by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 31, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Libyan minister from the internationally recognized government in Tobruk has renewed accusations against Sudan of supporting the Islamist rebel faction Libyan Dawn. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, the minister said...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli, Libya, AP—Libya’s top court on Monday rejected the Islamist-led parliament’s appointment of a new prime minister in a contested vote, ending one power struggle as a renegade general’s offensive against Islamist militias in the east continues...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli and Benghazi, Reuters—Unidentified gunmen fired a rocket propelled grenade at the office of new Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq on Wednesday, one of his aides said. Nobody was hurt when the projectile hit the building’s kitchen, located on the same...
by Khalid Mahmoud | May 9, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s newly appointed interim prime minister, Ahmed Maiteeq, found himself embroiled in further controversy on Thursday after Libya’s Administration of Fatwa and Law—a division of the Justice Ministry—ruled his appointment illegal. “The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan Prime Minister-Designate Abdallah Al-Thinni resigned suddenly on Sunday, saying in a statement that he feared for the safety of his family after armed men attacked his residence. In his resignation letter to Libya’s interim parliament,...
