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Robin Abcarian: Enjoyed the Benghazi hearings? You're gonna love the coming Republican era of 'angertainment'

There is nothing showy or preposterous about the work of the House Jan. 6 committee.

Los Angeles Times

Libya’s Saleh, Mishri to Meet Soon

Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR) Aguila Saleh is preparing to hold a new round of Turkish-mediated talks with the Chairman of the High Council of State (HCS), Khalid al-Mishri, in an attempt to resolve the outstanding differences over the “constitutional basis” for the postponed presidential and parliamentary elections.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Benghazi! The wound that never healed

Obama didn't tell the truth — and the right weaponized that viciously. This is how America drove itself nuts

Salon

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Libya's Bashagha Admits his Government Failed to Enter Tripoli

Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, has admitted the government’s failure to conduct its daily business from the capital Tripoli nearly eight months after its formation. Bashagha said in a speech in Benghazi, after concluding his tour abroad, that the cabinet will exercise its duties from Sirte and Benghazi, adding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Unidentified Drones Roam Libya’s Sky

The National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that they have shut down an unknown drone flying over Benina airbase in Benghazi. Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, the official spokesman for the army, told Asharq Al-Awsat in exclusive statements that the drone was completely burnt, adding that the forces…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From Clairo to Sugababes, and a bunch of Yeah Yeah Yeahs: autumn 2022’s essential music

Kid Cudi promises next-level treats, Lindsey Buckingham does trap, Benghazi synthpop hits the road, and the CBSO celebrates evolution with a Brett Dean premiere – here is the unmissable music of the next few months

The Guardian - UK

Motherlands by Amaryllis Gacioppo review – a brilliant exploration of mixed heritage

The Australian writer and translator traces her ancestral footsteps across Europe and reflects on how we come to understand the past

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Libya's power cuts enrage citizens, spurring protest

When the power cut out in Libya's Benghazi last week, Haitham al-Ghoul dashed into the street with his five-year old son Othman to find somewhere to plug in a respirator the child needs to ease asthma attacks.

Reuters

Libyan Protest Group Says Rallies Should Go on until Goals Achieved

Libyan protesters say they will keep demonstrating until all the ruling elites quit power after rallies in most main cities on Friday culminated in a crowd storming the parliament building and torching parts of it. Protesters held their biggest rally in Tripoli for years, chanting slogans against Libya's feuding political…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Angry protests against feuding leaders grip Libyan cities

(This July 1 story refiles to fix garbled byline)

Reuters

Cinnamon summers: On being Libyan, and British

Writer Nadeine Asbali recreates beloved Libyan dishes inspired by childhood summers by the sea in Benghazi.

Al Jazeera

EgyptAir Resumes Flights to Benghazi

EgyptAir announced that it would operate daily direct flights between Cairo and the Libyan city of Benghazi starting on 18 April this year, after an 11-year suspension due to the deteriorating security situation following the "revolution" that ousted the late President Muammar Gaddafi. The Libyan authorities allowed the resumption of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Domestic Flights to Resume as of Tuesday

Libya’s Global Air scheduled a Tripoli-Benghazi flight for Tuesday afternoon. The announcement signaled resumption of domestic air travel after the country’s political crisis had closed airspace for more than two weeks, Reuters reported. The United Nations had urged the reopening of Libya’s skies in line with a 2020 ceasefire between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan domestic flights to resume after political crisis closed skies

Libya's Global Air scheduled a Tripoli-Benghazi flight for Tuesday afternoon, signalling resumption of domestic air travel after the country's political crisis had closed airspace for more than two weeks.

Reuters

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Salon

GOP plans to exploit Ukraine for gain

Biden's leadership has been steady and stalwart but "Democrats are a bunch of weak-kneed wimps" is a powerful meme

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Eastern Parliament Speaker Calls for New Government

The speaker of Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Monday the interim government must be replaced and he would launch a process to redraft the constitution, after plans for an election fell apart last month. The moves, announced by parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh as he entered the chamber in the eastern…

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