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

Spanish journalist held in Libya

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 13:03
related countries: Spain
related places: Tripoli

A Spanish photojournalist detained by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi telephones his parents from a military prison in Tripoli.
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VIDEO: Rebels capture Gaddafi soldiers

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 18:55
related countries: United States

For nearly two months, the Libyan city of Misrata has been under siege from the forces of Colonel Gaddafi.
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First US Predator strike in Libya

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 16:56
related countries: United States

The US military confirms the first strike by an unmanned Predator drone aircraft in Libya, which destroyed a rocket launcher near Misrata.
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Libyan restoration?

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 10:32

Royal family name Gaddafi ousted could return to centre stage
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Libya tribes 'may tackle Misrata'

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 7:46
related places: Tripoli

Tribes loyal to Colonel Gaddafi may drive rebels from Misrata if the army fails, a senior official says, as fresh Nato air strikes hit Tripoli.
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VIDEO: French fears over influx of migrants

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 4:05
related countries: France, Tunisia

France says it wants a mechanism to suspend visa-free travel around the European Union, after an influx of thousand of migrants fleeing the upheaval in Libya and Tunisia.
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France seeks border control shift

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 22:17
related countries: France, Tunisia
related places: Eu

France calls for an easier mechanism for temporarily suspending the EU's passport-free Schengen travel zone, as it fears an influx of migrants from Libya and Tunisia.
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VIDEO: Residents free to walk Misrata district

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 18:29

Residents of one district of Misrata in Libya have been able to walk its streets again after a rebel victory against Col Gaddafi's troops.
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Libya heading for stalemate - US

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 16:57
related countries: United States

The war in Libya is moving towards stalemate, warns the head of the US military, even though air strikes have destroyed 30-40% of Libya's ground forces.
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VIDEO: US Senator McCain tours Benghazi

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 13:02
related countries: United States

Libyan rebels in the eastern stronghold of Benghazi are visited by the veteran US Senator John McCain.
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US to send armed drones to Libya

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 8:04
related countries: United States

The US is deploying armed Predator drones to Libya, but Col Gaddafi's government says these will cause more civilian casualties.
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VIDEO: US flying armed drones over Libya

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 5:35
related countries: United States

The US has confirmed it is flying unmanned armed drone aircraft over Libya as part of the Nato mission to assist the rebels.
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Journalists' bodies leave Misrata

Friday, April 22nd 2011, 1:31

The bodies of two award-winning photographers killed in Libya have been ferried to the rebel-held city of Benghazi on an aid ship.
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'Admirable' film-maker remembered

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 15:19
related countries: Afghanistan, Denmark, United Kingdom

Director Janus Metz, whose documentary Armadillo followed Danish soldiers fighting in southern Afghanistan, shares his memories of Tim Hetherington, the British photographer killed while covering the conflict in Libya.
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Photographer deaths 'sad' - Libya

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 12:20

The Libyan government expresses "sadness" over the deaths of two award-winning photographers killed while covering the conflict in Misrata.
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UN aid chief concerned over Libya

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 7:23

The UN warns that sending troops to escort aid deliveries to Libya risks blurring the line between military operations and humanitarian work.
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The final images

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 7:18

Acclaimed photographer Chris Hondros' last work in Libya
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Two photographers killed in Libya

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 7:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Award-winning British photographer Tim Hetherington and a US colleague are killed while covering the conflict in the Libyan city of Misrata.
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VIDEO: Journalists die in Libya clashes

Thursday, April 21st 2011, 3:35
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

An award-winning British journalist and a US photographer are killed covering the conflict in the Libyan city of Misrata.
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VIDEO: French and Italians to aid Libya rebels

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 21:19
related countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom

Italy and France joined Britain in saying they will send up to a dozen military officers each to help Libya's rebels with organisational, logistical and communication skills, but will have no combat role
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France and Italy deploy to Libya

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 21:09
related countries: France, United Kingdom

France and Italy say they are to send small teams of military officers to advise Libyan rebels who are seeking to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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VIDEO: Misrata's rebels will 'fight until they die'

