LIBYA News, Jan 20, 2012

Boxing punches back in Libya after Gaddafi ban Kuwait Times Boxing, considered as a “savage” sport and banned since 1979 by former Libyanleader Muammar Gaddafi, is making a comeback in the North African country after the strongman's ouster and death. The club, which is still to be named, operates from what... See all stories on this topic » Kuwait Times

Kazakh leader learns lessons from Gaddafi's experience RT In terms of style, steadfast Nursultan Nazarbayev is the exact opposite of erratic Muammar Gaddafi, and of course he is still in power. But the Libyan scenario no longer seems improbable in Kazakhstan, even to its leader. ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt leader heckled in Tripoli over Gaddafi fugitives Chicago Tribune TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Protesters forced their way into a Tripoli hotel where Egypt's military leader was meeting Libyan officials Monday and lambasted him for failing to extradite supporters of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi who have fled to Egypt. ... See all stories on this topic »

In Libya, a Fundamentalist War against Moderate Islam Takes Shape TIME "We may have not had political rights under Gaddafi, but we did not live in fear of going to the mosque." Throughout Libya, Gaddafi's fall has emboldened Salafis, who were persecuted and imprisoned under the now deceased leader. ... See all stories on this topic »

Naxal leader Nayeem had female guards a la Gaddafi Times of India HYDERABAD: Renegade Maoist Mohammed Nayeemuddin seems to be greatly inspired by slainLibyan dictator Gaddafi. Like the former dictator, who entrusted his security to seven virgin killing machines', Nayeemuddin was recently seen guarded by four ... See all stories on this topic »

Ministers' role in the Libyan renditions must not be kept secret The Guardian (blog) Did the MI6 officers seek and obtain authority from ministers for helping to engineer the abduction of Sami al-Saadi and Abdel Hakim Belhadj in the spring of 2004, just days before Tony Blair was feted by Gaddafi in the Libyan dictator's tent? ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Libya: AU's Ping Visits Tripoli, Tries to Leave Gaddafi Pong Behind AllAfrica.com The African Union backed the wrong horse in Libya. Its name was Gaddafi, and it was a particularly lucrative horse, but now it's dead and the AU has to deal with a highly unimpressed government in Tripoli. AU Commission chairman Jean Ping was in Libya ... See all stories on this topic »

Mali army clashes with ex-Gaddafi Tuareg fighters BBC News Tuareg rebels - once part of Col Gaddafi's Libyan security forces - have attacked two more towns in the north of Mali, in a second day of fighting. A Mali army spokesman confirmed the clashes on Wednesday with the newly formed National Movement for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Slow start for Libya drive to disband militias Chicago Tribune The militias, which fought to unseat former leader Muammar Gaddafi, are now the biggest threat to stability in Libya, clashing regularly with each other in violent turf wars and undermining the authority of the country's new rulers. ... See all stories on this topic »

A deathbed farewell to Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi Telegraph.co.uk But that is very different to saying that Gaddafi had nothing to do with it.” It was during the 2001 trial that Swire started to doubt Megrahi's guilt. While Libya and Syria may have been involved, he believes Iran was ultimately responsible for ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Libyan protesters attack vice-president Abdul Hafiz Ghoga as unrest grows over ... National Post Benghazi, the cradle of Libya's uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, has witnessed a number of protests over the past few months demanding the new rulers sack officials who served under Gaddafi. The protesters in Benghazi also called on the... See all stories on this topic » National Post

Al Qaeda kidnaps Algerian governor: security sources Reuters One security expert said al Qaeda has been emboldened because its fighters could use Libya, in turmoil since Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow, as a safe haven. Security sources said later on Tuesday they had information that the governor had been released, ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya ex-rebels sign up for govt jobs News24 Some of these men spent months fighting Gaddafi's forces on the front lines of the conflict that erupted last February and have provided security on Libya's streets since fighting ended in October, after Gaddafi was killed. Now these former rebels are ... See all stories on this topic »

Libyan says talks failed to resolve UK blame for torture Reuters UK The emergence of Belhadj as a leader of the resistance to Gaddafi and a major figure in Libya after the former leader's downfall has embarrassed London, which Belhadj accuses of handing him over toGaddafi's government to be abused. ... See all stories on this topic »

