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Reporters watch a live feed of Libyan members of parliament meeting to decide on the new prime minister at the parliament in Tripoli May 4, 2014. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)

Libya confirms Ahmed Maiteeq as new prime minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—The head of Libya’s parliament has confirmed businessman Ahmed Maiteeq as the country’s new prime minister, according to a decree signed by him on Monday, one day after a deputy speaker had declared Maiteeq’s election invalid. The...

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Forces of the Military Council of Tripoli deploy next to the General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli on March 3, 2014 after dozens of protesters stormed the parliament and wounded two of its members. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)

Gunmen attack on parliament delays Libyan PM election

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 30, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Unidentified gunmen stormed the Libyan parliament on Tuesday during an evening session held to elect a new prime minister, resulting in the evacuation of the building and a delay in the vote. Parliament spokesman Omar Humeidan told Asharq...

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Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi, is seen on a screen via video link in a courtroom in Tripoli as he attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan, on April 27, 2014. (Reuters/Ismail Zetoun)

Libya: Gaddafi son questioned via video link in court hearing

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—One of the sons of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared by video link at the latest session of his trial on Sunday, together with several other former regime figures on trial for their role in the bloody events of the 2011...

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Members of the special body tasked to draft a new constitution for Libya and members of the General National Congress (GNC) gather during the body’s first meeting in Bayda April 21, 2014. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Tunisia’s Example to Libya

by Youssef Cherif | Apr 28, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Libya has made the transition from dictatorship, but it is now an anarchy calling itself a democracy. The chaos enveloping it was once also seen in neighboring Tunisia, where new democratic ambitions were struggling to take root amid counterrevolution, an economic...

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Members of a heavily armed militia group hold their weapons in Freedom Square in Benghazi on February 18, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Opinion: Libya is ripe for international intervention

by Ali Ibrahim | Apr 23, 2014 | Opinion

When crises proliferate and compete in one geographic location, it is only natural that some will gain priority over others. This explains the current puzzling absence of the international and regional powers from the snowballing Libyan crisis, which is deteriorating...