by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan Prime Minister-Designate Abdallah Al-Thinni resigned suddenly on Sunday, saying in a statement that he feared for the safety of his family after armed men attacked his residence. In his resignation letter to Libya’s interim parliament,...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 29, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Footage showing Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of late Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, apologizing to the people of Libya for “disturbing the security and stability” of the country was broadcast on state TV on Friday. “I apologise to the...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 7, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Libyan authorities have announced they will begin an initial investigation into Saadi Gaddafi, son of the deceased former leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi, after his surprise extradition from Niger early yesterday morning. Libyan sources revealed...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2014 | Middle East
Tripoli, Libya, AP—Niger on Thursday extradited to Libya one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons, Saadi, who fled as his father’s regime crumbled in 2011 and who was under house arrest in the desert West African nation ever since, the government in Tripoli said. The...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 14, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Niger’s foreign minister, Mohamed Bazoum, said that his country is willing to reconsider Saadi Gaddafi’s legal status as a political refugee, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The statement comes following renewed calls from Tripoli for...
