by Mohammad Ali Salih | Nov 18, 2013 | Interviews
Washington DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent violence in Libya’s capital has underscored just how fragile the North African country remains in the wake of the NATO-backed toppling of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. As the interim government in Tripoli struggles to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2013 | Middle East
New York, Reuters—An alleged senior Al-Qaeda figure captured in Libya by US special forces earlier this month has been brought to the United States to face arraignment on federal terrorism charges, US officials said on Monday. The Libyan, Nazih Al-Ragye, better known...
by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Oct 14, 2013 | Opinion
Two illuminating incidents occurred in Libya last week: The first was the abduction of Abu-Anas Al-Liby, a Libyan citizen Washington has accused of involvement in the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam bombings in 1998, and who was captured by US special forces from his home...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The New York Times reported Wednesday that Libyan authorities had “tacitly approved” two American raids in the country to seize suspected terrorists, according to official US government sources. The sources claimed that the Libyan government...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 8, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Angry reactions continued to emerge from Libya on Tuesday following the capture of an alleged Al-Qaeda operative by US Special Forces earlier this week, with Tripoli summoning the US ambassador to the country for questioning. Libyan Justice...
