U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Tripoli Saturday.
Panetta will meet with members of the transitional government in Tripoli.
He told reporters Friday that his visit to the Libyan capital will give him a better sense of the (...)
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived Saturday in the Libyan capital Tripoli for a surprise visit to assess the situation in the North African country, according to dpa.
Panetta, who flew into Tripoli from Ankara, said the aim of his
visit (...)
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulrahim Alkep met here today with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who is currently visiting Libya.
During a press conference, Panetta said that his country looks forward to build a close partnership with Libya, and (...)
At least 10 people were killed in a blast in an ammunition storage in the central Libya, dpa cited a military official from the area as saying on Tuesday.
Al-Senussi al-Tayeb, head of military council in the area of Waddan, told the Libyan news (...)
AlHijjah 24, 1432, Nov 20, 2011, SPA - Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi will be ensured a fair trial and receive good treatment, Libya's Prime Minister Abdul-Rahim Al-Keib said Saturday.
"I want to assure Libya and everyone that Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and (...)
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been detained in Libya's southern desert, interim justice minister and other officials told Reuters on Saturday.
They said Saif al-Islam and several bodyguards had been (...)
AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA -- Libyan television aired video footage on Saturday showing Saif al-Islam, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi,
alive after his capture earlier in the day in the country's south, dpa (...)
AlHijjah 16, 1432, Nov 12, 2011, SPA -- Libya's interim government is to be announced this week, the head of the country's National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, said on Saturday.
"This government will be composed of figures known for (...)
AlHijjah 6, 1432, Nov 2, 2011, SPA -- The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tripoli today on a brief surprise visit to Libya.
Ban is scheduled to hold talks with the Chairman of the Transitional Council of Libya Mustafa (...)
AlHijjah 6, 1432, Nov 2, 2011, SPA -- The United Nations will send experts to Libya to help ensure nuclear material and chemical weapons do not fall into the wrong hands, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday on his first visit to Tripoli (...)
AlQa'dah 27, 1432, Oct 25, 2011, SPA - Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mo'tassim were buried at dawn on Tuesday in a secret desert location, a National Transitional Council (NTC) official said.
"Gaddafi and the son, Mo'tassim, were (...)
AlQa'dah 27, 1432, Oct 25, 2011, SPA - Around 100 people were killed Tuesday when a fuel depot exploded in the Libyan city of Sirte.
Chaos broke out at the depot when dozens of people stormed it to collect fuel, during which the blast took place, (...)
AlQa'dah 20, 1432, Oct 18, 2011, SPA - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here today from Malta on a surprise visit to Libya.
The visit comes at a time when forces of the new Libyan regime are fighting to eliminate the last pockets of (...)
AlQa'dah 19, 1432, Oct 17, 2011, SPA -- The United Kingdom reopened its embassy in Libya today, stressing its courteous support for Libya in all fields.
The British Foreign Secretary William Hague opened the embassy during a brief visit to Libya, (...)
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya says the country faces critical shortages of drinking water, food, fuel and medicine.
Panos Moumtzis says more than a half dozen U.N. agencies have returned to Tripoli to address the country's (...)
Half the leadership of Libya's Western-backed Transitional National Council (TNC) arrived in Tripoli on Thursday according to the German Press Agency dpa.
Jubilant onlookers greeted the convoy carrying the officials from what is effectively the (...)
More than 20,000 people had died during the six-month-old rebellion to oust leader Moamer Gaddafi, dpa quoted Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil as saying on Thursday.
"I do not have the exact figure, but the armed conflict has resulted in (...)
Sounds of gunfire, anti-aircraft fire and explosions intensified in Tripoli on Saturday evening, a Reuters correspondent in the Libyan capital said.
Residents reported fighting in several neighbourhoods and said opponents of Muammar Gaddafi were in (...)
Four violent explosions rocked at dawn today the Libyan capital of Tripoli that has witnessed severe clashes in several neighborhoods between opposition forces and forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Explosions and heavy gunfire were heard (...)
Thousands of rebel fighters 25 km (15 miles) west of Tripoli were seen moving toward the capital on Sunday evening, a Reuters correspondent at the scene said.
The fighters passed a road sign saying Tripoli was 25 km away, the correspondent said. He (...)
NATO says it has begun ramping up its airstrikes in the western half of Libya, which is still largely under Moammar Gadhafi's forces, AP reported.
The coalition said in a statement sent Saturday that it has destroyed more than 50 military targets (...)
NATO bombing of Tripoli paused on Wednesday morning after some of the heaviest bombardments of the Libyan capital since air strikes began in March, but rebels said Muammar Gaddafi's army continued to shell their positions.
A Reuters reporter in (...)
Low-flying NATO military craft hit Tripoli in eleven successive attacks on Tuesday in rare daytime strikes on the Libyan capital, the Associated Press reported.
NATO is assisting a four-month old rebel insurgency that has seized swaths of eastern (...)
NATO carried out its first daytime airstrikes on Saturday that shook Libya's capital Tripoli.
Residents said the fresh attacks targeted a camp for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's
forces, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA".
The (...)
NATO planes carried out bombings early
Tuesday in Tripoli in what news reports called the heaviest since its Libyan air campaign began two months ago.
About 20 explosions were heard within a half-hour in the capital, according to a report of the (...)
