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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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Rebels under Ibrahim Jathran unload ammunition from a boat at the Sidra port in Ras Lanuf on March 11, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libya oil standoff continues after tanker escape

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 16, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan National Oil Corporation has declared force majeure in Harega oil port east of the country, saying it is once again unable to fulfill oil contracts after the state was temporarily lifted at the end of October last year. A standoff...

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A cargo ship at the port of the Libyan capital Tripoli. File photo. Image by: AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA

Libyan state oil company suspends contracts due to strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2013 | Business

Tripoli, Asharq AL-Awsat—Libya was forced to suspend contractual obligations by declaring a state of force majeure on some of the oil exports on Sunday. It also admitted disruptions which have lasted for a number of weeks, which reduced exports to their lowest level...