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China defends Syria veto, doubts West's int...China defended its rejection of a U.N. resolution pressing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to abandon power, with a top state newspaper saying Western intervention in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq exposed the risks of forced regime change.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:45
Libyan Militia Accused of Torturing to Death Former Ambassador to France
One of Libya's many new militias has been accused of detaining and apparently torturing to death a former ambassador to France, the latest allegation of brutality to mar the victorious revolutionaries' reputation since the fall of Col.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 17:36
China starts talks with Libya on post-war business
A Chinese Commerce Ministry delegation held talks Monday with Libyan officials on bilateral cooperation and resumption of Chinese businesses in post-war Libya.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:36
Video: 11 dead in Ontario crash
Ontario police are investigating a horrific crash between a flatbed truck and a large passenger van that killed 11 people.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:26
US closes embassy in Syria, senior State Department officials say
The U.S. State Department shuttered its embassy in Syria and pulled out its remaining staff Monday after the government refused to address its security concerns, senior State Department officials tell CNN.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 09:17
At War Blog: Cluster Bomb, Part III
The collective effort to identify the unusual cluster bombs found in several places last year in Libya has yet to reach an answer, or even a consensus on the likely origins of the mystery submunitions.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:17
Chinese Embassy in Libya Attacked Over Syria Veto
Syrians and their supporters in Libya beset the Chinese embassy in Tripoli on Monday, hurling eggs, rocks and tomatoes, to show their anger over the decision by the Chinese regime to veto a UN Security Council resolution that would have urged Syria's ruler Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 01:12
Gunmen kill five in Libyan refugee camp: hospital staff
Gunmen killed five Libyan refugees at their camp in a Tripoli suburb Monday, residents and hospital sources said, underscoring the volatility in the country months after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 00:12
Libya: African Union Appoints Envoy to Tripoli
In October 2011, the African Union's Peace and Security Council at its 297th meeting authorised the opening of an AU liaison office in Tripoli.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:13
Libya: U.S. State Department Assists in Weapons Recovery
[State Department] Remarks as prepared by Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, addressing the challenge of MANPADS Proliferation.
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 22:57
Libya trial against Gaddafi allies postponed
The men face charges [ Tripoli Post report] of murder and helping prisoners escape.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:08
ICC Rejects Aisha Gaddafi's Request to Submit Information
[Hirondelle] The Hague - The International Criminal Court has rejected Aisha Gaddafi's request to submit information about her brother Saif al-Islam, stating it was "misplaced" and contrary to court procedures."
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 17:58
Tunisia: Fathi Terbel
[Tunisia Live] Fathi Terbel, is a 39 year-old Libyan lawyer and human rights activist. He is currently serving as the Minister of Youth and Sports in Libya's interim government, and is considered to be one of the most influential figures of Libya's February 17th revolution.
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 17:33
Col. Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan Legacy: Son Saif al-Islam's Trial to Begin in 'Few Weeks'
Moammar Gadhafi, is expected to begin in a few weeks, according to reports by the country's National Transitional Council .
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:08
Africa: Libya and Syria - Lizzie Phelan on Her Reporting
[Fahamu] Lizzie Phelan was video interviewed over Skype by New York Times journalist Robert Mackey about her coverage of events in Libya and Syria and her criticisms of the mainstream western and GCC media in relation to events in those countries.
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 13:01
Libya: African Union Appoints Envoy to Tripoli
[ISS] In October 2011, the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) at its 297th meeting authorised the opening of an AU liaison office in Tripoli. Following the AU Summit last weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Chairperson of the Commission Jean Ping appointed Mr Mondher Rezgui, a Tunisian diplomat as his special representative and head of the AU Liaison Office to Libya (see AU Press Release, 1st February).
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 12:50
Market MoverJAPAN, Libya, Simon of Arabia, Politics and Beyond
Headlines flash by from Tokyo, Tripoli, Washington and Wall Street and the mouth begs the mind for mini-reality checks for the sake of intellectual honesty and integrity, or just plain sanity.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 10:54
Gaddafi Did Not Invest in Tanzania
[Daily News] Dodoma - Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Investment and Empowerment, Dr Mary Nagu has rubbished the claim that the late President Muammar Gaddafi had heavily invested in the country.
AllAfrica | 06-Feb-2012 09:22
Protesters Storm Russian Embassy in Libya over Russia's Veto on Syria
Several dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after Russia and China had blocked the UN resolution on Syrian crisis, RIA Novosti reported.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 21:00
Trial of Gaddafi loyalists under way in Libya
Libya has put 41 loyalists of dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi on trial in the first legal proceedings launched against members of the former regime which was ousted after a bloody conflict.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 16:55
Libya: New Nation Off to a Shaky Start
It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 13:51
Libya: New Nation Off to a Shaky Start
[IPS] Benghazi - It's been almost a year since Benghazi launched its uprising against former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi and three months since he was killed, but there is a growing sense of frustration in eastern Libya with the National Transitional Council. Two weeks ago, a group of protesters attacked the Council's Benghazi headquarters as chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil was inside, forcing him to flee through the back door.
