Libya to ask U.N. to lift arms embargo: state media
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya will soon ask the U.N. Security Council to lift an embargo on arms imports to the North African state, the official news agency quoted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan as saying, despite the armed turmoil plaguing the country. The Security Council imposed the embargo at the start of the 2011 uprising to protect civilians during a conflict that later ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi. "I will discuss the question of lifting the embargo when I meet with the head of the U.N. ...
