14th May, 2012
Libyans want answers over deadly Nato airstrikes
HRW recommended that Nato make public information about the airstrike cases where civilians were wounded or killed.
6th March, 2012
Women on the back foot in the Arab Spring
CAIRO: They were on the front line during last year’s Arab uprisings, but women now fear for their rights as religious parties reap the fruits…
26th January, 2012
Obama offers populist vision in campaign-year address
WASHINGTON, Jan 25: US President Barack Obama wants large tax hikes on millionaires to finance a fair economy for all, a populist vision aimed at convincing crisis-weary voters he merits a second White House term.
25th January, 2012
Obama stands tall on foreign policy
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama brandished the deaths of Osama bin Laden and Moammar Gadhafi as an election year show of foreign policy force aimed…
10th December, 2011
Libya ready to forgive Qadhafi fighters: NTC chief
TRIPOLI: Libya’s new rulers are ready to forgive the forces of slain leader Muammar Qadhafi who battled rebels trying to topple his autocratic regime, National…
9th October, 2011
Anti-Gadhafi fighters make gains in Sirte
SIRTE: Libya’s revolutionary forces seized a convention center Sunday that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in the fugitive…
7th October, 2011
Gadhafi urges resistance to Libya’s new leaders
TRIPOLI: Moammar Gadhafi has called on Libyans to take to the streets and wage a campaign of civil disobedience against the country’s new leaders –…
21st September, 2011
US ambassador returns to Libya
TRIPOLI: The US ambassador to Libya has returned to Tripoli to lead a newly reopened American Embassy in a post-Moammar Gadhafi era. Ambassador Gene Cretz…
13th September, 2011
China says new Libya leaders will honor accords
BEIJING: China has received reassurances from Libya’s provisional authority that the country’s new government will uphold all agreements signed with Beijing before the overthrow of
13th September, 2011
Libyan rebels may be guilty of war crimes
Libya's regime rebels committed unlawful killings and torture, Amnesty International said.
24th August, 2011
Scattered battles flare across Tripoli
TRIPOLI: Scattered battles flared Wednesday across the Libyan capital, with pro-regime snipers cutting off the road to Tripoli’s airport while other loyalist fighters launched repeated…
23rd August, 2011
Rebels capture Qadhafi compound in Tripoli
TRIPOLI: Rebel fighters captured Moamer Qadhafi’s heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound and headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday after a day of fierce fighting, an AFP…
22nd August, 2011
World urges Gadhafi to surrender, plans future
PARIS: World leaders said Monday the end is near for Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and began planning for Libya’s future without the man who has held…
27th July, 2011
UK recognizes Libyan rebels, expels Gadhafi envoys
LONDON: Britain has officially recognized Libya’s main opposition group as the country’s legitimate government, and expelled all diplomats from Moammar Gadhafi’s regime Wednesday. Britain is…
7th June, 2011
Libyan leader Qadhafi vows to fight to death
TRIPOLI: Libyan ruler Moammar Qadhafi vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after Nato military craft unleashed a ferocious series of…
22nd May, 2011
Nato widens Libya pressure amid questions on goal
TRIPOLI: Nato widened its campaign to weaken Moammar Qadhafi’s regime with air strikes on desert command centers and sea patrols to intercept ships, the military…
16th May, 2011
War crimes prosecutors seek Gadhafi’s arrest
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges Monday to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two other senior members of…
12th May, 2011
Libyan opposition invited to White House Friday
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is stepping up its engagement with forces fighting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, inviting opposition leaders to meet with US officials at…
24th April, 2011
Rap music to counter Qadhafi?
AJDABIYA: Libyan rebel fighter Jaad Jumaa Hashmi cranks up the volume on his pickup truck’s stereo when he heads into battle against Moammar Qadhafi’s forces.…
20th March, 2011
Qadhafi defiant as US, allies strike Libya
The US and European nations targeted Muammar Qadhafi's forces with airstrikes and dozens of cruise missiles.