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Members of the Libyan army watch black smoke rise from the city’s port after a fire broke out at a car tire disposal plant during clashes against Islamist gunmen in Benghazi, on December 23, 2014 (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA)
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UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon (2nd L) speaks to Libyan delegates prior to talks on January 14, 2015 in Geneva.
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Libya meeting makes faltering start, seeks unity govt
Geneva and Cairo, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—UN-sponsored talks in Geneva between rival Libyan factions aim to reach agreement to form a unity government, the United Nations envoy for Libya said on Wednesday, as he tried to launch talks which only one side to the...Caption:
Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Al-Badri in Cairo, in January, 2015 (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Libyan Deputy PM: We are in control of 80 percent of the country’s oil
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Libya’s two rival governments gear up for another round of reconciliation talks in Geneva this week under the auspices of the UN, the country’s Tobruk-based government is continuing its attempts to impose its authority over the strife-torn...Caption:
Firefighters try to put out a fire in an oil tank in Libya’s Sidra port, on December 26, 2014. (Reuters Photos)
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Opinion: Another Arab country is slipping into chaos
On September 25, 2014 Asharq Al-Awsat published my article, “The Costly Neglect of Libya,” which dealt with the deteriorating situation in that country and the absence of coordinated and effective steps on the part of the Arab world and the international...Caption:
Firefighters try to put out a fire in an oil tank in Libya’s Sidra port, on December 26, 2014. (Reuters Photos)
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