Jacqueline Zaher
Features Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. (Reuters)

Storm Daniel Exposes Fragile Libya Infrastructure, Sparks Damning Criticism of Authorities

The devastation left behind by storm Daniel in Libya has underscored the fragility and decay of the infrastructure in the country caused by years of…

Jacqueline Zaher (Cairo)
Arab World Bathily Tasked with Ensuring Security for Libya's Elections

Bathily Tasked with Ensuring Security for Libya's Elections

UN Special Representative for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily has made several "unprecedented" security steps in preparation for holding Libya's elections, amid…

Jacqueline Zaher (Cairo)
Business Minister of Oil and Gas in the interim Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Minister of Oil in Libya’s GNU Stresses to Asharq Al-Awsat Fair Distribution of Revenues

Minister of Oil and Gas in the interim Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Aoun rejected local and foreign calls to distribute the country’s oil…

Jacqueline Zaher (Cairo)
Interviews Norland Tells Asharq Al-Awsat that Goodwill of Libyan Leaders to be Tested

Norland Tells Asharq Al-Awsat that Goodwill of Libyan Leaders to be Tested

The US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has said that the North African country is now going through a period in which the “goodwill” of its leaders, who…

Jacqueline Zaher (Cairo)