Libya Bound

Libya: Family of Lockerbie bomber appeals convictionF

London, June 3, 2020 - Lawyers representing the family of the Libyan man jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on Wednesday formally lodged an appeal against his conviction, after a Scottish commission ruled a miscarriage of justice may have occurred. Abdelbaset Ali...

Libya: Warlord Khalifa Haftar uses landmines against civilians in TripoliF

Tripoli, June 3, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces of laying Russian landmines in residential southern suburbs of the capital. "An armed group and affiliates fighting for control of the Libyan capital...

Libya: French warship intercepts oil tanker off the coast of LibyaF

United Nations, United States, June 3, 2020 - Europe tried to reassure Russia during a UN Security Conference video call Tuesday after a French warship intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Libya under an operation to halt the flow of arms to the North African...

Libya: US says Malta seized fake Libyan money printed in Russia, Moscow deniesF

Moscow on Saturday denied US reports that $1.1 billion in Libyan money printed in Russia and seized by Maltese authorities was counterfeit. The US State Department hailed Malta's announcement about the seizure, saying it was "ordered by an illegitimate parallel...