News: Libya

We have started to collect the most important news related to Libya in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Libya: news

US Benghazi talking points 'edited'

Friday, May 10th 2013, 16:09
related countries: United States

Talking points about an attack on a US consulate in Libya were edited by the state department to remove references to terrorism, US media report.
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UK withdraws Libya embassy staff

Friday, May 10th 2013, 14:03
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK has withdrawn some staff from its embassy in Libya in response to the "ongoing political uncertainty" in the country, the Foreign Office says.
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Official describes Benghazi attack

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 10:28
related countries: United States

A top US official tells Congress he was "stunned" by the Obama administration's explanation for the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
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VIDEO: 'It's the saddest phone call I ever had'

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 6:23
related countries: United States

A top US official who was in Libya during a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has given the first public account of the event.
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Libyan minister retracts resignation

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 14:41

Libya's Defence Minister Mohammed al-Barghathi withdraws his offer to resign, after saying he was stepping down over the siege of two ministries.
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Libya bans Gaddafi-era officials

Sunday, May 5th 2013, 20:51

Libyan MPs pass a law banning top Gaddafi-era officials from political office, a week after militias backing the law laid siege to two ministries.
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VIDEO: Saif Gaddafi appears in Libya court

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 22:15

The son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has appeared in court in the town where he was captured in 2011.
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Saif Gaddafi given Libya lawyers

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 12:03

The son of ex-Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, appears in court to face criminal charges and is appointed two local lawyers.
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FBI releases photos of Benghazi trio

Thursday, May 2nd 2013, 1:39
related countries: United States

The FBI distributes photos of three men it says were on the grounds of the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last year.
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Gunmen surround Libyan ministries

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 15:03
related places: Tripoli

The Libyan justice ministry in Tripoli is surrounded by gunmen demanding the expulsion of officials who worked there during the Gaddafi era.
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Gunmen surround Libyan ministry

Sunday, April 28th 2013, 19:43

Men in pick-up trucks bristling with anti-aircraft guns block off Libya's foreign ministry, demanding a jobs ban on Gaddafi-era officials.
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VIDEO: French embassy in Libya bombed

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 20:42
related countries: France
related places: Tripoli

A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two French guards and several residents.
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French embassy in Tripoli bombed

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 14:38
related countries: France
related places: Tripoli

An explosion outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, wounds two French guards and several residents and causes major damage.
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VIDEO: France condemns Libya embassy attack

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 10:06
related countries: France
related places: Tripoli

The French foreign minister has strongly condemned an apparent car bomb explosion outside the country's embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
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Sarkozy investigated over Libya funds

Friday, April 19th 2013, 14:43
related countries: France

French prosecutors are investigating allegations that Libya gave ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy funding for his 2007 election campaign.
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Kidnapped Libyan PM's aide freed

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 15:50
related places: Tripoli

An aide to Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan is freed after being kidnapped nine days ago outside the capital, Tripoli, officials say.
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Libyan PM's aide 'kidnapped'

Monday, April 1st 2013, 14:41

Mohamed al-Ghattous, an aide to Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, is missing after apparently being seized by armed men, say officials.
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Gaddafi family 'not in Algeria'

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 18:09
related countries: Algeria

Three of Col Muammar Gaddafi's children and his widow have left Algeria, its ambassador to Libya says.
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Gaddafi cousin arrested in Egypt

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 19:31
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

Egypt says it is detaining a close aide and cousin of the late Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, for 30 days as charges against him are investigated.
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Libya alcohol poisoning kills 51

Monday, March 11th 2013, 16:28
related places: Tripoli

At least 51 people have died since the weekend after drinking homemade alcohol in Tripoli, health officials in the Libyan capital say.
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Libya rendition man 'will settle'

Monday, March 4th 2013, 10:52
related countries: United Kingdom

A Libyan man suing the UK government for its alleged role in his rendition to Libya offers to settle the case for an apology and a token payment of £1.
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Four foreigners arrested in Libya

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 23:30

Four foreign nationals are arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity.
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Neighbours at war in Lebanon's divided city of Tripoli

Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 17:31
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Tripoli

Lebanon hosts replica of Syrian civil war
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We stand with you, PM tells Libyans

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 17:03

David Cameron tells Libyans that the UK will help to bring them "greater security" as he visited the country on the second leg of his Africa trip.
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Lockerbie police to visit Libya

