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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a press conference on January 22, 2014 in the capital Tripoli. Zeidan vowed on January 21 to stay at his post, as Islamist ministers quit in protest at persistent lawlessness that saw him briefly abducted last year. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA

Libya “rehabilitates” royal family overthrown by Gaddafi

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 6, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan Transitional Government announced on Wednesday its decision to officially “rehabilitate” the family of Libya’s last monarch, the late King Idris Al-Senussi. King Idris died in exile in Cairo in 1983 after being overthrown in a...

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People demonstrate to demand the country’s National Congress and transitional government ensure the police and the army carry out their jobs, and that militias are dismantled, in Benghazi May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori

Libyan interior minister submits resignation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2013 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy. Two years after the...