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Seif al-Islam, once the heir-apparent to his father, had been barred because of past convictions for violence against protesters.
The oil-rich country has for years been split between rival administrations.
Ireland had built up a valuable beef export partnership with Libya.
270 people were killed in the attack 30 years ago today.
They had claimed to have a grenade when they took over the plane, which had over 100 people on board.
And almost €3 million is linked to Al Qaeda, Syria and Iran.
Irish government officials went to Libya to talk about a potential deal – but Libya didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ with Ireland’s handling of the financial crisis.
The Bab al-Aziziya compound covers several square hectares of prime real estate in central Tripoli.
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.
France’s ex-president is being questioned about media spying, cash from Muammar Gaddafi, the ‘Karachi’ affair and financial backing from Liliane Bettencourt.
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.
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.
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.
Human Rights Watch are alleging that at least one opponent of Muammar Gaddafi was waterboarded during George Bush’s presidency.
“I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart.”
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.
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.
Staff said they found evidence of electric shocks and beatings with bars, chains and cables.
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.
Plus: How long it takes to ruin a two-hour debate, and the number of people who’d rather pick a convict than Obama.
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.
It once played host to Luciano Pavarotti…
French president says Basher Saleh is living in exile in France.
A number of Middle East experts tell TheJournal.ie why Syria is not Libya.
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.
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.
The country’s embassy in Athens has given a large stash of Gaddafi-era weaponry up to authorities.
Al-Saadi Gaddafi fled to neighbouring Niger after Tripoli fell to rebel fighters.
TheJournal.ie’s guide to how what has changed (or not) in Bahrain, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia since the uprisings.
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.
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.
Plans to elect a constitutional assembly come as the country teeters on the possibly of a war between rival militias.
And who might be under threat in 2012…
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.
Anti-government protests first broke out in Tunisia, before inspiring similar movements across the Middle East and bringing down leaders in Egypt and Libya.
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
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.
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.
Meanwhile, two Irish-based Libyan have reportedly been included in the new post-Muammar Gaddafi cabinet.