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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• December 5th 2013 – October 7th 2013
• October 7th 2013 – May 22nd 2013
• May 16th 2013 – December 30th 2012
• December 21st 2012 – September 30th 2012
• September 28th 2012 – July 18th 2012
• July 18th 2012 – June 4th 2012
• June 3rd 2012 – March 29th 2012
• March 28th 2012 – February 8th 2012
• February 8th 2012 – December 24th 2011
• December 22nd 2011 – November 15th 2011
• November 15th 2011 – October 23rd 2011
• October 23rd 2011 – October 11th 2011
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• August 15th 2011 – July 26th 2011
• July 26th 2011 – July 2nd 2011
• July 1st 2011 – June 19th 2011
• June 19th 2011 – June 4th 2011
• June 4th 2011 – May 22nd 2011
• May 21st 2011 – May 8th 2011
• May 8th 2011 – April 23rd 2011
• April 23rd 2011 – April 15th 2011
• April 15th 2011 – April 5th 2011
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• March 30th 2011 – March 24th 2011
• March 24th 2011 – March 20th 2011
• March 20th 2011 – March 15th 2011
• March 15th 2011 – March 9th 2011
• March 9th 2011 – March 4th 2011
• March 3rd 2011 – February 28th 2011
• February 28th 2011 – February 24th 2011
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Libya: news

Palestinian awarded Libya damages

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 12:09
related countries: Netherlands

A Dutch court awards 1m euros in compensation to a Palestinian doctor imprisoned in Libya for eight years for allegedly infecting children with HIV.
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Libya militias in deadly clashes

Tuesday, March 27th 2012, 18:14
related places: Sabha

Clashes between rival militias in the southern Libyan city of Sabha leave more than 30 people dead and dozens wounded, officials say.
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Battles over Libya's dangerous migrant smuggling routes

Friday, March 23rd 2012, 9:54

Will a desert wall of wrecked cars stop Libya's migrant trafficking?
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VIDEO: Libya's struggle with migrant numbers

Wednesday, March 21st 2012, 17:01

The Libyan town of Kufra has become a major staging post for people from sub-Saharan Africa, whom are trying to get to Europe.
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Ex-Tuareg leader in Niger arrest

Wednesday, March 21st 2012, 14:45
related countries: Niger

Former Tuareg rebel Aghali Alambo, who became a close aide of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is arrested in Niger on suspicion of arms smuggling.
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Libya 'to get former spy chief'

Wednesday, March 21st 2012, 14:26
related countries: Mauritania

Libya's deputy PM says Mauritania will extradite Gaddafi intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, but there is no official confirmation.
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VIDEO: Thousands still missing in Libya

Monday, March 19th 2012, 22:21
related countries: Mauritania

As the Libyan authorities try to secure the extradition of Abdullah al-Senussi - the head of intelligence in Col Gaddafi's government - from neighbouring Mauritania, details have emerged about the number of people that may have been killed and abduct
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Nato urged to probe Libya deaths

Monday, March 19th 2012, 16:17

Human rights group Amnesty International calls on Nato to investigate civilian deaths from its bombing campaign in Libya last year.
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UK journalists are freed by Libya

Monday, March 19th 2012, 7:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British journalists detained in Libya after admitting entering the country illegally have been released, the Foreign Office confirms.
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VIDEO: British TV journalists freed by Libya

Monday, March 19th 2012, 1:30
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British journalists detained in Libya after admitting entering the country illegally have been released, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
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Gaddafi's intelligence chief held

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 20:16
related countries: Mauritania

The Libyan authorities confirm the arrest in Mauritania of Abdullah al-Senussi, former leader Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi intelligence chief 'held'

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 19:21

The man who served as intelligence chief to the former Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has reportedly been arrested in west Africa.
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Violent clashes shake Libya city

Friday, March 16th 2012, 23:02

Clashes at a rally calling for a semi-autonomous region in Libya have left one person dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, reports say.
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Syria and Libya: Two paths to freedom

Friday, March 16th 2012, 0:27
related countries: Syria

Why have Syria and Libya's uprisings unfolded so differently?
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Libya reopens its stock exchange

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 10:53

Libya's stock exchange reopens with 10 companies for the first time since the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
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Libyan group transfer journalists

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 17:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British journalists held in Libya are transferred by a militia to government control after three weeks in captivity.
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Benghazi autonomy divides Libya

Saturday, March 10th 2012, 2:40

Will Benghazi's autonomy bid unsettle Libya?
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Thousands reject Libya autonomy

