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

Labour attacks Libya 'bungling'

Monday, March 7th 2011, 18:28

Labour accuses ministers of "serial bungling" over Libya, after the foreign secretary admits a "serious misunderstanding" wrecked an SAS mission.
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Oil prices rise on unrest fears

Monday, March 7th 2011, 17:41

US crude oil price hits a two-and-a-half year high while Asian stocks fall amid concern Libya could be facing a civil war.
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Pro-Gaddafi forces block rebels

Monday, March 7th 2011, 17:23

Libyan government forces are advancing towards the oil port of Ras Lanuf, checking the rebels' westward progress.
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Nato 'weighing action on Libya'

Monday, March 7th 2011, 17:12
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama says Nato allies are still weighing a range of options including military action in response to the conflict in Libya.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi's son on 'terror and pirates'

Monday, March 7th 2011, 15:44
related countries: Somalia

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's son has warned that his country could become the "Somalia of north Africa".
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VIDEO: John Simpson under fire in Libya

Monday, March 7th 2011, 15:13

Libyan government forces are advancing towards the oil port of Ras Lanuf, checking the rebels' westward progress.
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Hague backs new mission to Libya

Monday, March 7th 2011, 12:34
related countries: United Kingdom

The foreign secretary says more British diplomats may be sent to Libya despite an SAS-escorted team being captured then released over the weekend.
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Morning Business Round-up

Monday, March 7th 2011, 12:08
related countries: United States

The daily Morning Business Round-up: Libya continues to rattle markets, while investors await US consumer credit data.
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AUDIO: Adie: Gaddafi's head 'full of rubbish'

Monday, March 7th 2011, 10:41

Kate Adie, the BBC's former chief news correspondent, describes the character of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whom she met many times in the 1980s.
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VIDEO: Libyan rebels battle for Misrata

Monday, March 7th 2011, 9:46

An opposition spokesman in Misrata, Mohammed Benrasali, says dozens of people have died in battles in the Libyan town.
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Libya casualties spark UN moves

Monday, March 7th 2011, 9:34

The UN appoints a new envoy on Libya and is to send a humanitarian team as the battle between forces loyal to Col Gaddafi and rebels intensifies.
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Rebels battle Gaddafi offensive

Monday, March 7th 2011, 2:09

A day of fierce fighting in Libya has seen rebels trying to hold back an intensified counter-offensive by forces loyal to Col Gaddafi.
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Gaddafi troops' 'gains' disputed

Sunday, March 6th 2011, 21:14
related places: Tripoli

Four Libyan towns which forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi claimed to have retaken remain under rebel control, witnesses say.
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UK team released by Libyan rebels

Sunday, March 6th 2011, 19:08
related countries: United Kingdom

A British diplomatic team, including six soldiers believed to be SAS, have been freed two days after being detained in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
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SAS members 'captured in Libya'

Sunday, March 6th 2011, 17:00

The UK government confirms it has a diplomatic team in Libya, but will not comment on reports SAS members have been seized by rebel forces.
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Fierce battle for key Libyan city

Sunday, March 6th 2011, 4:23

Heavy fighting rocks the strategic Libyan city of Zawiya after rebels repelled an earlier attempt by government forces to seize it.
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Black Watch on Libya aid standby

Saturday, March 5th 2011, 12:10
related countries: United Kingdom

Scottish troops are on standby to assist with humanitarian and evacuation operations in Libya, the MoD confirms.
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VIDEO: Libyan rebels locked in fierce battles

Saturday, March 5th 2011, 8:56

Libyan rebels have been locked in fierce battles with forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi on two fronts.
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VIDEO: 'Nato has no plans to intervene' in Libya

Friday, March 4th 2011, 23:27

In an exclusive interview for Newsnight, Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Nato had ''no plans to intervene'' in the crisis in Libya.
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Gaddafi fights back in key city

Friday, March 4th 2011, 20:20
related places: Tripoli

Heavy casualties are reported as Colonel Gaddafi's forces attack the rebel-held Libyan city of Zawiya, with clashes also reported in Tripoli and other cities.
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VIDEO: Libyan rebels battle for oil port

Friday, March 4th 2011, 18:45

Libyan rebels have defied their commanders in Benghazi to begin a battle for oil port Ras Lanuf, as the continue in their struggle to take control of the country from Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi 'forcing people to love him'

Friday, March 4th 2011, 18:00
related places: Tripoli

Reports suggest there is a crackdown on protesters in Tripoli, a resident in the city told the BBC Gaddafi is 'forcing people to love him'
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Libyan currency worth £100m held

