18 March 2012 Last updated at 16:58 ET Two British journalists detained in Libya after admitting entering the country illegally have been released. Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, from Carmarthen, and Nicholas Davies-Jones, of Berkshire, were detained last month. The Libyan Interior Ministry confirmed the release of the two men. It said they would be deported on...
17 March 2012 Last updated at 16:16 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC’s Wyre Davies says many Libyans will want to see evidence of Abdullah al-Senussi’s capture The Libyan authorities have confirmed the arrest in Mauritania of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence chief. Mauritanian security officials said...
22 November 2011 Last updated at 15:32 ET Libya’s interim PM has named a new transitional cabinet, the first step to forming an elected government. The new government is tasked with drafting a constitution and holding democratic elections by next June. Correspondents say the line-up is aimed at soothing the rivalries between regional factions....
19 November 2011 Last updated at 15:46 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Saif al-Islam can be seen with a thick black beard and wearing traditional robes on a plane to Zintan Colonel Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has been captured, Libyan officials say. He was taken by fighters near the...
24 October 2011 Last updated at 11:39 ET The bodies of 53 Gaddafi loyalists have been found at a hotel in the Libyan city of Sirte after apparently being executed, a human rights group says. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the victims – some of whom had their hands bound – died about a...
23 October 2011 Last updated at 16:49 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. NTC leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil: “I pray for the souls of the martyrs who were waiting for this day” Libya’s transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar...
22 October 2011 Last updated at 16:28 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. People are queuing to see Gaddafi’s body which is being kept in a cold storage container in Misrata The commander of forces who captured Muammar Gaddafi has given details of the Libyan ex-leader’s last moments. Omran al-Oweib...
21 October 2011 Last updated at 16:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Libyan leaders have said they want to make sure “everybody knows Gaddafi is dead” Col Gaddafi’s burial has been delayed by differences among officials about what should be done with the body. Under Islamic tradition burial should...
20 October 2011 Last updated at 17:02 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Amateur video of Col Gaddafi shortly before he was killed Libya’s ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, officials say. Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril announced the death, and...
9 October 2011 Last updated at 13:02 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. NTC fighters are making gradual progress through Colonel Gaddafi’s home town Interim government forces in Libya have made significant gains in the battle for the city of Sirte – hometown of the fugitive leader Col Muammar Gaddafi....
