World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as one of Mr. Gadhafi’s sons vows that his family members and loyalist forces will never surrender. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including both those that have backed Libya’s National Transitional Council as well as those […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as one of Mr. Gadhafi’s sons vows that his family members and loyalist forces will never surrender. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including both those that have backed Libya’s National Transitional Council as well as those […]
Gadhafi Son: Fight Will Continue Until Death
One of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s sons told a Syrian television station late Wednesday he is in the suburbs outside Tripoli and that loyalist commanders have told him their men would fight to the death. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi vowed that he and other family members would never surrender and said his father “is fine.” […]
Gadhafi Son: Fight Will Continue Until Death
One of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s sons told a Syrian television station late Wednesday that he is in the suburbs outside Tripoli and that his father “is fine.” Seif al-Islam Gadhafi vowed that he and other family members would fight until death and said nobody will surrender. He told the pro-Gadhafi al-Rai satellite television […]
Gadhafi Son: Fight Will Continue Until Death
One of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s sons told a Syrian television station late Wednesday that he is in the suburbs outside Tripoli and that his father “is fine.” Seif al-Islam Gadhafi vowed that he and other family members will fight until death and said nobody will surrender. He told the pro-Gadhafi al-Rai television station […]
European Union Expected to Lift Libya Oil Sanctions
European Union diplomats say sanctions against several Libyan ports, oil companies and more than a dozen other entities could be lifted as soon as Friday. The EU’s 27 members reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday in an effort to help Libya’s National Transitional Council resume normal economic activity. Diplomats say they expect a final agreement on […]
European Union Expected to Lift Libya Oil Sanctions
European Union diplomats say sanctions against several Libyan ports, oil companies and more than a dozen other entities could be lifted as soon as Friday. The EU’s 27 members reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday in an effort to help Libya’s National Transitional Council resume normal economic activity. Diplomats say they expect a final agreement on […]
EU to Lift Libya Oil Sanctions: Diplomats
European Union diplomats say sanctions against several Libyan ports, oil companies and more than a dozen other entities could be lifted as soon as Friday. The EU’s 27 members reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday in an effort to help Libya’s National Transitional Council resume normal economic activity. Diplomats say they expect a final agreement on […]
Libyans Celebrate Eid as Anti-Gadhafi Forces Push for Loyalist Surrender
Thousands of Libyans have celebrated the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Tripoli’s main square, as the country’s provisional authorities push for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. Anti-Gadhafi forces set up security around the square Wednesday, including gunmen on rooftops, as several thousand people gathered […]