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# Muammar Gaddafi

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# Tripoli
Court says Gaddafi's son can contest Libya's presidential election, overturning disqualification
Seif al-Islam, once the heir-apparent to his father, had been barred because of past convictions for violence against protesters.
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Dec 3rd 2021, 9:10 AM
# Arab Spring
Celebrations in Tripoli as Libyans mark 10th anniversary of uprising that led to overthrow of Gaddafi
The oil-rich country has for years been split between rival administrations.
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Feb 17th 2021, 7:50 AM
# trade partners
Ireland considered sanctions on Gaddafi's Libya over IRA support but was worried about beef
Ireland had built up a valuable beef export partnership with Libya.
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Dec 29th 2018, 8:00 PM
# Scotland
Questions remain over Lockerbie bombing as memorials are held to mark 30th anniversary
270 people were killed in the attack 30 years ago today.
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Dec 21st 2018, 12:55 PM
# gaddafi supporters
Two men used fake weapons to hijack Libyan plane
They had claimed to have a grenade when they took over the plane, which had over 100 people on board.
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Dec 23rd 2016, 8:35 PM
# the remnants
A 'startling' €1.5 billion held in Irish banks can't be touched - because of this man
And almost €3 million is linked to Al Qaeda, Syria and Iran.
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Oct 4th 2015, 7:30 PM
# Mo Money Mo Problems
The bizarre story of how Gaddafi almost bought a big chunk of Bank of Ireland
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.
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Jul 16th 2015, 4:11 PM
# Libya
Gaddafi's compound will be turned into an amusement park
The Bab al-Aziziya compound covers several square hectares of prime real estate in central Tripoli.
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Jul 16th 2013, 7:48 PM
# Lockerbie
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.
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May 6th 2013, 4:06 PM
# sacrebleu
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.
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Nov 22nd 2012, 2:48 PM
# Libya
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.
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Oct 21st 2012, 11:13 AM
# Libya
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.
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Oct 17th 2012, 8:02 AM
# Libya
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.
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Sep 13th 2012, 8:22 AM
# Waterboarding
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.
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Sep 6th 2012, 9:20 PM
# mrs g
Have you had an email from Colonel Gaddafi's wife?
“I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart.”
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Aug 2nd 2012, 10:33 AM
# Libya
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.
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Jul 18th 2012, 10:26 AM
# Libya
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.
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Jul 7th 2012, 10:22 AM
# Libya
Amnesty fact-finding mission to Libya uncovers torture, killings
Staff said they found evidence of electric shocks and beatings with bars, chains and cables.
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Jul 5th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Libya
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.
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May 14th 2012, 8:44 AM
# Prime Numbers
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.
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May 12th 2012, 7:30 PM
# Abbeville
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.
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May 11th 2012, 5:35 PM
# Property Porn
In pictures: Haughey's former mansion at Abbeville on sale for €7.5m
It once played host to Luciano Pavarotti…
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May 10th 2012, 9:36 AM
# Libya
Wanted Gaddafi aide 'living in France', says Sarkozy
French president says Basher Saleh is living in exile in France.
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May 1st 2012, 3:15 PM
# Explainer
Why has the world not intervened in Syria?
A number of Middle East experts tell TheJournal.ie why Syria is not Libya.
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Mar 18th 2012, 8:45 AM
# Syria
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.
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Mar 6th 2012, 10:30 PM
# Libya
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.
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Mar 6th 2012, 8:39 PM
# Arsenal
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.
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Feb 21st 2012, 6:18 PM
# Libya
Libya calls for extradition of Gaddafi son
Al-Saadi Gaddafi fled to neighbouring Niger after Tripoli fell to rebel fighters.
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Feb 11th 2012, 5:05 PM
# Arab Spring
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.
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Jan 29th 2012, 9:15 AM
# Libya
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.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 5:52 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Jan 14th 2012, 9:00 AM
# Libya
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.
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Jan 10th 2012, 2:49 PM
# Libya
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.
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Jan 3rd 2012, 8:45 PM
# Review 2011
Gaddafi, KJI, Mubarak and Ben Ali: why 2011 was a bad year for dictators
And who might be under threat in 2012…
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Dec 30th 2011, 3:00 PM
# Bye Bye
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.
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Dec 27th 2011, 10:00 AM
# Review 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.
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Dec 26th 2011, 4:00 PM
# Mexican escape
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
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Dec 7th 2011, 6:28 PM
# London School of Economics
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.
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Nov 30th 2011, 6:13 PM
# Syria
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.
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Nov 23rd 2011, 8:22 AM
# Libya
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.
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Nov 22nd 2011, 8:11 PM
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