The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mustafa Abushagur
Sep 7 Michel Cousins

The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mustafa Abushagur

By Michel Cousins.The deputy prime minister is one of eight candidates running to be prime minister.Tripoli, 7 September:Deputy Premier Mustafa Abusha...

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Forjan tribe calls on Sirte to embrace revolution
Sep 3 George Grant

Forjan tribe calls on Sirte to embrace revolution

Sirte, 3 September:One of Libya’s largest tribes, the Forjan, has called on residents of Sirte to erect the independence flag above their houses and t...

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The choice between fresh faces or experience
Jul 5 Michel Cousins

The choice between fresh faces or experience

Benghazi, 5 July:Libya needs very strong government, says Dr Ahmed Beltamer, an independent candidate in Benghazi’s Garden City (Al Hadaek) district i...

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Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Elections, Federalism and Uncertainty

By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John  Cryptic tweets from Al-Jazeera’s correspondent Omar al-Saleh suggest that over the past twenty days the deput...

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May 16 Michel Cousins

Clashes in Ghadames; Tuareg Leader Isa Talaly and 9 Others Killed

By Umar Khan Tripoli, 16 May: The desert town of Ghadames on the border with Algeria saw heavy clashes on Wednesday morning when the city was attack...

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Armed protestors try to storm Prime Minister's headquarters; 1 killed
May 8 Michel Cousins

Armed protestors try to storm Prime Minister's headquarters; 1 killed

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 8 May: One security official was killed and four others injured when armed protestors tried to force their way inside the P...

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Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?
Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?

Salah Ben Ali has lived all his life in Benghazi.  An administrator with an international NGO based in Libya, he also writes for the Benghazi-based ne...

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