Ahmed Maetig Elected Prime Minister

Businessman Ahmed Maetig was elected to the premiership post following a controversial round of voting at the General National Congress (GNC). Dr. Maetig, who holds a degree in economics from London and reportedly owns a number of businesses in Libya...

/ May 4, 2014

Crossing the Rubicon in Benghazi

Nine Special Force Brigade soldiers were killed following a heavy assault on the Benghazi Police Headquarters reportedly by Ansar Al-Sharia. The government held Ansar Al-Sharia responsible and warned in a televised communique that it “will not allow the existence of...

/ May 2, 2014

Constituent Assembly Passes Electoral Law

The Electoral Law was passed on Labour Day following heated debates at the Constituent Assembly, paving the way for the Independent Electoral Commission to start preparations for parliamentary and presidential elections due before the end of the year. Two issues...

/ May 1, 2014

The Constitutional Assembly Convenes

The Constitutional Assembly (CA) tasked with drafting a new constitution for Libya convened its 47 members at Al Beida, where Libya’s first constitution was drafted in 1952. The CA voted Ali Tarhuni, founder of the National Centrist Party and former...

/ April 24, 2014

Tunisian Diplomat Kidnapped in Tripoli

Mohamed Ben Sheikh, ambassador’s secretary at the Tunisian mission to Libya, appeared on a Youtube clip pleading for President Monsif Merzouki to resume negotiations with the militant Islamist group Shabab-Al Tawhid. The Islamist group demanded the release of two Libyans...

/ April 21, 2014

UNSMIL Ask Tunisia to Support Libyan National Dialogue

On Friday, the head of UNSMIL, Tarik Mitri, met with President Mouncef Merzouki and Rashed Ghanouchi to discuss the Libyan political crisis. Meanwhile, some Libyan news outlets reported that preliminary talks among Libyan political parties took place in Tunisia late...

/ March 30, 2014

Electoral Law to Elect a New Legislature Passed

On Sunday, the General National Congress approved a new electoral law for the election of a new legislature to replace the current National General Congress. The law (124 Congress members out of 133 voted) reserves 15% of the seats to...

/ March 30, 2014

Bataille pour le Contrôle Religieux

Le bras de fer entre le gouvernement et les salafistes qui ont pris le contrôle des mosquées après le soulèvement de 2011 se poursuit à travers la Tunisie. Vendredi dernier et pour le deuxième vendredi consécutif, la prière n’a pas...

/ March 28, 2014