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U.S. weighed cyber attack in Libya war: officials
WASHINGTON — The United States weighed launching a cyber-attack to disrupt Libyan air defenses before the start of an air campaign against Moamer Kadhafi’s forces, officials said Tuesday. The assault would have hacked into the Kadhafi regime’s computer networks to cut links between early-warning radar and surface-to-air missiles threatening NATO…
Libya forces on verge of claiming capture of Sirte
SIRTE, Libya — Forces of Libya’s new regime were on the verge of claiming full control of Moamer Kadhafi’s hometown Sirte after seizing its showpiece conference centre and university from his diehards on Sunday. The fortress-like Ouagadougou conference centre, constructed to host pan-African summits, has been a major objective of…
Photos reveal party life of Kadhafi son
TRIPOLI — Photographs obtained by AFP in Libya reveal how Moamer Kadhafi’s son Hannibal and his lingerie model wife lived a high-flying party lifestyle during his father’s brutal rule. In the dozens of photographs, found on a laptop belonging to Kadhafi’s son and made available by former Libyan rebels to…
U.K., French leaders arrive in Libya
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Libya on Thursday for a visit with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a spokeswoman for his Downing Street office said. “We can confirm he has arrived,” the spokeswoman said. Cameron and Sarkozy are the most senior Western leaders to visit Libya since Moamer Kadhafi…
U.S. vows not to meddle with post-Kadhafi Libya
Washington respects the right of Libyans to decide their own future, a senior US official said Wednesday in Tripoli, as the African Union pushed for an inclusive government after Moamer Kadhafi’s ouster. “The United States respects Libya’s sovereignty,” said Jeffrey Feltman, the highest ranking US official to visit the Libyan…
Interpol issues arrest notice for Gaddafi, son Seif
World police body Interpol called Friday for the arrest of fugitive former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for his alleged crimes against humanity, following a request by the International Criminal Court. Interpol said it had issued a “red notice” for the arrest of Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and his intelligence…
Kadhafi ‘in Libya’ as aides seek refuge in Niger
Moamer Kadhafi is still in Libya, his media mouthpiece said on Wednesday, as his henchmen sought refuge in Niger and opposition fighters moved in against the last of his forces. “I can tell you that I spoke with Kadhafi very recently,” Mishan al-Juburi, the owner of Arrai Oruba television, the…
China denies providing weapons to Libya
BEIJING — Chinese companies have not provided Libya with any “military products”, China’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, after reports of Beijing offering weapons to the ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Sunday that Beijing offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Kadhafi during the final…
Kadhafi’s son got doctoral thesis help from Tony Blair: report
Two of Moamer Kadhafi’s sons were invited to the headquarters of the SAS special forces unit as former prime minister Tony Blair tried to build ties with the Libyan regime, The Sunday Times reported. In the latest revelations from intelligence documents obtained by media and rights groups in Tripoli, the…
Libyan rebels free more than 10,000 prisoners
BENGHAZI — More than 10,000 prisoners held by the regime of Moamer Kadhafi have been released since the rebels captured Tripoli, but nearly 50,000 are still missing, a rebel military spokesman said Sunday. “The number of people arrested over the past months is estimated at between 57,000 and 60,000,” said…
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