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 14:26

Police officers investigating the Lockerbie bombing are to visit Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.
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'Threat' to UK embassy in Tripoli

Monday, January 28th 2013, 18:57
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Tripoli

The British embassy in Libyan capital, Tripoli, says it is aware of "a potential threat" against it, and is liaising with the Libyan government.
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Britons urged to leave Benghazi

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 21:03
related countries: United Kingdom

British and other foreign nationals are advised to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi immediately because of an "imminent" threat to Westerners.
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VIDEO: Clinton defends Benghazi handling

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 22:51
related countries: United States
related places: Capitol Hill

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has defended her handling of the raid on a US consulate in Libya, in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill.
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Clinton defends Benghazi handling

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 22:15
related countries: United States
related places: Congress

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defends her handling of the September raid on a US consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
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Gaddafi son in court appearance

Thursday, January 17th 2013, 16:46

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, appears on trial in western Libya on charges of threatening national security.
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Italian Benghazi diplomat shot at

Saturday, January 12th 2013, 22:25
related countries: Italy

The Italian consul in Libya's second city, Benghazi, escapes unharmed after unidentified gunmen open fire on his bullet-proof car.
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US Benghazi raid suspect 'freed'

Tuesday, January 8th 2013, 12:12
related countries: Tunisia, United States

The sole suspect held over the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been freed in Tunisia due to lack of evidence, his lawyer says.
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Libya's liberals boycott assembly

Monday, January 7th 2013, 17:56

Libya's main liberal coalition withdraws from the national assembly to protest against delays in drafting a constitution for the post-Gaddafi era.
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Calls to re-open Libya investigation

Friday, January 4th 2013, 4:48

Libya air crash families call for new investigation
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Libyan gunmen seize top policeman

Thursday, January 3rd 2013, 16:06

Armed men seize the acting head of the criminal investigation department in Libya's second city, Benghazi.
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Two killed at Libya Coptic church

Sunday, December 30th 2012, 22:28

Two Egyptians have been killed and two injured in an apparent attack on a Coptic church building near the Libyan city of Misrata, officials say.
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Lockerbie bombing: Victim's sister promotes peace in Libya

Friday, December 21st 2012, 9:19

Lockerbie victim's sister promotes reconciliation in Libya
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Libya to release Lockerbie files

Friday, December 21st 2012, 6:33
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie, Tripoli

The new Libyan government in Tripoli is prepared to open all files relating to the Lockerbie bombing, the country's ambassador to the UK confirms.
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Libya tribunal quits in Jalil row

Thursday, December 20th 2012, 0:21

A military tribunal in Libya probing the murder of top rebel commander quits the case after it sparked protests by questioning Mustafa Abdel Jalil.
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Report condemns Benghazi failings

Wednesday, December 19th 2012, 5:04
related countries: United States

Security at the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi was "grossly inadequate" when an attack killed the US ambassador, an official report finds.
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Libya 'to shut southern borders'

Sunday, December 16th 2012, 23:19

The Libyan parliament orders the closure of the country's southern borders in an attempt to stem the flow of illegal immigrants and goods.
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UK pays £2m over Libya rendition

Thursday, December 13th 2012, 15:22
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK government agrees to pay more than £2m to a Libyan dissident and his family who say MI6 was involved in their illegal rendition.
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Libya ex-PM on trial in Tripoli

Monday, December 10th 2012, 17:14
related places: Tripoli

Libya's former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi goes on trial in Tripoli accused of acts that led to the unjust killing of Libyans.
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Deadly clashes in north Lebanon

Monday, December 10th 2012, 9:59
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Tripoli

Six people are killed and at least 40 injured in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes between opponents and supporters of Syria's president.
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Libyan revolution sours for women

Tuesday, December 4th 2012, 3:17

Libyan rebel exiled by very revolution she helped bring about
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VIDEO: US envoy admits Benghazi error

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 9:10
related countries: United States

A US diplomat hotly tipped to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has admitted releasing incorrect information after September's attack on the American consulate in Libya.
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US envoy admits Benghazi error

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 4:21
related countries: United States

Republicans go on the attack as a US envoy tipped to replace Hillary Clinton admits releasing incorrect information after a raid on a consulate in Libya.
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Rice defiant on Benghazi remarks

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 1:47
related countries: United States

The US ambassador to the United Nations has defended comments she made days after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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