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Kadhafi family in Oman to stay out of politics

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 14:01

Oman has reassured Libya that members of killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi's family who are staying in the sultanate will not interfere in Libyan politics, Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz told AFP on Sunday. "The Sultanate of Oman has accepted to treat them as political refugees and this is its right. What we are concerned about is that they carry out no political activities against the February 17 revolt" that ended with Kadhafi's killing in 2011, Abdelaziz said. "We have received reassurances on several occasions from the Omanis that this (concern) will be respected."

Gunmen surround foreign ministry in Libya capital

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 12:45

Gunmen on Sunday surrounded Libya's foreign ministry demanding it be "cleansed of agents" and ambassadors of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi and warned they will spread their protest if their demands are not met. The group prevented staff from entering the building in Tripoli, AFP correspondents said. Around 30 vehicles, some mounted with anti-aircraft guns, and dozens of armed men surrounded the office, they reported.

Gunmen surround foreign ministry in Libya capital

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 08:01

Gunmen surrounded Libya's foreign ministry on Sunday demanding it be "cleansed of agents" and ambassadors of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi, an official said. The group prevented staff from entering the building in Tripoli, said the ministry official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity. Around 30 vehicles, some mounted with anti-aircraft guns, and dozens of armed men surrounded the office, an AFP photographer at the scene reported.

Shots fired near French embassy in Yemen

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 18:45

Shots were fired near the French embassy in Yemen on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, after a car bomb attack on France's embassy in Libya wounded two French guards and caused extensive damage. France is watching the situation in the capital Sanaa "carefully", a ministry spokesman told AFP. Paris stepped up security around its diplomatic missions after the bombing in Libya early Tuesday. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius warned that the "terrorists" would pay, during a visit to Tripoli.

Shock, anger after French embassy bombing in Tripoli

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 10:00

Hajj Mohammed Mokhtar sits on the curb staring in shock at the smoke rising from a palm tree in his garden after a powerful car bomb on Tuesday targeted the French embassy next door. "I survived the war and NATO bombardments (during the 2011 conflict) but I never felt such a powerful explosion," said Mokhtar, whose house was largely destroyed by the blast. French embassy staff and diplomats had still not arrived at work when an explosives-packed car blew up out outside the mission at 7:10 am (0510 GMT), wounding two French guards, and some neighbours, including a girl.

Egypt to try detained Kadhafi cousin, wanted in Libya

Agence France-PresseApril 21, 2013 12:15

Egypt will try a cousin and top aide of slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on charges of attempted murder, although Libyan authorities are pressing for his extradition, Egyptian state media reported on Sunday. Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, arrested in Cairo in March after a gunfight with police in his apartment, has been detained in Egypt since, despite Libyan demands for his extradition so he could be put on trial on forgery charges.

Egypt to try detained Kadhafi cousin, wanted in Libya

Agence France-PresseApril 21, 2013 12:01

Egypt will try a cousin and top aide of slain Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on charges of attempted murder, although Libyan authorities are pressing Cairo for his extradition, Egyptian state media reported on Sunday. Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, arrested in Cairo in March after a gunfight with police in his apartment, has been detained in Egypt since, despite Libyan demands for his extradition so he could be put on trial on forgery charges. se/jaz/hkb

Mexico frees Canadian, Mexican in Kadhafi affair

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 07:30

A judge late Friday released two women, a Canadian and a Mexican, held for their alleged role in a daring 2011 scheme to smuggle one of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's sons into Mexico. The judge ruled that several aspects of the charges against Canadian Cynthia Vanier and Mexican Gabriela de Cueto were not properly supported, an official in Mexico's attorney general's office told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

One dead as Libya prison convoy ambushed

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 15:30

Gunmen ambushed a Libyan police convoy transporting detainees to a jail in a Tripoli suburb on Thursday, killing one prisoner, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani told AFP. Several other prisoners were seriously wounded and one kidnapped in the attack on the convoy on its way to a prison in Taji, east of the capital, Marghani said. The minister said it was a "criminal act which aims to undermine security and delay the establishment of the rule of law."

In jail 8 months, Gaddafi spy chief hasn't seen lawyer - HRW

Thomson ReutersApril 17, 2013 13:01

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, jailed in Libya for eight months, has not seen a lawyer or been told what charges he faces, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underscoring concerns about weak rule of law under transitional rule.