Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: On a "Slow" Saturday, 105 Die
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 20:49 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran Refugees on the Syrian-Turkish border
Libya Event: Literature and Life After Qaddafi --- Three Authors at the Birmingham Book Festival
Jordan Video Discussion: An Escalation of Tension?
Syria Feature: A Movement Trying to Bridge the Sectarian Divide
Saturday's Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: The Renewed Shelling of Homs
2047 GMT: Libya. Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur failed a vote of confidence by an overwhelming margin on Sunday, removing him from office.
The Government may remain without permanent, democratically-elected leadership for some time, while a new Prime Minister assembles a Cabinet.
Abushagur was rejected by 125 of 200 members of the Libyan General National Congress, with 44 supporting him and the remainder abstentions or no-shows. Abushagur, criticised last week for proposing a Cabinet that critics said was filled with political unknowns, presented a new slate today.
“Your terms contradict my values and terms for forming my cabinet,” Abushagur told the legislature before the vote. “I’m not going to submit to your conditions.”