AllAfrica | 05-Feb-2012 11:23
Chinese gov't team arrives in Tripoli for assets protection, reconstruction participation
A work team of China's Ministry of Commerce arrived here Saturday night to discuss with Libyan authorities on protecting assets of Chinese companies and its participation in the North African country's post-war reconstruction.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 09:41
Tunisia "to withdraw recognition" of Syria government
Tunisia has started the procedure for withdrawing its recognition of the Syrian leadership under President Bashar al-Assad and for expelling the Syrian ambassador, the Tunisian president said on Saturday.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 05:26
Protesters storm seven Syrian embassies
Demonstrators have stormed seven Syrian embassies in Australia, Europe and the Middle East over the reported killing of than 200 people by Syrian forces in the city of Homs.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 01:22
Libyan Sufis mark Prophet's birthday despite tension
Libyan Sufis staged a joyous parade through the heart of Tripoli on Saturday to mark the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, defying radical Salafi Muslims pressuring them to scrap the centuries-old tradition.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 21:17
Slow steps towards restoring Italy-Libya ties
The events of the Arab Spring disrupted Italy's centuries-old relationship with Libya, its neighbour across the Mediterranean, but - now the dust has settled - both sides are keen to restore a spirit of co-operation. The links between Italy and its former North African territory go back not only to the brief 36 years of colonial rule at the ... (more)
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 18:18
Colombia rebel undergoes tests at Caracas hospital
Libyan rebels who entered Tripoli from three sides last week have taken hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners in the fighting and are holding them throughout the capital.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 17:13
Libya: Gaddafi's Daughter Calls for War Crime Probe
Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan dictator, has officially petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate the circumstances under which her father Col.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 13:08
Arab Spring Libyan Militia Tortures Former Ambassador to Death
Mr Omar Brebesh was detained on 19 January after being called in for questioning by a militia in Tripoli.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 08:54
Libya Threatened By an Unknown Future
Darnah is known to be one of the most religiously conservative cities in Libya; a place from which "eighty percent of the Libyans who were sent to Iraq to fight against the American invasion, since 2003, were freedom fighters from Darnah," as we were told by one of the local "thuwar" . During the 42 years of Gaddafi's regime, Darnah was one of the ... (more)
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 06:49
Aeryon Labs flying high as its Scout robot soars
It helped the U.S. Coast Guard in its mission to deliver emergency fuel to iced-in residents in Nome, Alaska last month after the community was pounded by a monster storm.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 02:35
All Change at Libya's London Embassy
Its predecessor, the Libyan People's Bureau in nearby St James Square, made global headlines in 1984 when an unidentified staffer opened fire on protestors outside and killed policewoman Yvonne Fletcher.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 22:25
Libya: Gaddafi's Daughter Calls for War Crime Probe
[Independent] Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan dictator, has officially petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the circumstances under which her father Col. Muammar Al-Gaddafi and brother Mutassim were killed by forces loyal to the National Transitional Council (NTC), assisted by NATO allies in October 2011; which she said amounted to a war crime.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 21:19
American aid worker in Libya: US bars my return
Portland, Ore., resident Jamal Tarhuni, 55, on an aid trip to Libya in 2011. Tarhuni was prevented from flying back to the United States at the end of his third and most recent visit working with Medical Teams International.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 20:20
Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections
Children from the Scout Movement march to mark 55 years of the founding of the Movement in Libya February 2, 2012.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 19:15
Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections
As explosions reverberated from the hills near Gharyan, a group met in a college auditorium to hear how one party wants to ensure democracy takes root in Libya.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 19:15
Accused Gadhafi plotter met with SNC-Lavalin exec
In this undated photo Saadi Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches a military exercise by the elite military unit.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 17:10
Libya: Ex-Ambassador to France Tortured, Says Human Rights Group
[RFI] US-based Human Rights Watch says Libya's ex-ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, died from possible torture less than 24 hours after he was taken into custody by a Tripoli-based militia on 19 January.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 15:36
South Africa: E.TV Fined R35,000 for Gaddafi Images
[SAPA] Johannesburg - Television channel e.tv has been fined R35,000 for airing violent footage of the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 13:29
World Health Organization Commends Country's Handling of Libyan Refugees
[Tunisia Live] A workshop was held on Wednesday in Tunis to evaluate the cooperation between Tunisia and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the field of healthcare and to identify methods to promote further collaboration in 2012-2013. Health Minister Dr. Abdellaltif Mekki and Dr Stefano Lazzari, a representative of the WHO, co-chaired the working session.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 13:11
Rights group: Libyan ex-envoy dies after arrest
Human Rights Watch says that a Moammar Gadhafi-era diplomat appears to have died under torture after his arrest by a Libyan militia, the latest in a series of reported abuses by former rebels who overthrew the dictator last year.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 13:01
Falana Faults Monetary 'Gift' for Libyan Returnees
[This Day] A Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has challenged the monetary compensation given to the batch of 24 Nigerians, who were evacuated by the Federal Government from Libya, during the anti-Gaddafi revolt last year.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 12:24
Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody
[HRW] A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France died less than 24 hours after he was detained by a Tripoli-based militia from the town of Zintan, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr. Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19, 2012, appears to have died from torture.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 11:07
Awkward silence on Libya
Libya has almost left the news since the Hollywood production featuring the alleged death-murder of Muammar Gaddafi.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 09:02
Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody
The Libyan government should send a message that it will not tolerate torture and vigilante justice.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 04:52