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LIBYA News, Dec 23, 2011

The Gaddafi oil papers
Reuters
That there was graft in Libya under Gaddafi would be no surprise. The North African country languishes in 168th position out of out of 182 in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. What is surprising is that Libya was monitoring it. ...
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After Gaddafi, Libya's Amazigh demand recognition
BBC News
By Edwin Lane Tripoli, Libya In the coastal towns and mountain villages of western Libya, there are two flags proudly flying side-by-side from every balcony and shopfront in celebration of the end of 42 years of Muammar Gaddafi's rule. ...
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BBC News
New Libyan leaders juggle demands, grievances
Reuters
The protesters were mainly from the Libyan capital, some of them students who said they had swapped their books for guns and joined the fight against MuammarGaddafi. More than two months after his capture and killing, they want their reward. ...
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Libyan 'heir to the throne' returns home
Telegraph.co.uk
He landed in a country where the green, red and black national flag dating from the era when Libya was a monarchy is flying once again. The rebellion against Col Muammar Gaddafi took place under these colours and the country's new rulers have formally ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Blair's Libyan WMD deal was a sham, says British general
The Guardian
However, according to the man appointed as Britain's defence co-ordinator withLibya, Gaddafi's forces did not have any WMD capability. Major-General Robin Searby said Libya's military capacity was primitive. He said on an Al-Jazeera English ...
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10 Lessons from 2011: Spotlight on the Arab Spring
Mmegi Online
Housing in Libya under Gaddafi was a basic need that people had to have. Even at the onset of the uprising, Gaddafi dished out cash to his people but they still took to the streets. No one has complained about poverty or Gaddafi's personal fortune ...
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25 best Arab Spring photos
National Post
Libyan rebels carry a comrade wounded in a government airstrike on the frontline on March 11, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi drove opposition forces out of the strategic oil town, forcing a frantic ...
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National Post
Was 2011 A Bad Year for Dictators?
News24
Syria ,Libya, North Korea, Egypt to name a few all had dictators either losing their grip of control or had just about lost power or had died ,some like Gaddafi trying to cling onto power,and ended up being wiped out. Kim Jong-il being the most recent...
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Arab Spring turns to Arab Winter
Washington Post
A woman walks through the charred remains of former Libyan leader MoammarGaddafi's villa in Tripoli, Libya. The compound has become a tourist attraction for locals to traipse through and leave graffiti messages. Young boys hang out along the Nile ...
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Libya: Make Urgent Justice System Reforms
TrustLaw
Preliminary findings suggested that Gaddafi was killed in fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi forces, he said. "Investigating those responsible for the worst abuses by all sides of the conflict will reassure all Libyans that in the new Libya, ...
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For the world's bad guys, 2011 was a dangerous year
Washington Post
Departing the political scene — or departing the scene altogether — were Osama bin Laden, North Korea's “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong Il, and a trio of Arab leaders: Tunisia's Zine el-Abidine ben Ali, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Libya's MoammarGaddafi. ...
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Tunisia-Libya border open again
News24
The Libyan side of the crossing, vital to the area's economy, had been controlled by former rebels who fought to topple Muammar Gaddafi but was not formally under the central government's authority. Fawzi Abdelali, the interior minister in the interim ...
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CIA should have no role in any new Lockerbie investigation
Herald Scotland
We hear that the Scottish police are to go to Libya soon to investigate whether other evidence can now be found as to whether the Gaddafi regime was itself involved in the Lockerbie bombing. I wish them luck when they do finally get toLibya: they will ...
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Russia and US in Libya bombing row
The Press Association
Libya's long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted after 42 years, captured and killed in October. Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin said a council-mandated investigation was essential "given the fact that initially we were led to believe by ...
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Women in the new Libya: challenges ahead
Open Democracy
Will the rights of the women, who participated in the struggles leading to fall ofGaddafi, be put under pressure in the new Libya? Kathryn Spellman-Poots assesses women's status under Gadaffi and points to the perils ahead. ...
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'Ambiguous' SA heads for hot seat at UN
Business Day
To be fair to Pretoria, SA voted in favour of resolution 1973 that imposed a no-fly zone in Libya when erstwhile Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi vowed to crush all opposition to his rule. However, there is a view that SA was exposed when its diplomats ...
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Year In Review: 2011's Biggest Events
Huffington Post
"The people want the downfall of the regime" became a slogan that united people across Syria, Yemen, Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. Protests toppled leaders that previously had seemed untouchable -- Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, ...
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New Libyan govt faces 'dual challenge'
China Daily
The NTC was established to serve as Libya's interim government after formerLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted from power and killed by rebel forces. In the aftermath of the conflict, the Security Council established the UN Support Mission in ...
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Russia offers new UN Syria draft, Germany unsatisfied
Times of India
Churkin said the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had become the target of "regime change," similar to the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was ousted and killed by rebels. The anti-Gaddafi uprising was aided by a UN-backed NATO ...
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Departed leaders
Washington Post
ALFRED DE MONTESQUIOU / ASSOCIATED PRESS Moammar Gaddafi during a 1987 anniversary celebration for the Libyan revolution in Tripoli. Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi waves in Tripoli before making a speech in which he sought to defuse tensions with ...
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CNN Intl. Correspondent Sara Sidner: 'It's Good Being Brown'
Eurweb.com
TV Guide caught up with Sidner, who became a breakout star for the network as the world watched her dodge bullets — not always successfully — while covering the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Sara Sidner: When a guy has a huge gun I'm going to be ...
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Timeline: 2011 in Review
Equities.com
-The success of the Egyptian protests spreads to Libya where thousands begin protesting the rule of Mummar Gaddafi, American media outlets have difficulty deciding on a spelling of his name.Gaddafi refuses to resign and says he will fight until the ...
