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Niger: Calls for mass recruitment of volunteers to counter Nigerian military invasion
Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president.Residents in the capital, N...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gaddafi's son Saif sentenced to death
Reports say a court in Libya has sentenced Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution.More than 30 close associates o...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gaddafi’s wife demands return of hubby's body
Tripoli - The widow of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has urged the United Nations and the European Union to help her recover the remains of her husband and their son Mutassim.In a let...Published: 21 Oct 2013 at 16:35hrs | 1 | by AFP
Saif Gaddafi trial set for August
Tripoli - Saif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and other former top regime officials will stand trial in August for crimes committed during the 2011 uprising, an aide to th...Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 00:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Libya to appeal ruling by ICC to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, to the tribunal, the justice minister said on Sunday....Published: 03 Jun 2013 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi want to be tried in the Netherlands
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi says he wants to be tried for alleged war crimes in the Netherlands, and said a trial in...Published: 03 Aug 2012 at 03:46hrs | | by AP
MDC: Building a war psychosis
In the early eighties I had a friend who worked in the security establishment. He was in charge of VIP protection. One day he was tasked to ensure a VVIP was transported to Kushinga-Pikhelela, transpo...Published: 16 Jun 2012 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
African sworn in as ICC chief prosecutor in The Hague
Former Gambian justice minister,Fatou Bensouda, has been sworn in as the International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor in The Hague.Ms Bensouda becomes the first African to hold the post...Published: 16 Jun 2012 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gaddafi’s daughter seeks father's death certificate
Amsterdam - Lawyers for the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi have filed a formal petition at the International Criminal Court seeking an authorised copy of the former Libyan leader's death certificate....Published: 23 Feb 2012 at 07:04hrs | | by AP
Libya demands Niger hand over Saadi Gaddafi
Libya has demanded Niger hand over one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons who is under house arrest in the neighbouring nation after he warned in a television interview that his homeland was facing a new upris...Published: 13 Feb 2012 at 14:14hrs | | by AJ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to be tried in Libya – minister
Tripoli - The International Criminal Court accepts that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will be tried in Libya rather than at the Hague-based court, Libyan Justice Minister Ali Khalifa Ashur said on Monday....Published: 23 Jan 2012 at 16:13hrs | | by Reuters
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be granted lawyer: Rights group
New York - Libyan authorities should grant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader charged with war crimes, immediate access to a lawyer to help ensure he has due process, Human Rights Watch s...Published: 21 Dec 2011 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Gaddafi's daughter pressing UN war-crimes prosecutors
The daughter of ousted Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi is pressing U.N. war-crimes prosecutors to investigate the October deaths of her father and one of her brothers during Libya's civil war....Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 22:26hrs | | by -
Gambian woman, Fatima Bensouda becomes new ICC chief prosecutor
UNITED NATIONS - Gambia's Fatima Bensouda will on Monday be formally elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court as the hunt for war criminals and genocidal masterminds becomes increa...Published: 11 Dec 2011 at 22:58hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to be tried inside Libya: ICC
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday, Saif al-Islam the captured son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will be tried inside Libya.Speaking at...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 23:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ICC yet to decide where to try Gaddafi's son
No decision has been made on the location of the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday.Luis Mo...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 04:12hrs | | by Xinhua
Gaddafi's spy chief arrested
Tripoli - Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has been arrested, an official in the National Transitional Council said on Sunday....Published: 20 Nov 2011 at 15:49hrs | | by -
Muammar Gaddafi's son captured
Muammar Gaddafi's son and heir apparent, Saif al-Islam, has been detained in the southern desert, Libya's interim justice minister and other officials said on Saturday.They said Saif al-Islam ...Published: 19 Nov 2011 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by -
Mugabe would rather appoint wife than his war time comrades
President Robert Mugabe would rather appoint his wife Grace to take over power if he becomes incapacitated than to hand over to his war time comrades in Zanu-PF whom he does not trust, a world renowne...Published: 29 Oct 2011 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi tells ICC he is innocent
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of murdered former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, told the International Criminal Court he is innocent of alleged crimes against humanity, the court prosecutor ...Published: 29 Oct 2011 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi enters in Mali
Bamako - Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has passed from Niger into Mali, security sources from both countries said ...Published: 27 Oct 2011 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi spotted in Nigerien military territory
Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam who is being sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was on Wednesday morning spotted in north Arlit (about 400 km north of Agadez) in the Nigerien territory, mil...Published: 26 Oct 2011 at 14:35hrs | | by Matthews Estell
Muammar Gaddafi's family to file Nato war crimes complaint
Paris – Muammar Gaddafi’s family plans to file a war crimes complaint against Nato with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the alliance's alleged role in hi...Published: 26 Oct 2011 at 10:56hrs | | by -
Will Gaddafi's family settle in Zimbabwe?
