Libya
Trial of Qadhafi’s son due to start next month
World
August 23, 2012
Trial of Qadhafi’s son due to start next month
TRIPOLI — Late Libyan ruler Muammar Qadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam Qadhafi will go on trial next month, a government source…
Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Benghazi
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Benghazi
A car belonging to an Egyptian diplomat was blown up near his home in the eastern Libyan city Benghazi on…
Deadly blasts shake Libya capital on Muslim Eid
World
August 19, 2012
Deadly blasts shake Libya capital on Muslim Eid
Twin car bomb blasts killed two people in the Libyan capital at dawn on Sunday on the first day of…
Libyans attack Egyptian Consulate in Tripoli
Egypt
August 17, 2012
Libyans attack Egyptian Consulate in Tripoli
Angry Libyans who wanted entry visas attacked the Egyptian Consulate in Libya Thursday after official working hours ended.
Libya detains 90 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Libya detains 90 Egyptian fishermen
The Libyan authorities on Wednesday remanded 90 Egyptian fishermen into custody on charges of trespassing the territorial waters without…
Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
World
August 10, 2012
Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
TRIPOLI — Libya's national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohamed al-Magariaf as its president as the North African country's newly…
Libya’s transitional rulers hand over power
World
August 9, 2012
Libya’s transitional rulers hand over power
TRIPOLI — In a ceremony late Wednesday, Libya's first elected assembly took over power from the transitional council that has…
Muslim Brotherhood recognizes Libyan counterpart
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood recognizes Libyan counterpart
Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt said that recognizing the Libyan Brotherhood has been an occasion long awaited by…
After Libya’s elections, transitional justice in the balance
World
July 16, 2012
After Libya’s elections, transitional justice in the balance
In a Tripoli hotel, Saleh Meshaashy shows pictures on his mobile phone of his father’s corpse; a massive bullet wound…
Libya’s Jibril in election landslide over Islamists
World
July 12, 2012
Libya’s Jibril in election landslide over Islamists
TRIPOLI — The moderate National Forces Alliance of wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril scored a landslide victory over rival Islamist…