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November 11, 2025 4:56 PM

Lebanon releases son of Libya’s Gaddafi after almost decade in detention

Hannibal Gaddafi, youngest son of Libya's late leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Monday after almost a decade of detention without trial in Lebanon over the disappearance of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Lebanon's National News Agency said. Gaddafi...

November 11, 2025 12:02 PM

France’s Sarkozy back home after court frees him pending appeal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail and went home on Monday, after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya. Sarkozy was sent to prison on Octob...

February 21, 2025 5:40 PM

Libyan PM stresses support for UN efforts to enhance stability in Libya

Dbeibah made the remarks during a meeting with Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, the newly-appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in the capital Tripoli, according to a statemen...

January 1, 2025 7:59 PM

At least 20 migrants missing as boat sinks off Italy, seven rescued

Seven migrants were rescued, but at least 20 are missing after their boat sank en route to Italy from Libya, the mayor of the Italian island of Lampedusa said on Wednesday. Amongst those saved was an 8-year-old Syrian boy, hoping to join his fat...

September 6, 2024 11:46 AM

OPEC+ agrees to delay October oil output hike for two months

OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November, the producers' group said on Thursday after crude prices hit their lowest in nine months, adding that it could further pause or reverse the hikes if needed. Oil prices...

September 15, 2023 4:41 PM

Libya Flood Update: Death toll reaches 11,300; in need of medical aid to curb cholera

In Libya, the death toll in country's coastal city of Derna has risen to 11,300 while another 10,000 are still missing. According to the Libyan International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the figure is expected to grow a...

November 9, 2023 5:45 PM

Libya Floods: Pope prays for victims, Palestinian rescue team comes to aid flooding Libya

The situation in Libya has worsen after a powerful storm caused catastrophic floods killing over 5,000 people with over 10,000 others believed to be missing. Countries are extending aid to Libya to help its recover from the storm's aftermath. The U.N...