The House of Representatives (HOR), decided on Tuesday to form a committee to investigate MP Jaballah Al-Shibani for describing 17 February Revolution as a “disaster” at a session to discuss drafting the referendum law on the constitution. The HOR spokesperson, Abdullah Blehiq told Arraed the committee, formed by MP Ezzedine …
Read More »Libya’s Oil Output Grinds to a Halt Due to East’s Hariga Port Blockade
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s oil output is quickly grinding to a halt due to the standoff between the National Oil Corporation (NOC), the official institution based in Tripoli, and the oil company based in Tobruk at the Marsa al-Hariga port. Production from the Messla and Sarir oil fields, …
Read More »Qaddafi’s Grip on the Capital Tightens as Revolt Grows
(Republished from the New York Times) TOBRUK, Libya — Vowing to track down and kill protesters “house by house,” Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya tightened his grip on the capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday, but the eastern half of the country was slipping beyond his control. A bloody crackdown drove protesters …
Read More »Qaddafi’s Son Warns of Civil War as Libyan Protests Widen
(Republished from the New York Times) CAIRO — A five-day-old uprising in Libya took control of its second-largest city of Benghazi and spread for the first time to the capital of Tripoli late on Sunday as the heir-apparent son of its strongman, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, warned Libyans in a televised …
Read More »Protests spread to Libya
(Published by CNN World Middle East) (CNN) — Unprecedented demonstrations sweeping the Middle East and North Africa spread Wednesday to Libya, where police clashed with anti-government protesters in the coastal city of Benghazi, an independent source told CNN. About 200 protesters came out to show support for human rights activist …
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