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$11 million bail to be paid for the release of Gadhafi’s son

Saad Huzaifa October 18, 2025

Libya After 10 years in prison without charge, a Lebanese judge has ordered the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. But it’s on condition that he pays $11 million bail – something his lawyers say they will contest. A Lebanese judge on Friday

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North-western municipalities elections delyed in Libya

Saad Huzaifa August 25, 2025

Libya Libyans in seven municipalities in the country’s north-western region were finally given the opportunity to vote on Saturday. They are Zawiya Markaz, Zawiya Wassat, Zawya Gharb, Zawya Chamal, Sabrata, Sormane, and Bir Ghnam. Polls there were delayed for a week due to security concerns, following an attack on an electoral commission facility in one […]

Politics

UN urges renewed political and climate action in Libya

Saad Huzaifa June 25, 2025

Libya The United Nations has renewed calls for coordinated international efforts to support Libya’s political transition and address mounting humanitarian and climate-related challenges. Speaking at a high-level meeting on Libya, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), hailed the recent