Final registration count at more than 2.7 million voters
By Nihal Zaroug. Tripoli, 23 May: The High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) released a statement on 21 May commemorating the...
Tripoli electoral committee head resigns, criticises local council; committee dissolved
By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 23 May: Salah Adden Tabagh, the chairman of the Electoral . . .High Committee (EHC) for...
Demonstration at NTC HQ over Law No. 36
Tripoli, 23 May: A number of Rights movements and NGOs demonstrated at the National Transitional Council’s HQ in Tripoli yesterday...
Italian Consulate reopens in Benghazi
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 23 May: On Sunday (20 May), the Italian Consulate in Benghazi re-opened after having been closed...
Supreme Security Committee foils potential aircraft attack in Sirte
Sirte, 23 May: The Libya Herald has received reports that the Supreme Security Committee (SSC) in Sirte has prevented a...
Mahmoudi extradition agreed, alternatively on hold: Tunisian Ministers disagree
Tripoli, 23 May: Former Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi is, according to Tunisian Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri, to be extradited from...
The UN praises successful conclusion of voter registration and Benghazi vote
Tripoli, 23 May: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya...
Rocket attacks in Benghazi follow election results
Benghazi, 22 May: Unknown terrorists launched two attacks in Benghazi early this morning. The Benghazi offices of the International Committee...
Benghazi NTC members stand aside for new local council representatives; Jalil calls on Misrata to follow suit
By George Grant Tripoli, 22 May: The six NTC members for Benghazi are to resign their positions to make way...
Koni resigns from NTC over Tuareg treatment in Ghadames: report
Tripoli, 22 May: Musa Al-Koni Musa Al-Koni, the Tuareg representative on the NTC, is reported to have resigned over the...
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