Party Profile: The Nation Party
By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 30 June: The Nation Party's banner The Nation Party (Hizb Al-Watan) was founded in April of...
Elections Analysis: So who are they and what do they actually stand for?
By George Grant. Tripoli, 30 June 2012: 3,708 candidates are standing for election in individual seats and for political parties...
Election transparency and awareness push in Tarhouna
By Umar Khan. Tarhouna, 29 June: A meeting was held in Cultural Centre of Tarhouna on 26 June to ask...
Foreign ministry launching “urgent inquiry” into Tunisian boat attack
Tripoli, 29 June: The Foreign Ministry has said it is investigating the killing of a Tunisian fishing boat captain by...
Libya’s electricity sector beyond the revolution
By George Grant and Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 28 June: The deputy minister of electricity & renewable energy has spoken...
“Yvonne Fletcher saved my life”
By George Grant. Benghazi, 28 June: Remarkable new information emerges about one of the survivors of the shooting outside the...
Eight Libyan jihadis to be released from prison in Iraq
Tripoli, 28 June: Eight Libyans imprisoned in Iraq for fighting against Iraqi and coalition forces are to be released, it...
Time for the Central Bank of Libya to get its house in order
By Motasim Elalem. Tripoli, 28 June: The Central Bank's governor has been accused of neglecting immediate needs in favour of...
Defence Minister Juwaili launches scathing attack on NTC
By George Grant. Tripoli, 27 June: Juwaili said the NTC had reduced his position to "signing the plans" of the...
Major changes envisaged to production of Libya’s permanent constitution
Tripoli, 27 June: The length of time allowed to write the constitution has been doubled The length of time Libya's...
Top Stories
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BREAKING: Eni announces new offshore gas discoveries in Libya of more than 1 trillion cubic feet – gas to supply Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy
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Hafters vow to continue uncontrolled public spending – refuse to cut spending to save Libya’s economy – veiled threat to cut off oil supplies
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Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain – many roads flooded, drivers stranded
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PM Aldabaiba reopens Tripoli Zoo after a 17-year closure: a symbolic turnaround for the Zoo – from a militia military base back to a leading recreation destination
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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC
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