Foreign Mini...

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Ghariani says Libya faces "many challenges"
Dec 30 tomlittle

Ghariani says Libya faces "many challenges"

By Tom Little. Sheikh Ghariani, centre, at the conference about the constitution on Saturday (Photo: Tom Little)Tripoli, 30 December:Grand Mufti Sheik...

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Ali Zidan elected Prime Minister
Oct 14 George Grant

Ali Zidan elected Prime Minister

By George Grant.Tripoli, 14 October:Ali Zidan has been elected the new prime minister of Libya, just one week after the previous incumbent, Mustafa Ab...

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