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First deputy president of Libya’s General National Congress Ezzedine Mohammad Yunus Al-Awami speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on June 21, 2014. (EPA/SABRI ELMHEDWI)

Libyans prepare for legislative elections

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

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyans living abroad went to the polls on Saturday in legislative elections scheduled to begin on Wednesday inside the country, with 22 election centers in 13 countries opening their doors to voters. In this second vote to be held since late...

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Libyan oil minister and OPEC president Omar Shakmak (L) talks with OPEC secretary-general Abdullah Al-Badri before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna on June 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Libya cabinet starts spending $50 bn budget despite falling oil revenues

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Business

Tripoli, Libya, Reuters—Libya’s government, suffering from dwindling oil revenues, will allow its ministries to begin spending the 50 billion US dollar budget it submitted to parliament at the start of the year, even though lawmakers have not voted on it. The...

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General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi. on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libya: Military, civil forces divided over Khalifa Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | May 21, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s military and government forces appear increasingly divided over renegade general Khalifa Haftar’s unsanctioned assault on Benghazi amid fears that the clashes could spread to the capital, Tripoli. Local and international media reported...

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In this Friday, March 7, 2014 photo Libyan Defense Minister Abdallah Al-Thinni addresses soldiers of the Libyan National Army training at an Italian military base. (AP Photo)

Libya: Acting PM says will halt illegal export of oil

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 12, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following reports that ousted Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan fled the country for Europe on Wednesday, a day after he was removed from office by a non-confidence vote in the Libyan General National Congress, Libyan Defense Minister and acting...

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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)

Libya PM faces confidence vote as oil port standoff escalates

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 9, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s interim Prime Minister Ali Zeidan threatened to bomb a North-Korea flagged oil tanker if it ships oil from a port controlled by armed militias outside government control on Sunday. The ship is docked in the port of Sidra, which is one of...