While the burial of Muammar Gaddafi at an unidentified desert location early Tuesday 25/10/11 might bring closure after unease in the West over the display of his decomposing body in Misratah, the r...Published: 26 Oct 2011 at 06:40hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst, London
Secret desert grave for Gaddafi's burial
Misrata - Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many...Published: 25 Oct 2011 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by -
United Nations orders Gaddafi death investigations
AS the world ponders a post-Muammar Gaddafi Libya, questions abound over how the former Libyan leader died. The United Nations, his widow and other world leaders have since called for an inves...Published: 22 Oct 2011 at 07:37hrs | 1 | by -
Gaddafi's son flees Libya, enters Niger
Muammar Gaddafi's third son Saadi entered the territory of Libya's southern neighbour Niger on Sunday, Niger's justice minister has said.His flight reduces the retinue of close family members ...Published: 11 Sep 2011 at 22:34hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Interpol issues Gaddafi arrest warrant
The Hague. - Interpol yesterday issued arrest warrants for deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi.The Prosecutor of the Internat...Published: 11 Sep 2011 at 07:21hrs | | by AFP
Gaddafi is in the desert planning a fight-back: Military chief
Muammar Gaddafi is in a desert town outside Tripoli planning a fight-back, a Libyan military chief said on Thursday, as Libya's interim rulers conferred with world powers on reshaping a nation torn by...Published: 01 Sep 2011 at 09:45hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Libyan rebels take over Gaddafi HQ
Libyan rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli bastion on Tuesday, seizing weapons and loot and destroying symbols of a 42-year dictatorship they declared was now over as they set about hunting down...Published: 23 Aug 2011 at 17:30hrs | | by Moyo Roy
International media lied (propaganda) as Gaddafi's son re-emerges
The son and heir apparent of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, resurfaced free and defiant early today a day after rebels claimed to have captured him, boasting in a bizarre reappearance...Published: 23 Aug 2011 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muammar Gaddafi headed for Zimbabwe!
There are speculations that the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is headed for Zimbabwean or Angolan exile under a South African-brokered deal, Al Jazeera has reported. However, SA Internat...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 15:28hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Gaddafi regime falling apart and in full retreat: Cameron
London - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was in "full retreat" and he should give up any hope he has of clinging on to power. ...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 10:39hrs | | by AFP
ICC seeks transfer of Gaddafi son
Dubai - Libyan rebels are negotiating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrange the handover of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam who was detained late on Sunday, al Arabiya TV repor...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 09:05hrs | | by Reuters
Gaddafi captured
Col Muammar Gaddafi's son Muhammad was giving a phone interview to Al Jazeera television, confirming that he was under house arrest, when gunfire broke out and the line cut off. ...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 07:58hrs | | by BBC
Gaddafi detained: ICC
ICC says they have confirmation that Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has been detained.More to follow... ...Published: 21 Aug 2011 at 21:29hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Celebrations as rebels enter Tripoli
Libya conflict - Rebel forces and their supporters were celebrating as they entered Tripoli in what seems to be the likely end for Gaddafi. Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam has been captured by ...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 05:06hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Summary of the International Press on the Libyan Revolution
The United Kingdom recognises Libya's rebel umbrella group, not Muammar Al Qathafi's regime, as that nation's legitimate government, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday."We are de...Published: 28 Jul 2011 at 07:29hrs | | by CNN | tripolipost.com
Gaddafi can stay in Libyan as long as he gives up power: Rebel Chief
Libya's rebel chief said Sunday Muammar Gaddafi can stay in the country as long as he gives up power, after the rebels rejected an African Union (AU) peace plan over a lack of immediate resignation by...Published: 04 Jul 2011 at 08:44hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
ICC issues arrest warrant for Libya's Gaddafi
The Hague - International Criminal Court judges on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for crimes against humanity, committed against opponents of his regime since mid-...Published: 27 Jun 2011 at 15:09hrs | | by afp
Rebels dismiss Gaddafi's call for internationally-supervised elections
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi agreed to hold internationally-supervised elections, his son said, which was dismissed by rebels Thursday."They could be held within three months. At the maximu...Published: 17 Jun 2011 at 07:30hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Al-Qaeda to release bin Laden tape 'soon'
Dubai - Al-Qaeda said it will soon release an audiotape of its leader Osama bin Laden that was recorded a week before he was killed by US commandos in Pakistan, US monitoring group SITE Intelligence ...Published: 06 May 2011 at 14:06hrs | | by Nare
Gaddafi's second youngest son buried
Tripoli, Libya - Libyans shouting for revenge have buried Muammar Gaddafi's second youngest son to the thundering sound of anti-aircraft fire, as South Africa ...Published: 03 May 2011 at 12:00hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Death of Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi may backfire for Nato
The death of Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, if confirmed, is likely to have come as a consequence of Nato's increasingly aggressive tactics, undertaken by the alliance to shake up a stalemate in the conflict....Published: 01 May 2011 at 15:41hrs | | by Shashank Joshi | Associate fellow, Royal United Services Institute
British embassy attacked, Libyan ambassador expelled
The Libyan ambassador to the UK has been expelled following attacks on British embassy premises in Tripoli, the foreign secretary has said.William Hague said Omar Jelban was "persona non grat...Published: 01 May 2011 at 15:39hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
Nato air strike miss Muammar Gaddafi but kills youngest son
A Nato air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has killed Saif al-Arab, the son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, a government spokesman has said.Gaddafi and his wife were in the Tripoli house o...Published: 30 Apr 2011 at 22:29hrs | | by Moyo Roy
NATO trying to assassinate Moammar Gaddafi
TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya's government has accused NATO of trying to assassinate Moammar Gaddafi after the coalition sent at least two large guided bombs into the...Published: 26 Apr 2011 at 16:54hrs | | by Bhebhe Mandla
How the West Won Control Over Africa
THE popular uprisings in north Africa affecting Tunisia, Egypt and Libya took Africa by surprise.Stunned by the events we watched unfolding on TV, and unable to quickly ...Published: 13 Apr 2011 at 09:42hrs | | by TM
Gaddafi's Sons seek father's removal: report
At least two sons of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are proposing a transition to a constitutional democracy that would include their father's removal from power.Citing a...Published: 04 Apr 2011 at 06:43hrs | | by Byo24News
Sarkozy won French elections on Gaddafi finances: Gaddafi
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam has asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy to "give us back our money" allegedly used to finance his 2007 election victory....Published: 17 Mar 2011 at 05:39hrs | | by Byo24News
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