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4th August, 2012
Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Qadhafi fall
According to the sources, the blast slightly wounded a Tunisian national, but it could not say who might have been behind it.
According to the sources, the blast slightly wounded a Tunisian national, but it could not say who might have been behind it.
17th February, 2012
US urges Libya to protect rights one year after uprising
WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday urged Libya’s rulers to protect the freedoms and rights of the country’s citizens on the anniversary of the start…
WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday urged Libya’s rulers to protect the freedoms and rights of the country’s citizens on the anniversary of the start…
9th October, 2011
Anti-Gadhafi fighters make gains in Sirte
SIRTE: Libya’s revolutionary forces seized a convention center Sunday that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in the fugitive…
SIRTE: Libya’s revolutionary forces seized a convention center Sunday that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in the fugitive…
23rd August, 2011
US keeping guard of Libyan chemical weapons
WASHINGTON: Libya’s stock of chemical weapons, including over 10 tons of mustard gas, are under strict US surveillance, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “We have been…
WASHINGTON: Libya’s stock of chemical weapons, including over 10 tons of mustard gas, are under strict US surveillance, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “We have been…
15th August, 2011
Qadhafi spits defiance amid rumours of quitting
Amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country, Moamer Qadhafi predicted a swift end for “the rats” and the “coloniser” in an audio message on Libyan television.
Amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country, Moamer Qadhafi predicted a swift end for “the rats” and the “coloniser” in an audio message on Libyan television.
15th July, 2011
United States recognises Libya rebels
ISTANBUL: Rebel leaders won recognition as the legitimate government of Libya from the United States and other world powers on Friday in a major boost…
ISTANBUL: Rebel leaders won recognition as the legitimate government of Libya from the United States and other world powers on Friday in a major boost…
13th June, 2011
Germany recognises rebels as representing Libya
BENGHAZI: Germany recognises the rebel National Transitional Council as the “legitimate representative” of the Libyan people, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Monday. “The…
BENGHAZI: Germany recognises the rebel National Transitional Council as the “legitimate representative” of the Libyan people, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Monday. “The…
7th June, 2011
Libyan leader Qadhafi vows to fight to death
TRIPOLI: Libyan ruler Moammar Qadhafi vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after Nato military craft unleashed a ferocious series of…
TRIPOLI: Libyan ruler Moammar Qadhafi vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after Nato military craft unleashed a ferocious series of…
4th June, 2011
150 people drown after boat wreck off Tunisia: UN
GENEVA: Many women and children are among 150 people that drowned after a ship carrying some 850 migrants fleeing the conflict in Libya capsized off…
GENEVA: Many women and children are among 150 people that drowned after a ship carrying some 850 migrants fleeing the conflict in Libya capsized off…
17th May, 2011
Qadhafi arrest warrant sought despite truce offer
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor applied Monday for a warrant for Muammar Qadhafi’s arrest for crimes against humanity, a day after the…
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor applied Monday for a warrant for Muammar Qadhafi’s arrest for crimes against humanity, a day after the…
16th May, 2011
War crimes prosecutors seek Gadhafi’s arrest
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges Monday to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two other senior members of…
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges Monday to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two other senior members of…
16th May, 2011
UN envoy presses humanitarian access in Libya talks
United Nations: A UN special envoy pressed the need for a ceasefire and access to stricken Libyan cities in talks Sunday with Muammar Qadhafi’s regime,…
United Nations: A UN special envoy pressed the need for a ceasefire and access to stricken Libyan cities in talks Sunday with Muammar Qadhafi’s regime,…
14th May, 2011
Muammar Qadhafi taunts Nato
TRIPOLI: Muammar Qadhafi declared in an audio message Friday that he was beyond the reach of Nato bombs, following a government denial of an Italian…
TRIPOLI: Muammar Qadhafi declared in an audio message Friday that he was beyond the reach of Nato bombs, following a government denial of an Italian…
30th April, 2011
Qadhafi ready for ceasefire, refuses to leave
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi struck a conciliatory note on Saturday, saying he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations provided Nato “stop its planes”.…
TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi struck a conciliatory note on Saturday, saying he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations provided Nato “stop its planes”.…
28th April, 2011
US helps Libyan rebels, fighting rages in west
TRIPOLI: The United States took steps to throw a financial lifeline to rebels controlling eastern Libya while forces loyal to Muammar Qadhafi focused their firepower…
TRIPOLI: The United States took steps to throw a financial lifeline to rebels controlling eastern Libya while forces loyal to Muammar Qadhafi focused their firepower…
27th April, 2011
Deadlock in Libya exposes international rifts
TRIPOLI: Military deadlock in Libya has exposed growing international rifts, with critics of Nato bombing calling it another case of the West trying to overthrow…
TRIPOLI: Military deadlock in Libya has exposed growing international rifts, with critics of Nato bombing calling it another case of the West trying to overthrow…
26th April, 2011
Nato strike on Qadhafi HQ raises pressure
TRIPOLI: The latest Nato airstrike on Muammar Qadhafi’s compound that reduced parts of it to a smoldering ruin steps up pressure on the increasingly embattled…
TRIPOLI: The latest Nato airstrike on Muammar Qadhafi’s compound that reduced parts of it to a smoldering ruin steps up pressure on the increasingly embattled…
25th April, 2011
Air strike flattens building in Qadhafi’s compound
TRIPOLI: Nato forces flattened a building inside Muammar Qadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday, in what a press official from Qadhafi’s government said was…
TRIPOLI: Nato forces flattened a building inside Muammar Qadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday, in what a press official from Qadhafi’s government said was…
14th April, 2011
BRICS speaks out against use of force in Libya
SANYA: The leaders of the world’s top emerging BRICS powers said Thursday the use of force “should be avoided” in Libya and across the Arab…
SANYA: The leaders of the world’s top emerging BRICS powers said Thursday the use of force “should be avoided” in Libya and across the Arab…
1st April, 2011
Thousands stranded in Libyan city under siege
MISRATA: Sundus El-Sayyed once led a calm life in Libya working as a physics teacher. Now this Egyptian woman is stuck with her husband and…
MISRATA: Sundus El-Sayyed once led a calm life in Libya working as a physics teacher. Now this Egyptian woman is stuck with her husband and…
