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There's been a third day of fighting between rival Libyan militia groups despite efforts of the interim government to
broker
a ceasefire. At least three people have been killed and more than 40 wounded since Friday in clashes near the town of Gharyan, south of the capital Tripoli. The interim government has been struggling to control armed groups.
Voting has ended in parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, which the party of President Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to win. International observers have never
deemed
any election in Kazakhstan as free or fair. Rayhan Demytrie reports.
In Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, the turnout was low. But nationwide by 6pm local time, nearly 70% of voters had cast their ballots. The presidential party Nur Otan is expected to win by a
landslide
. So far it has been the only party represented in parliament. But a new election law guarantees the party with the second highest number of votes some seats. The six other political parties that are standing do not
pose a serious challenge to
Nur Otan.
A Swiss-German consortium has announced a $2bn project to develop solar technology in Oman. The investors plan to build 400 megawatts of solar generating capacity, and factories to make solar panels for Oman and for export. Despite plentiful sunshine, the Middle East region's solar power production is negligible, compared with that of Europe, China or the United States.