UNITED NATIONS, June 18, 2013 (AFP) A daughter and son of late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi have moved from Algeria to Oman in breach of UN sanctions, a UN ambassador said Tuesday. The United Nations and international police organization Interpol may soon issue a global alert over members of the Kadhafi family and other Kadhafi associates who are on the run and face UN sanctions. Aisha Kadhafi and Mohamme ...

PARIS, June 18, 2013 (AFP) Two survivors of a 2011 boat tragedy which killed 63 people off Libya filed suits Tuesday in France and Spain, accusing defence forces of the two countries of failing to assist people in danger. The incident dates back to March 26, 2011, when 72 African migrants left the Libyan capital Tripoli on a boat destined for Italy, their planned departure having been brought forward by the ...

TRIPOLI, June 17, 2013 (AFP) Seif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, and other former top regime officials will stand trial in August for crimes committed during the 2011 uprising, an aide to the prosecutor said on Monday. Former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi will be among those whose trial will begin in the first half of August, said Al-Seddik Al-Sur, a member of the prosecutor's of ...

TRIPOLI, June 17, 2013 (AFP) A Libyan court acquitted two former aides of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi on Monday of charges connected to the deadly 1988 bombing of a US airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. "On behalf of all people, the court decides to acquit Abdelati al-Obeidi and Mohamed Belgassem al-Zwai of all charges against them," the judge said to shouts of "Long live justice!" from the defendants' fa ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, June 16, 2013 (AFP) Libya's premier was due to meet local authorities in Benghazi on Sunday, a government source said, as special forces units patrolled the city a day after clashes with gunmen killed six soldiers. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was due to travel to the eastern city with members of his government to discuss the security situation, the source said on condition of anonymity. An on ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, June 15, 2013 (AFP) Clashes between Libyan elite forces and gunmen Saturday killed five soldiers in Benghazi, the army said, in the latest bout of unrest as the government struggles to control rebels from the 2011 uprising. The interim leader of Libya's army warned of the danger of a "bloodbath" as the unrest in Benghazi flared again a week after violence killed more than 30 people in the e ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, June 15, 2013 (AFP) Members of Libya's special forces clashed with armed activists in the city of Benghazi early Saturday after the demonstrators attacked army and police buildings, an AFP journalist and witnesses reported. The interim leader of Libya's army warned of the danger of a "bloodbath" as the unrest in the city flared up again a week after clashes killed more than 30 people. At ar ...

THE HAGUE, June 14, 2013 (AFP) Tripoli need not immediately hand over the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's former spy chief, Abdullah Senussi, to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity, the Hague-based court said Friday. The temporary suspension of the order requiring Libya to hand Senussi over came amid a legal tug-of-war between the ICC and Tripoli over where Senu ...

JOHANNESBURG, June 13, 2013 (AFP) South Africa will return assets and cash stashed by the slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in the country after reaching an agreement with Tripoli, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The two governments agreed on "the repatriation from South Africa of Libyan funds" that are thought to include diamonds and gold worth more than $1 billion. The assets were placed in Sout ...

ROME, June 13, 2013 (AFP) Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi plotted to have Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi assassinated by the secret services, Italy's Il Fatto Quotidiano daily said Thursday, sparking a heated denial from the magnate's spokesman. "In the middle of the Libyan crisis... Silvio Berlusconi made a rather unusual request to the head of the secret services: 'Can you eliminate Kadhafi?'", t ...

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2013 (AFP) Nine months after the US ambassador to Libya was killed in an attack, Secretary of State John Kerry has sworn in a new envoy, vowing she would play a key role as the country moves toward democracy. Long-time diplomat Deborah Jones took the oath of office on Tuesday to replace Chris Stevens in a ceremony at the State Department. For Jones, a fluent Arabic speaker, her diplomat ...

 TRIPOLI, June 12, 2013 (AFP) An attempt to kill a senior Libyan army officer in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday left him lightly wounded, the army's general staff said. It said on its Facebook page that Colonel Abdullah al-Shaafi, spokesman for the Joint Operations Room in Benghazi, had been the target of an attempted assassination. The statement said that Shaafi and one of his attackers were tak ...