Tag: Libya
Libya given $20 billion of freed assets, says minister
Libya has received roughly $20 billion in assets that were held overseas by Moamer Gaddafi’s regime and frozen during the conflict that ousted him,...
Gaddafi’s detained son needs lawyer
Libyan authorities should grant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader charged with war crimes, immediate access to a lawyer to help ensure...
Pentagon chief in Libya after lifting sanctions
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was in Libya on Saturday to confer on the security needs of the new government, saying he envisioned a...
Italy, Libya to reactivate friendship treaty
Italy and Libya are ready to “reactivate” their treaty of friendship, Prime Minister Mario Monti said Thursday after a meeting with the head of...
5,000 surface-to-air missiles secured in Libya: US
A top US official said on Sunday that a team of US and Libyan bomb disposal experts has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles stockpiled...
ICC prosecutor happy for Libya to try Gaddafi son
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Wednesday he was happy for Libya to try Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam, if it could set...
Libya will not hand over Seif to ICC: NTC
Libya will not hand over Moamer Gaddafi’s most prominent son Seif al-Islam to the International Criminal Court for trial, a minister said Tuesday as...
Cain suggests Taliban part of Libya govt
Republican White House hopeful Herman Cain, looking to explain a gaffe earlier this week on Libya, on Friday suggested the Taliban was part of...
Libya to unveil govt by Monday ‘at latest’
Libya’s new government is to be announced by Monday “at the latest,” an official of the ruling National Transitional Council said on Saturday. Fathi...
Gaddafi’s son Seif arrested: NTC
Ousted Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's fugitive son Seif al-Islam has been arrested in the south of the country, a senior National Transitional Council official...
Libya’s ex-rebels demand role in govt
Former rebel fighters in Libya are raising the stakes by demanding a role in the interim government which is currently being formed, amid rising...
EU commits to Libya as Ashton opens Tripoli mission
The European Union plants its flag in Libya on Saturday when EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton officially opens a new delegation and heads...
Libyan ex-PM will get fair trial: NTC
Libya’s former prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi will get a “fair trial” when he is extradited from Tunisia to face Libyan justice, interim leader Mustafa...
Libya central bank looks to IMF amid cash crisis
Libya’s acute cash crisis is set to get worse and its banking system requires a complete overhaul that will be guided by the International...
NATO concludes Libya mission after seven months
NATO ends its military operation in Libya at midnight on Monday, seven months after launching an air and sea campaign that helped bring the...
New Libya leaders have complicated task ahead: Clinton
Libya's new leaders have "a very complicated political task" ahead of them, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Sunday, but she promised...
Dictator dominoes
It was the tradition in Ancient Greece that whenever their city republic plunged into political chaos and disorder, they handed over the government to...
