Tag: Muammar Gaddafi
Nicolas Sarkozy’s trial opens after fourteen years of scandals and accusations
Did Nicolas Sarkozy receive money from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance the campaign that brought him to the Élysée? The question is at the heart of the trial…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy again on trial | News in brief
Nicolas Sarkozy, who was the president of France, will answer in court tomorrow to the charges of using the funds of the former dictators of Libya for his election campaign.…
Analysis: Ukraine paid Putin Syria – Assad’s fall is a loss of prestige for Russia in the Middle East | Foreign countries
The fall of the Syrian leadership does not necessarily increase Putin’s willingness to negotiate in Ukraine, writes Russia correspondent Heikki Heiskanen. Heikki HeiskanenRussia correspondent 16:43•Updated 17:08 MOSCOW It has been…
Libya has 2.5 million migrants on its soil, more than a third of its population.
Libyan Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi assured on July 10, 2024 that his country of 7 million inhabitants has 2.5 million migrants on its soil, 70% to 80% of whom are…
Former First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy indicted and placed under judicial supervision
After her husband in October, it is Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s turn. The former French first lady was indicted on Tuesday, July 9, in the investigations in Paris into the 2020 retraction…
Former French Minister Roland Dumas, a life marked by strong ties with Africa
Former French lawyer and politician Roland Dumas passed away on Wednesday, July 3, at the age of 101. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs under François Mitterrand, of whom he…
Haftar’s National Army hunts down and arrests former regime supporters in Sirte
The Libyan National Army (ANL) led by Khalifa Haftar has surrounded since August 15, several districts of the city of Sirte, stronghold of the Gaddafi tribe. According to several human…
In the spotlight: Sarkozy haunted by the ghost of Gaddafi
In the affair of the alleged Libyan financing of the victorious electoral campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2007, the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office requests the referral to a criminal court…
Sarkozy under threat of trial
Nicolas Sarkozy soon again on the bench of the defendants? This is what the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) is asking for, which on Thursday May 11 requested a criminal…
Abdallah al-Senussi’s family concerned about possible extradition to the United States
There are reports of a likely future US extradition of former Gaddafi intelligence chief Abdallah al-Senussi. The Dbeibah government remains silent on this affair but the Senoussi family affirms that…