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.

World news related to Libya – overview

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• March 28th 2011 – March 23rd 2011
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Libya: news

Uganda bars Gaddafi kings' forum

Tuesday, January 13th 2009, 9:34
related countries: Uganda

Uganda blocks a meeting of Africa's royalty led by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, saying it would be too political.
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Libyan Gaza aid ship turns back

Monday, December 1st 2008, 9:41
related countries: Gaza Strip

A Libyan cargo ship carrying humanitarian supplies for the Gaza Strip turns back before reaching the territory.
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Shoot-out in north Lebanon city

Friday, November 21st 2008, 10:19
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

One person is killed and three are wounded in a shoot-out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say.
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Lockerbie families claim victory

Friday, November 21st 2008, 9:22
related countries: United States

The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice.
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'Painful' US-Libya era nears end

Monday, November 17th 2008, 14:33
related countries: United States

President Bush says a "painful chapter" in US-Libyan ties is almost over after Libya makes a payment to terror attack victims.
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Lockerbie bomber awaits bail fate

Friday, November 14th 2008, 9:10
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

UK judges are to say whether the Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing can be released for medical reasons.
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US makes first Lockerbie payouts

Monday, November 10th 2008, 1:33
related countries: United States

The US hands over $500m in Libyan compensation to families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing.
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Gaddafi seeks Russia energy pact

Saturday, November 1st 2008, 23:28
related countries: Russia

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says he hopes to increase energy ties with Russia, during his first visit since the Soviet era.
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Libya compensates terror victims

Friday, October 31st 2008, 21:31
related countries: United States

Libya pays $1.5bn into a US compensation fund for victims of terror attacks blamed on Tripoli in the 1980s.
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Libya 'to pull Swiss bank assets'

Friday, October 10th 2008, 8:58
related countries: Switzerland

Libya is to withdraw an estimated $7m of assets from Swiss banks in a row over the arrest of the Libyan leader's son.
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Deadly catch

Monday, September 29th 2008, 23:43

Migrants risk all to reach Europe from Libyan fishing port
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Deadly blast rocks Lebanese city

Monday, September 29th 2008, 14:15
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

At least five people are killed in a suspected car bomb attack on a military bus in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
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European hostages 'not in Libya'

Friday, September 26th 2008, 21:55
related countries: Egypt

A Libyan official says European tourists kidnapped in Egypt are not in Libya, as was claimed earlier this week.
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Egypt hostages 'moved to Libya'

Thursday, September 25th 2008, 14:47
related countries: Egypt, Sudan

A group of European tourists and their guides kidnapped in Egypt's desert have been moved to Libya, a Sudanese official says.
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US Libya relations in 'new phase'

Saturday, September 6th 2008, 3:51
related countries: United States

Relations between the US and Libya have entered a "new phase", says US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
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Rice in talks with Libya's Gaddafi

Friday, September 5th 2008, 20:59

Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.
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Rice set for historic Libya visit

Friday, September 5th 2008, 4:18

Condoleezza Rice will meet Libya's Gaddafi in the latest step aimed at improving relations between the former enemies.
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'Mad dog' no more

Thursday, September 4th 2008, 23:13

Profile of Libya's maverick Colonel Muammar Gaddafi
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Rice to make historic Libya visit

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 23:57
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to make a historic first visit to Libya.
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Gaddafi son assault case dropped

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008, 16:00
related countries: Switzerland

Two servants who accused a son of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, of assaulting them drop their legal action.
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Bolivia's president lands in Iran

Monday, September 1st 2008, 10:41
related countries: Bolivia, Iran

Bolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Tehran for trade talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Gaddafi 'to hand out oil money'

Monday, September 1st 2008, 9:55

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi says oil profits should go directly to citizens amid planned reforms.
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Italy seals Libya colonial deal

Saturday, August 30th 2008, 16:49
related countries: Italy

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi signs a deal to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era disputes.
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Africa's royals crown Libya's Gaddafi "king of kings"

Friday, August 29th 2008, 13:00

A meeting of Africa's royalty crowns Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi "king of kings".
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Lockerbie evidence not disclosed

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 21:13
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

UK police failed to disclose evidence to the defence of a Libyan man in the Lockerbie trial, the BBC learns.
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Hijacked Sudanese welcomed home

Thursday, August 28th 2008, 12:28
related countries: Sudan

Crowds of people welcome home to Sudan the passengers hijacked on a plane diverted to Libya.
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Sudan plane hijackers surrender

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 17:34
related countries: Sudan

Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrender after flying it to Libya and releasing the passengers, officials say.
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Gaddafi charged for cleric kidnap

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 17:33
related countries: Lebanon

Lebanon indicts Libya's leader over the disappearance of a revered Shia cleric during a visit to the country 30 years ago.
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Sudan hijackers free passengers

Wednesday, August 27th 2008, 15:11
related countries: Sudan
related places: Nyala

The hijackers of a Sudanese plane free all 95 passengers on boards but hold the crew, officials say.
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Gaddafi son retires from politics

Thursday, August 21st 2008, 10:38

The son of Libya's leader, Sayf al-Islam Gaddafi, says he is retiring from political life though he is seen as a likely successor.
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Niger Tuaregs 'to lay down arms'

Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 1:45
related countries: Niger

Tuareg rebels fighting the Niger government say they will lay down their arms.
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US and Libya seal compensation deal

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 21:27
related countries: United States

The US and Libya are to restore ties after agreeing to compensate all victims of bombings.
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Lebanese city rocked by bus bomb

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 14:32
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

An explosion close to a bus in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least 14 people including off-duty soldiers.
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'Three dead' in Lebanon bombing

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 5:38
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

An explosion in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least three people, reports say.
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UN split over Darfur peace force

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 10:36
related countries: South Africa, Sudan

The UN Security Council is divided over attempts to link
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Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city

Friday, July 25th 2008, 22:53
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

Sectarian fighting breaks out between rival Lebanese factions in the northern city of Tripoli with one reported fatality.
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Libya 'halts Swiss oil shipments'

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 13:28
related countries: Switzerland

Libya's state shipping company says it has halted oil shipments to Switzerland in protest over the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's son.
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Swiss anger at Libyan 'reprisals'

Wednesday, July 23rd 2008, 19:44
related countries: Switzerland

Switzerland protests to Libya over what it calls retaliatory measures for the arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son.
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Gaddafi son arrested for assault

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 21:42
related countries: Switzerland

A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is released on bail in Switzerland after being charged with assaulting two servants.
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Army acts to restore Lebanon calm

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 14:16
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

Troops deploy to Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after sectarian clashes leave four dead and many injured.
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Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 10:35
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

At least two people are killed and 40 are wounded in renewed sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
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Deadly blast hits Lebanese city

Saturday, June 28th 2008, 6:38
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

An explosion in a block of flats in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli kills at least two people, officials say.
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Clashes rock north Lebanon city

Monday, June 23rd 2008, 15:22
related countries: Lebanon
related places: Tripoli

Lebanese security sources say four people have died in a second day of clashes in Tripoli, bringing the death toll to eight.
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