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

Gaddafi vows not to leave Libya

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 3:42

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi says no-one can force him to leave his country, while suggesting negotiations with Nato.
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Gaddafi 'tries to mine Misrata'

Friday, April 29th 2011, 23:01
related countries: Tunisia

Nato says it warships have intercepted pro-Gaddafi forces trying to lay mines in the harbour of the port of Misrata.
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Tunisia angered by border clashes

Friday, April 29th 2011, 2:06
related countries: Tunisia

Tunisia condemns a violation of its territory after fighting between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi spills over the border.
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Nato fire 'kills Misrata rebels'

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 17:53

A stray Nato air strike kills at least 11 rebel fighters in the besieged Libyan port of Misrata, say reports, as intense fighting with pro-Gaddafi forces continues.
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VIDEO: Libyan rebels 'building an army'

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 17:43

Rupert Wingfield Hayes visits rebels in Benghazi training to fight against forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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Niger calls for Libya influx aid

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 16:34
related countries: Niger

Niger's government appeals for help to deal with some 59,000 Africans who have fled the violence in Libya, many arriving penniless and in poor health.
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VIDEO: Rebels' tenuous grip on western Libya

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 15:40
related places: Tripoli

A UN team has arrived in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since February.
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UN team to probe abuses in Libya

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 14:51
related places: Tripoli

A UN team arrives in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February.
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Libyan town under new bombardment

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 22:04

Misrata comes under renewed attack by Libyan government forces, despite Nato military strikes enforcing a UN resolution to protect civilians.
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Venezuela's Chavez meets Libyans

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 22:03
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Chavez

A Libyan delegation is in Venezuela in an effort to find a political solution to the conflict in Libya, the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.
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UK in Libya 'for the long haul'

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 14:59
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK "must prepare for the long haul" in Libya, Downing Street has said, as Royal Air Force aircraft attack vehicles used by pro-Gaddafi forces.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi compound 'devastated' by bomb

Monday, April 25th 2011, 21:48
related places: Tripoli

Nato aircraft have bombed Colonel Gaddafi's compound in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, badly damaging three buildings.
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Italy 'to join attacks in Libya'

Monday, April 25th 2011, 20:25
related countries: Italy

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi approves the use of his country's air force in Nato military strikes enforcing a UN resolution to protect civilians in Libya.
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Battle-scarred

Monday, April 25th 2011, 16:08

Residents of Libyan city describe life in a war zone
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Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound

Monday, April 25th 2011, 14:56
related places: Tripoli

A Nato air strike on the Libyan capital Tripoli badly damages buildings in Col Muammar Gaddafi's compound.
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VIDEO: Nato bomb Gaddafi compound

Monday, April 25th 2011, 13:20

Nato says it is not pursuing regime change in Libya, but it is clear the compound used by Colonel Gaddafi himself is seen as fair game
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Man attempts Alitalia hijacking

Monday, April 25th 2011, 8:54
related countries: France, Italy
related places: Paris, Rome, Tripoli

A man is subdued by cabin crew after he pulls out a knife and demands that a Paris-Rome Alitalia flight divert to Tripoli.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi's compound bombed by Nato

Monday, April 25th 2011, 6:21
related places: Tripoli

A Libyan government spokesman has said the airstrike in Tripoli was an attempt to kill Gaddafi but it is not clear where he was at the time of the attack
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'No let-up' in Misrata fighting

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 17:28

Libyan rebels in Misrata say pro-Gaddafi forces have been bombarding the city again despite announcing a halt to fighting.
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VIDEO: Pope calls for peace in Easter blessing

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 16:10

The Pope urges diplomacy and dialogue to bring an end to the conflict in Libya in his traditional Easter Sunday blessing.
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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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