In October Libya will officially celebrate its first anniversary of independence, though in fact it has been more than a year since Tripoli was overrun.
In the same month the West will mark 11 years of…
Gaddafi’s death raises moral questions about whether he should have been put on trial or not.
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Muammar Gaddafi met his end after being cornered in a Sirte drainage pipe, having fled from a NATO air-strike on his convoy. Questions about exactly how he died – whether caught in crossfire or summarily…
People in Libya are desperate for change and the new government will have to manage expectations carefully.
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The relegation of Moammar Gaddafi to the meat-locker of history is a significant exorcism of Libya’s past.
Whether it would have been better for him to face trial is a moot point. It’s doubtful that too…
Colonel Gaddafi’s death presents a challenge to regional unity.
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The death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte highlights the remarkable impact a single individual can have on a whole country. Until he was captured or killed Libyans could not get on with the job of…
After 42 years in charge of the country, and surviving a violent uprising, Colonel Gaddafi was killed in his hometown of Sirte.
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The former Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been killed. He was caught in a firefight between his supporters, and rebels backing the National Transitional Council, following a Nato airstrike…
A Libyan opposition fighter fires from the back of a technical.
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Somewhere in the bowels of Toyota City there must be a cadre of marketing salarymen working out how the corporation can apply for official sponsorship of the Libyan Revolution.
After all, the whole ground…
Jubiliant Libyans celebrate the arrival of rebel forces in central Tripoli.
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The situation in Libya remains fluid but with armed rebel fighters now in Green Square in central Tripoli, it appears the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is in its final hours.
Two of the dictator’s…
After five months of conflict in Libya, the Gaddafi regime remains in power in Tripoli despite the rebel campaign and NATO airstrikes.
Recent days have seen serious developments in the country. Muammar…
