Tag: Ali Zeidan

Libyan Militias Demand for Parliament to Quit Ahead of Vote

February 20, 2014

While Libyans are preparing to vote on Thursday for a panel that will draft a new constitution, the country's powerful militias have extended their deadline ... Read More

Libya : State of emergency in the South

January 20, 2014

A state of emergency has been declared in Southern Libya following an attack on the Tamahind air force base in the region. The government is ... Read More

Escalating Violence: Libyan Deputy Minister Assassinated in Sirte

January 15, 2014

Libya's deputy industry minister, Hassan al-Droui, was killed by unknown gunmen as he drove home from a shopping trip during a visit to his hometown ... Read More

Libya: Zeidan admits failure as Rebels storm parliament

January 15, 2014

Libyan politicians are at a crucial crossroad as the country prepares for another major political move before the end of the month. The General National ... Read More

Libya: New calls for PM Zeidan’s resignation, Ministries blocked

December 30, 2013

New protests in the Libyan capital are calling for the departure of Prime Minster Ali Zeidan. The protesters blocked the entry to several ministries and ... Read More

Libya : “last opportunity” for Islamists to establish a state

December 20, 2013

Prime Minister Zeidan has stated that Libyans “now believe that militias are dangerous” and should be disarmed. The government has been faced with the uphill ... Read More

Libya : UN calls for “dialogue” to end violence

December 10, 2013

United Nations has raised concerns about the ongoing violence in Libya which seems to be getting out of the government’s control. Tarik Mitri, the Special ... Read More

Libya : UN to send Special Forces

November 28, 2013

United Nations has reacted to the violence in Libya by planning to send a special force to protect its personnel as violence increases in Benghazi.  ... Read More

Libya: Protesters defy government agreement

November 1, 2013

Shortly after Prime Minister Ali Zeidan announced on Wednesday that the Al-Harriga terminal which has a production capacity of 110,000 barrels will resume production and ... Read More

NATO agrees to help Libya

October 22, 2013

Libya will be receiving technical advice and training from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in response to a request made by its Prime Minister ... Read More