Muammar Gaddafi
# muammar-gaddafi - Monday 6 May, 2013
Libya delays Lockerbie verdict on Gaddafi ministers
The verdict in the case of two officials from the ousted dictator’s regime, who have been accused of “financial crimes” connected to compensation for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, has been postponed today.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Sarkozy faces a slew of legal inquiries in French court
France’s ex-president is being questioned about media spying, cash from Muammar Gaddafi, the ‘Karachi’ affair and financial backing from Liliane Bettencourt.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Libya claims arrest of ex-Gaddafi spokesperson, but he denies it
The public face of the Gaddafi regime, Moussa Ibrahim, has denied in audio message that he has been arrested but there has been no confirmation it is him.
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Evidence of mass murder after Gaddafi’s death
A new Human Rights Watch report suggests opposition militias summarily executed at least 66 captured members of Gaddafi’s convoy in the late dictator’s hometown of Sirte.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 13 September, 2012
US sends Marines to Libya as it considers possible 9/11 link to attack
The attacks that led to the death of the US Ambassador to Libya may have been a plot to coincide with the September 11 anniversary.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 6 September, 2012
New report alleges Gaddafi’s enemies were waterboarded by CIA
Human Rights Watch are alleging that at least one opponent of Muammar Gaddafi was waterboarded during George Bush’s presidency.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Have you had an email from Colonel Gaddafi’s wife?
“I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart.”
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
Liberal alliance ahead in Libya’s first post-Gaddafi elections
The structure of the new interim parliament means that the result is still uncertain as a broadly liberal coalition secured more seats than the Islamist parties.
# muammar-gaddafi - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Voting begins in Libya’s first free elections in 50 years
The elections are the first to be held since the ousting of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi but there are fears that violence could disrupt the voting.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Amnesty fact-finding mission to Libya uncovers torture, killings
Staff said they found evidence of electric shocks and beatings with bars, chains and cables.
# muammar-gaddafi - Monday 14 May, 2012
NATO criticised after investigation confirms 72 deaths from Libya air strikes
A third of the civilians who died from the air strikes on the country last year were under 18 with NATO not yet having paid any compensation.
# muammar-gaddafi - Saturday 12 May, 2012
Movies, MPs and Angry Birds: the week in statistics
Plus: How long it takes to ruin a two-hour debate, and the number of people who’d rather pick a convict than Obama.
# muammar-gaddafi - Friday 11 May, 2012
Apology after family denies Thatcher and Gaddafi were guests of Haughey
Promotional material for the sale of the former home of ex-Taoiseach Charles Haughey incorrectly stated that Margaret Thatcher and Colonel Gaddafi were once guests at the mansion.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 10 May, 2012
In pictures: Haughey’s former mansion at Abbeville on sale for €7.5m
It once played host to Luciano Pavarotti…
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Wanted Gaddafi aide ‘living in France’, says Sarkozy
French president says Basher Saleh is living in exile in France.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 18 March, 2012
Why has the world not intervened in Syria?
A number of Middle East experts tell TheJournal.ie why Syria is not Libya.
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Syria: Defiant Assad vows to carry on fight against ‘foreign-backed terrorism’
The military crackdown has turned to southern Daraa province, where the uprising began a year ago as pro-Assad troops shelled a village there and clashed with military defectors.
Eastern Libya declares semi-autonomous region
Local leaders said they want their region to remain part of a united Libya but insisted the move was needed to stop decades of discrimination against the east.
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Libyan embassy hands over cache of guns and explosives
The country’s embassy in Athens has given a large stash of Gaddafi-era weaponry up to authorities.
# muammar-gaddafi - Saturday 11 February, 2012
Libya calls for extradition of Gaddafi son
Al-Saadi Gaddafi fled to neighbouring Niger after Tripoli fell to rebel fighters.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 29 January, 2012
One year on: what has the Arab Spring changed?
TheJournal.ie’s guide to how what has changed (or not) in Bahrain, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia since the uprisings.
# muammar-gaddafi - Monday 23 January, 2012
Gaddafi loyalists ‘seize control’ of Libyan city
Yes, you read that right. Fighters loyal to the former dictator have clashed with the country’s new rulers, sparking fears of further civil war.
# muammar-gaddafi - Saturday 14 January, 2012
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning…
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
ICC deadline looms for news on Saif Gaddafi
Today marks the deadline for Libya’s government to provide information to the International Criminal Court on the health and status of Mummar Gaddfi’s son – if it fails to do so it may be referred to the UN Security Council.
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
Libyan NTC publishes first plans for writing new constitution
Plans to elect a constitutional assembly come as the country teeters on the possibly of a war between rival militias.
# muammar-gaddafi - Friday 30 December, 2011
Gaddafi, KJI, Mubarak and Ben Ali: why 2011 was a bad year for dictators
And who might be under threat in 2012…
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 27 December, 2011
2011: The year of resignations
Undone by sex scandals, economic failures, uprisings and other controversies, an astonishing number of high-profile figures resigned from their various posts in the past 12 months.
# muammar-gaddafi - Monday 26 December, 2011
In pictures: The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011
Anti-government protests first broke out in Tunisia, before inspiring similar movements across the Middle East and bringing down leaders in Egypt and Libya.
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
Gaddafi son and family plotted to escape to Mexico
The elaborate plan to bring Saadi Gaddafi to Mexico allegedly involved two Mexicans, a Canadian and a Danish suspect, all of whom have been detained
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 30 November, 2011
London School of Economics accepted £1.5m gift from Gaddafi foundation
The Woolf inquiry into LSE’s links with Libya has criticised its former director for accepting the gift from the foundation run by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi – who holds an LSE PhD.
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 23 November, 2011
UN human rights committee condemns Syrian rights violations
Meanwhile, the severely mutilated body of a journalist has been discovered just one day after he was arrested while filming anti-government protests near Homs.
# muammar-gaddafi - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
ICC wants Hague judges involved in trial of Gaddafi’s son
Meanwhile, two Irish-based Libyan have reportedly been included in the new post-Muammar Gaddafi cabinet.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 20 November, 2011
Gaddafi’s son will be tried in Libya, says interim government
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he wants to ensure Gaddafi will get a fair trial if tried in Libya.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 13 November, 2011
Rival Libyan groups clash outside Tripoli
Four days of fighting has raised new concerns about the National Transitional Council’s ability to restore order after the country’s recent war.
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the world.
# muammar-gaddafi - Sunday 6 November, 2011
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the world.
# muammar-gaddafi - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Syrian tanks fire on Homs, defy Arab-brokered deal
At least 12 people have been killed in the city of Homs today.
# muammar-gaddafi - Wednesday 2 November, 2011
5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Another surprising fact about Muammar Gaddafi: he had a pen-pal
The former Libyan leader corresponded with a Jewish florist in New York for decades.
# muammar-gaddafi - Monday 31 October, 2011
Libya names new prime minister
Meanwhile, NATO’s Secretary General is in Tripoli to mark the military organisation’s withdrawal from the country.
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