by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 10, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat–The higher council of the Libyan Justice and Construction Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, has authorized party leader Mohamed Suwwan to decide whether to withdraw from the government or not, as long as he decides within a...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources in the Libyan parliament say prominent Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafists and the Jihadists, have been discussing the possibility of nominating candidates to share the positions of prime minister and speaker of the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2013 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan authorities have decided to bring armed militias under the government’s control after a day of clashes in Benghazi. Sources in the Libyan parliament, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the government would use force if...