Tag: Gaddafi
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. They now live divided by Libya’s...
Sarkozy held over Libyan funding inquiry
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held in custody and questioned by magistrates investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped finance...
Gaddafi son in good health – family lawyer
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the prominent son of the former Libyan leader, is in good health and is following the political situation in...
War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Gaddafi
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court called for the arrest and surrender of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, wanted on war crimes charges...
Gaddafi son released in Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been freed by an armed group in western Libya where he was being held following the 2011 revolt...
ICC unseals Gaddafi aide arrest warrant
The International Criminal Court unsealed an arrest warrant for the former head of Libya's Internal Security Agency, saying he was suspected of...
EU court lifts sanctions on Gaddafi’s daughter
Europe's second-highest court lifted sanctions imposed on the daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arguing the changed situation in Libya no...
Gaddafi’s son still in prison military source maintains
Saif al-Islam, a son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, remains in the prison in western Libya where he has been...
Obama admits mistakes in Libya, says West should have done more
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday the international community should have done more to avoid a leadership vacuum in Libya, which...
Videos show Libyan officials threatening jailed Gaddafi son
New videos show Libyan security officials threatening Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi in an effort to force him to talk, two weeks after...
ICC refers Libya to UN Security Council for not surrendering Gaddafi’s...
The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday Libya had violated an obligation to hand over murder suspect Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and it...
Libyan army needs a Gaddafi general to beat Islamists in Benghazi
Libyan tanks rumble past houses riddled with bullet holes in the eastern city of Benghazi and residents turn out to greet soldiers...
Japan donates $5.2 million for de-mining, explosive ordnance clearance in Libya
The Japanese government has donated $5.2 million to the Libyan government to fund the clearance of weapons, munitions and other explosive remnants...
Anarchy at door, West starts to rebuild Libyan army
On a dusty parade ground outside Tripoli, young recruits march and bark out slogans for the new Libyan army that Western powers...
Libya deports hundreds of African immigrants
Libya has deported more than 500 African immigrants, state news agency Lana said, sending them to Niger as it tries to tackle...
Libya seeks Italian help for satellite system for borders
Libya will build a satellite surveillance system with Italian expertise to help secure its borders, its defense minister said, part of Tripoli's...
Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, three killed
Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least three people and wounded a...
Libyan soldier killed by mine, 16 people wounded in jail battle:...
A soldier was killed by a mine in the Libyan city of Benghazi and 16 people were wounded in clashes at a...
NATO to advise Libya on strengthening security forces
NATO agreed on Monday to a Libyan request to advise it on strengthening its security forces, lending support to a country where...
Factbox: Libya’s rival militia groups
The brief seizure of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan by a former rebel group has highlighted the fragile government's struggle to contain...