Libya : New parliament takes over on August 4
The Libyan parliament has announced that it will be handing over its duties to the newly elected parliamentarians in less than 2weeks. The announcement came […]
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Libya : Maiteeq’s election rejected by the Supreme Court
The tussle between members of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC) over the legitimacy of Ahmed Maiteeq’s election as Prime Minister has been settled by […]
Libya: GNC approves government while Khalifa continues fighting
The General National Congress (GNC) has approved Miitig’s cabinet despite the ongoing questions about its legitimacy. The action could lead to more violence in the […]
Libya’s constitutional committee holds launching ceremony
Libya’s transition towards a democratic system of government has taken another step after a special body designed to draft a new constitution met in Beida, […]
Libya: Rebels hands over ports to government, Benghazi reactivated
Libya’s government reached a deal with rebels on Sunday to reopen two occupied oil ports accounting for 200,000 barrels per day of crude exports in […]
Libya : media and journalists under attacks
Since the death of former dictator Moamar Gadhafi, Libyan media and journalists have suffered enormous threats and attacks from former rebels. The most recent attack […]
Reconstruction of the Libyan telecom
A contract between Alcatel-Lucent and Libyan International Telecommunication Company (LITC) to deploy a new 1,000 km submarine cable system linking Libya’s capital, Tripoli to Benghazi […]
Libya : Zeidan warns militias and tribesmen as situation worsens
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has told Libyans that the sieges of oil ports “is getting dangerous” after the government decided to allocate $7billion of its […]
Libya: Political feud while Benghazi suggests Al-Libi ultimatum
The capture of Al-Libi by US Special Forces in Libya has quickly giving rise to a political feud. The people of Benghazi have called for […]
Iraq named as Syrian attack collateral damage
In the latest development of the possible consequences of attacking Syria, reports are emerging that United States interest in Iraq will be attacked. Militants in […]