Great democrats, from John Adams to Alexis de Tocqueville to John Stuart Mill, have long warned of the dangers of the “tyranny of the majority,” and how it can jeopardize the very spirit of democracy.

With Libya’s presidential election scheduled for December, diplomat Aref Ali Nayed kicks off his campaign even as the government of national unity shows signs of wanting to cling to power. He speaks ...

The Islamic State terrorist group likely will launch an attack on Italy within weeks, not months, according to a senior Libyan government official. Aref Ali Nayed, Libya’s ambassador to the United ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Christian-Muslim contacts are multiplying around the world as networks of religious officials and scholars confer in parallel to improve ties between the world's two largest faiths, ...

DUBAI (AFP)--Water and fuel supplies have been completely restored in the Libyan capital Tripoli after its fall to forces opposed to Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's United Arab Emirates ambassador said ...

Edward Stourton explores the prospects for post-revolution government, following the Arab Spring. Elections are being held, but can voters be sure autocratic rule is in the past? Contributors, in ...

Libyan expats in six countries, including the UAE, voted from July 3 to 7 for an elected 200-member General National Congress to replace the interim National Transitional Council. In Libya, voting ...