Libya’s shortened constitutional timeline and why it should be extended
By Lorianne Updike Toler. Compared with Tunisia and Egypt today, as well as other countries in history, Libya's constitutional timeline...
Congress charts course to next prime minister
Congress has agreed to . . .choose three candidates for prime minister as early as Wednesday. (Photo: George Grant) Tripoli,...
Renewed clashes near Bani Walid
By George Grant. More than 1,000 soldiers are stationed at Bir Dufan, one of the four government front-lines surrounding Bani...
Fourteen Italian fisherman arrested off Benghazi coast
By George Grant. Tripoli, 8 October: Fourteen Italian fishermen have been arrested off the Libyan coast and taken to the...
Senussi daughter reportedly arrested in Tripoli
Tripoli, 8 October: The daughter of Qaddafi’s former spy chief has reportedly been arrested in a hotel in Tripoli, having...
SSC foils attempt by armed assailants to free prisoners south of Tripoli
By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 8 October: The Supreme Security Committee has foiled an attempt by armed assailants to free...
Congress dismisses Abushagur
By George Grant. The Congress voted to dismiss the prime minister-elect by a sizeable margin this evening, Sunday. Tripoli, 7...
Hundreds gather at Congress in support of Bani Walid
By George Grant. Protesters demanding an end to the siege of Bani Walid claimed that it was Misrata, and not...
Abushagur faces the sack
Congress is said to be . . .just four votes short of the number it has decided are required to...
Civil society organisations create network to influence the Constitution drafting process
By Valerie Stocker. Tripoli, 6 October: Libyan civil society activists are creating a network they hope will help impact their...
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