Tag: Libya

Gaddafi defiant as world frees Libya funds

Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya's new rulers rebuild a nation...

UN sends 1,100 tons of aid to Libya

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it was sending 600 tons of food and 500 tons of water to the Libyan capital...

‘Friends of Libya’ to meet in Paris

Senior officials from around 60 countries will meet in Paris on Thursday as the "friends of Libya" to secure financial and diplomatic support for...

Iran invites Libya rebel chief to Tehran: statement

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akabr Salehi has invited the head of the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC) to visit Tehran, a foreign ministry...

Libya rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion

Libyan rebels closed in on Moamer Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from both east and west on Sunday, a senior military commander said, as the...

Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli

Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital. A...

Frozen assets a must for success of new Libya

The West must release all Libya's frozen assets in order for a new government to succeed following the uprising against the 42-year-rule ofMoamer Gaddafi,...

Libya rebels set to move govt to Tripoli

Libyan rebels have transferred their political leadership to the capital Tripoli from their base in Benghazi, a senior official of the National Transitional Council...

New flag hoisted on Libyan embassy in Islamabad

A new flag associated with the Libyan uprising has been hoisted on the Libyan Embassy in Islamabad and the old flag of Qaddafi era...

Battles in Tripoli as Kadhafi forces stage fightback

Fighting raged Wednesday near Moamer Kadhafi's Bab al-Azizya compound a day after it was captured by rebels, as loyalist troops staged a fightback and...

China urges Libya to protect investments

China on Tuesday urged Libya to protect its investments and said their oil trade benefited both countries, after a Libyan rebel warned that Chinese...

Libyan embassy in Syria sides with revolution

The Libyan embassy in Damascus on Monday declared that it was siding with the rebel body the National Transitional Council, whose fighters have swept...

Libya rebels surge into the heart of Tripoli

Libyan rebels were in the heart of Tripoli on Monday after surging into the capital in a final drive to oust Muammer Gaddafi, seizing...

Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam arrested

Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, for whom the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, is in detention, the...

Fighting rages as Libya rebels close in on Tripoli

Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli on Sunday as a months-long uprising reached the Libyan capital with rebel leaders insisting they are near to ending...

Libya rebel chief fears bloodbath in battle for Tripoli

Libyan rebels fought on Thursday to close in on Tripoli and claimed to have seized a key refinery, as their chief said he feared...

Libya rebels hit trying to take heat off Misrata

Libyan loyalists killed one rebel and wounded 10 others as the insurgents moved on the town of Taurga in a bid to snuff out...