Libyan prime minister ousted by parliament

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AP Tripoli
Last Updated : Mar 11 2014 | 9:28 PM IST
Libya's parliament has ousted the nation's prime minister in a vote of confidence.
The chamber also named today the defence minister as an interim prime minister until a replacement for Ali Zidan is found.
The vote of confidence followed a standoff between the central government in Tripoli and powerful militias in the eastern region of the North African nation over oil sales.
A militia holding the key eastern port of al-Sidra sparked a three-day crisis when it attempted to load oil into a North Korean-flagged tanker that docked there without government permission.
The government said yesterday that its forces had taken control of the tanker, but the militia denied this.

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First Published: Mar 11 2014 | 9:28 PM IST

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