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A North Korean-flagged tanker is docked at the Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf on March 8, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
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Libyan protestors hold placards as they demonstrate against the extended mandate of the General National Congress, the country’s highest political authority, in Front of the Supreme Court, in Tripoli on February 23, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)
Opinion: Libya needs a new national narrative as much as security
Last week, Libyans went to the ballot box to elect a committee charged with the drafting of a new constitution. Voter turnout was around 45 percent, but threats and violence meant several voting stations remained closed, so a second round of elections will be...Caption:
A man shows his ink-stained finger after casting his ballot during a vote to elect a constitution-drafting panel in Benghazi February 20, 2014. Libyans head to the polls on Thursday to elect a body to draft a new constitution, marking a step in the country’s transition after the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Libyans vote for constitution-drafting panel
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyans headed to the polls on Thursday to elect a body to draft the country’s first post-Gaddafi constitution as Tripoli announced it had reached a key agreement with a powerful militia that had earlier this week sought to disband the...Caption:
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a news conference in Tripoli February 7, 2014. Zeidan appealed for Libyans to avoid violence in settling a standoff over their interim parliament, whose mandate was due to run out on Friday with the country deeply divided over its future. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Zeidan says Libya under control following coup claim
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan appeared on state television on Friday seeking to reassure citizens about the political situation in the country following rumors of a military coup. Zeidan said: “The government is working like normal, and the...Caption:
A man looks at a damaged car near a military base in Barsis, some 50 km (30 miles) outside Benghazi, after a suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at an army checkpoint December 22, 2013 (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)