High Court rejects Mishri’s appeal against Takala’s victory as HSC head – both still claim leadership of the body
The High Court rejected last Wednesday (22 January) the appeal filed by Khaled Mishri against the ruling issued by the ...
Tag: LPA Libyan Political Agreement Skhirat December 2015
Op-Ed: International community complicit with Libya’s corrupt political and military elite in delaying democratic elections
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported last Friday that it had received on 5 October a copy ...
Op-Ed: Twelve years on from the 17 February revolution of 2011, Libya is still stuck in a political quagmire
Looking back on some articles I had written over the last 11 years on the successive anniversaries of the revolution, ...
High State Council approves sovereign positions shortlist
The High State Council approved on Monday its shortened list of nominees for sovereign posts to be sent to the ...
Eleven years on from ending the Qaddafi regime Libya is no nearer political stability – as political elites extenuate weak government and institutions
On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 revolution that ended the 42-year Qaddafi regime, Libya ...
HoR decides to exclude HSC from input in appointing Libya’s next prime minister – the whole continuing role of the HSC brought into question
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: HoR). Tripoli, 26 January 2022: At yesterday’s House of Representatives (HoR) Tobruk session presided over by ...
Some of Libya’s leading anti-election forces attend a Tripoli pro-constitution event
By Sami Zaptia. Aldabaiba attended an event in Tripoli calling for a constitution before the holding of elections (Photo: GNU). ...
High State Council calls on HNEC to cease working with the election laws promulgated unilaterally by HoR
By Sami Zaptia. The HSC has called on HNEC to cease working with the controversial presidential and parliamentary election laws ...
HoR approves law for the direct election of Libya’s next president
By Sami Zaptia. In a rowdy session yesterday where the live transmission had to be muted or cut several times, ...
HoR fails to pass presidential election law after Monday and Tuesday sessions
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: Tobruk HoR). London, 4 August 2021: The House of Representatives (HoR) failed to pass the election ...
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