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Pipelines are seen at the Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi, on April 7, 2014. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libyan parliament calls for new government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s parliament asked Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni on Tuesday to form a new government within a week after the cabinet demanded more powers to tackle the disorder crippling the OPEC country. The weak central government, which must be...

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Militants parade as they raise the Al-Qaeda flag in the city of Derna in Libya (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Al-Qaeda flags raised in Eastern Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 6, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan militiamen raised the flags of Al-Qaeda in the town of Derna, eastern Libya, in a display of force in defiance of the central government on Saturday. An organization called the Islamic Youth Shura Council—based in Derna, a stronghold of...

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A North Korean-flagged tanker, the Morning Glory, is seen docked at the Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2014 file photo. What began late in 2013 as a routine new assignment for Pakistani sea captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as U.S. special forces seized the ship his family said he was forced to operate by Libyan rebels. Picture taken March 8, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files

Libya: Men arrested aboard rogue oil tanker released

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 1, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan authorities released three men on Monday who were arrested aboard the rogue Morning Glory oil tanker. The men were detained aboard the tanker when it was seized by US Navy SEALs two weeks ago at the request of the Libyan government,...

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In this Friday, March 7, 2014 photo Libyan Defense Minister Abdallah Al-Thinni addresses soldiers of the Libyan National Army training at an Italian military base. (AP Photo)

Libya: Acting PM says will halt illegal export of oil

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 12, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following reports that ousted Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan fled the country for Europe on Wednesday, a day after he was removed from office by a non-confidence vote in the Libyan General National Congress, Libyan Defense Minister and acting...

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A file photo dated November 16, 2013 shows Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, left, and Libyan Minister of Defense Abdallah Al-Thani attending a press conference with members of the government, in Tripoli, Libya. (EPA/Sabri Elmhedwi)

Libyan parliament sacks prime minister after rebels export oil

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli and Sidra, Reuters—Libya’s parliament voted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan out of office on Tuesday after a tanker loaded with oil from a rebel-held port escaped the navy, officials said. Zeidan, a liberal weakened for months by infighting with Islamists,...