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US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan at the Conference on International Support to Libya, on March 6, 2014, in Rome. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)

World diplomats seek to stabilize Libya

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2014 | Middle East

Rome, AP—World diplomats worked Thursday to try to help Libya create a stable government and more secure environment amid the violence and growing political tensions that have festered since Muammar Gaddafi’s regime crumbled in 2011. The meeting of foreign...

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People walk near the wreckage of a car which was set on fire by protesters in front of the General National Congress, a day after protesters stormed into the building in Tripoli March 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)

Libyan parliament seeks to beef up security measures

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 6, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s transitional government is attempting to put in place new security measures after the country’s interim parliament, the General National Congress (GNC), was stormed by a mob earlier this week. A number of protesters stormed a...

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The new Libyan flag is raised during a parade in the eastern city of Benghazi to celebrate the second anniversary of Nato’s first military operation in Libya on March 19, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO / ADBULLAH DOMA

Opinion: Libya and the International Community

by Alshiabani Mansour Abuhamoud | Mar 5, 2014 | Opinion

The Friends of Libya Conference scheduled to be held in Rome on March 6 will be attended by more than 30 countries, including the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Everyone will be asking what this conference can offer Libya during this...