JNN 26 Mar 2011 : Libyan opposition forces have wrest back control of strategic oil town Ajdabiya in south of the capital Benghazi following intense battles with pro-Gaddafi troops. Continue reading
JNN 26 Mar 2011 : Libyan opposition forces have wrest back control of strategic oil town Ajdabiya in south of the capital Benghazi following intense battles with pro-Gaddafi troops. Continue reading 
JNN 25 Mar 2011 : More than 350 aircraft are participating in the US-led campaign of military airstrikes against Libya, a US official says. Continue reading
JNN 19 Mar 2011 :Arab League has strongly criticized the West’s military air strikes on Libya, since they resulted in civilian casualties almost immediately after invasion. Continue reading
JNN 19 Mar 2011 :Arab League has strongly criticized the West’s military air strikes on Libya, since they resulted in civilian casualties almost immediately after invasion. Continue reading 
JNN 10 Mar 2011 : France has become the first country to recognize the Libyan Revolutionaries’ National Council amid rising opposition to bloody crackdown on anti-government forces. Continue reading 
JNN 07 Mar 2011 : Embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly expressed his readiness to hand over power to the revolutionary National Council on his own terms. Continue reading 
JNN 14 Mar 2011 : Libyan freedom Fighters vowing “victory or death” advanced toward a major oil terminal on Friday, calling for foreign air strikes to set up a “no-fly” zone after three days of attacks by Muammar Gaddafi’s warplanes. Continue reading
JNN 02 Mar 2011 : London Brent oil prices have soared to 120 dollars amid the developments in Libya and several other oil-rich nations in North Africa and the Middle East. Continue reading 
JNN 02 Mar 2011 : Israeli arms distribution company Global CST has reportedly, under the authorization of Tel Aviv, provided Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi with African mercenaries to clampdown on anti-government protesters. Continue reading
JNN 01 Mar 2011 : The US defence department says it is repositioning forces in the Libya region as the West weighs potential intervention against Muammar Gaddafi. Continue reading
JNN Feb 2011 : Forces loyal to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi have heavily bombarded pro-democracy protesters, who are zeroing in on the capital, Tripoli. Continue reading 
JNN 24 Feb 2011 : Libyan President Muamar Qadhafi has proved that he is a very selfish man and for his own rule he can Kill any No. of Persons on this earth , whether they are enemies or even loyal citizens of Libya. Continue reading
JNN 24 Feb 2011 : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro says the US has no interest in seeing peace in Libya but is solely concerned with the country’s oil reserves. Continue reading
JNN 22 Feb 2011 : African mercenaries are being used by Libya to crush protests, prompting some army troops to switch sides to the opposition, Libya’s ambassador to India, who resigned in the wake of the crackdown, said on Tuesday. Continue reading
JNN 22 Feb 2011 : African mercenaries are being used by Libya to crush protests, prompting some army troops to switch sides to the opposition, Libya’s ambassador to India, who resigned in the wake of the crackdown, said on Tuesday. Continue reading
JNN 18 Feb 2011 : Tens of thousands of Libyans took to the streets as the country braces for “Day of Anger“ On Friday to air their discontent with four decades of Moammar Gadhafi, the longest-ruling president in the world, Continue reading
JNN 18 Feb 2011 : Tens of thousands of Libyans took to the streets as the country braces for “Day of Anger“ On Friday to air their discontent with four decades of Moammar Gadhafi, the longest-ruling president in the world, Continue reading
JNN 16 Feb 2011 : Libyan security forces have clashed with thousands of pro-democracy protesters and arrested scores of opposition supporters in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Continue reading
JNN 16 Feb 2011 : Libyan security forces have clashed with thousands of pro-democracy protesters and arrested scores of opposition supporters in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Continue reading
JNN 09 Dec 2010 : Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was influential in the release of the Lockerbie bomber by Scottish officials, the newly published WikiLeaks cables show.The British government has emerged to have given its full support to the Scottish officials over the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for fear of “harsh and immediate action” by Libya if he died in prison.
The Leaks claim Gaddafi pressured London by raising the possibility of scrapping mutual trade deals while imposing limitations on the British embassy staff in Tripoli unless Megrhi was let out of jail.
Libya is also said to have proposed “treats” to the Scottish devolved government to facilitate the bomber’s release.
“The Libyans have told HMG [Her Majesty’s Government] flat out that there will be ‘enormous repercussions’ for the UK-Libya bilateral relationship if Megrahi’s early release is not handled properly,” wrote American charge d’affaires in London Richard LeBaron to Washington in October 2008.
Based on the WikiLeaks files, the source of the information passed by LeBaron to his bosses were Britain’s North Africa Advisors at No 10 and the Foreign Office.
Al-Megrahi was released in August last year with Scottish officials justifying their decision saying he is suffering from terminal prostate cancer and has just a few months to live. More than a year after his release, al-Megrahi is still living in his home country.
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