Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan parliament committee urges change of PM, risking new strife
Middle East
January 25, 2022
Libyan parliament committee urges change of PM, risking new strife
BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A Libyan parliament committee said on Monday the chamber should choose a new interim…
Egypt participates in meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Libya
Egypt
November 20, 2021
Egypt participates in meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Libya
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry participated on Friday, in a ministerial meeting, which included the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece,…
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
Middle East
November 14, 2021
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in…
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
Middle East
February 16, 2021
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s…
Libya’s displaced struggle for shelter as fighting drags on
Middle East
September 11, 2019
Libya’s displaced struggle for shelter as fighting drags on
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – After fleeing an advance by eastern-based forces on Tripoli, 80-year-old Mabrouka al-Twati and her daughter spent days…
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
Middle East
September 11, 2019
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
NAIROBI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of refugees trapped in Libyan detention centres will be evacuated to Rwanda as part…
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five doctors were killed and at least eight medical personnel injured late on Saturday in an air…
Gaddafi’s prime minister to be released for medical care abroad
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Gaddafi’s prime minister to be released for medical care abroad
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The man who served as Libya’s prime minister for the final five years of dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s…
Libya PM Serraj will not sit down with rival Haftar to end war
Middle East
June 17, 2019
Libya PM Serraj will not sit down with rival Haftar to end war
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj said on Sunday he was not prepared to sit down…
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the…