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Libya’s electoral body, High National Elections Commission (HNEC), has invalidated the candidacy of Saif al Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, for failing to meet requirements. The HNEC published Wednesday list of 75 candidates vetted for the Read more
The son of the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi officially filed his candidacy this Sunday, November 14, for the Libyan presidential election scheduled for December 24. This candidacy of the second son of Muammar Gaddafi is not a surprise as Read more
A Libyan warlord, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was shot dead on Wednesday 24 March in Benghazi, in the east of the country. He was Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a member of the forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Read more
The legal adviser of young Sudanese lured to get jobs in the United Arab Emirates but who ended up fighting in Libya on the side of war lord Khalifa Haftar, is preparing a lawsuit including human trafficking against 10 prominent Read more
East-based Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has promoted military aid Mahmoud Al-Werfalli to the rank of lieutenant-colonel despite the latter being on the International Criminal Court (ICC) wanted list of war criminal. Al-Werfalli was army major until his new appointment. Read more
Gaddafi Junior, Saif al Islam, told the media that he still is in possession of undeniable evidence to indict French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is being probed by the French judiciary for getting illegal funds from Libya’s former ruler Muammar Read more
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam will run for this year’s presidential elections to “re-construct the country for the benefit of all Libyans”, a member of his campaign team said from neighboring Tunisia on Monday. Saif will run under the banner of Read more
Seasoned war crimes investigator Carla Del Ponte Monday told the UN human rights council that she decided to resign from the Commission of Inquiry because of an unacceptable impunity enjoyed by warring factions in the Syrian conflict. The former ex-Yugoslavia Read more
The Libyan justice system has been strongly criticized in a report issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) lamenting the trial of senior officials of the Read more
Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon has announced that they will not cooperate with the UN inquiry team on the 50-day war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The announcement also coincided with the approval of 200 new homes in Read more