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After the capture and killing of Colonel Muamar Gadhafi, Libya was poised to head for a transition towards democracy. However, the past two weeks have been the most intense fighting the country has witnessed since the end of the war. Governments which once backed the rebels against the regime are now evacuating their diplomats and […]
Tripoli international airport has become the center of interest of different rebel groups in Libya. The airport is controlled by the rebels from Zintan but the Islamists and fighters from Misrata want to take it over from them. The Zintan rebels are being accused of backing the liberalists in the Libyan parliament. The clashes have […]
An aide to the former Libyan Prime Minster Ali Zeidan has revealed that the country could be gearing up for a major long battle between Islamists and the militia headed by Khalifa Haftar. Libyans who were sent by the Islamists to fight in Syria and Iraq are now returning to fight against the men of […]
Members of Libya’s General National Congress have voted to move the new parliament from the capital to Benghazi. The government has allocated millions of dollars to the project. The city of Benghazi located in the eastern part of the country is famous for being the focal point of the uprising against Gadhafi but it has […]
The long awaited opening of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf is finally over after the announcement by the rebels that the government could use it to “resume operations.” The two oil ports have a combined capacity of 560,000 barrels per day. The government has welcomed the move which is seen as a supporting gesture to […]
The Barqa rebels, found in eastern Libya, that are in charge of Libya’s largest oil-export terminal are willing to hand it over to the government if the new parliament takes office. Legislative elections were held last week and results are expected to be announced in a fortnight. The rebel group controlled four oil ports but […]
With barely less than 48hours before the opening of the polls for the legislative elections in Libya, the United Nations Security Council and the European Union have expressed their concerns about the situation in the country. The elections are being held at a time when rebels control certain parts of Libya with the government struggling […]
Ali Zeidan has returned to Libya claiming that he is the legitimate Prime Minster of the State. Zeidan was fired from his post by the General National Congress (GNC) after allegations of embezzlements. His return to the North African country with demands to be reinstated as Prime Minster could further worsen the political crisis especially […]
A former Libyan General, during the Gadhafi regime, has accused Qatar of wanting to weaken the state. General Khalifa Haftar’s allegations came at time when he claims to control more than 75% of Benghazi. The General is leading a militia that has vowed to uproot Islamists in the North African country. The government in Tripoli […]
Libya’s fifth Prime Minster Ahmed Maiteeq has held his first cabinet meeting after police officers helped him take over the building housing his office. He read out a message to the Libyan populace on television. Meanwhile outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has not stepped down from power but has moved to another government building. Libya […]