ARTICLES RELATING TO MUAMMAR GADDAFI

Libya PM due in Benghazi after clashes

2013-06-16 18:52

Libya's premier was due to meet local authorities in Benghazi, as special forces units patrolled the city a day after clashes with gunmen killed six soldiers.

SA to return Gaddafi billions

2013-06-13 22:27
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South Africa says it will return assets and cash totalling almost R10bn that was stashed in the country by ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Libya army chief vows end to militia

2013-06-12 09:28

Libya's interim army chief of staff has insisted that militia will have to lay down their arms of join the military by year’s end after 31 people were killed in protests against the militia forces.

Libya buries dead after clashes

2013-06-09 19:20

Benghazi buried its dead a day after bloody clashes between demonstrators and ex-rebels killed 31 people, amid fears of fresh violence.

Libya to move companies to Benghazi

2013-06-06 07:39

Libya says the headquarters of three more state firms as well as the state energy corporation would move from Tripoli to the eastern city of Benghazi.

Group declares self-govt for east Libya

2013-06-03 09:28

The leader of a political group in Libya's oil-rich Cyrenaica province has declared it a self-governing region, evidence of growing pressure for a planned new constitution to adopt a federal structure.

Guards at Libyan oil field protest

2013-06-01 09:00

Guards at a southern Libyan oil field have shut down the facility in protest over back pay and are demanding better living conditions, an oil official says.

Libyan approves new interior minister

2013-05-27 09:07

Libya's national assembly has approved a new interior minister after the incumbent submitted his resignation amid a rise in violence in that country.

Security: EU to help Libya

2013-05-23 09:37

The EU has approved a mission to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country’s frontier.

2 police stations bombed in Benghazi

2013-05-10 20:13

Bomb attacks have targeted two police stations in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing extensive material damage but no casualties, a security official says.

Gaddafi ex-spy suffers 'passive torture'

2013-05-09 22:20

A daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's jailed former intelligence chief is accusing Libya of denying him access to a lawyer, family visits and exercise.

Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'

2013-05-09 10:18

If Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gaddafi regime, it could be "Libya's Nuremberg moment", the ICC says.

Chad emerges as African power broker

2013-05-08 10:42

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France disengages from its former colonies.

Gaddafi's son appears in court

2013-05-02 13:47

The imprisoned son of Libya's slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi has appeared in court on charges of harming state security, but the judge adjourned his hearing until September.

Bomb destroys police station in Benghazi

2013-05-02 12:07

A bomb has destroyed a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi but it caused no causalities, a security source says, in a second attack targeting the building.

Libyan foreign ministry still under siege

2013-04-29 22:24

Dozens of gunmen have kept Libya's foreign ministry under siege for a second day, as violence spread to the the interior ministry.

Ban condemns Tripoli car bomb

2013-04-24 10:07

The UN Security Council and UN leader Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned a car bomb attack on the French embassy in Tripoli.

French embassy attacked in Libya, 2 injured

2013-04-23 08:44

France's embassy in Libya has been hit by what appears to be a car bomb, injuring two guards in the first such attack in Tripoli since the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.

Libya criminalises torture, kidnapping

2013-04-10 11:54

Libya's national assembly has approved a law criminalising torture and abductions, as the government seeks to stamp its authority on a country awash with weapons.

Kidnapped top aide of Libya PM 'freed'

2013-04-09 12:37

A top aide to Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan kidnapped at the end of last month in a Tripoli suburb has been released, a source close to the cabinet says.

Libya wants to be allowed to try spy chief

2013-04-03 14:38

Libya has formally applied to the ICC to be allowed to put Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief on trial in Tripoli instead of sending him to The Hague to face justice, according to documents.

Zanu-PF youth: ANC are sell-outs

2013-03-22 10:07
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Johannesburg-based Zanu-PF youth have accused the ANC of being sell-outs and of complicity in the murder of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Libya parliament suspends activities

2013-03-10 14:53

Libya's parliament has said it will temporarily suspend its main activities, following an incident in which armed protesters stormed the assembly.

Protesters lock in Libyan MPs

2013-03-06 10:30

Protesters demanding that Libya’s national assembly adopt a bill banning from politics associates of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi have blocked MPs from leaving a meeting room, one MP says.

