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New Interim Government in Place Within Two Weeks |
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The head of the National Transitional Council, Abdul-Jalil announced at a news conference Monday in Benghazi, that the process of forming a new interim government in Libya was already under way, and would be completed "within two weeks". |
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Tunisia Holds Historic Elections |
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Nine months after a popular upriing ousted President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali and ended decades of authoritarian rule, Tunisia, birthplace of Arab Spring, on Sunday held its first democratic elections with Tunisians voting to pick new leaders for a constituent assembly. |
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EU Urges Reconciliation in Libya |
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European Union leaders urged Libya's interim rulers Sunday to start preparing for free and fair elections that would lead to the creation of a broad-based government, and offered help in rebuilding the country after civil war. |
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Libya is Now Completely Free, Head of NTC Declares |
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In an atmosphere of optimism and happiness, on Sunday in front of a huge crowd in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya declared the liberation of the nation after 42 years of oppression, subjection and servitude under the rule of the regime of autocrat Mummar Al Qathafi. The official declaration was made by the head of the National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil |
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Bullet that Hit Al Qathafi in the Head Could have been Fired by Own Guards |
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A bullet that hit Muammar Al Qathafi in the head and that may have been the cause of his dead when he was caught Thursday may have been fired by one of his own guards during a shootout with government forces in his hometown of Sirte, Libya's outgoing prime minister Mahmoud Jibril said on Sunday. |
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Libyan Leaders Did Not Want Al Qathafi Killed, But to Face Justice |
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One of the videos taken by a mobile phone on Thursday, the day the former Libyan leader, Muammar Al Qathafi was killed on the same day that his hometown fell to the revolutionaries, shows moments after he was captured in a drain. He was pulled from the hiding place and taken away. His captors were heard shouting: “Don't kill him! Don't kill him! We need him alive!” |
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The People of the revolution |
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I have had the urge to write about this revolution from the very first day it started. It started with the odds stacked high against it and survived in spite of all the hardships it faced, because of God's guidance and because of the determination of the millions of Libyans who decided that they could no longer be oppressed and abused. |
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NTC Postpones Declaring Libya Free to Sunday |
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The National Transitional Council has postponed by one day, to Sunday its announcement proclaiming the liberation of Libya. It will now be made on Sunday in Benghazi, the country's eastern city where the uprising began in mid-February, and the NTC is still based, at 5:00 pm (local) at the court of justice. |
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NATO's Mission in Libya Ends October 31 |
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NATO's operations in Libya are very close to completion and it has taken a preliminary decision to end Operation Unified Protector, OUP, at the end of this month, the alliance's secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at the end of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the OUP partners to assess the situation in Libya. |
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NTS Delays Former Libyan Leader Al Qathafi Burial |
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Libya's National Transitional Council, NTC, has delayed the burial of former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi who was killed Thursday in Sirte. No decision has yet been taken on when or where his body will be buried, Libya's information minister said Friday. In the meantime his body is to be kept in cold storage before secret burial |
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NATO Confirms Struck Al Qathafi Convoy Before He was Killed |
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Now that NATO has had the opportunity to conduct a post strike assessment of Thursday's strike over Libya Friday it was able to provide a more comprehensive picture of events on an air-strike that its jet conducted at 8.30 a.m. (local) and targeted a convoy of vehicles that later emerged, included former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, his son Muatassim and other top former regime officials. |
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NTC to Proclaim Libya Free Saturday |
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Euphoria gripped the whole of Libya after Thursday's events that led to the killing of the former Libyan leader, the despot Muammar Al Qathafi, thus putting an end once and for all the chapter in history that most citizens of Libya want to forget after a rule that brought more sorrow than joy to Libya under the iron fist of a dictator. Libya's National Transitional Council ha said it will declare the liberation of Libya Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi. |
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APICORP Concludes Another Successful Divestiture
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), the multilateral development bank of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in which Libya has a 15% stake, Tuesday announced the sale of its 12.5% stake in the Bahrain National Gas Company (BANAGAS) to Kuwait-based Boubyan Petrochemical Company, K.S.C. (Boubyan). The divestment was recently approved by APICORP’s Board of Directors. |
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APICORP Reports Highest Annual Net Profit in its History
Building further on its strong performance amidst a challenging global economic environment, The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) today, May 9, 2011, reported its highest ever annual net profit, total assets and total shareholders’ equity. The government Libya has a 15% stake in APICORP. |
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Renewable Energy is a Win-win Situation for Everyone, Says CEO of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII)
Paul van Son, CEO of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) made his first brief visit to Libya last week where he met with various Libyan officials and institutions. |
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