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The participants of the International Conference on Libya gather in Paris on Tuesday

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In Brief

Will elections in Libya bring peace to the divided country?

‘Ambitious, and potentially unrealistic’ timetable agreed for first parliamentary vote since fall of Gaddafi

30 May 2018

Abdul Hakim Belhadj in 2011 as head of Tripoli's military council following the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi

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In Brief

Why has Theresa May apologised to Abdul Hakim Belhaj?

PM admits UK role in rendition of Libyan dissident and his wife

11 May 2018

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In Brief

Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over Gaddafi funding probe

Former French president’s 2007 campaign allegedly financed by Libyan dictator

20 Mar 2018

Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 8 Jul 2013

8 Jul 2013

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 1 Sep 2011

1 Sep 2011

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 1 Jun 2011

1 Jun 2011

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 15 Apr 2011

15 Apr 2011

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 7 Apr 2011

7 Apr 2011

African migrants in a Libyan refugee camp

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In Brief

How Libya kept migrantsout of EU - at any

Britain was happy to turn a blind eye to Gaddafi’s brutal and inhuman treatment of migrants detained in camps

5 Apr 2011

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 1 Apr 2011

1 Apr 2011

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In Depth

Benghazi rebels: reports point to al-Qaeda

Two documents suggest northeast Libya, centre of rebellion, is an al-Qaeda hotspot

24 Mar 2011

Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Mar 2011

14 Mar 2011

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Daily Briefing

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 8 Mar 2011

8 Mar 2011

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Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 16 Aug 2010

16 Aug 2010

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In Brief

Lockerbie bombing: three conspiracy theories

Was it a CIA hit, an Iranian revenge mission, or the work of the Osama bin Laden of the 1980s?

24 Aug 2009

Gaddafi

Will elections in Libya bring peace to the divided country?

Why has Theresa May apologised to Abdul Hakim Belhaj?

Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over Gaddafi funding probe

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 8 Jul 2013

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 1 Sep 2011

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 1 Jun 2011

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 15 Apr 2011

Open. Every issue.

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 7 Apr 2011

How Libya kept migrantsout of EU - at any

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 1 Apr 2011

Benghazi rebels: reports point to al-Qaeda

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Mar 2011

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 8 Mar 2011

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 16 Aug 2010

Lockerbie bombing: three conspiracy theories

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