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Members of the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) Islamist militia gather at the US diplomatic compound in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on August 31, 2014, after members of the group moved into the complex of several villas in southern Tripoli to prevent it from being looted, according to the faction. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)

New Libyan cabinet to be formed “within a week”: parliamentary speaker

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 1, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The formation of a new Libyan government is imminent, the country’s interim speaker of parliament, Faraj Bouhashem, told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday. Speaking via telephone from Tobruk, where the interim parliament is currently based, Bouhashem...

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A damaged aircraft is pictured after shelling at Tripoli International Airport, Libya, on August 24, 2014. (Reuters/Aimen Elsahli)

Libya: Islamists declare rival government in Tripoli

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 26, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Victorious Islamist militias declared they were reinstating the country’s previous parliament and forming a cabinet on Monday, in defiance of the country’s new interim government. A spokesman for the General National Congress, which was...

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Libyan Foreign Minister Muhammad Abdelaziz stands during a meeting with his counterparts from the states bordering Libya to discuss the situation in the chaos-ridden North African nation on August 25, 2014 in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)

Libya facing split between rival governments, says official

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya is facing the prospect of the creation of two rival, hostile governments, a senior Libyan defense official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday. Mohamed Bouyassir, a senior adviser to the Libyan army, said the situation in Libya was approaching...

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A building on fire, which witnesses say was hit by a rocket, burns after clashes between rival militias in the Sarraj district in Tripoli August 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Airstrikes target Islamist strongholds in Tripoli as militias claim airport

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 24, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Militias from the Libyan city of Misrata announced their capture of Tripoli’s international airport on Saturday, after more than a month of fierce fighting between them and rival militias from Zintan, while Asharq Al-Awsat received reports of...

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Damage to a house is seen following clashes between rival militias in the Wershavana district of Tripoli, August 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Tripoli becomes a “ghost city” as violence continues

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 13, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Three weeks of fierce fighting between rival militias in Tripoli have come close to reducing Libya’s capital to an empty shell, as civilians continue to flee for their lives. “Thousands of refugees have left their homes in Tripoli, which has...