Components of the Libyan Cyrenaica region, represented by political, civil and social parties and forces, members of the Parliament and members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly have demanded the Parliament Presidency and members, the General Command of the Libyan National Army and all national Forces of declaring federal government in the regions of Cyrenaica and Fezzan according to the unamended 1951 constitution.
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Members of the Libyan Parliament held talks on Thursday in Benghazi with the British ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, according to the Parliament Spokesman, Abdulla Bleihiq.
Caroline Hurndall, the U.K. Ambassador in Libya, arrived today in Benghazi where she is scheduled to hold meetings with social and political leaders in the city. The first of her meetings was with Mayor of Benghazi Saqr Imran Bhojwari.
Turkey anticipates to open its consulate in Benghazi on December 24 if authorities in eastern Libya provides the conditions for that, Turkish ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz told the press on Sunday.
The General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, addressed a speech Saturday on the 8th anniversary of the popular uprising of Operation Dignity in the neighborhoods of Benghazi on 15 October 2014, against terrorist groups.
The Libyan Civil Registry Authority has announced that the population of Libya is 7.7 million, adding that Tripoli is the most populous city, followed by Benghazi, and then Misrata.
Fathi Bashagha, the Libyan premier designated by the House of Representatives, held a meeting yesterday with representatives of political parties at the headquarters of the Council of Ministers in Benghazi.
The government of Fathi Bashagha, designated by the House of Representatives, has authorized permit for an anti-corruption protest in Benghazi next Friday, September 30.
The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has invited members of the House to participate in the official session of parliament, which would beheld on Tuesday, September 27, in the city of Benghazi.
50 million of Libyan cash were delivered by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) to Benghazi on Monday, according to press reports.