Tag: Libya

Pakistanis among 150 dead in Libya boat capsize

Pakistanis are among at least 150 people feared drowned after a boat leaving Libya capsized off the Tunisian coast on Wednesday, the UN refugee...

France working on those close to Libya’s Gaddafi

France said on Friday it was working with those close to Muammar Gaddafi to try to convince him to leave power as well as...

Libya to replace energy chief who defected

The Libyan government said on Thursday it will send a representative to the next OPEC meeting to replace the top oil official who defected...

NATO extends Libya operations to September

NATO said on Wednesday it had extended its Libyan mission for a further 90 days, after Muammar Gaddafi made it clear he would not...

Libya says NATO bombing kills 718 civilians

NATO’s bombing campaign has killed 718 Libyan civilians, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said on Tuesday. He said the figures, current as of May 26,...

Zuma says Gaddafi refuses to leave Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is not prepared to leave Libya but will press efforts to find a political solution to the country's conflict, South...

NATO-led air raids kill 11 in Libya’s Zlitan: state media

NATO-led air strikes killed 11 people in the Libyan town of Zlitan, west of the rebel-held city of Misrata, on Monday, the official JANA...

Libyan rebels upbeat ahead of talks

Libyan rebels applauded a G8 call for Moamer Gaddafi to go ahead of a visit on Monday by South Africa's president for talks that...

NATO raids target Libyan capital

NATO carried out fresh bombing raids at the heart of Tripoli's regime on Saturday, the military alliance said after G8 world powers intensified the...

‘Gaddafi has lost all legitimacy. He must go’: G8 draft

The leaders of the G8 powers were to tell Libyan strongman Moamer Gaddafi on Friday that he has lost all legitimacy and must step...

Obama says West will finish Libya fight, as Misrata mined

The United States and France are united in their resolve to finish the job in Libya, US President Barack Obama said Friday as NATO...

NATO turns up the heat in Libya

NATO is shifting into high gear in Libya in a clear bid to deliver a decisive blow against Moamer Kadhafi, hitting Tripoli with a...

US calls for Gaddafi to leave Libya

The United States on Monday called on Moamer Gaddafi to leave Libya as Washington’s most senior envoy to date held talks in the rebel...

Russia calls for world peacekeepers in Libya

Russia called on Friday for a UN and African Union peacekeeping force to stem violence in war-torn Libya, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “We...

UN in new bid for Libyan truce as revolt enters 4th...

The UN special envoy was Sunday headed for Libya to urge a ceasefire between Moamer Kadhafi's troops and rebels seeking to topple the strongman,...

‘NATO must step up pace in Libya’

NATO must broaden the range of targets it is bombing in Libya or risk failing to remove Muammar Gaddafi from power, Britain's most senior...

NATO strikes on Gaddafi compound kill 6: Libya govt

NATO-led air strikes hit Muammer Gaddafi's compound Thursday, killing six people, the Libyan regime said as rebels celebrated the capture of Misrata airport and...