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Syrische Flüchtlinge, die in der Hoffnung auf eine Überfahrt nach Europa in Libyen ausharren, können nun per Gratis-Flug in ihre Heimat zurückkehren. Tausende melden sich für das Programm der syrischen Regierung an. 700 haben bereits einen Passierschein....

Hannibal Gaddafi, youngest son of Muammar Gaddafi, has been held for nearly a decade without trial in Lebanon....

French Ex-President Sarkozy Given 5-Years In Prison For Libya Campaign Financing Scandal Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a high-profile case involving alleged illicit funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was slain by NATO-backed rebels after US-UK-French military intervention in 2011. The 70-year-old, who served as president from 2007 to 2012 and was a hugely influential figure in right-wing politics has maintained his innocence. "What happened today is extremely serious for the rule of law and for public trust in the justice system," he said in a statement. "If they absolutely want me to sleep in jail, I will sleep in jail - but with my head held high." Via AFP He was accused during his time as president of accepting millions of euros from Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign. The quid pro quo allegedly involved a commi...

Ein Schlag für Frankreichs früheren Staatschef Sarkozy: Im brisanten Prozess um angebliche Wahlkampfgelder aus Libyen wird er teilweise schuldig gesprochen – und muss ins Gefängnis....

Ein Schlag für Ex-Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy: Er soll seinen Wahlkampf 2007 mit Geld des Diktators Muammar al-Gaddafi finanziert haben. In einem von drei Anklagepunkten sprachen die Richter den Konservativen schuldig. Sarkozy will in Berufung gehen....

Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya....

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted by Paris judges in a case into allegations his 2007 winning campaign was covertly funded by millions of euros from the late Moammar Qaddafi's regime....

Die Vorwürfe wiegen schwer: Der französische Ex-Präsident Sarkozy soll Wahlkampfsponsoring aus Libyen angenommen haben. Heute wird das Urteil in Paris verkündet. Sarkozy droht eine mehrjährige Haftstrafe. Von Carolin Dylla....

Dem französischen Ex-Präsidenten wird vorgeworfen, Millionen vom früheren Machthaber Muammar al-Gaddafi angenommen zu haben. Die Beweislast wiegt schwer....

UN agency says dozens killed after a boat carrying mostly Sudanese refugees capsized near the Libyan town of Tobruk....

Vor der libyschen Küste sind mindestens 50 Menschen aus dem Sudan gestorben. Laut der Internationalen Organisation für Migration war auf dem Boot der Flüchtlinge ein Feuer ausgebrochen....

Libya's state-run energy company is proposing reviving a multibillion-dollar natural gas project to ease electricity shortages, a move that may also be a boon for a rival administration in the country's east....

Before this attack, the Ocean Viking had rescued 87 people, including from war-torn Sudan, and was en route to Italy....

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on August 19 that crude oil production had in the previous 24 hours exceeded 1.38mn barrels, alongside an additional 50,000 barrels of condensates...

Libya is embarking on a $10bn solar energy programme designed to generate 4GW of power by 2035, to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and upgrade its fragile electricity grid. The capacity would be enough to supply nearly 40% of Libya's needs....

Libya To Hold Rare Elections As Post-Gaddafi Chaos Persists Since 2011 and the NATO-led overthrow and killing of longtime leader Muammar Qaddafi, Libya has remained factured and divided into at least two major rival governments. At times there have existed even three or up to four governments in sectors of the country, largely commanded by warlords - and yet the media has largely forgotten 'Obama's war' - also under then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Libya is now preparing to hold rare municipal elections, due to happen on Saturday, which is widely being viewed as a significant and uncertain test for the country's fragile attempts to jump-start democratic institutions. Election locations are under threat of gunfire and attack. Via AFP But things are already looking to fail, given that the key cities of Benghazi, Sirte, and Tobruk have made clear they are opting out of the vote. The United Nations has characterized the elections as "crucial for maintaining democratic governance...

According to its text, the committee is tasked with "legal, technical and financial due diligence of all the contracts made in these two sectors over the last five years and checking the extent to which the parties to the agreement abide by Libyan laws"...

Egypt's government has allocated EGP 6bn ($123.6mn) for the implementation of the first phase of a strategic land connection project with Libya....

Seit Jahresbeginn sind wieder deutlich mehr Flüchtlinge über Libyen in die EU gekommen. Jetzt steht eine UN-Mission zur Bekämpfung der illegalen Migration im Mittelmeer vor dem Aus. EU-Diplomaten warnen vor Folgen für Europa – doch sie sehen noch einen möglichen Ausweg....

Libyen kennt keine staatliche Ordnung, Schlepper machen sich das Chaos zunutze. Besonders Griechenland leidet unter irregulären Migranten und reagiert hart. Doch Athen geht es nicht nur um den Grenzschutz – längst ist das Land zum Spielfeld für geopolitische Rivalitäten geworden....