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France's Sarkozy Faces Verdict after Key Accuser Dies

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Paris court will rule this week whether former French president Nicolas Sarkozy accepted illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after his key accuser died on Tuesday in Beirut. Thursday's verdict represents another critical juncture for Sarkozy, who denies the charges. The 70-year-old, who was president from 2007 ...

Tunisian Brutalist Landmark Faces Wrecking Ball, Sparking Outcry

This is Beirut, 02/09 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tunisia's brutalist landmarks the Hotel du Lac, a 1970s postcard icon said to have inspired a desert-roving vehicle in Star Wars, is being demolished, sparking calls from architects, historians and activists to save it. Built by Italian architect Raffaele Contigiani in central Tunis, the concrete-and-steel inverted pyramid opened in 1973 during a ...

Turkey, Italy and Libya Hold Talks in Istanbul

This is Beirut, 01/08 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday hosted a mini-summit in Istanbul with the prime ministers of Italy and Libya's UN-recognized government for talks on several issues, including migration, officials said. Images from what the Turkish presidency called "Turkey-Italy-Libya cooperation summit" at Erdogan's Istanbul office showed ...

Libya Commander Haftar Seeks to Force International Engagement

This is Beirut, 21/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognized administration backed by military leader Khalifa Haftar cannot be ignored. On July 8, an EU commissioner and ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta were in Libya to discuss irregular migration from the ...

Trump Travel Ban in Effect, Citizens from 12 Nations Barred From US

This is Beirut, 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands ...

Tripoli Returns to Calm as Airport Reopens After Deadly Clashes

This is Beirut, 16/05 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Flights resumed Friday at Tripoli's airport as businesses and markets reopened after days of deadly fighting between armed groups in the Libyan capital. "Last night, for the first time since Monday, residents of the capital were able to sleep without hearing explosions or gunfire," an interior ministry official told AFP, speaking on condition of ...

Fresh Gunbattles Rock Libya Capital After Brief Lull

This is Beirut, 15/05 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Fresh gunbattles erupted on Wednesday in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said, a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade in key areas of the city, including the port, the source said. Fighting eased towards the end of the day, according ...

Libya Armed group Leader Among dead in Tripoli Clashes

This is Beirut, 13/05 14:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Overnight clashes in Libya's capital killed at least six people, an emergency medical service said Tuesday, with local media reporting that an armed group leader was among the dead. Heavy arms fire and explosions were heard in several areas of Tripoli from 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Monday as violent clashes between rival armed groups rocked the ...

France's 2007 Presidential Campaign: Sarkozy Faces Conviction

Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/01 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Accused of having received Libyan funds to finance his 2007 presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy appeared on Monday before the Paris court in a historic trial.  Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, already convicted for corruption in the Bismuth case and for illegal campaign financing in the Bygmalion case, faces justice for the third time in ...

Visiting Libyan Official Says Discussed Energy, Migration with New Syria Leader

This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior official from Libya's UN-recognized government met Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic relations, energy and migration. "We expressed our full support for the Syrian authorities in the success of the important transitional phase," Libyan Minister of State for Communication and ...

Young Libyans Mobilize for First Nationwide Municipal Elections Since Gaddafi

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Young Libyans have mobilized for Saturday's municipal elections, the first time many will vote in the fractured North African country where polls have been rare since Muammar Gaddafi’s 2011 overthrow. “Elections are a new concept here,” said Radouane Erfida, 21, from Misrata, as he and other volunteers eagerly gave out leaflets and engaged ...

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