Libya opens trial of 41 Kadhafi loyalists
Libya put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi on trial on Sunday, in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime ousted last year in a bloody conflict.
Libya court postpones trial of Gaddafi loyalists
By Mohammed Al Tommy BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings on Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in his death last year, Libyan news agency LANA said on Sunday. "The decision (to postpone) was made in the wake of listening to the pleadings of the defence panel that argued that this ...
President: Tuareg fighters from Libya stoke violence in Mali
Tuareg tribesman who reportedly fought for Moammar Gadhafi in Libya have returned to Mali with weapons, stoking violence and forcing thousands to flee, Mali's president said.
Slow steps towards restoring Italy-Libya ties
Libya and Italy keen to repair ties damaged by the Arab Spring
Libya's ex-envoy to France dies in custody: HRW
Libya's ex-ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, has died in the custody of a militia from possible torture, less than 24 hours after he was detained by the armed group, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections
GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - As explosions reverberated from the hills near Gharyan, a group met in a college auditorium to hear how one party wants to ensure democracy takes root in Libya. "A nation without democracy means nothing," Sedeg Karim, leader of the fledgling Democratic National Party (DNP), told the men, mostly middle-aged professionals. While Libya's interim rulers struggle to ...
Libya, UK help OMV Q4 output rise
VIENNA (Reuters) - Output from Libya helped Austrian energy group OMV boost production slightly quarter on quarter despite the absence of supplies from Yemen amid political unrest there. OMV's fourth-quarter production edged up to 289,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) from 283,000 in the previous quarter, it said in a trading statement on Friday. "Overall production increased compared ...
Libya leaves African Cup happy after historic win
In the end, Ihaab Boussefi's late volley wasn't enough to send Libya through to the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Boussefi's second goal in Sunday night's game in Bata, however, did clinch a 2-1 win over Senegal for Libya's first victory at the tournament on foreign soil, ultimately sending the players home happy at the end of an inspiring adventure.
Chinese seeks reconstruction role in Libya
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sent a team of government officials and company executives to Libya to discuss post-war reconstruction and how to protect Chinese assets, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The team, led by Wang Shenyang, head of the foreign investment and economic cooperation department of the Ministry of Commerce, will assess damage to Chinese assets in Libya and ...
Libya's Saif Gadhafi could be tried within weeks, official says
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya's deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi, could go on trial "within weeks or months," the country's interior minister said Sunday.