Nov 7 Michel Cousins

Opinion: Libyans Deserve Better

By Ismail Suayah.North Carolina, USA, November 2012Libya was so oppressive under Qaddafi that even those who served the regime sought to escape the co...

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Former Qaddafi ambassador’s Canadian mansion on sale for $7 million
Oct 27 George Grant

Former Qaddafi ambassador’s Canadian mansion on sale for $7 million

By Tom Westcott.One of the mansion's nine bathrooms. (Photo: Ottawa Citizen)London, 27 October:The luxury Qaddafi-era home of the former Libyan Ambass...

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Russia wants ICC to probe post-Qaddafi “war crimes” in Libya
Oct 27 Michel Cousins

Russia wants ICC to probe post-Qaddafi “war crimes” in Libya

Sergei Lavrov suggested that war crimes had been committed in Libya since the fall of the Qaddafi regime.Tripoli, 27 October:Russia has demanded that...

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Sirte – One year on
Oct 20 George Grant

Sirte – One year on

By George Grant.Young men set fire to tires in protest at the Bani Walid siege. (Photo: George Grant)Sirte, 20 October:“Today is 20 October, and you k...

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On the first anniversary of Qaddafi’s death – is Libya better off a year on?
Oct 20 Sami Zaptia

On the first anniversary of Qaddafi’s death – is Libya better off a year on?

By Sami Zaptia.Muammar Qaddafi was killed in Sirte exactly a year ago today.Tripoli, 20 October:A year today Libya’s ruler of 42 years, Muamar Qaddafi...

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Dozens of Qaddafi loyalists executed after capture last year, claims Human Rights Watch
Oct 17 George Grant

Dozens of Qaddafi loyalists executed after capture last year, claims Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 17 October:New evidence collected by Human Rights Watch implicates Misrata-based militias in the apparent execution of dozens of detainees fo...

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Oct 13 George Grant

Muslim Brotherhood chief blames Qaddafi propaganda for popular suspicion of the group at start of major cultural event

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 13 October:The Muslim Brotherhood have begun a ten-day cultural event to celebrate the new Libya entitled ‘Arab Spring: Opportun...

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Sep 28 Michel Cousins

Reports that Libya will pay Lebanon $1bn to drop Sadr case untrue says Abushagur

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 28 September:The Libyan government has categorically denied reports that it has offered Lebanon $1 billion to drop the case...

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Jibril claims “international intelligence agency” was responsible for Qaddafi death
Sep 27 George Grant

Jibril claims “international intelligence agency” was responsible for Qaddafi death

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 27 September:Mahmoud Jibril has claimed that an international intelligence agency orchestrated the killing of Muammar Qaddafi...

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Misrata remembers Omran Shaban
Sep 26 George Grant

Misrata remembers Omran Shaban

By Hadi Fornaji.Prayers were held in memory of Shaban in a football stadium in Misrata.Tripoli, 26 September:Thousands of Misratans turned out for the...

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