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A member of the Zintan city forces sits in a vehicle at Tripoli International Airport on July 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Libyan jihadists in Syria and Iraq returning home to fight Haftar: security sources

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 16, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Asharq Al-Awsat— Libyan jihadists fighting in Syria and Iraq are returning home to fight the breakaway militia led by Khalifa Haftar, who has recently emerged as a serious threat to the country’s Islamists, security and military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat....

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Smoke rises near buildings after heavy fighting between rival militias broke out near the airport in Tripoli on July 13, 2014. (Reuters/Hani Amara)

Heavy fighting breaks out near Libya’s Tripoli airport, three dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya’s main airport on Sunday, killing at least three people and forcing a halt of all flights in the worst fighting in the capital for six months. Explosions and...

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File photo of Arab League Special Envoy to Libya Nasser Al-Kidwa. (AP Photo)

Special Envoy: Arab League key to solving Libya crisis

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jul 13, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunis prepares to host a security meeting of foreign ministers from the six countries neighboring Libya, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to the Arab League’s special envoy to Libya, Nasser Al-Kidwa, about the ongoing political turmoil and security...

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President of Libya’s Supreme Court Kamal Edhan (C) chairs a hearing to discuss the legitimacy of Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq in Tripoli, June 9, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Libya’s top court rejects appointment of new PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli, Libya, AP—Libya’s top court on Monday rejected the Islamist-led parliament’s appointment of a new prime minister in a contested vote, ending one power struggle as a renegade general’s offensive against Islamist militias in the east continues...

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New Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq meets with his ministers for the first time on June 2, 2014 in Tripoli. (AFP PHOTO / Mahmud Turkia)

Gunmen fire grenade at Libya PM’s office, says aide

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli and Benghazi, Reuters—Unidentified gunmen fired a rocket propelled grenade at the office of new Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq on Wednesday, one of his aides said. Nobody was hurt when the projectile hit the building’s kitchen, located on the same...