Libyans fear violence on 2nd anniversary

2013-02-15 09:54

Libya will mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled the regime of strongman Muammar Gaddafi, amid fears of fresh violence and calls for demonstrations across the country.

 

Squabble over Gadaffi loot in SA

2013-06-16 17:41

Two Libyan factions are claiming rights over the former ruler’s treasures recovered in South Africa and one promised to buy arms worth R8bn with the loot.

Berlusconi wanted Gaddafi dead: Sources

2013-06-13 15:03

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi wanted to resolve the Libyan civil war in 2011 with a covert operation to kill his friend Muammar Gaddafi, says a high-ranking diplomatic source.

Libya army chief resigns after clash

2013-06-09 21:15

Libya's army chief of staff resigned as an elite military unit took control of a base of pro-government militias after clashes killed 31 people.

28 dead in Libya

2013-06-09 12:36

At least 28 people have been killed and 60 were wounded when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels who had fought to oust Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Nato to send expert mission to Libya

2013-06-04 13:19

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced that the alliance will send an expert mission to Libya at short notice to assess needs as the country faces a flow of insurgents from Mali.

Gaddafi billions held in SA - report

2013-06-02 14:37
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Assets worth billions belonging to slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi are thought to be held by South African banks.

Libya accused of destabilising region

2013-05-31 07:44

With its weak government, porous borders and proliferation of weapons, Libya has been accused of destabilising its southern neighbours.

Africa celebrates progress and 'unity'

2013-05-25 08:33
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African leaders have gathered ahead of extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made.

Benghazi explosion accident – official

2013-05-20 07:55

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.

UK pulls embassy staff from Libya

2013-05-10 18:14

Britain is temporarily pulling out some staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, the foreign office says.

Libyan with explosives held in Tunisia

2013-05-09 15:54

Tunisian police have arrested a Libyan “terrorist” as he was trying to bring explosives into the south of the country, the interior ministry says.

Libya in crisis, analysts say

2013-05-08 17:13

The Libyan militiamen who have besieged two ministries in Tripoli for more than a week appear determined to press their protests to squeeze more concession from the government, analysts say.

Libya defence minister quits

2013-05-07 13:36

Libya's defence minister has resigned in protest at a siege by gunmen of two government ministries that he denounced as an assault on democracy.

Gaddafi son's trial to resume

2013-05-02 12:51

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on charges of undermining state security, is set to resume in the western city of Zintan.

Gunmen surround Libya justice ministry

2013-04-30 12:17

Armed men demanding the expulsion of officials from the former regime of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the justice ministry in Tripoli.

Libya in tough test over embassy attack

2013-04-24 21:13

The bomb attack on the French embassy has highlighted the security situation in Libya, with extremists and militias gaining influence.

Car bomb targets French Embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 19:31

A car bomb has targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager.

Libyan link to Sarkozy campaign probed

2013-04-19 14:07

French prosecutors have opened a probe into allegations the Libyan regime contributed to the 2007 campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, who went on to become president, a judicial source says.

Libyan weapons spread at alarming rate

2013-04-10 09:17

Libyan weapons are spreading at "an alarming rate" to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syria and the Gaza Strip where they are fuelling conflicts, the UN says.

Libya wants Gaddafi cousin in court

2013-04-08 21:53

Libya has appealed an Egyptian court decision barring the extradition of a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi, adding Tripoli was also seeking the handover of the ousted dictator's former foreign minister.

Gaddafi family 'granted Oman asylum'

2013-03-26 11:41

Libya’s foreign minister says the widow of the late ruler Muammar Gaddafi and other family members have been granted asylum in Oman.

Slain Gaddafi's cousin held in Cairo

2013-03-19 15:19

Egyptian police have arrested Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi, who is wanted in Libya for his role in the regime of the slain Libyan strongman, a report says.

Libya: Gunmen storm private TV office

2013-03-08 07:50

Dozens of Libyan militiamen have stormed the headquarters of a private TV network in Tripoli, looting and smashing equipment before abducting staffers, a report says.

Security tight in Libya

2013-02-17 12:13

Security forces are on high alert across Libya as the North African nation marks two years since the start of the revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi after four decades of iron-fisted rule.

Libya to close borders ahead of anniversary

2013-02-12 12:36

The Libyan PM has declared that borders with Tunis and Egypt will be closed for five days as a security measure ahead of the country’s commemoration of the second anniversary of the 2011 uprising.

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