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Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi attends the the 164th OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting in Vienna, on December 4, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ALEXANDER KLEIN)

Libya to produce 1.5 mn bpd within two weeks: oil minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 4, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan oil minister announced Wednesday that the North African state is planning to resume oil production to 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) in the next two weeks, following months of domestic instability. Over the past six months, waves...

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Libyan men stand outside a building used by Ansar Al-Sharia militia after it was torched by residents on November 25, 2013 in Benghazi. (AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH DOMA)

Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2013 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least nine people and wounded a dozen in another test of the country’s fledgling armed forces. Still in training, Libya’s new military is...

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Demonstrators protest against the General National Congress (GNC) at the Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli, November 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)

Libyan parliament extends term in office, downplays protests

by Khalid Mahmoud | Nov 11, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A spokesman for Libya’s parliament, the General National Congress (GNC), Omar Humeidan, downplayed the significance of protests that swept Tripoli on Friday, angered by a possible extension of the GNC’s term without elections. The country is...

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Omar Humeidan Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Humeidan: A new revolution would plunge Libya into chaos

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 26, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the spokesman for the Libyan General National Congress (GNC), Omar Humeidan, said that Libya’s parliamentary body will resume its sessions on Sunday. GNC meetings were temporarily suspended on...

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An image from Al-Arabiya showing Libyan PM Ali Zeidan surrounded by men at an unidentified location on October 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Al Arabiya via Reuters)

Opinion: Libyan national sovereignty is an illusion

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...