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...
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...
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...
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...
