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Gaddafi’s 2008 Warning to Arab Leaders Revisited Amidst Political Instability
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Gaddafi’s 2008 Warning to Arab Leaders Revisited Amidst Political Instability

Deccan Chronicle  

At the 2008 Arab League summit in Damascus, Muammar Gaddafi, the then-leader of Libya, issued a stark warning to his fellow Arab leaders, including Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, about the potential political downfall they could face. During the summit, Gaddafi expressed concerns about the future of the Arab world, predicting that many of the leaders present could soon face challenges to …

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Not Climate Crisis Alone: Why the Libya floods have caused so much death and destruction – Firstpost
1 year, 3 months ago

Not Climate Crisis Alone: Why the Libya floods have caused so much death and destruction – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Over 2,300 people have died and over 10,000 are still missing as a result of the devastation caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya. Over 2,300 people have died and over 10,000 are still missing as a result of the devastation caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel in Libya, according to The Associated Press. Lack of single government Analysts …

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Ex-French leader Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libya corruption
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-French leader Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libya corruption

Al Jazeera  

The former president will be tried over allegations he took money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund one of his election campaigns, prosecutors say. The trial, which prosecutors announced on Friday, is to hear evidence …

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Why is Hannibal Gaddafi on hunger strike in a Lebanese prison?
1 year, 6 months ago

Why is Hannibal Gaddafi on hunger strike in a Lebanese prison?

Al Jazeera  

The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial. In the midst of his kidnapping, Hannibal appeared in a video broadcast on Lebanon’s Al Jadeed television channel on December 11, 2015, with two black eyes and a bruised nose, said he was in “good health” and urged those with evidence about al-Sadr’s disappearance to …

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UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports
1 year, 9 months ago

UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency has said approximately 2.3 tonnes of natural uranium had gone missing from a site in Libya not under government control, according to reports by news agencies. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the organisation’s member states this week that inspectors reported that 10 drums containing uranium ore concentrate had gone missing and “were not …

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The writers retelling Libya’s history through a feminist lens
2 years, 3 months ago

The writers retelling Libya’s history through a feminist lens

Al Jazeera  

Hawwa – the Arabic name for Eve – is a young adolescent in 1960s rural Benghazi. “Bin Shatwan’s descriptions of female writers specifically being subject to societal censorship in Libya suggests a woman writing is a revolutionary act,” writes journalist Orna Herr in the global literary magazine, Index on Censorship. It was autobiographical, she said, “I had a desire to …

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In Libya, anger and uncertainty after polls delayed
3 years ago

In Libya, anger and uncertainty after polls delayed

Al Jazeera  

Libyans have reacted with a mix of anger and hopelessness after authorities announced the postponement of a crucial presidential election initially scheduled to take place on Friday. But the vote has been made complicated by a deepening rift between the rival leadership that emerged in the country’s east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that removed longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi …

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Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate
3 years ago

Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate

Al Jazeera  

The son of Libya’s longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi has been given the go-ahead to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election, his lawyer said, a week after being disqualified for what Libyan authorities said were war crimes committed during the uprising against his father more than 10 years ago. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Zaydi, confirmed to Al Jazeera on …

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Why Libya’s upcoming election raises more questions than answers
3 years ago

Why Libya’s upcoming election raises more questions than answers

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say the real test of Libya’s fledgeling democracy is not whether the December 24 election can be held, but what happens after it. Imad el-Anis, associate professor in international relations at Nottingham Trent University, told Al Jazeera: “Haftar’s candidacy has come under much scrutiny and it is possible, maybe even probable, that he will be disqualified at the next …

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Libya election commission says Saif Gaddafi ineligible to run
3 years, 1 month ago

Libya election commission says Saif Gaddafi ineligible to run

Al Jazeera  

Son of former ruler among 25 of the 98 registered presidential candidates disqualified from running in the December 24 election. Libya’s election commission has said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was ineligible to run in the country’s planned presidential election in December. Gaddafi was one of 25 candidates disqualified by the commission on Wednesday, in …

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Candidacy of Gaddafi’s son, Haftar creates ‘farcical’ Libya vote
3 years, 1 month ago

