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A picture taken on November 27, 2012 shows then newly appointed Libyan Defence Minister Mohammed al-Barghathi speaking during a handover ceremony at the headquarters of the Libyan army chief of staff in Tripoli. Al-Barghathi is to be replaced, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on June 27, 2013, AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA.

Libyan PM sacks defense minister following upsurge of violence

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 28, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ali Zeidan, Libya’s interim prime minister, sacked Defense Minister Mohammed Al-Barghathi on Thursday following violent clashes in Tripoli between unknown gunmen. The decision came as a surprise amid a deteriorating security situation in...

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People demonstrate to demand the country’s National Congress and transitional government ensure the police and the army carry out their jobs, and that militias are dismantled, in Benghazi May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori

Libyan Islamists plan power-sharing arrangement, say sources

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources in the Libyan parliament say prominent Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafists and the Jihadists, have been discussing the possibility of nominating candidates to share the positions of prime minister and speaker of the...