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| El-Keeb: Engineer Presiding over Construction of Democratic Libyan Government |
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Libya's new interim prime minister, Abdurrahim el-Keeb has been described as a model student in his days as a graduate student at North Carolina State, and during his teaching was almost entirely focused on his students and his research, and never talked politics or socialise much with colleagues.
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| OPCW Inspectors to Check Libya Chemical Weapons |
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The organisation that oversees the global ban on chemical weapons says it will work with Libya's new rulers to "verify and destroy" possible chemical weapons hidden from international inspectors by the former regime of Muammar Al Qathafi.
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| Greek PM Survives No Confidence Vote by Eight Votes |
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Greek prime minister George Papandreou won a tight vote of confidence by eight votes in the Greek parliament late last night, and in a dramatic gamble, announced he would form a coalition government to push through the bailout deal designed to save his nation from bankruptcy and the single currency from meltdown.
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| Former Libyan Leader's War Machine Left to Rust in the Desert |
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Former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi dreamt of becoming the leader of a united Africa and spent billions of dollars building up the continent's biggest arsenal. As such, he went on a huge spending spree, totally out of proportion with the needs of a nation with Libya's population.
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| Libyan New PM: We Will Do the Best We Can for Country |
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Libya's new interim prime minster Abdurrahim el-Keeb said that the new government he has been elected to lead will do its "best" to stop human rights abuses and investigate those that have already taken place, and that worries over the introduction of Sharia law in Libya are unfounded.
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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Disarming former Libyan rebels could take months and weapons will not be taken by force, Libya’s new prime minister said in an interview broadcast Friday, signalling a shift from previous pledges of quick action.
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| Libya Considering Creating Funds to Manage Investment in Infrastructure |
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Libya is considering the creation of funds to manage investment in infrastructure pledged by defence and security companies to win government contracts, according to consultancy Blenheim Capital Services Ltd.
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| Critics Slam Egypt Military Rulers for New Proposal |
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There is a new public outcry against Egypt's military rulers that has been triggered with a proposal that critics see as an attempt to enshrine a supreme political role for themselves in the new constitution.
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| Iran FM on Libya Visit |
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Iran's foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi is currently on a visit to Libya on the invitation of the National Transitional Council. He arrived in the country's eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday and on the same day travelled to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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The death of Muammar Al Qathafi, which prompted jubilation in Tripoli and relief in Western capitals must be seen as the beginning and not the end of Libya’s transformation.
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| On First Libya Visit Since Uprising UN Chief Says UN Ready to Help |
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United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, on a previously unannounced visit to Libya, his first since the uprising that toppled its long-time dictator Muammar Al Qathafi, on Wednesday said the UN would stand by Libya’s side on its path to democracy. He also urged Libya’s new leaders to quickly secure chemical weapons, nuclear materials and shoulder-fired missiles, some of which have been left unguarded during the eight-month conflict.
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| Libya Waits for New Govt. Before Seeking Release of More Frozen Assets |
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Libya will wait until a new government is in place before pushing for the release of more Libyan assets frozen abroad, an official with the country’s stabilisation group said.
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| Disarming Ex-Fighters a Most Pressing Problem for Libyan Leaders |
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More than two months after the fall of Tripoli, Libya's new leaders are still struggling to secure massive weapons depots, stop the smuggling of munitions out of the country and disarm thousands of fighters who brought down the former dictator Muammar Al Qathafi's regime.
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| Italy First Europeans to Resume Flights to Tripoli |
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Italy became the first European country to resume commercial flights to Libya Wednesday following the end of the eight-month long conflict that ousted Muammar Al Qathafi form power, when an Alitalia flight landed in the Libyan capital Tripoli
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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The prosecutor of the international war crimes tribunal said Wednesday that his office will "impartially and independently" examine allegations of crimes committed by NATO and opposition forces, as well as by pro-Al Qathafi troops, during this year's fighting in Libya.
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