Gunmen surround Libyan ministry to push demandsGunmen surrounded Libya's foreign ministry on Sunday to push demands that officials who had worked for deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi's regime be banned from senior positions in the new administration. At least 20 pick-u More… |
Oman grants asylum to Gaddafi familyOman has granted asylum to some members of Muammar Gaddafi's family, two of whom are wanted by Interpol, an Omani official said on Monday, but Libya said it was too early to talk about any possible extradition requests. Algeri More… |
Election over, US cautiously mulls Syria optionsWith the US election over and Syria's civil war growing bloodier and spreading, the Obama administration is quietly re-examining its options for involvement in the conflict. Whether that wil More… |
Joyful Libyans brave violence for key voteCrowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship on Saturday as they voted in the first free national election in 60 years. But in the eastern city of Benghazi, cradle of More… |
Gaddafi-era oil chief found floating deadLibya's former top oil industry official, Shokri Ghanem, has been found floating dead in the River Danube in Austria, police said on Sunday. Ghanem, 69, had been chairman of Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) before defecti More… |
Libya probing Gaddafi era oil dealsLibya has started investigating foreign oil companies over their past relationships with the former Muammar Gaddafi government, an investigator with the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said. Salem Qanan, who sits on the NTC's Oi More… |
Gaddafi son 'attacked, misled over charges'Pressure is mounting on Libya to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader, to the international war crimes court after a defence lawyer said he had been physically attacked and misled over the charges against him. The More… |
Gaddafi spy chief arrested in MauritaniaMauritania arrested Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, after he arrived on an overnight flight, officials said on Saturday, triggering a three-way tussle for his extradition. Senussi, who for decades before the late dicta More… |
Mauritania arrests Gaddafi spy chiefMauritanian authorities arrested former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's chief of intelligence, Abdullah Al-Senussi, as he arrived at Nouakchott airport, Mauritania's official state news agency AMI said on Saturday. It said Senussi, who ha More… |
Libya bourse resumes trading after year closureLibya's Stock Exchange resumed trading on Thursday after more than 12 months out of action on Thursday, signalling that the country is getting back to business after last year's conflict ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. Officials on the trad More… |