Saturday, March 10th 2012, 0:06

Thousands of Libyans rally in the country's two main cities to denounce moves by eastern leaders to create a semi-autonomous territory.
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Libya rejects local autonomy call

Wednesday, March 7th 2012, 13:51

The leader of Libya's NTC says calls for a federal state structure from oil-rich Cyrenaica will be resisted with force if necessary
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VIDEO: Call for federalism in Libya

Wednesday, March 7th 2012, 7:47

Tribal leaders and militia commanders in the Libyan city of Benghazi have declared their region to be semi-autonomous.
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Call for federalism in East Libya

Tuesday, March 6th 2012, 22:15

Civic leaders in eastern Libya declare semi-autonomy for the oil-rich region, saying the area has been neglected for decades.
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VIDEO: 'Bitter ironies' of Sirte destruction

Tuesday, March 6th 2012, 14:43

Newsnight's Mark Urban reports from the Libyan city of Sirte, which still lies in ruins months after Colonel Gaddafi's death.
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UK journalists 'spying' in Libya

Sunday, March 4th 2012, 22:27
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British journalists detained in Libya nearly two weeks ago are suspected of spying, the militia that is holding them says.
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Fury over Libya war graves attack

Sunday, March 4th 2012, 20:52
related countries: United Kingdom

Attacks on the graves of British servicemen in the Libyan city of Benghazi are described as "horrific" by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
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VIDEO: Who is really in control of Libya?

Friday, March 2nd 2012, 10:46

The interim government in Libya has given militia groups until the end of the week to relinquish control of the country's border crossings, ports and airports.
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In the ripples of Libya's revolution

Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 9:20

How Libya conflict has led to new instability in West Africa
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Efforts to free TV crew in Libya

Sunday, February 26th 2012, 16:27
related countries: United Kingdom

Efforts continue to obtain the release of two British journalists who are being held by a group of former rebel fighters in Libya.
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British journalists held in Libya

Friday, February 24th 2012, 17:50
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom

Two British journalists working for Iranian-owned Press TV are arrested in Libya.
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Defiance of Gaddafi's right hand man

Friday, February 24th 2012, 13:29

Gaddafi aide describes last days of the former Libyan leader
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Italy chided over Africa migrants

Thursday, February 23rd 2012, 11:47
related countries: Eritrea, Italy, Somalia

The European Court of Human Rights says Italy violated the rights of Eritrean and Somali migrants by sending them back to Libya.
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Libya ethnic clashes kill scores

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 17:54

Scores are killed and injured in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in Libya's remote south-eastern desert, according to local reports.
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Misrata votes for brighter Libyan future

Monday, February 20th 2012, 22:21

War-torn city of Misrata casts votes for local council
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VIDEO: Misrata holds democratic poll

Monday, February 20th 2012, 22:19

The Libyan city of Misrata has been voting to elect a local council, the first major city to hold a democratic poll since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.
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The gun settles disputes in the new Libya

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 12:10

Why firepower is the settler of disputes in the new Libya
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New York Times man dies in Syria

Friday, February 17th 2012, 17:16
related countries: Syria

New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, who twice won the Pulitzer Prize and was captured in Libya last year, dies on assignment in Syria.
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VIDEO: Libya militia threaten stability

Thursday, February 16th 2012, 13:29

Armed militia are threatening the security and stability of Libya, Amnesty International has warned.
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Libya militias 'out of control'

Thursday, February 16th 2012, 2:28

Armed militias are threatening the security of large parts of Libya, Amnesty International warns, saying at least 12 detainees were tortured to death.
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VIDEO: Illegal immigrants detained in Libya

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 6:54

A small Libyan town is pleading for help to deal with a growing influx of illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
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Lebanese clash over Syria unrest

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 19:17
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Tripoli

At least two people are killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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Gaddafi son warns of Libya revolt

Saturday, February 11th 2012, 9:34

One of the sons of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi threatens to lead a revolt against Libya's transitional government.
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Armed clashes in northern Lebanon

Friday, February 10th 2012, 17:39
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Tripoli

There has been heavy gunfire in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, as supporters and opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took to the streets.
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VIDEO: Will Sirte accept Libya's revolution?

Thursday, February 9th 2012, 9:23

The new Libyan government faces a formidable challenge in persuading Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte to accept the revolution.
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Libya mission 'could be one-off'

Wednesday, February 8th 2012, 2:23
related countries: United Kingdom

MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.
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