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	Libya Army Chief Resigns Following Weekend Clashes in Benghazi
	11/6/2013

	Libya's army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Youssef al-Mangoush is reported to have resigned citing the unusually high death toll of 31 from the eastern city of Benghazi clashes last weekend when an elite military unit took control of a base of pro-government militias.

Dubai School of Government Welcomes 100 Libyan Participants in Leaders Programme

11/6/2013

The Dubai School of Government (DSG), a research and teaching institution focusing on public policy in the Arab world, Tuesday hosted an orientation session for the second batch of its Leaders Programme comprising 100 delegates from Libya’s ministries of Labour, Health, and Education as well as the Electricity and Water Authority, and the Environment General Authority.

Canon Middle East Signs Two New Partners in Libya

11/6/2013

In a move that is intended to further reinforce the company’s ‘closer to customer’ strategy in the region and enhance its presence by having on ground support across markets, Canon Middle East, leader in imaging solutions, have just announced two new partnership agreements in Libya with Al-Mutawasat and Al-Watania Companies.


	Opinion: Imperial Guilt – by Gwynne Dyer
	11/6/2013

	Sir Eric Griffith-Jones, the attorney-general in the British colony of Kenya at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion, was a sensitive soul who worried that the torture and murder of detainees in the prison camps where suspected Mau Mau supporters were being held was “distressingly reminiscent of conditions in Nazi Germany or Communist Russia.” So he wrote the governor in 1957, warning him that “If we are going to sin, we must sin quietly.”


	Opinion: Sectarianism and the Irrational New Discourse: Why Arabs Must Worry - by Ramzy Baroud
	11/6/2013

	My friend Hanna is Syrian and also happens to be Christian. The latter fact was rarely of consequence, except whenever he wished to boast about the contributions of Arab Christians to Middle Eastern cultures. Of course, he is right. The modern Arab identity has been formulated through a fascinating mix of religions, sects and races.


	A Wedding in Tripoli (Part 3) - Msadnat
	10/6/2013

	To someone less familiar with weddings in Tripoli, it can be a bit ambiguous as to when the actual celebrations of a traditional wedding begin since there are multiple traditional ceremonies that celebrate the union of the couple.

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Togo Win Opens Up Libya's Group

10/6/2013

After disappointingly dropping two points at the end of a scoreless draw in Tripoli on Saturday against DR Congo, Libya seem to have been given a lifeline in regard to their hopes of winning Group I in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when their direct opponents in winning the group, Cameroon were dealt a great blow going down 0-2 to Togo, for the latter's first group win.

Formula 1: Third Time Lucky for Vettel in Canada GP

10/6/2013

After three attempts, finally, defending World Champion Driver Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Sunday. Starting from pole for the third consecutive year, the Red Bull driver was never troubled finishing 14 seconds clear of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and last year's winner, Lewis Hamilton who finished third in a Mercedes car.

F1: Teams Anticipate Exciting Canada GP With Vettel Starting From Pole

9/6/2013

After two races in Europe, the Formula 1 racing paddock once again heads out of Europe this weekend, crossing the Atlantic to visit yet another continent, North America, for the Canadian Grand Prix to be held on the 4.361 km Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal’s Isle Notre-Dame for the seventh round of the Championship promising a titanic battle in the title race.


	Saturday's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Morocco's Win Over Tanzania Puts Ivory Coast in Driving Seat
	9/6/2013

	Morocco's 2-1 victory over Tanzania in Group C has most probably ensured that Ivory Cost, 3-0 away victors over Gambia, will top their pool.

Libya Appeals ICC Decision on Trial of War Criminal Seif

9/6/2013

Libyan Justice Minister says it would be imperative that Libya put on trial those individuals who had committed murder, incited murder, committed rape, illegally arrested people and tortured them. ICC should reverse decision on prosecution of Seif Gaddafi.

Qatar Airways Resumes Daily Flights to Tripoli

9/6/2013

It is now 9 days since Qatar Airways has resumed daily non-stop flights between Tripoli and Doha which started on June 1. The airline has also resumed flights to Benghazi four days a week.

27 Dead, 117 Wounded in Protest Against Rebel Base in Benghazi

9/6/2013

A protest against a former rebel base in Libya's eastern city, Benghazi has led to 27 dead and 117 wounded before the protesters overran the compound that was later secured by a brigade belonging to the national army.

FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Libya Miss Penalty and Chance to Take Command of Their Group

7/6/2013

Libya's captain Ahmed Saad Osman will no doubt be kicking himself after failing to beat DR Congo's goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba from a first-half penalty. Oh how Libya must rue that opportunity. It lost them the chance of taking sole command of their group int 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the end they could not go beyond a scoreless draw against that leaves them level on points with Group I leaders Cameroon. Congo DR a point behind on five.

IIFM Publishes Global Standard Documentation on Islamic Inter-Bank Unrestricted Master Investment Wakalah Agreement

7/6/2013

At the 4th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit (WIBC Asia 2013) in Singapore, Bahrain based international standard-setting body the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) recently announced the launch of IIFM Inter-Bank Unrestricted Master Investment Wakalah Agreement. The conference was held under the patronage of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.


	Opinion: Violence in Myanmar:The Response of the International Community - by Mohammad Azeemullah
	6/6/2013

	While violence orchestrated by Muslims receives quick condemnation and is widely labeled as ‘Islamic Terrorism’, the opposite fails to obtain the same response.


	Libya Hold On to 65th Spot in FIFA World Ranking
	6/6/2013

	Very few changes were recorded in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking list for June out Thursday, with Libya holding on to its 65th overall position. The top four in the Ranking remain unchanged, with Spain retaining a comfortable lead over Germany, Argentina and Croatia. Libya slips four places among the FAC members, to 13th.

Libya Friday Face DR Congo in First Competitive Match on Home Ground for Over Two Years

6/6/2013

After an absence of more than two years, Libya Friday hosts the first international football competition match when the national football team meets DR Congo in a Group I 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Tripoli. Then seven days later, on the 14th, Libya hosts Togo from the same group in Benina, Benghazi.


	Opinion: Paris 1968, Istanbul 2013 - by Gwynne Dyer
	6/6/2013

	It’s certainly not another version of the “Arab Spring”; Turkey is a fully democratic country. It’s not just a Middle Eastern variant of the Occupy movement, either, although the demands of the huge crowds who have occupied the centre of Istanbul and other Turkish big cities are equally diffuse and contradictory.


	Libyan Government Moves Headquarters of Four Major Public Institutions from Tripoli to Benghazi
	6/6/2013

	The government of Prime Minister Ali Zidan issued Wednesday a decree whereby the headquarters of four major institutions will be moved out of the capital Tripoli to the second major city of Benghazi in eastern Libya,observers think it is a positive move.

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