by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 26, 2014 | Middle East
Tobruk, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan Speaker of Parliament Aqeela Saleh said that a new Minister of Defense is set to be appointed within the coming few days, but refused to divulge the name of the ministerial candidate that the Tobruk-based parliament is set to discuss....
by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jul 13, 2014 | Interviews
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Business
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2014 | Middle East
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...
by Khalid Mahmoud | May 21, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s military and government forces appear increasingly divided over renegade general Khalifa Haftar’s unsanctioned assault on Benghazi amid fears that the clashes could spread to the capital, Tripoli. Local and international media reported...
