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Libya ex-oil minister Shukri Ghanem found dead in Vienna

April 29, 2012 14:40
Libya’s prime minister from 2003 until 2006 and oil minister until 2011, Shukri Ghanem defected from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime last May and fled to Vienna.

Libya votes to keep religion out of politics

April 25, 2012 11:21
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“We don’t want the government to be divided by these ideological differences.”

Jordan starts training Libya police

April 25, 2012 08:29
The 10,000 recruits – who are all members of the rebel forces that helped topple long-time Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi last year – will take part in a three-month course in security, public order and investigative work at the international police academy outside Jordan’s capital, Amman.

Lockerbie bomber Abdulbasit al-Megrahi hospitalized in Libya

April 13, 2012 17:14
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The Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was hospitalized in Tripoli on Friday, after his health deteriorated rapidly.

More than 30 killed in southern Libya militia clashes

March 27, 2012 18:04
Fighting began former rebels and gunmen from the Toubou group erupted in the city of Sabha three days ago, reportedly after a militiaman was killed in a dispute over a car.

Libya's missing prisoners after the revolution

March 27, 2012 06:07
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TRIPOLI — Thousands of criminals released from prison during the Libyan revolution are now roaming free. And there's nothing the police can do about it. “They are now free criminals and all of them are armed,” says a Libyan police spokesman. Even those who break the law again often go unpunished in a system where militias hold more power than police.

Ex-Tuareg chief and Gaddafi aide Aghali Alambo arrested in Niger over arms smuggling

March 21, 2012 14:01
Aghali Alambo led a rebellion against Niger's government between 2007 and 2009, and became one of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s closest aides after going into exile in Libya.

British journalists freed in Libya

March 19, 2012 07:13
Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, 36, and Nicholas Davies, 37, were captured in the Libyan capital of Tripoli by a Misrata-based militia on February 22 while working as freelance journalists for Iranian news channel Press TV.

Libyan stock exchange opens for first time since anti-Gaddafi uprising

March 15, 2012 11:26
The exchange’s general manager said the market currently has 10 companies on it, with today’s trade coming in at $3 billion.

British journalists handed over in Libya

March 14, 2012 14:08
The pair were held by the Misrata-based Saraya Swehli brigade, who said they had crossed into Libya illegally and were in possession of sensitive materials.
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