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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

Libyan parliament calls for new government

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

Al-Qaeda flags raised in Eastern Libya

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


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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)


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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)