After seven years of dispute, Misrata and Tawergha signed an agreement of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation that allows displaced Tawerghans to return to their city, from which they were driven out in 2011.
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Libya’s Derna: A distress call amid continuous military escalation
The Local Council of Derna in eastern Libya has sent a distress call for all local and international organizations, UN, Arab League, African Union and others to help the civilian population amid deteriorated humanitarian conditions.
Read More »Libya’s Misurata says no to attending upcoming Paris conference
A reliable source told Libyan Express on Saturday that the delegation of Misurata city has rejected attending the upcoming international conference on May 29 in Pairs that France said would aim to break Libyan political stalemate.
Read More »Zawia provisional municipal election results announced
The Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) yesterday announced the provisional results of the Zawia municipal elections that took place last Saturday.
Read More »Situations in Sabha are tragic, says mayor
Mayor of Sabha, Hamid Al-Khayali, said Monday that the situation in the city is tragic and that fighting is still ongoing in the city despite the news saying it had stopped.
Read More »Benghazi Rebuild conference opens with participats from 18 states
The International Conference for the Reconstruction of Benghazi and its accompanying exhibition started on Saturday at Benghazi’s Tibesti Hotel. Organizers say representatives of 18 different states took part.
Read More »Sebha’s tribal clashes resume after brief lull
Clashes re-ignite in Sebha last Friday between rivals from the Awlad Sulieman tribe and the Tebus following two weeks of relative calm successfully negotiated by Fezzan’s Supreme Council of Tribes and towns on 10 April.
Read More »Misrata and Tawergha expect to reach agreement on the return of Tawergha IDPs
A source close to the meetings of the Misrata Tawergha Reconciliation Committee said that the meetings have managed to overcome the issues preventing the return of Tawergha IDPs to their hometown.
Read More »Libyan Amazigh-speaking cities to give their language legal status
Libyan cities that are peopled by Amazigh are moving to activate an ordinance, which has been already implemented in Zuwara city, ordering the writings on billboards, shops, and administrative buildings as well as official logos to be written in the Amazigh language.
Read More »Tripoli mayor Beitelmal released
The head of Tripoli Central Municipality Council, Abdulrauf Beitelmal was released late last night after being held in forced captivity for about 21 hours. No official news of the identity of his kidnappers or their motives for his kidnapping have been revealed yet. Sources have informed Libya Herald that he …
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