Tag: Libya
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy turned back a Libyan ship as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.[MORE]
Convicted Lockerbie bomber denied bail
A Scottish court has denied bail to a Libyan convicted of bombing an airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people.[MORE]
Lockerbie bomber seeks bail due to cancer
Lawyers for Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of bombing an airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 killing 270 people, asked a court to free him on bail because he has cancer.[MORE]
Russia, Libya sign civil nuclear deal
Libya and Russia have signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal, Tripoli's foreign minister said on Saturday, as Moamar Gaddafi visited Moscow in a trip also expected to focus on oil and gas and arms purchases.[MORE]
Gaddafi pitches tent for Kremlin visit
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has pitched a tent in a Kremlin garden before talks with Russian leaders.[MORE]
Libya pays US $1.5b terrorism compensation
The United States said it has received $US1.5 billion ($2.25 billion) from Libya, the entire sum required to compensate the families of victims of terrorist attacks.[MORE]
A locket for 'Leezza' from 'mad dog' Gaddafi
Moamar Gaddafi gave US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice some unique gifts to remember their first encounter, including a necklace with a locket that included a picture of the Libyan leader.[MORE]
US, Libya talk discuss 'fruitful' diplomatic ties
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met face to face with the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and has talked of a new relationship between the two countries.[MORE]
Rice makes historic Libyan visit
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Libya on the first such visit in more than half a century, marking a new chapter in Washington's reconciliation with the former enemy state.[MORE]
Charges dropped against Gaddafi son
Two domestic workers who filed assault charges against Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi's son in Switzerland, sparking a diplomatic row, have withdrawn their complaint, their Swiss lawyer said.[MORE]
Italy signs colonial compensation deal with Libya
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has apologised to Libya for damage inflicted by Italy during the colonial era and signed a $US5 billion investment deal by way of compensation.[MORE]
Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrendered to Libyan authorities freeing all passengers on board. [MORE]
Sudan plane hijackers release passengers
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane have freed all 100 passengers who were on board, but they continue to hold seven crew members hostage.[MORE]
Sudanese jet hijackers want to fly to Paris
Hijackers who forced a Sudanese plane to land in Libya have demanded that it be refuelled so that it can fly on to Paris, Libya's state news agency Jana said, quoting the head of the airport at Kufrah.[MORE]
Hijacked plane lands in Libya
A hijacked plane carrying more than 100 passengers has landed in Libya.[MORE]
Bush signs Libya terrorism compensation law
US President George W Bush has signed into law legislation paving the way for Libya to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate US victims of bombing attacks that Washington blames on Tripoli.[MORE]
Gaddafi son released on bail after Swiss charges
A son of Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi has been released on bail in Switzerland after he and his wife were charged with ill-treatment of two domestic employees, his lawyer said overnight.[MORE]
40 dead, 100 missing after migrant boat sinks off Libya
At least 40 people drowned and around 100 are missing after a boat carrying illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy capsized, an Egyptian security official said overnight.[MORE]
WWF warns Africa nearing 'ecological limit'
Conservation organisation WWF says many African countries are rapidly running down their natural resources as growing populations push the continent towards its ecological limits.[MORE]
US, Libya agree to try to resolve terrorism claims
The United States and Libya have agreed to try to resolve compensation claims from the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and other incidents Washington views as acts of terrorism by Libya, the US State Department said.[MORE]
Germany probes Libyan security force training claims
Germany is investigating allegations that elite police commandos have been training Libyan security forces in their spare time.[MORE]
US allies could suffer Saddam's fate: Gaddafi
Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi has warned Arab allies of the United States that they could meet the same fate as former Iraq president Saddam Hussein, hanged in 2006 three years after the US-led invasion.[MORE]
Libya blocked condemnation of Jerusalem attack: US
The United States has accused Libya of preventing the United Nations Security Council from condemning as a "terrorist attack", the deadly assault on a Jewish school in Jerusalem.[MORE]
Gaddafi threatens to move investments if unity fails
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to turn his back on Africa if the continent's leaders again reject his proposals for closer unity. [MORE]
No agreement from UN on Gaza situation
The United Nations Security Council has abandoned its attempt to agree on a statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip following a blockade by Israel. [MORE]