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 10:40

Amateur video footage appears to shows rebel fighters in the Libyan town of Misrata, using heavy weapons to fire back against snipers in the port city.
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Libya warns UK could worsen war

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 10:08
related countries: United Kingdom

Libya's foreign minister says a British plan to send a military team to advise rebels would harm chances of peace, as a humanitarian crisis worsens.
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VIDEO: Iraqi minister warns of stalemate in Libya

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 9:47
related countries: Iraq

Iraq's Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, warns of a stalemate in Libya unless there are changes 'on the ground'.
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UK officers to be sent to Libya

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 22:03
related countries: United Kingdom

British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government says.
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VIDEO: Misrata's injured recover in Benghazi

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 17:49

Nato has said that there is only so much air forces can do to protect civilians in the besieged city of Misrata in Libya.
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City under siege

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 10:51

What lies behind the stand-off in the Libyan city of Misrata?
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Aid workers promised Libya access

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 9:55

The Libyan government says it will allow aid workers access to areas under its control, according to the United Nations.
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VIDEO: Poland backs Libya regime change

Tuesday, April 19th 2011, 6:11
related countries: Poland

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has joined international calls for regime change in Libya, saying that allowing Col Gaddafi to remain in power is not an option.
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VIDEO: Misrata injured shipped to safety

Monday, April 18th 2011, 22:40

A ship carrying injured people and migrant workers from the besieged Libyan city of Misrata has arrived in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi..
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French Libya ground role mooted

Monday, April 18th 2011, 21:23
related countries: France

French commandos should be deployed on the ground in Libya, a senior French official suggests, despite a UN resolution that forbids a force of occupation.
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VIDEO: Kouchner: Misrata poses 'cruel dilemma'

Monday, April 18th 2011, 21:07

The international community faces a "cruel dilemma" in its efforts to help civilians in the Libyan city of Misrata, according to the co-founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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UK to help migrants flee Misrata

Monday, April 18th 2011, 18:50
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK is to help free 5,000 migrant workers trapped by fighting in the Libyan town of Misrata, the international development secretary has said.
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VIDEO: Misery as battle for Misrata rages on

Monday, April 18th 2011, 18:38

The Libyan city of Misrata has been under almost constant attack from Col Gaddafi's forces for more than a month, with many civilians caught up in the violence.
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Libya humanitarian crisis 'dire'

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 18:28
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK says it is to hold talks at the United Nations about the "dire" humanitarian crisis affecting residents in western Libya.
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VIDEO: Rebel casualties grow in Libya

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 17:51

Rebel casualties continue to grow in latest fighting in Libya.
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UN Libya mission is 'difficult'

Sunday, April 17th 2011, 17:14
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Ajdabiya

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the terms of the UN Libya resolution are a "restriction" on coalition powers, as more fighting is reported in the rebel-held towns of Misrata and Ajdabiya.
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Fighting intensifies across Libya

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 21:38

Fighting escalates in the Libyan port of Misrata and elsewhere as government forces attempt to retake the rebel-held city after a two-month siege.
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VIDEO: Col Gaddafi 'uses cluster bombs'

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 13:37

Colonel Gaddafi's forces in Libya have been accused of using cluster bombs, which are banned by more than 100 countries.
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Gaddafi 'launching cluster bombs'

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 12:07

Pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya are accused by human rights campaigners of using cluster bombs, banned by more than 100 countries.
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VIDEO: Cluster bombs used in Libya, say reports

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 8:10

Pro-government forces in Libya have been accused by a human rights campaign group of using cluster bombs, which are banned by more than 100 countries.
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No commitment from Nato summit

Friday, April 15th 2011, 21:38
related countries: France, Germany
related places: Berlin

A Nato meeting of foreign ministers on Libya fails to secure a commitment to send more combat aircraft for strikes on Col Gaddafi's regime.
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Canada delays Libya jet decision

Friday, April 15th 2011, 18:39
related countries: Canada

Canada will not decide whether to boost its role in the Nato-led military campaign in Libya until after the upcoming election, PM Stephen Harper says.
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