The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) voted on Monday in favor of resuming dialogue with the House of Representatives (HoR), after the suspension of communication between the two chambers for more than three weeks.
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Saleh, Al-Mishri to resume talks in Cairo, press reports
Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and chairman of High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, have reached an agreement to resume talks in Cairo in the next few days to agree on a constitutional basis necessary for the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections, according to a report …
Libyan parties asked to abide by road map
The president of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, has emphasised the role of the Arab League in urging Libyan parties to adhere to and implement the road map and Security Council resolutions to speed up and further the political process.
HoR, HCS agree not to establish a constitutional court
The House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS) announced on Friday that they would not introduce a new Constitutional Court law as it might affect the outcomes of the constitutional rule.
HoR Speaker urges Head of HCS to resume joint dialogue
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh has called on the High Council of State (HCS) to look for the best interest of the country by resuming dialogue between their joint constitutional committees.
Attorney General opens investigation into handing over Abu Agila Masud to US authorities
The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, said on Wednesday that the Public Prosecution Office launched an investigation into the “extradition” of Abu Agila Masud Al-Maryami, without legal procedures.
Libyan Parliament calls for urgent investigation into Masud’s extradition to US
Heads of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Libyan Parliament, Talal al-Mihoub and Youssef al-Aqouri, has called for an urgent investigation into the extradition of the Libyan national, Abu Agila Masud, to the United States, over allegation on his connection to the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law
At Tuesday’s session in Benghazi, the House of Representatives (HoR) passed with a majority of votes a controversial Constitutional Court Law, according to Official HoR Spokesperson Abdalla Belheeg.
Libya’s HoR appoints replacement to Al-Hibri as deputy governor of CBL
The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Fawzi Al-Nuwari, decided to appoint Maree Al-Barasi as the parallel Central Bank of Libya’s (CBL) governor. The decision said Al-Barasi will be “deputy governor of the CBL until the governor assumed his duties. He was appointed also as the head …
Libyan parliament: Aiding the reopening of Lockerbie case is “treason”
Libya’s House of Representatives announced on Tuesday that it rejects the reopening of the case of 1988 Lockerbie bombing, and threatened to put on trial on charges of “higher treason” any Libyan who helps in reviving the case.