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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Libyan interior minister submits resignation

Tripoli, Reuters—Libya's interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy. Two years after the popular uprising that ended Gaddafi's 42-year rule, the Tripoli government still exerts little control over brigades of former fighters in the oil-producing country who often take the law into their own hands. Ashour Shuail, form...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 20 May, 2013

Kuwait’s Kharafi group wins USD 930 million from Libya

Kuwait, Reuters—Libya will have to pay Kuwait's Kharafi group USD 930 million in damages for former leader Muammar Gaddafi's cancelling of the construction of a vacation resort, Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Monday. M. A. Kharafi and Sons, a company owned by one of Gulf state's biggest merchant families, won the award in arbitration proceedings via the Arab League, Al-Rai newspaper said, without giving its source. Officials at Kharafi, which owns National Industries Group (NIG), Nationa...

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Ben Leakey
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Car bomb in Benghazi kills at least 15

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb was detonated Monday afternoon outside Al-Jala hospital in Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and injuring over 30, according to the Libyan d...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Saturday, 11 May, 2013

Pressure rises on White House over Benghazi talking points

(Reuters)—President Barack Obama's administration fought back on Friday against Republican accusations that it covered up details of last year's deadly assault on a U.S. mission ...

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Daniel Nisman and Roshanna Lawrence
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on : Friday, 10 May, 2013

Opinion: Libya’s Political Isolation Law Threatens Destruction

It is often said that the great questions of our time will not be settled by speeches and votes, but by iron and blood. It is a maxim that certainly rings true for the question of ...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 8 May, 2013

Opinion: Political Isolation

Political isolation is nothing new to the Arab region. There have been numerous cases—particularly in the republics that are currently experiencing changes—where it has been im...

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Alex Edwards
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on : Monday, 6 May, 2013

Libyan Parliament Approves Ban on Gaddafi-era Officials

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan parliament approved a new law banning former members of the government of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding political office yeste...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Friday, 3 May, 2013

Opinion: Has Saif Al-Islam Gone Mad?

Some Libyan social networking websites have claimed that Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif Al-Islam, who is being tried by the rebels in Zintan, has gone insane. According to these web...

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Khalid Mahmoud
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on : Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Libyan Gunmen Continue Tripoli Ministries Siege

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The security situation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, continues to deteriorate in the wake of an attack on the Ministry of Justice yesterday. Militiam...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Journalists Increasingly at Risk in Libya

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Concerns are growing among journalists and human rights activists over press freedom in Libya following a spate of attacks on reporters. Earlier this w...

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