The postponement risks further destabilizing the oil-rich North African country, which has been mired in divisions and violence in the decade since Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi was toppled and killed in a revolution.
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Qaddafi’s Son Is Alive. And He Wants to Take Libya Back.
In his first meeting with a foreign journalist in a decade, Seif al-Islam described his years in captivity — and hinted at a bid for Libya’s presidency.
A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast
The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.
Lockerbie Bombing of 1988: US Unseals Charges Against New Suspect
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.
U.S. Unseals Charges Against New Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.
Ex-French President Sarkozy Faces New Charge in Campaign Finance Case
Prosecutors added a charge of criminal conspiracy to a long-running investigation into whether his 2007 campaign received illegal Libyan financing.
Libyan Rivals Call for Peace Talks. It May Be Wishful Thinking.
The announcement of a cease-fire was a rare positive development in a chaotic conflict plagued by foreign meddling. But skeptics abound.
How Two Russians Got Caught Up in Libya’s War, Now an Action Movie
The Russians, who said they were doing sociology research, were jailed on charges of political meddling. It’s the latest tale of foreign intrigue in Libya.
Libyan Commander Backed by Russia Says He’s Ready for Talks to End War
Khalifa Hifter saw the collapse this week of his 14-month campaign to capture Tripoli from a government backed by the U.N. and Turkey.
Ex-C.I.A. Asset, Now a Libyan Strongman, Faces Torture Accusations
Khalifa Hifter’s Virginia properties could make him vulnerable to a new lawsuit filed under a 1991 anti-torture law.