UK scraps torture inquiry while police probe Libya cases Reuters Police announced last week that they would investigate allegations that two people had been illegally handed over to Gaddafi's Libya. Justice Minister Ken Clarke said on Wednesday this meant there was no prospect of the Gibson inquiry being able to ... See all stories on this topic »

Libya militia leader 'tortured and killed in detention' BBC News ... has seen evidence that a man was tortured and killed in detention, after clashes between rival militia groups in Libya at the weekend. Members of Izzedine al-Ghool's family say he was accused of siding with the regime of the late Muammar Gaddafi. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Africa Cup of Nations: Libya team a symbol of hope for nation renewed The Guardian (blog) He decided he could no longer pull on a shirt bearing the flag of Gaddafi's Libya, walked out on the squad – the first anybody knew of his decision being when they saw him waving from beyond the gates of their camp – and, after visiting his friend in ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

OFW in Gaddafi household returns from Libya GMA News A Filipina who worked in the household of a relative of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has finally returned home to the Philippines on Saturday afternoon. Baylin Pasandalan arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on a Qatar Airways ... See all stories on this topic »

Nato accused of war crimes in Libya The Independent Nato was authorised by the UN Security Council to protect civilians in Libya from attacks by theGaddafi regime during the uprising of last year, but drew criticism for what many described as going further than the terms of the mandate. ... See all stories on this topic »

Libyan central bank starts withdrawing old currency Reuters This measure is an indication that the Central Bank wants to return confidence to Libya's banking system, which suffered severely during the civil war that ended ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule. RUSHING TO THE BANKS The bank's deputy governor, ... See all stories on this topic »

Al Qaeda kidnaps Algerian governor hostage - sources Reuters India The abduction of the governor, the most senior Algerian official to be kidnapped in years, will reinforce worries that the overthrow of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has created a zone of instability now being exploited by al Qaeda. The kidnappers stopped a ... See all stories on this topic »

If MI6 did the work of Libyan renditions, who gave the orders? Telegraph.co.uk In it, he congratulated the then head of Libya's intelligence service on the safe arrival of a dissident, Abdelhakim Belhadj, whom Gaddafi's henchmen had long wanted to imprison. In words which seem to indicate that MI6 facilitated the poor man's ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

AU head in first post-Gaddafi Libya visit The Nation, Pakistan TRIPOLI - African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping arrived in Libya on Monday for his first visit since the overthrow of Moamer Gaddafi, officials in his delegation said. He went straight into talks with Foreign Minister Ashur bin Khayyal and was ... See all stories on this topic » The Nation, Pakistan

The Dead Man and His Long Shadow [incl. Juan Cole] Campus Watch The regime crushed the Green Revolution in 2009 under heavy criticism from the same Western powers that later intervened in Libya when Gaddafi forces were on the verge of defeating the rebels. At the beginning of 2011 the regime in Tehran faced off an ... See all stories on this topic »

29 Jan: Libya v Senegal BBC News Many Libyan footballers have criticised the lack of opportunities to play overseas during the Gaddafiyears - so expect some determined displays as players from one of Africa's strongest footballing regions put themselves in the continent's largest ... See all stories on this topic »

Inside story of the UK's secret mission to beat Gaddafi BBC News The first significant involvement of British forces inside Libya was a rescue mission mounted just a couple of weeks after the rising against Gaddafi broke out. On 3 March, Royal Air Force C130 aircraft were sent to a desert airstrip at Zilla in the ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

The Political Scene in the New Libya Middle East Online First, the royalists and these are calling for the Sanusi Monarch to be restored in Libya. They claim that the Sanusi Monarch was the legitimate authority in Libya and Gaddafi and his movement rebelled against this legitimate authority to establish the ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss ambassador to Libya Swissinfo.ch After decades of despotism, Libya is taking its first steps towards democracy. Switzerland wants to support the process and forget about recent political and trade wrangles with former dictator, Moammar Gaddafi. Swiss TV accompanied Switzerland's new ... See all stories on this topic »

Tons of Mustard Gas Remain Undestroyed in Libya RIA Novosti Some 11 metric tons of lethal mustard gas, also known as sulfur mustard or yperite, remain in existence in Libya, Belgian media reported on Wednesday citing Defense Minister Pieter de Crem. Under ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya joined the ... See all stories on this topic »

