Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Beirut
11 months ago

Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Beirut

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements. Two Lebanese judicial officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that the photographs aired by Al-Jadeed are of Gadhafi and the cell where he has been held for years at police headquarters in Beirut. Many of al-Sadr’s followers are convinced that Moammar Gadhafi ordered al-Sadr killed in a dispute over Libyan payments to Lebanese militias. The rights group noted that Gadhafi was only 2 years old at the time of al-Sadr’s disappearance and held no senior position in Libya as an adult.

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Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Beirut
11 months ago

Libya demands improvements after leaked photos show tiny cell of Moammar Gadhafi’s son in Beirut

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in the north African nation as Libyan authorities demand improvements. Two Lebanese judicial officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that the photographs aired by Al-Jadeed are of Gadhafi …

A Libyan delegation reopens talks in Lebanon on a missing cleric and on Gadhafi’s detained son
1 year, 2 months ago

A Libyan delegation reopens talks in Lebanon on a missing cleric and on Gadhafi’s detained son

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A Libyan delegation visited Beirut this week to reopen talks with Lebanese officials on the fate of a prominent Lebanese cleric who has been missing in Libya for decades, and on the release of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s son who has been held in Lebanon for years, officials said. A legal official familiar with the case said the …

Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi’s detained son who is on hunger strike, officials say
1 year, 7 months ago

Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi’s detained son who is on hunger strike, officials say

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015, because of his deteriorating health, officials said Monday. According to two Lebanese judicial officials, Libya’s prosecutor general Al-Sediq al-Sour, sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart, Ghassan Oueidat, regarding Hannibal Gadhafi. …

Gadhafi’s detained son taken to hospital due to hunger strike in Lebanon
1 year, 9 months ago

Gadhafi’s detained son taken to hospital due to hunger strike in Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was briefly taken to hospital this week after his health deteriorated nearly three weeks into a hunger strike to protest his detention without trial in Beirut, a person familiar with the case said Thursday. Gadhafi, who started his hunger strike on June 3, was taken to Beirut’s Hotel-Dieu de France …

Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial
1 year, 9 months ago

Gadhafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon to protest detention without trial

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who has been held in Lebanon for more than seven years, began a hunger strike Saturday to protest his detention without trial, his lawyer said. “How can a political prisoner be held without a fair trial all these years?” Gadhafi, who is married to a Lebanese woman, wrote in his …

Gadhafi’s son released after more than 5 years of detention
7 years, 9 months ago

Gadhafi’s son released after more than 5 years of detention

Associated Press  

BENGHAZI, Libya — Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday. The uprising later plunged the oil-rich North African nation into a ruinous civil war in which Seif al-Islam led Gadhafi’s loyalist forces against the rebels. Human Rights Watch …

Son of late Libyan head Gadhafi briefly kidnapped in Lebanon
9 years, 3 months ago

Son of late Libyan head Gadhafi briefly kidnapped in Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi was briefly kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing in Libya decades ago, a security official and local TV stations said Friday. Hannibal Gadhafi appeared in a video aired late Friday on local Al-Jadeed TV saying anyone with information about …

Son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi kidnapped in Lebanon
9 years, 3 months ago

Son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi kidnapped in Lebanon

Firstpost  

The son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi was kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing in Libya decades ago, a security official and local TV stations said Friday. Beirut: The son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi was kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of …

Hannibal Gaddafi kidnapped: Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held in Lebanon
9 years, 3 months ago

Hannibal Gaddafi kidnapped: Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held in Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The son of Libya's deceased …

Moammar Gadhafi Fast Facts
11 years, 6 months ago

Moammar Gadhafi Fast Facts

CNN  

CNN — Here’s a look at the life of the late Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011. Personal: Birth date: June 7, 1942 Death date: October 20, 2011 Birth place: Sirte, Libya Father: Mohamed Abdulsalam Abuminiar, a Bedouin farmer Mother: Aisha Ben Niran Marriages: Safia Farkash ; Fatiha al-Nuri Children: with Safia Farkash: Saif al-Islam; Saadi; Aisha; …

