New Libya PM Takes Office Amid Fighting
Despite contention from his predecessor, Ahmed Maiteg - who was chosen by the country's parliament in a rather "chaotic" vote - has been installed as the new Prime Minister, even as fighting rages in the east.
A scene of clashes in Benghazi (file photo).
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Libya:
New Libyan PM Takes Office Under Police Escort
VOA, 2 June 2014
Libya's new prime minister, Ahmed Maitiq, held his first official cabinet meeting Monday in Tripoli, after police helped him take over the office that his predecessor had refused… Read more »
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Libya:
Libya Woes Worsen With Duelling Premiers
Magharebia, 30 May 2014
Libya's contested new cabinet convened Thursday (May 29th), as did the outgoing administration that refuses to hand over power, AFP reported. Read more »
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Libya:
Libya's Future Hangs On Rogue General's Moves
VOA, 2 June 2014
A rogue Libyan general who has pledged to rid the troubled North African state of Islamist militias claims his forces now control the majority of the eastern city of Benghazi… Read more »
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Libya:
Gunmen Attack Home of Interim PM
DW, 27 May 2014
Reports have emerged that militants attacked the residence of Libya's caretaker prime minister, just two days after he took office. The interim premier is the north African… Read more »
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Libya's new prime minister Abdel Rahim al-Keib has vowed his interim government will prioritise human rights after he was elected in a public vote by National Transitional Council ... Read more »
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In his first comments after being freed by gunmen, Prime Minister Ali Zidan appealed for calm, saying "Libyans need wisdom, not escalation, to deal with this situation". Read more »