Sunday 25th November 2012 Niger’s President Mahamadou Issofou has said his government is ready to hand Saadi Qaddafi over to the International Criminal Court should the body request it to do so. To date, the ICC has not issued a warrant for Saadi’s arrest, and will not request his extradition unless that position changes. On 7 November, however, the ICC’s [ Read More ]
Sunday 25th November 212 Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has announced that all deputy ministers of the Kib Government have been relieved of their duties. The decision follows a pledge by the prime minister to appoint new deputy ministers following his election on 14 October. “All the deputy ministers will be out of service in the next few days”, said government spokesman [ Read More ]
November 2012 More than four-fifths of Libyans want the committee tasked with drafting the permanent constitution to be elected by the public as opposed to appointed by the National Congress, according to a poll initiated by former Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur. If respondents reflect broader public opinion, the findings challenge a widespread popular assumption that support for direct elections is [ Read More ]
November 2012 Demonstrators gathered in front of Benghazi’s Tibesti Hotel following Friday prayers yesterday to protest over National Congress President Mohamed Magarief’s announcement of a $200 million development package to Tunisia. The Congressman announced delivery of the funds alongside Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki during a visit to the country on Thursday. The move has sparked protests on the streets and [ Read More ]
November 2012 Oil and Gas Minister Abdelbari al-Arusi, left, and his predecessor Abdulrahman Ben Yazza during the handover ceremony on 19 November 2012. Speaking at an official ceremony in which he officially took over the Ministry of Oil and Gas, Dr. Abdelbari al-Arusi said the oil sector in Libya has achieved tremendous success by reaching, in a short time, the [ Read More ]
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