Tag: Lybia

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 19:25 UTC

  Lybian suspect handed over to US to stand trial for 1988 bombing

  

  The arrest of a Lybian secret service operative suspected of having assembled and triggered the bomb that killed 270 people aboard PanAm's Flight 103 as it went off when the aircraft was overflying the Scottish town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, has been confirmed Sunday.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2017 - 09:50 UTC

  Manchester terrorist with ISIS “proven links” in Libya and Syria; UK threat level at its highest; 3.800 troops on patrol

  

  The man British police say blew himself up as a packed concert was letting out in Manchester, England Monday night is believed to have traveled to Syria and had “proven” links with ISIS. France's interior minister Gerard Collomb said Wednesday that British and French intelligence have information that Salman Abedi, 22, had been to Syria, although it is unclear if he was part of a larger network of attackers.

• Saturday, October 4th 2014 - 09:41 UTC

  “Don't abandon refugees at sea” MSF calls on Europe and Italy

  

  One year after the tragic shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa in Italy, wars such as in Syria, protracted crises and chaos in Libya continue to push an unprecedented number of refugees to Europe.

• Friday, October 11th 2013 - 08:11 UTC

  Don’t be fooled by Libya: this is a failed state

  

  Gunmen this week seized Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel in central Tripoli, releasing him shortly afterwards, but making it clear that post-Gaddafi Libya is a failed state and that the government is incapable of taking full control over its oilfields and export terminals

• Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 20:19 UTC

  UK NATO campaign in Libya (longer than expected) cost 333 million dollars

  

  The UK contribution to the NATO operation in Libya cost £212 million pounds (333 million dollars), Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday in London.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:00 UTC

  Overstretched Royal Navy resources trigger controversy on UK’s defense

  

  The UK has been without a single warship allocated to defending its shores for a month because of defense cuts and operations in Libya, the Ministry of Defense has confirmed.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:47 UTC

  Iran blames the West for the killing of Gaddafi and ‘plundering’ Libya

  

  Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to “plunder” the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 04:13 UTC

  Colombian president claims Gaddafi supported FARC with money

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday that the death of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is a moral blow for the FARC that allegedly had ties to the north African leader.

• Thursday, October 20th 2011 - 21:09 UTC

  European leaders call on Libyans to build a strong and democratic future

  

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that the death of Muammar Gaddafi turned a page for the Libyan people and signalled the start of a democratic process.

• Friday, September 30th 2011 - 23:26 UTC

  Oil prices end September 10% down on poor oil demand in Atlantic basin

  

  Oil prices fell on renewed economic concerns, putting Brent on track for about a 10% drop this month and its biggest quarterly decline in five quarters.