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During the last two weeks armed militia members have surrounded both the Libyan Foreign Ministry and also the Justice Ministry. After the recent passage of a law banning senior former Gadaffi officials from office, it was expected the gunmen would leave.
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The General National Council (GNC), Libya's parliament finally passed what is called the Political Isolation law that will ban former senior officials of the Gadaffi government from office.
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A CNN report citing several unnamed US security officials connected to the Benghazi investigation, have alleged that members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), were involved in the US consulate attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
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Today as Libyan militias brandish their weapons in clear defiance of the Tripoli government we are reminded of the salient tribal divide that exists in the North African country.
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Tripoli -
Gunmen with anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks, surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry yesterday (April 30), after storming a state TV station and surrounding the Foreign Ministry a few days ago.
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Tripoli -
The prime minister of Libya warned that there was a serious security situation in the country after the Interior Ministry and a state-owned TV station were stormed and access was blocked to the Foreign Ministry.
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Tripoli -
The French embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was the target of a car bombing early this morning (April 23). Two French guards were wounded in the attack according to early reports.
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Tripoli -
The chief of staff of the Libyan Prime Minister was reportedly grabbed from his car at a checkpoint in a Tripoli suburb. Mohamed Ghatous was a senior adviser to Prime Minister Ali Zeidan
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The UN is concerned that weapons from unsecured stockpiles in the south of Libya are flooding into Africa and also the Middle East including Syria. Arms and even fighters have been exported to Syria since the downfall of the Gadaffi regime.
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Tripoli -
Almost two hundred militia and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister of Libya, Ali Zidan, ended a day-long siege of his office, after Zidan managed to sneak out of the building through a back door.
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Tripoli -
Hassan El Amin, chair of Libya's parliament human-right committee fled to London, after resigning. He claims that militias have threatened to kill him.
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Ottawa -
A month before the war in Libya was over, the Canadian Conservative government was taking steps to ensure that there was "a return on our engagement and investment", according to newly released documents.
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Benghazi -
Libya's oil sector has recovered relatively quickly from the effects of the 2011 revolution. The national oil company and major foreign firms have been able to bring production back to 1.4 million barrels a day.
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Benghazi -
The Voice of Russia is reporting that Libyan authorities say they have apprehended a man suspected of involvement in last year's terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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Tripoli -
Gunmen stormed a Libyan private television station on Thursday. They abducted the owner Jomaa Al-Osta, the former executive director, and four members of the staff including journalists and news anchors.
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Tripoli -
As the interim leader and speaker of the General National Congress, Mohammed Magarief, left a session of the national assembly, his car came under fire. No one was hurt in the indicent.
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Tripoli -
After a month-long occupation by ex-rebels asking for compensation from the government, the occupation was ended after an agreement. Now the assembly members are under siege as protesters demand that any associates of Gaddafi be banned from politics.
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A prominent former member of the U.S. designated terrorist group Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who is suing the British government over rendition to a Gaddafi prison where he was tortured, is wiling to drop the suit in return for £3 and an apology.
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Libya has stopped all exports of gas to Italy from the Mellitah complex through the Greenstream pipeline. The complex is about 100km (60 miles) west of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
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Wars are always a big boost for the military-industrial complex. While Libya is still awash with weapons many armaments were destroyed during the civil war. Now weapons makers from different nations compete to restock the country.
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