Collective Punishment? Then I Am Guilty as Charged
By Feras Gadamsi So let me be the first to admit the dirty little secret that hasn’t really been a...
Are Libyan students being cheated out of their education?
By Rhiannon Smith. Tripoli, 13 May: Last week, fourth year medical students attending one of their final semester exams at...
An Independent and Responsible Media
By Umar Khan. 11 May, Tripoli: An independent and responsible media is the strength of any country and it is...
Libya did not fight to have freedom of speech restricted
By George Grant The NTC believe that their “anti-glorification” laws are necessary to safeguard the 17 February Revolution, but by...
Righting the Wrongs: Rights of Libyan women to marry non-Libyans – Rights of the children to become Libyan
By: Nadia Hamed-Maddox. Tripoli, 9 May: The Arab and Muslim world has been perceived as treating women differently and/or lesser...
Libyan voter registration – is there enough time?
By Yolanda Zaptia. Tripoli, 6 May: Voter and candidate registration centres opened across Libya on 1 May. For the majority...
The media needs to tell people about the elections
By Nafissa Assed. Tuesday, 1 May: Libyans began registering today to vote in the June elections for a national assembly,...
Election Commission sacked – what next for the elections?
by Sami Zaptia Tripoli, 1 May: Days later… still no official reasons have been given for the sudden dismissal of...
Libya’s NTC reform is more crucial than the General Elections
The political process and transition to democracy in the new Libya is faced with tremendous challenges, and the new leaders...
Should Elections Be Postponed?
By Nihal Zaroug. Tripoli, 28 April: The ongoing debate about Libya's elections includes a variety of possibilities, the most prominent...
Top Stories
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CBL Governor urges executive authorities to take measures to close unlicensed foreign exchange bureaux, prohibit imports outside the banking system
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High-level national workshop held to review Libya’s draft Renewable Energy Law
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HoR’s 303 billion debt cancellation is necessary as the debt’s negative effects have already occurred: Husni Bey
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Zuwara Port under consideration for establishment of integrated fisheries industrial zone in partnership between Libyan company and Albanian company Rozafa
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PM Aldabaiba meets CBL Governor Issa to follow up on financial situation and efforts to ensure provision of cash and improve level of banking services
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