Friday, March 4th 2011, 17:43
related places: Tripoli

The Home Office says £100m of Libyan currency has been impounded from a ship at Harwich after it turned back from Tripoli.
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Protests in Tripoli after prayers

Friday, March 4th 2011, 16:30
related places: Tripoli

Libyan security forces use tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters from the streets after Friday prayers in Col Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli.
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Libya shows captured Dutch crew

Friday, March 4th 2011, 12:00
related countries: Netherlands

The crew of a Dutch navy helicopter are shown on Libyan state TV after being captured while attempting an evacuation.
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UK Libya rescue flights continue

Friday, March 4th 2011, 11:16
related countries: Tunisia, United Kingdom

Some 3,135 Egyptians fleeing violence in Libya have now been flown back to Cairo by a UK airlift operation.
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LSE chief quits over Libya links

Friday, March 4th 2011, 7:34
related countries: United Kingdom

The director of the London School of Economics resigns over the university's links to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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Libyan rebels set out conditions

Friday, March 4th 2011, 4:20

Rebels in eastern Libya have said they will not engage in negotiations unless Col Muammar Gaddafi quits and goes into exile.
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Slick operator

Friday, March 4th 2011, 0:16

How Saif Gaddafi used oil money to seduce West
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VIDEO: Inside headquarters of 'new Libya'

Friday, March 4th 2011, 0:16

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said he will investigate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his sons and senior aides for crimes against humanity. The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Benghazi, where the greatest alleged atroci
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VIDEO: 'Journey to freedom' for Libya's refugees

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 22:47
related countries: Tunisia

As thousands of people continue to stream across the border from Libya into Tunisia, non-governmental organisations are struggling to cope with the vast numbers who need aid and transport
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VIDEO: New recruits for Libya's opposition

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 22:12

Young people, who are eager to sign up to fight those loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, have been speaking to the BBC.
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World court probes Gaddafi's 'crimes'

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 20:22

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he will investigate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for crimes against humanity.
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VIDEO: On board a bus fleeing Libya chaos

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 18:27

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has confirmed he will begin an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the unrest.
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VIDEO: Libya refugees rescue effort steps up

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 16:23
related countries: Tunisia

International rescue efforts are being stepped up to move stranded refugees away from Tunisia's border area with Libya
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Dutch marines captured in Libya

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 15:07
related countries: Netherlands

Talks are under way to free three Dutch marine helicopter crew captured in Libya as they tried to evacuate foreign citizens, officials say.
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Oil prices ease on 'peace plan'

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 14:04

Oil prices ease back from record highs on speculation that the Arab League is considering a peace plan for Libya.
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UK flights rescue Libya refugees

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 12:44
related countries: Tunisia, United Kingdom

British flights have begun rescuing Egyptians stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border after fleeing violence.
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New air strikes in Libya oil town

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 12:04

New air strikes are launched against the oil town of Brega a day after pro-Gaddafi forces failed to capture it from protesters, sources in the town say.
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VIDEO: New air strikes in Libya oil town

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 11:23

The Libyan oil terminal town of Brega has been targeted with air strikes, sources in the town said.
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Furtado giving up Gaddafi gig fee

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 8:54

Singer Nelly Furtado says she will give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to perform for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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Libya rebels celebrate 'victory'

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 7:26

Rebels in Libya celebrate after fighting off an attempt by troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi to retake the eastern oil port of Brega.
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Libya rebels halt Gaddafi attack

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 20:33

Rebel forces in the eastern Libyan town of Brega fight off an attack by soldiers loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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VIDEO: Desperate scramble to leave Libya

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 20:16
related countries: Tunisia

Ian Pannell reports from Ras Ajdir at the border crossing between Libya and Tunisia where thousands are trying to flee.
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UK and France to airlift refugees

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 19:16
related countries: France, United Kingdom

Britain and France are to send planes to help evacuate some of the tens of thousands of Egyptians stranded in Libya.
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Refugee rescue flights leave UK

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 16:47
related countries: Tunisia, United Kingdom

Two flights leave the UK headed for Tunisia to rescue thousands of Egyptians stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border after fleeing violence.
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Libyans in battle over oil town

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 15:49

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi move into rebel territory in the east and battle for an oil facility in the town of Brega.
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VIDEO: Refugee 'tent city' on Libya border

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 14:18
related countries: Tunisia

On the border of Libya and Tunisia, the number of people fleeing Libya has been growing.
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