Tag: Libya

Gaddafi says still in Libya, ready for martyrdom

Fugitive Libyan strongman Moamer Gaddafi has told his supporters that he is still fighting on the ground and is ready to die a martyr,...

How to win business in Libya

In August, as rebels fought forces loyal to President Muammar Gaddafi, two representatives of a British business consortium took a "rather long and arduous...

Libya interim govt to be announced within days: NTC

An interim government in Libya will be announced within the next few days and will include 22 ministerial portfolios, a spokesman for the North...

Gaddafi’s son sighted in Libya

Fierce fighting raged Monday in Bani Walid as new regime fighters attacked the oasis town where a son of Muammar Gaddafi is believed holed...

Libya readies new cabinet as battle rages for Sirte

Libya’s victorious rebels prepared to unveil a new government on Sunday even as their troops met fierce resistance from loyalists of fugitive strongman Muammar...

Obama heads to UN touting Libya, backing Israel

US President Barack Obama embarks on a diplomatic marathon this week at the United Nations, touting his approach to Libya, but hoping to contain...

Anti-Gaddafi troops enter Bani Walid

Libyan fighters poured into a desert town held by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as explosions and gunfire echoed around the town's...

Britain unfreezes Libyan assets as Cameron and Sarkozy arrive in Libya

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Libya on Thursday for a visit with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a spokeswoman for his Downing Street...

Libyan new leaders pledge ‘moderate’ Islamic rule

Libya's new leaders pledged "moderate" Islamic rule even as their fighters were accused of committing war crimes and a defiant Muammer Gaddafi vowed from...

Pro-Gaddafi forces kill 15 at Libya oil refinery

Muammar Gaddafi loyalists attacked an oil refinery on Monday, killing 15 guards, in an apparent attempt to disrupt a drive by Libya’s new rulers...

Gaddafi son flees to Niger, fighting flares in Libya

Muammer Gaddafi's son Saadi has fled to Niger, an official said, as Libya's new regime promised an interim government in 10 days and fighting...

Non-aligned leaders slam international intervention in Libya

Cuba and Iran criticised western intervention in Libya, at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Tuesday, calling on non-aligned countries to work against...

NATO’s Libya mission closer to end

NATO’s mission in Libya has moved significantly closer to success and will end soon, the military alliance’s secretary general said on Monday. “Our operation...

Gaddafi-held desert town defies Libya’s new rulers

Libyan forces on Monday awaited orders to storm a desert town held by fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi after negotiations failed to dislodge them...

‘Friends’ of Libya?

Dubbed as the 'Friends' of Libya conference in Paris, it brought leaders of the Western nations together to discuss prospects in Libya. These are...

Gaddafi should face trial in Libya

Moamer Gaddafi should face trial in Libya for the crimes committed under his rule, the NTC spokesman in London said Sunday, regardless of the...

Libya’s new leaders move to return capital to normal

Libya’s new leaders moved to restore order to Tripoli on Saturday, instructing fighters from the provinces to go home as they prepared to transfer...