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Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack

Emails exchanged after the attack on a U.S. diplomatic site in Benghazi, Libya, show the White House and State Department were deeply involved in drafting a talking points document. WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were ...

Deal with ex-rebels ends crisis at Libya's Foreign Ministry

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen ended a nearly two-week siege of Libya's Foreign Ministry in the capital after reaching a deal with the government, its Supreme Security Committee said late on Saturday. In the oil-rich east, meanwhile, hundreds of leaders agreed to join forces to defend their territory against similar armed attacks. A commander of an SSE group stationed at the gates of the vacant ...

Libya gunmen lift ministries siege: minister

Libyan militiamen besieging the foreign and justice ministries in Tripoli have now withdrawn and handed control of the compounds back to the authorities, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said on Saturday.

Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack

Emails exchanged after the attack on a U.S. diplomatic site in Benghazi, Libya, show the White House and State Department were deeply involved in drafting a talking points document. WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were ...

Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack

Emails exchanged after the attack on a U.S. diplomatic site in Benghazi, Libya, show the White House and State Department were deeply involved in drafting a talking points document. WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year shows that the State Department and White House were ...

US, Britain withdraw some staff from Libya

The United States and Britain both announced they were withdrawing some diplomatic staff from Libya, amid security concerns over a recent flare-up in political unrest there.

Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias.

Libya activists protest militias, Islamists

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyan activists rallied in three major cities across the country on Friday, denouncing the use of force by the country's unruly militias and decrying what they describe as political maneuverings by the nation's Muslim Brotherhood.        

Libya activists protest militias, Islamists

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyan activists are protesting in three major cities, denouncing the use of force by the country's unruly militias and denouncing the Muslim Brotherhood's participation in politics.

Police stations bombed, British embassy cuts Libya staff

By Jessica Donati and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Bombs exploded outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Friday and Britain temporarily cut staff at its embassy in Tripoli because of security fears. The blasts, which caused damage but no casualties, were the latest signs of insecurity in Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in ...

England withdrawing support staff from embassy in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya, May 10 (UPI) -- Britain announced Friday it is withdrawing some of its staff from its embassy in Libya in response to violence in Tripoli in recent weeks.

Can Libya's Oil Recovery Survive 2013?

As Libya raced towards returning output rates to pre-conflict levels, it seemed fair for the country?s new political and sector leadership to offer bullish predictions for just what was possible in the months ahead. After halting production almost completely during the civil conflict that ousted Muammar Gadaffi after decades in power, the country?s hydrocarbon sector quickly rebounded, reaching ...

Libya seeks development bank's help to rebuild: source

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Libya is seeking advice from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a source close to the discussions said on Friday, as the country tries to rebuild its institutions after decades of dictatorship. Such technical cooperation is a relatively low-level relationship with the bank but countries such as Egypt have gone on from this status to become full-scale ...

Libya Is Seeking S&P Credit Rating, Central Bank Governor Says

Libya is seeking to obtain a credit rating from Standard & Poor’s more than two years after the armed conflict against Mummar Qaddafi prompted rating companies to suspend their assessment of the Arab country.

Libya: Trials of Former Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi's Regime - Whether On Domestic Soil or in the Hague - Could Be ...

[UN]'Admissibility Challenge' Focus of Briefing by International Criminal Court