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File photo of Libyan Speaker of Parliament Aqeela Saleh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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File photo of Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser Al-Kidwa. (AP Photo)
Special Envoy: Arab League key to solving Libya crisis
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunis prepares to host a security meeting of foreign ministers from the six countries neighboring Libya, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to the Arab League’s special envoy to Libya, Nasser Al-Kidwa, about the ongoing political turmoil and security...Caption:
Libyan oil minister and OPEC president Omar Shakmak (L) talks with OPEC secretary-general Abdullah Al-Badri before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna on June 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Libya cabinet starts spending $50 bn budget despite falling oil revenues
Tripoli, Libya, Reuters—Libya’s government, suffering from dwindling oil revenues, will allow its ministries to begin spending the 50 billion US dollar budget it submitted to parliament at the start of the year, even though lawmakers have not voted on it. The...Caption:
Libya’s new Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq speaks at a news conference with members of the government in Tripoli June 2, 2014. (Reuters/Hani Amara)
Islamist militia helps new Libyan PM take office
Tripoli, AP—A group of Islamist lawmakers on Tuesday accused Libya’s outgoing prime minister of hindering the newly elected prime minister from taking office. It is the latest crisis to roil the North African country as a renegade general leads an offensive...Caption:
General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi. on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)