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Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia hold a position during clashes with forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government as they fight for the control of Al-Aqrabiyah area, west of the capital Tripoli, on February 4, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)

Libya faces bankruptcy if low oil prices, political instability continue

by Khalid Mahmoud | Feb 8, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya faces bankruptcy if low global oil prices, falling Libyan production, and the unstable situation in the country continue, Western powers warned on Saturday. In a joint statement, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom,...

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Senior army special forces commander Fadel Al-Hassi points at the site of an explosion in Benghazi on February 6, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Car bomber kills two, wounds around 20 in Libya’s Benghazi: medics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 6, 2015 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—A car laden with explosives killed two people, as well as the driver, and wounded around 20 in Libya’s second biggest city, Benghazi on Friday, medics and military officials said. The car exploded as it was being driven towards an army tank...

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The deputy speaker of the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament Mohamed Shuaib, in January 2015 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Libyan parliament deputy speaker: Tripoli will join peace talks

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 25, 2015 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As part of UN-brokered efforts, talks between representatives of Libya’s rival factions have been held in the Swiss city of Geneva over the last two weeks in a bid to halt the troubled North African state’s steady slide into chaos and outright...

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Members of a brigade loyal to Khalifa Haftar hold up their guns as they fight alongside Libyan army troops against Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on December 17, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA)

Five killed as Libyan forces and Islamist fighters clash in Benghazi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 22, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—At least five people were killed and 35 wounded in clashes between Libyan pro-government forces and Islamist fighters in Benghazi, medics and military officials said. Army special forces and troops led by former Gaddafi-era general Khalifa Haftar...

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File photo of UK ambassador to Libya Michael Aron. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

UK ambassador to Libya says no military solution to crisis

by Khalid Mahmoud | Dec 20, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There is no military solution to the Libya crisis, Britain’s ambassador to Libya Michael Aron has said, calling on all parties to heed the UN’s call for national dialogue. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat from Tunis, where the majority of Western...