Candidacy of Gaddafi’s son, Haftar creates ‘farcical’ Libya vote

Al Jazeera  

Videos on social media of a spectacled man, flaunting a long, grey beard and a traditional brown turban and robes, went viral as they showed Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, signing his candidacy papers for the presidential election scheduled for next month. Gaddafi may have the support of several tribes, mainly based in …

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Late dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son to run for president in the coming Libyan elections
3 years, 1 month ago

Late dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son to run for president in the coming Libyan elections

ABC  

The son of Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi has appeared for nearly the first time in a decade to register as a presidential candidate for a December election that has been planned to help end the years of chaos since his father was toppled. Key points: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi hasn't been seen in public often, having spent six years held …

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Gaddafi’s son to run for president of Libya
3 years, 1 month ago

Gaddafi’s son to run for president of Libya

Al Jazeera  

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 poll, the electoral commission says. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the country’s December election, an official from the electoral commission said. After years in hiding, the son of Libya's 🇱🇾 former ruler Muammar Gaddafi appeared …

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Will Libya commander Haftar run in December’s election?
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Libya commander Haftar run in December’s election?

Al Jazeera  

The renegade military commander is holding rallies and polishing his image ahead of polls, according to Libya observers. Libya’s renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar is polishing his political image ahead of elections after a crippling rout on the battlefield and with his support waning at home and abroad, analysts say. ‘Facing defiance’ Haftar built his power base around Libya’s second …

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The secret talks that nearly saved Gaddafi
3 years, 9 months ago

The secret talks that nearly saved Gaddafi

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. “Had there been in the international community a willingness …

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Did you know Indira Gandhi was 'admired' by Saddam Hussein and she had visited Libya to meet Gaddafi
3 years, 9 months ago

Did you know Indira Gandhi was 'admired' by Saddam Hussein and she had visited Libya to meet Gaddafi

Op India  

Continuing his attack against PM Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tried to discredit the electoral mandate won by him by stating that Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi used to win elections as well. Rahul Gandhi tried to draw a false equivalence between democratically elected PM Modi and authoritarian dictators Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi …

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‘One and united’: Libya interim government sworn in
3 years, 9 months ago

‘One and united’: Libya interim government sworn in

Al Jazeera  

Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is sworn in as prime minister of the interim administration he says will represent ‘all Libyans’. Libya’s new interim government has been sworn in to lead the war-torn North African nation until elections later this year. Dbeibah’s swearing-in comes after Parliament last week approved his cabinet, in a move hailed by key leaders and foreign powers as …

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Libya is still searching for stability a decade after the end of Muammar Gaddafi
3 years, 10 months ago

Libya is still searching for stability a decade after the end of Muammar Gaddafi

The Independent  

Efforts towards forming a united government in Libya are once again underway, on the tenth anniversary of the revolution which led to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi amid declarations of a free and democratic future after four decades of dictatorship. “We only have a population of six million, all not just Sunnis, but Malikis: the communities get on with each …

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‘Oil, arms sales, money’: What became of Libya’s revolution?
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Oil, arms sales, money’: What became of Libya’s revolution?

Al Jazeera  

When the Arab Spring protests began 10 years ago, I was covering the Pakistani army’s war against the Pakistan Taliban. That day was no different but it is one moment of my time in Libya which I will never forget, despite only being in the city for less than 15 minutes. The news out of Libya over the next 10 …

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Has the EU lost Libya to Russia?
4 years ago

Has the EU lost Libya to Russia?

Al Jazeera  

The EU’s incoherent policy on Libya has allowed Russia to gain a lot of ground just south of its shores. By supporting Haftar in Libya, France is helping Abu Dhabi achieve its regional ambitions while also curtailing Ankara’s plans to expand its influence over the Eastern Mediterranean region. Russia has been backing Haftar’s campaign to topple the GNA, in the …

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Khalifa Haftar | The General in his labyrinth
4 years, 4 months ago

Khalifa Haftar | The General in his labyrinth

The Hindu  

From being one of the members of the officers’ group that toppled King Idris in 1969 bringing Muammar Gaddafi to power in Libya to a renegade General commanding a self-styled army that is fighting to topple the government in Tripoli, Khalifa Haftar has always been at war. After the ‘al-Fateh Revolution’ brought an end to Libya’s monarchy in 1969, Mr. …

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