False knowledge ended Gaddafi's rule, says Mbeki Times LIVE Mbeki also spokeabout last year's enforcement of the "no-flight zone" in Libya. "[A] false knowledge was advanced that [slain Libyan leader Muammar] Gaddafi's regime was about to slaughter millions of civilians. This was used to justify the imposition ... See all stories on this topic » Times LIVE

Italy to Help Libya Recreate Police Force Tripoli Post The Italian high delegation's visit to Tripoli could provide Italy the chance to help Libya draw up a “road map” to complete its transition from the former dictatorial regime of Muammar Gaddafi, Terzi said, and start to restore cooperation with it by ... See all stories on this topic »

'The lessons of Libya: Chaos is no surprise' RT For instance, Gaddafi's Libya, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and many Muslim countries have Central Banks that are truly independent, but not of local government, as Harvard and CFR eggheads demand, but rather independent of the IMF, Goldman Sachs, ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Libyan police forces to be trained in Turkish academies Today's Zaman Libya's police force recently allowed former militia members to join its ranks, in an effort to bring unruly militias to heel. Civilian militia groups, which fought to unseat former Libyan leader Gaddafi, are now the biggest threat to stability in ... See all stories on this topic » Today's Zaman

Algeria says kidnapped governor freed on Libyan soil Reuters Security experts have warned the group is exploiting turmoil in Libya after the fall of MuammarGaddafi to carve out a safe haven. Algeria's state news agency, citing a source close to the Interior Ministry, said the governor, Mohamed Laid Khelfi, ... See all stories on this topic »

Gulf allies move to reap spoils of Libya war Financial Times ... of Tripoli's roads, the cost of Libya's clean-up is all too apparent. Piles of rubbish are strewn over the rubble that marks the remains of Bab al-Aziziya, the fortress compound that symbolised the all-powerful rule of Colonel Muammer Gaddafi. ... See all stories on this topic »

Libyan parties reject draft election law Chicago Tribune ... new concept after 42 years of rule by Muammar Gaddafi. The proposals have been widely criticized for reserving only 20 seats for women in the 200-member national assembly and not tackling the contentious issue of dividing Libya into constituencies. ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt leader heckled in Tripoli over Gaddafi fugitives - Stabroek News By Stabroek staff TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters forced their way into a Tripoli hotel where Egypt's military leader was meeting Libyan officials yesterday and lambasted him for failing to extradite supporters of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi who have fled to ... Stabroek News

IntelliBriefs: Post Gaddafi Libya;Under Western Imperialism By Naxal Watch It is with great disappointment that I receive the news from foreign media publications and Libyansources that our President now has 12000 U.S. troops stationed in Malta and they are about to make their descent into Libya. For those of you ... IntelliBriefs

Libya gets more time for Gaddafi son questions | Top News | Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday it would give Libyamore time to say whether Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most ... af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE80909020120110

In Libya, Gaddafi supporters, Government troops swap POWs ... Tuesday,January 17, 2012 Laaska News. In Libya, the supporters of the late leader MuammarGaddafi and Government troops have swapped prisoners of war ... laaska.wordpress.com/.../in-libya-gaddafi-supporters-governm...

Libya bank denies receiving Gaddafi's USD20bn - MSN ZA News The governor of Libya's central bank denies receiving roughly USD20bn in assets that were held overseas by Muammar Gaddafi's regime and frozen during The ... news.howzit.msn.com/libya-bank-denies-receiving-gaddafis-u...

Libyan rulers get Gaddafi's billions : World News Australia on SBS Libya has received roughly $20 billion in assets that were held overseas by Muammar Gaddafi'sregime and frozen during the conflict that ousted him, the ... www.sbs.com.au/news/.../libyan-rulers-get-gaddafi-s-billions

Philippines news: OFW in Gaddafi household returns from Libya ... An overseas Filipino worker who worked in the household of a relative of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi finally returned home Saturday afternoon. www.pinas.net/.../ofw-in-gaddafi-household-returns-from-liby...

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Hague Court Gives Libya More Time On Gaddafi's Son Libya: Hague Court Sets Deadline Over Gaddafi's Son (news). Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 10 January 2012. The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ... allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00015203.html

  

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