The International Criminal Court says it is investigating alleged war crimes committed during this year’s fighting in Libya by troops loyal to former leader Moammar Gadhafi as well as NATO and revolutionary forces. ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo Wednesday told the United Nations Security Council his office is examining whether Gadhafi and his spy chief, […]
ICC Prosecutor to Investigate All Sides in Libya
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Chief in Libya, Seeks Weapons Controls
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has used a visit to Libya to urge the country’s new leaders to secure weapons stockpiled by the former Gadhafi government. Mr. Ban says he raised the issue Wednesday during a meeting in Tripoli with Libya’s transitional leader, Mustafa Abdel Jalil. The secretary-general says it is particularly important to secure stocks […]
UN Chief in Libya on 1st Visit Since Uprising
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Tripoli on a previously unannounced visit to Libya, his first since the uprising that toppled its long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Mr. Ban arrived in Tripoli Wednesday. His office said he would meet with members of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council and civil society representatives for several hours before departing. […]
Libya’s Interim PM Makes Human Rights Top Priority
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s new interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keib said Tuesday respect for human rights will be a top priority as he prepares to lead Libya toward its first free elections. The Libyan National Transitional Council selected the U.S.-educated engineering professor for the prime minister’s post late Monday. Speaking Tuesday after his appointment, Mr. El-Keib said the […]
UN Urges Libya to Secure Weapons
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has urged Libya to prevent the spread of arms throughout the region, as the country’s provisional authority elected a new interim prime minister to lead the political transition. The 15-member Council unanimously adopted a Russian-backed resolution Monday that highlighted the threat of shoulder-fired missiles and other arms ending up in the […]
Academic Abdel-Rahim El-Keeb to Lead Libyan Transition
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s new interim Prime Minister Abdel-Rahim el-Keeb is an academic and businessman who spent decades in the United States before returning to Libya to support the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi. He is technocrat not widely known before his election Monday, but has been praised as a moderate with wide appeal. El-Keeb was educated in the […]
Libya’s NTC Elects New Interim Prime Minister
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
, concluding its air campaign to protect civilians under a U.N. Security Council resolution. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen hailed the seven-month bombing campaign during a visit to Tripoli Monday. He said he is “proud of the part NATO played” in helping Libyan transitional forces drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. Rasmussen said the alliance acted […]
A Timeline of NATO Involvement in the Libyan Revolution
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Here is a timeline that tracks NATO’s involvement in the Libyan revolution: February 26, 2011: U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his family as his government continues a bloody crackdown on rebels. Sanctions come 11 days after anti-government riots in Benghazi, inspired by Arab Spring revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. […]
Libya’s NTC Elects New Interim Prime Minister
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s National Transitional Council has elected engineer Abdel-Rahim el-Keeb as the country’s new interim prime minister. The vote Monday comes hours before NATO is set to end its Libya mission. The alliance’s top official hailed the seven-month bombing campaign during a visit Monday to Tripoli. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he is “proud of […]
NATO Chief in Tripoli, Hails End to Libya Mission
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
With NATO set to end its Libya mission at midnight, the alliance’s top official hailed the seven-month bombing campaign during a visit Monday to Tripoli. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he is “proud of the part NATO played” in helping Libyan transitional forces drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. Rasmussen said the alliance acted to […]