Moammar Gadhafi Fast Facts
11 years, 6 months ago

Moammar Gadhafi Fast Facts

CNN  

Here's a look at the life of the late Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011. Personal: Birth date: June 7, 1942 Death date: October 20, 2011 Father: Mohamed Abdulsalam Abuminiar, a Bedouin farmer Mother: Aisha Ben Niran Marriages: Safia Farkash ; Fatiha al-Nuri Education: University of Libya in Tripoli, 1963; Libyan military academy in Benghazi, 1965 Other …

Jailed Gadhafi Son Has No Lawyer : Rights group
13 years, 3 months ago

Jailed Gadhafi Son Has No Lawyer : Rights group

India TV News  

Cairo, Dec 21: Moammar Gadhafi's captured son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, is being treated well but has not had access to a lawyer, an international rights group said Wednesday after visiting the prisoner in a mountain stronghold of Libya's ex-rebel fighters. Seif al-Islam “had no complaints about the physical conditions of his detention” but “his main concern was …

Libyans Bury Gadhafi And Son In Secret Location
13 years, 5 months ago

Libyans Bury Gadhafi And Son In Secret Location

NPR  

Gadhafi Buried, Officials Say; Location Kept Secret Enlarge this image toggle caption Abdel Magid Al Fergany/AP Former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Abdel Magid Al Fergany/AP The bodies of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and his son Muatassim were buried this morning in a secret location, according to officials of the local military council in Misrata, Libya. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, from Tripoli …

Libya Declared Free, But Gadhafi Death Questioned
13 years, 5 months ago

Libya Declared Free, But Gadhafi Death Questioned

India TV News  

Tripoli, Libya, Oct 24: Libya's interim rulers have declared the country liberated after an 8-month civil war, launching the oil-rich nation on what is meant to be a two-year transition to democracy. One said that when he and others placed Gadhafi in an ambulance, the former Libyan leader had not yet suffered what Libya's chief pathologist said was a fatal …

Gadhafi Put On Display In Shopping Center Freezer
13 years, 5 months ago

Gadhafi Put On Display In Shopping Center Freezer

India TV News  

Misrata, Libya, Oct 22 :Moammar Gadhafi's blood-streaked body was on display in a commercial freezer at a shopping center Friday as Libyan authorities argued about what to do with his remains and questions deepened over official accounts of the longtime dictator's death. The fate of his body seemed tied up in squabbles among Libya's factions, as fighters from Misrata -- …

Gadhafi Is Dead, Tripoli Rejoices
13 years, 5 months ago

Gadhafi Is Dead, Tripoli Rejoices

NPR  

Gadhafi Is Dead, Tripoli Rejoices Hide caption A vendor distributes papers with the news of Moammar Gadhafi's death in Mumbai on Friday. Previous Next Lionel BonaventureAFP/Getty Images Hide caption Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed Sirte. Previous Next Esam omran Al-Fetori/Reuters/Landov Hide caption Libyan women and children wave NTC …

Gadhafi's Last Days Still A Mystery
13 years, 5 months ago

Gadhafi's Last Days Still A Mystery

NPR  

Gadhafi's Last Days Still A Mystery Enlarge this image toggle caption Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images Libyan Transitional National Council fighters said Moammar Gadhafi was captured Thursday in this graffitti-filled culvert in Sirte. Previous Next Lionel BonaventureAFP/Getty Images Hide caption Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed Sirte. Previous Next Esam omran …

From Tripoli: With Foreigners Gone, Fear That Gadhafi May 'Really Crack Down'
14 years, 1 month ago

From Tripoli: With Foreigners Gone, Fear That Gadhafi May 'Really Crack Down'

NPR  

From Tripoli: With Foreigners Gone, Fear That Gadhafi May 'Really Crack Down' Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP/Getty Images AFP/Getty Images As the dramatic events in Libya continue, people there are trying to tell the world about what's happening as leader Moammar Gadhafi tries to hold on to power. On Morning Edition, host Renee Montagne spent about 8 minutes on …

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