Gulf allies move to reap spoils of Libya war - FT.com

As the convoy of gleaming white Mercedes sedans dodges the potholes of Tripoli’s roads, the cost of Libya’s clean-up is all too apparent.

Piles of rubbish are strewn over the rubble that marks the remains of Bab al-Aziziya, the fortress compound that symbolised the all-powerful rule of Colonel Muammer Gaddafi.

Destroying the last remnants of his regime may have been the easy part: a caretaker government led by the rebel council now has to rebuild the country’s economy, and the allies that aided the insurgency are looking to reap the commercial rewards.

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