Flood-ravaged Libyan port city of Derna getting back on its feet, but trauma lingers
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Intisar Shanib becomes first woman to head football club in Libya: Shanib has been appointed as the president of Darnes Sports Club, a prominent football club in ...
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’Message for friends and foes’: Libyan National Army conducts grand exercises: DERNA, Libya: The Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Marshall Khalifa Haftar ...
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Boat capsize off Libya highlights deadly Mediterranean migration route | Africanews
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Two babies are among at least 53 people dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off Libya, the UN migration agency said—another deadly reminder ... Show more
🇱🇾 Saif al-Islam #Gaddafi , a son of #Libya ’s late longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi and once seen as his heir, has died, relatives said Tuesday ... Show more
WATCH: Libyan FM H.E. Eltaher S M Elbaour participates in India-Arab foreign ministers' meeting#Libya #IndiaArabMeet #EltaherElbaour #Diplomacy #ForeignMinisters #IndiaArabRelations #InternationalRelations
Crew members of SOS Mediterranee’s Ocean Viking rescue 44 migrants stranded on a merchant ship in international waters off the Libyan coast.#Libya
Military commanders from #Jordan and #Libya met in Amman on Tuesday to discuss military cooperation and capacity building for defense partnerships. https://arab ... Show more
Egypt’s foreign ministry announced that several hundred Egyptians detained in Libyan prisons are expected to be released and sent back home in the near future ... Show more
#WATCH : #Libya holds funeral for military officials killed in plane crash in Turkiye. https://arab.news/5e2ug
Search teams have recovered the cockpit, voice and flight data recorders at the site of a plane crash in #Turkey that killed #Libya 's army chief Mohammed Ali ... Show more
Libya’s Army Chief of Staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, has been killed in a tragic plane crash near Ankara, Turkey. Returning from high-level defense talks ... Show more
Key FactsFatal Crash Claims Libya’s Top Military Leaders
Dec 23, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theglobeandmail.com
  • A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and seven others crashed shortly after departing Ankara, with no survivors.

  • The delegation was in Turkey for high-level defense discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral military cooperation.

  • Turkish officials reported the plane experienced an electrical fault and attempted an emergency landing before crashing near Haymana.

  • Libyan authorities will collaborate with Turkish investigators to determine the circumstances of the fatal accident.
  • The prime minister called it a 'great loss' for Libya.
    — Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah confirmed the death of Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and the four officials, stating this in a Facebook post.
Libyan Army Chief Al-Haddad’s plane crashes in Turkey’s Ankara, debris found near crash site #Turkey #Ankara #PlaneCrash #Libya #LibyanChiefOfStaff
President Sisi and Field Marshal Haftar discussed developments concerning the joint maritime border delimitation between the two countries ... Show more
In #Libya 🇱🇾, saddlery has very few masters left. Equestrian festivals spotlighting its cultural identity are essential to keeping an interest in the ancient ... Show more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 1,132 Egyptians have been repatriated from western Libya since the beginning of the year, along with over 1 ... Show more
The Moment the CIA Foiled Gaddafi’s Nuclear Program | Ex-CIA Officer James Lawler#ANIBroadcast #JamesLawler #USA #CIA #AQKhan #Gaddafi #NuclearProgram #Libya
A UN meeting on Tuesday urged #Libya to close detention centers where migrants and refugees have been tortured, abused, and sometimes killed. https://arab ... Show more
After 20 days behind bars, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy walks free and vows to continue his battle to prove his innocence.#Sarkozy #Paris #France #Libya
Key FactsSarkozy Released Early from Prison After Three Weeks
Nov 10, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail three weeks into a five-year sentence for campaign finance conspiracy.

  • He must remain under tight judicial monitoring and is prohibited from leaving France.

  • Conditions of his release include a ban on contacting justice ministry employees.

  • Sarkozy denies all charges and will appeal the conviction in a trial set for March.
  • They have shown exceptional humanity.
    — Nicolas Sarkozy about the prison staff who made his time in prison 'bearable'.
🇫🇷 Former French president Nicolas #Sarkozy arrived at a #prison in Paris on October 21 to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance ... Show more
Key FactsSarkozy Begins Prison Term in Paris Facility
Oct 21, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
  • Nicolas Sarkozy entered La Santé prison in Paris to begin serving a five-year sentence on October 21.

  • He was convicted of criminal conspiracy involving illicit funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.

  • Sarkozy is held either in solitary confinement or in the prison’s VIP wing designed for vulnerable inmates.

  • His legal team filed a request for early release, with a court decision expected within two months.
  • I want to tell them with my unwavering strength that it’s not a former president of the Republic being locked up this morning, it’s an innocent man.
    — Nicolas Sarkozy, as he prepares to enter the walls of La Santé prison.
Syrian refugees in Tripoli register for free return flights to Syria, as Damascus offers to cover travel costs for those wishing to leave Libya amid improved ... Show more
'Musa al-Sadr: The Full Story' documentary explores how Lebanon reacted to Imam Musa al-Sadr’s disappearance in Libya and the silence of Libyan authorities ... Show more
#Libya arrests two over rocket attack on UN mission. https://arab.news/my56w
🇬🇧 #Britain 's King #Charles III on Tuesday presented 14 frontline #medical workers with #HumanitarianMedals in a ceremony at #BuckinghamPalace , recognising their service in times of #emergency ... Show more
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial over accusations of receiving illegal campaign funding from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 ... Show more
Key FactsSarkozy on Trial for Alleged Gaddafi Bribery
Jan 6, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: telegraph.co.uk
  • Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial for corruption, accused of receiving €50 million from Muammar Gaddafi to support his 2007 presidential campaign.

  • He faces up to ten years in prison for concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing.

  • The allegations stem from claims made by an arms dealer regarding the financial transfers, coinciding with Sarkozy's close ties to Gaddafi.

  • Sarkozy's former aides and his wife Carla Bruni are also implicated in an alleged conspiracy related to these charges.
Libya’s Derna hosts theater festival year after flash flood: DERNA, Libya: A year after a flash flood ripped through Derna and killed thousands of people ...
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Libya’s Derna hosts theater festival year after flash flood
Residents of Zintan, Libya, shut down key oil distribution valves in protest of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi’s recent abduction. Al-Whayshi ... Show more
Nigerian men's soccer team, the Super Eagles, returned to Abuja on Tuesday after pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya in protest ... Show more
In Libya's Derna, Haftar using reconstruction to boost popularity one year after flood
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#FOCUS - On September 11, 2023, the #Libyan town of #Derna was hit by deadly floods, leaving around 5000 dead and 45,000 displaced ... Show more