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Equities.com
Arab Spring villains bombard EU with lawsuits
EUobserver.com
Most of the rest came from Arab Spring countries Syria (10), Libya (6), Tunisia (6) and Egypt (3). Gaddafi had the chutzpah to attack a French decision to transfer €259 million of his loot to the Transitional National Council in Benghazi. ...
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The Biz: CNN's Sara Sidner Talks War Reporting
TV Guide
The Biz caught up with Sidner, who became a breakout star for the network as the world watched her dodge bullets — not always successfully — while covering the fall of Muammar Gaddafi inLibya. TV Guide Magazine: The memorable quote in your coverage...
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TV Guide
Kazakhstan riots spark concerns over oil flow
Independent Online (blog)
Brent crude surged more than 20 percent in the first two months of the rebellion against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, rising to as high as $127.02 (R1 040 at yesterday's exchange rate) a barrel on April 11. It settled at $107.54 a barrel on London's ...
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Syria blames al-Qaida after two car bombs kill dozens in Damascus
The Guardian
... southern city of Deraa in March, inspired by the popular movements elsewhere in the Arab world that had by then overthrown Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, and imperilled Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. ...
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The Guardian
Will Russians detained in Libya be subject to haggling?
The Voice of Russia
The fate of Russians Vladimir Dolgov and Alexander Shadrov detained in Libya will not become the object of bargaining between rival groups, Russian president's special envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov who recently visited Tripoli has declared. ...
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The Voice of Russia
Play our news quiz to see how much you remember about 2011's top stories.
BBC News
The city of Christchurch in New Zealand also suffered an earthquake in 2011. In October, Libya's leader of 40 years, Colonel MuammarGaddafi, died during the uprisings in his country. Many people had been unhappy with the way he led Libya. ...
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BBC News
What it takes to become a dictator?
The Voice of Russia
Others, like the Libyan leader Colonel Muamar Gaddafi, were killed by their own people. Kim Chon Il, who for 17 years remained the leader of North Korea, has died of heart failure in the last days of the year. Interestingly enough, many of these people ...
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The Voice of Russia
After Gaddafi, Libya's Amazigh demand recognition | MyPress.SE ...
By NewsDesk - Christer Ornestad
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Tunisia-Libya border open again « Shabab Libya
By Yoots
The border post is now weapons-free,” he was quoted as saying by Libyan newsagency Wal. Tunisia provided refuge to tens of thousands of Libyan civilians who fled the months of fighting that led to the collapse of Gaddafi's regime. Source- ...
Shabab Libya
BBC News - After Gaddafi, Libya's Amazigh demand recognition
Libya's Amazigh, as the Berbers call themselves, are hoping for a brighter future with the right to express their heritage and recognition of the sacrifices they ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16289543
Libyan rulers ready to forgive Gaddafi forces - RTÉ News
Libya's new rulers are ready to forgive the forces of Muammar Gaddafi, National Transition Council chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil has said.
www.rte.ie/news/2011/1210/libya.html
SABC News.com - Libyan forces capture Gaddafi loyalists:Saturday ...
Fighters in Zintan have killed two and capture nine people they say are pro-Gaddafi forces as Nato is urged to investigate civilian deaths.
www.sabc.co.za/.../Libyan-forces-capture-Gaddafi-loyalists-20...
Libya: Ensure Gaddafi Son's Access to Lawyer | Human Rights Watch
(Tripoli) – Libyan authorities appear to be holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in good physical conditions but should allow him immediate access to a lawyer, Human ...
www.hrw.org/news/.../libya-ensure-gaddafi-son-s-access-lawy...
BBC News - Libya: Collective punishment against pro-Gaddafi towns
Almost two months after Muammar al-Gaddafi was captured and killed by militiamen from ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16221518
U.S. lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of ...
news.yahoo.com/u-lifts-sanctions-post-gaddafi-libya-2315592...
U.S. lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya | Top News | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of former ruler Muammar ...
ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAL1E7NGDQZ20111216
Libya's rulers to bury the hatchet with Gaddafi's army - News - Mail ...
Libya's new rulers have said that they are ready to forgive the forces of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
mg.co.za/.../2011-12-10-libyas-rulers-to-bury-the-hatchet-wit...
Libyan Rebel Sues UK Over Rendition - Sky News
The Libyan military leader who led the assault on Tripoli has begun legal proceedings against the British government, Sky News has learned.
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16132981
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi held in isolation but is in 'good physical ...
Saif al-Islam, heir to Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi, is being held in complete isolation but appears to be in "good physical condition", a human rights...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Saif-al-Islam-Gaddafi-held-in-isolatio...
Hand Saadi Gaddafi's Toronto penthouse over to Tripoli: Libyan ...
The Libyan envoy to Canada said on Monday a $1.6-million Toronto penthouse condominium owned by the son of late dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ...
news.nationalpost.com/.../hand-saadi-gaddafis-toronto-pentho...
Libya S.O.S.: Saif Al Islam Gaddafi: Americans tried to tempt me to ...
Saif al-Islam, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the first non- official ... News about Saif Al Islam Gadhaffi & the demands from Zentan [26./28./ 29. ...
libyasos.blogspot.com/.../saif-al-islam-gaddafi-americans-tried...
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi held in isolation but is in 'good physical ...
Saif al-Islam, heir to Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi, is being held in complete isolation but appears to be in "good physical condition", ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Saif-al-Islam-Gaddafi-held-in-isolatio...
Sky News: Libya's rulers forgive Gaddafi fighters
Libya's new rulers say they are ready to forgive the forces of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi who battled rebels trying to topple his autocratic regime during the ...
www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=695333&vId=
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