Tag: House of Representatives

Morocco’s General Elections: Incumbent Party Leads a Tight Race Followed by Liberal PAM

October 8, 2016

Despite frustration with its economic policy and conservative stances, the preliminary count of the votes shows a victory of the moderate Islamist Justice and Development ... Read More

Libya: Sarraj to Meet with HoR Members to Discuss Cabinet List

September 16, 2016

Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council and Prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is expected to meet with some members of ... Read More

Libya: Cairo hosts meetings to narrow gap between Libyan rivals

July 29, 2016

The Egyptian government is hosting meetings between Libyan political rivals in a move to end deadlock between Head of unity government Faiez Serraj and President ... Read More

Libya: Anti-GNA members in HoR lambast Kobler, PC

July 19, 2016

A group of lawmakers of Libya’s internationally recognized House of Representatives (HoR) has fired shots at head of UNSMIL and at the Presidency Council (PC); ... Read More

Libya: International Community Willing to Arm GNA

May 17, 2016

The United States and other major powers Monday in Vienna agreed to train and supply weapons to the UN-backed Libyan unity government to help it ... Read More

Libya: Washington Ready to Loosen Arms Embargo

May 13, 2016

The Obama Administration is willing to untighten the arms embargo on Libya to help fight the Islamic State group if the Presidency Council makes concrete ... Read More

Libya: GNA Continues Stamping its Authority, Foreign Ministry Conquered

April 26, 2016

The Libyan UN-backed unity government is steadily asserting itself as the sole central administration of the war-torn country as it announced Monday it took control ... Read More

Libya: European Ambassadors Returning to Tripoli as GNA Seats Down

April 15, 2016

French, Spanish and British ambassadors visited Tripoli Thursday in a show of support and announced return of their respective missions in the Libyan capital wherefrom ... Read More

Libya: HoR Central to Libyan Political Agreement, Kobler

April 10, 2016

UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler commended the meeting which took place in Cairo between President of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agila Saleh ... Read More

Libya: Tripoli Unrecognized Administration Steps Aside, GNA Gains Currency

April 6, 2016

Tripoli-based and Islamist-backed government announced Tuesday it was ceding power “in the high national interest” in a move to avoid bloodshed, leaving Serraj-led unity government ... Read More