First Independent Mena Newspaper
The building of the General National Congress (GNC) is becoming of the state buildings often attacked by militants to show their anger against the government or settle scores with political figures. The latest attack on the GNC is reported to have been carried out by a rebel brigade from the Zintan region against Islamist hardliners. […]
When Libyans recently staged a day of “civil disobedience” to express their increasing dissatisfaction and frustration with the deteriorating security situation, the protestors in the streets of Benghazi also demanded the General National Congress (GNC) to be suspended and new parliamentary and presidential elections to be held as soon as possible. In Libya’s second largest […]
After the removal of Colonel Gadhafi from power in 2011 by the rebels with the help of the NATO forces, Libya has been vulnerable to attacks in recent years and as such the parliament is tasking the acting Prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, for a new cabinet. Al-Thinni is expected to improve security in Libya. Thinni […]
Spokesman Omar Hmeidan of the General National Congress has said that Libya will be taking a 2,55 billion Libyan dinar emergency loan to finance the functioning of the government after lack of income. Libya’s main source of income is oil and gas but the rebels have laid siege on several oil ports and fields thereby […]
Libya has decided to reunite with its past after the General National Congress approved a draft submitted by Prime Minister Zeidan to abrogate the law that forced the Royal Senussi family that Colonel Gaddafi overthrew into exile. The decision has been hailed as a move towards the right direction. According to the draft which was […]
Libya’s militias prolonged to last Friday (February 21) a deadline requiring that the interim parliament step aside or face arrest. The decision came as Libyans were getting ready to vote for a team that would draft a new constitution. Militias, which are formed by former rebels from the city of Zintan, had given the General […]
Aiming to bring Libya’s political crisis to a halt, Maj. Gen. Khalifa Haftar, former Libyan army commander called on Libyans to support his military campaign in a recorded video message. In the video, he announced that Libya’s interim government has been dissolved and was to be replaced by the army, what was understood by some […]
While Libyans are preparing to vote on Thursday for a panel that will draft a new constitution, the country’s powerful militias have extended their deadline until Friday demanding that the interim parliament step down or face arrest. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan announced that a “compromise” had been reached with the militias because “wisdom had prevailed” […]
Libyan politicians are at a crucial crossroad as the country prepares for another major political move before the end of the month. The General National Congress, Libya’s parliament, came under gun attack to pressure it in holding a no-confidence vote. Prime Minister Zeidan has admitted that his government has failed and there will be a […]
International Anti-Corruption Day was celebrated all across North African earlier this week with dismal news on the fight against bribery. Overall, the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) from Transparency International showed little to no improvement in graft around the region. For example, in Libya, the situation got even worse when the country was ranked as […]