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Libya holds first civilian trial of alleged Gaddafi supporters

YoopyaMay 9, 20120

ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) – Libya began its first civilian trial of alleged supporters of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime on Tuesday, officials said, as five men accused

Libya police end Agoco protest, secure offices

YoopyaMay 9, 20120

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company

Family mourn ex Libya oil chief in low-key funeral

YoopyaMay 5, 20120

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Scores gathered to mourn Libya’s Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shokri Ghanem at a low-key funeral in Tripoli on Friday, days

Libya says to wind up Gaddafi son investigation soon

YoopyaMay 2, 20120

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Libya said on Tuesday it would complete its investigation into Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, within weeks for crimes including murder

ICC: Libya wants Qaddafi son’s trial at home

YoopyaMay 1, 20120

(AP) AMSTERDAM – The Libyan government has formally challenged the International Criminal Court’s right to try Muammar Qaddafi’s son for war crimes, arguing that he

Ex-oil chief who tried to reform Gaddafi’s Libya dies

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

By Ali Shuaib and Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Shokri Ghanem, Libya’s former prime minister and oil chief, saw it as his mission to change

Libya’s Gaddafi-era oil chief found floating dead in Danube

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

VIENNA (Reuters) – Libya’s former top oil industry official, Shokri Ghanem, has been found floating dead in the River Danube in Austria, police said on

Libya leader says govt to stay put until elections

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) decided on Sunday to keep the interim government in power in the run up to a

France’s Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to

Prosecutor asks ICC to report Libya to the UN

YoopyaApr 12, 20120

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges on Thursday to report Libya to the U.N. Security Council over its failure to extradite