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File photo—Benghazi residents celebrates Martyrs’ Day on September 16, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH DOMA)
by Jason Pack and Haley Cook | Oct 7, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine
More than a year after successful post-conflict elections in Libya, the country’s political scene and economy are more unstable than ever. The central government is weak and cannot guarantee its citizens even the basic services of electricity, water and security. In...
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Libyan protesters hold placards and banners during a demonstration in support of the “political isolation law” banning Gaddafi-era officials in Libya’s landmark Martyrs Square on May 5, 2013 in Tripoli, Libya (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)
by Alex Edwards | May 6, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan parliament approved a new law banning former members of the government of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding political office yesterday. The law passed the country’s General National Congress (GNC) by 164 votes to 4, amid...
