Libya

...the so-called Syrian rebels. The mercenaries trying to topple the Assad government are largely foreign jihadist elements from Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In weeks prior to the 12 April ceasefire, the Syrian government forces were gaining the upperhand, routing...

...and abets terror. And indeed, after three “Durban Conventions” , after the prostitution of the word ‘racism’, and after accepting Libya in 2003 as a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights, much like in May 2012 - and now in May 2012, accepting Syria to...

...warrant for Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to be tried at The Hague. He is being held by a Libyan militia outside the capital, Tripoli. Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador, Ibrahim Dabbashi, told the U.N. Security Council that Libya is not a party to the ICC and therefore...

...rainbow. And the North Korean “Juche” calendar puts year zero at 1912, the year of Kim Il Sung’s birth. Moammar Kadafi of Libya Aladeen has his Virgin Guards, while the late Libyan demagogue had his Amazonian Guard — eye-catching, gun-toting women in paramilitary...

...briefed MPs on the cost of the 2013 Afcon tournament, which South Africa inherited when it could no longer be staged in strife-torn Libya. They presented Safa's progress report on the implementation of its development plan to the portfolio committee on sport...

...who lost two legs in Afghanistan in October 2010, and the families of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were also killed in Libya in April last year. Silva was unable to attend because he was rushed to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre...

...into a high-profile summit in its own right. First, the revolutions in the Arab world and NATO’s military intervention in Libya have refocused the alliance’s attention on the Middle East and Northern Africa. Second, the international financial crisis will...

...did save many lives." The service also heard from Ms Doucet, who had worked with Ms Colvin in Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt and Libya and had just returned from Syria. "The bravest of the brave was also the kindest of the kind," she said. "Marie never thought...

...Last month a senior defense lawyer at the ICC said Saif al-Islam had been physically attacked and was suffering dental pain. Libya has denied this. We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a...

...Italy on Wednesday seized a hotel complex and land belonging to the family of slain Libyan ruler Muammar Qadhafi in the latest such confiscation, the ANSA news agency reported. The property, seized by court order and worth some €20 million, was located on...