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Saadi Gaddafi flew to Turkey after his release from prison

Son of Gaddafi freed from Libyan jail

Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during a 2011 uprising.

World • 06 Sep 21

Emergency workers recover bodies after an airstrike at the Tajoura Detention Center, east of Tripoli

Air strike kills at least 44 at Libyan migrant centre

An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli late yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the UN mission to Libya has said.

World • 03 Jul 19

Lawyers for the former president indicated he would appeal the decision to send him to court

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial

Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial for influence peddling over accusations he offered to help a prosecutor get promoted in return for leaked information about a separate criminal inquiry.

World • 29 Mar 18

Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed the Libyan allegations as 'grotesque'

French ex-president Sarkozy held in funding probe

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is being held in police custody for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, a French judicial official has said.

Nicolas Sarkozy • 20 Mar 18

Battle for Benghazi began three years ago

Jihadists driven from Libya's second city Benghazi

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar has announced the "total liberation" of the country's second-largest city, Benghazi, which was overrun by jihadists three years ago.

News • 06 Jul 17

Bombings using Libyan weapons included the Enniskillen Remembrance Day ceremony blast in 1987

MPs urge fund for victims of IRA using Libyan weapons

The next UK government should finance a compensation fund for victims of IRA attacks using Libyan explosives, a committee of MPs said.

UK • 02 May 17

Libyans executed in Gaddafi capture - HRW report

New evidence implicates Libyan militias in an apparent execution of dozens of detainees in rebel custody following the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi last year.

News • 17 Oct 12

Abdullah al-Senussi was captured in Mauritania in March

Gaddafi's ex-spy chief extradited to Libya

Mauritania has extradited Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya.

News • 05 Sep 12

Saif al-Islam has been indicted for crimes against humanity

Libya and ICC fight for right to try Gaddafi's son

The Libyan government has officially challenged the right of the International Criminal Court to try Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam for war crimes.

News • 02 May 12

Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed the document published by Mediapart as a 'crude forgery'

Sarkozy sues website over Gaddafi article

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a lawsuit against a news website over an article alleging that Muammar Gaddafi's government sought to fund his 2007 election campaign.

News • 01 May 12

International Criminal Court seeks Gaddafi's son

A judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague has said Libya must start making arrangements to hand over Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam.

News • 05 Apr 12

Muammar Gaddafi