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Libya: HNEC starts registering candidacies for municipal elections next Sunday

The first round of applications for candidates in the local council elections is set to begin on Sunday August 18, according to a statement released by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC). The Commission urged voters to present their identity documents at polling places in order to obtain their electoral cards if they had submitted […]

Tunisia: Transitional Parliament finally resumes constitution work

Efforts to avoid a political breakdown have received a positive response with the announcement of the transitional parliament resuming its duties a month after Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the president of the transitional parliament, suspended its activities unless a deal is brokered by the political parties. Ben Jaafar is a member of the Ettakol party which […]

Morocco’s King Proclaims Oct. 31 ‘Unity Day’ following Kingdom’s Sahara Victory at UN

King Mohammed VI has decided to proclaim October 31 of each year as national holiday following the historic vote by the UN Security Council of a resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. The announcement was made by the Royal Office in a statement issued Tuesday. “ In view of […]