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Prosecutors insist Lockerbie bomber was guilty on anniversary of atrocity

 

Frank Mulholland, the Lord Advocate, reaffirms his certainty that Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was responsible for bombing despite clamour from victims' families for an independent inquiry

20 Dec 2014

Libya's biggest oil exporting port closes as fighting intensifies

 

Es Sider, the largest oil terminal in Libya, has been forced to close as rival government forces fight to control the 400,000 barrel-a-day capacity site

14 Dec 2014

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Islamic State has training camps in Libya, warns US commander

 

Army General David Rodriguez says Isil has set up training camps in eastern Libya, intensifying fears jihadists are extending their reach through North Africa

04 Dec 2014

Libya still owes Britain £14m for army training fiasco

 

Britain is still owed more than £14 million for an ill-fated British training scheme for Libyan troops which had to be cancelled because recruits ran riot

24 Nov 2014

Goldman Sachs told banker who raised Libya concerns: Don't get involved

 

Email exchange seen by Telegraph show how Goldman reprimanded junior banker, as stage set for latest round in legal battle

22 Nov 2014

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UN Security Council adds Libya Islamists to terror list

Ansar al-Sharia is blacklisted amid international efforts to prevent country sliding even further into crisis

19 Nov 2014

How Libya descended into faction-fighting and chaos

Libya's turmoil has become a theatre for the competing influence of Britain's friends in the Gulf

08 Nov 2014

Libyan parliament rejects decision to nullify it

Chaos in the country deepens as parliament says it has been elected in free and fair polls

06 Nov 2014

Can the new "C" keep us safe?

As Alex Younger takes over as head of MI6, the threats that Britain faces are growing ever more severe, writes Con Coughlin

03 Nov 2014

Libyan rebel leader wins latest stage in rendition payout bid

Court of Appeal rules in favour of Libyan politician Abdul Hakim Belhaj and wife in latest stage of attempt to win damages over claims he was tortured after alleged tip-off by MI6

30 Oct 2014

World turning blind eye to chaos in Libya, Amnesty charges

Human rights violations including killing and torture committed by former western allies as they turn on each other in new civil war

30 Oct 2014

Libya has become the latest Isil conquest

Extremists have declared Libya part of the Isil caliphate. Former Libyan militantNoman Benotman examines what's gone wrong

24 Oct 2014

US and European allies call for end to Libyan violence

Governments of France, Italy, Germany and US join Britain in calling for political solution to end deadly conflict between Islamic militant groups

19 Oct 2014

Egypt warplanes hit Libya militias, say officials

Egypt deepens its involvement in fight against Islamist militias who have taken over key parts of Libya, with unnamed officials saying Egyptian warplanes have bombed their positions in the city of Benghazi

15 Oct 2014

US indict Benghazi suspect on charges that carry death penalty

Ahmed Abu Khatallah to face 17 new charges over alleged involvement on September 2012 attacks on US diplomatic compound in Benghazi that saw four US citizens killed

15 Oct 2014

Goldman ordered to pay Libyan legal costs

Bank's withdrawn attempt to throw $1.2bn case out of court costs it hundreds of thousands in indemnity fees

07 Oct 2014

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'Heavy drinking and girls' on Libyan investors' Goldman-funded trips

Former lawyer at Libya's $60bn sovereign wealth fund says she was "shocked" at the closeness between Goldman Sachs and the Libyan Investment Authority during Gaddafi era

06 Oct 2014

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If ransom paid for release of British hostage it could fuel terrorism

Reports that a ransom was paid for the release of David Bolam have fuelled fears that the money could fund furture atrocities

05 Oct 2014

Goldman Sachs hits back against Libyan claims

Wall Street bank responds to accusations that Libya's sovereign wealth fund was cheated out of more than $1bn during the Gaddafi era

19 Sep 2014

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Terrible immigrant maritime accidents since 2003

Here is a recap of especially deadly immigration disasters in the past decade, following news that up to 700 migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean in the past four days

15 Sep 2014

Up to 700 migrants drown in Mediterranean as people smugglers accused of deliberately capsizing boat

More than 650 migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean in two separate incidents, with humanitarian organisations calling for "legal avenues" to be opened up to enable refugees to reach Europe safely

15 Sep 2014

Hundreds feared dead after migrant boat heading for Italy capsizes

Dozens of bodies, including women and children, are recovered after a migrant boat destined for Italy capsized of the coast of Libya

15 Sep 2014

More than 200 feared dead as migrant boat sinks near Libya

Libyan coastguard says only 26 people rescued

15 Sep 2014

Moment ​Libyan fighter jet crashes into building caught on camera

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Footage has emerged online purporting to show the moment a MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in a residential part of Tobruk, Libya

03 Sep 2014

Libyan militia 'occupy' US embassy pool

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A video has emerged showing men in army fatigues diving from a balcony into the pool at the US embassy residential compound in Tripoli

31 Aug 2014

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