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By Rebecca Murray SABHA, Libya, Jul 12 2012 (IPS) - On election day long lines of people from Sabha’s impoverished community of Tayuri waited to vote under the harsh Saharan sun. Four hundred miles from the Mediterranean…
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Millions of Libyans went to the polls Sunday to vote in the country’s first free nationwide elections in nearly five decades, to select representatives to the General National Congress (GNC) which will serve as an interim…
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SC/10704 AFR/2416 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Néstor Osorio (Colombia): The members of the Security Council welcome the holding on 7 July 2012 of the first national elections in Libya in nearly…
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10-07-2012 News Release 12/140Benghazi (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is holding a workshop in Benghazi on 10 and 11 July for 20 military prosecutors from the east of the country. The participants…
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Foreword Following the death of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, the situation in Libya fell largely out of the headlines, with the majority of reports focused on the fragile security environment there. Meanwhile, international attention has been…
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It is with great sadness that UNHCR received the news that 54 people perished attempting the sea journey from Libya to Italy. According to the sole survivor, an Eritrean man, 55 people boarded the boat…
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MAG played a vital role in guaranteeing safe and secure voting in Zintan when Libya’s first post-Gaddafi parliamentary elections took place on July 7th. In the week before the elections, MAG cleared five 40mm high explosive incendiaries,…
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The United Nations was assisting Libya as it held, on 7 July, its first free election in 47 years. The nationwide balloting to elect a Libyan National Congress was a key step in the country’s transition…
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On July 7, 2012, Libyans will elect 200 members to the General National Congress (GNC) in the country's first, free national elections for more than 40 years. The development and stability of Libya now depends on…
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July 5 (Reuters) - Libyans vote on Saturday for a 200-member national assembly that will name a prime minister, enact legislation and appoint a committee to draft a constitution. Here is a timeline of Libya since the…
