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A view of pipelines and a loading berth of Hariga oil port in the city of Tobruk, approximately 932 miles (1,500 km) east of Tripoli August 20, 2013. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)

Libya restarts oil exports from Hariga port

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 17, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya is restarting the process of exporting oil after an eight-month standoff with rebels who blockaded a number of the country’s most prominent ports ended last week following negotiations between the rebels and the Tripoli government. A...

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A general view shows the Zawiya oil installation on August 22, 2013, in Zawiya, Libya. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)

Libya’s western Zawiya oil port, refinery shut by protests

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

Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s bid to resume normal oil exports after blockades at eastern ports that have lasted months stumbled on Friday when the oil terminal and refinery at Zawiya in the west were closed by fresh protests. A blockade by local citizens late on...

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The oil tanker the Morning Glory during the unloading of oil in the Libyan sea port of Zawiya on April 4, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)

Rebels at the Porthole

by Haley Cook and Jason Pack | Apr 4, 2014 | The Majalla Magazine

Three years ago, the term “rebel,” when used by the Western media in reference to Libya, conjured up images of unlikely young fighters who took up arms for the first time against an unjust regime, guided by a hatred of tyranny, a desire for personal freedoms, and the...

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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)

UN Security Council bans illegal sale of Libyan oil

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 20, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on illegal oil exports from Libya, including authorizing the boarding and searching of oil tankers suspected of carrying oil from rebel-held ports in Libya. The move...