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Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – and is answerable to no one
ByAnas El Gomati March 5, 2026

When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. A decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign interventionIn July 2025, four o…

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Murdered son of Muammar Gaddafi was perceived as a threat to Libya’s elite
ByPatrick Wintour February 4, 2026

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, shot dead on Tuesday, appealed to ‘a nostalgia for a past that is remembered as more secure’The assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, is a reminder of both how violent Li…

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, killed, say officials
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and Oliver Holmes February 4, 2026

Dictator’s second son, a key figure in post-2011 Libyan politics, reportedly shot dead at home by masked assailantsSaif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and for years the second most powerful person in the country, …

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‘I am innocent’: Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year prison sentence after Libya trial – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 25, 2025

The Paris criminal court found the former French president guilty of receiving millions of euros in illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday. In a surprise ruling, the head judge, Nathali…

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Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya trial
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris September 25, 2025

Former French president cleared of other charges in relation to alleged pact with Gaddafi regime The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a trial in which he and aides were accused of making an alleged…

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Sarkozy will ‘sleep in jail but with head held high’ after Libya conviction
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Former French president receives five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over pact with Gaddafi regimeThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he would “sleep in jail but with my head held high” after receiving a five-year prison sent…

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