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Fayez al-Sarraj- Nouri Abusahmain

Turkey Mediates for Solution in Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Turkish mediation opened up between prime minister- designate of the Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, and former President of the General National Congress of Libya Nouri Abusahmain, who is currently in Tripoli, Libya. Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Libyan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration on the Algeria Square to demand the removal of arms and the evacuation of unofficial armed groups and the implementation of the General National Congress (GNC)’s decision on July 7, 2013 in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Source: AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia

A Law unto Themselves

by Jason Pack and Haley Cook | Jul 17, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Like its revolutionary neighbor, post-Mubarak Egypt, post-Gaddafi Libya is characterized by continual upheavals in which elected officials are frequently forced to resign. In June, Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) elected Nouri Abusahmain as their new...

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Nouri Abusahmain, the new head of Libya’s General National Congress (GNC), smiles in Tripoli June 25, 2013. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)

Nouri Abusahmain: The view from Tripoli

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 5, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Nouri Abusahmain is the newly elected president of the Libyan General National Congress (GNC), making him the country’s interim head of state during the current transitional period. Speaking exclusively to Asharq Al-Awsat, Abusahmain spoke...