by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan Prime Minister-Designate Abdallah Al-Thinni resigned suddenly on Sunday, saying in a statement that he feared for the safety of his family after armed men attacked his residence. In his resignation letter to Libya’s interim parliament,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli and Benghazi, Reuters—Libyan rebels occupying four eastern oil ports agreed with the government on Sunday to gradually end their eight-month petroleum blockade which has cost the North African state billions in lost revenues. Zueitina and Hariga ports, held by...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 6, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan militiamen raised the flags of Al-Qaeda in the town of Derna, eastern Libya, in a display of force in defiance of the central government on Saturday. An organization called the Islamic Youth Shura Council—based in Derna, a stronghold of...
