Millions of Arabs dream of attaining democracy in 2012, aiming to build on gains from the deadly protests that ousted two dictators.
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/ 29 December 2011
Hundreds of former Libyan rebels who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi this year have started filling out applications for jobs with the new government.
A document produced by lawyer Samir Al Sharef claims to offer insight into the underhand oil dealings of the fallen regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
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/ 23 December 2011
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> spoke to Libyan novelist Hisham Matar in an attempt to understand what happened and where things are heading in North Africa.
Sirte was protected by the Muammar Gaddafi regime but now his forgotten hometown is simmering with anger at being side-lined in a "new" Libya.
An Associated Press poll shows the killing of Osama bin Laden was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami disaster.
The US is lifting ‘most’ sanctions against Libya to recognise the country’s political transition but is keeping Muammar Gaddafi’s assets frozen.
The ICC chief prosecutor said there are suspicions that the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was a war crime.
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/ 14 December 2011
The people of Libya have argued that it is time for Benghazi to regain it’s rightful place as a leading business and commercial centre.
Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda will be elected the ICC’s chief prosecutor as the hunt for war criminals and genocidal masterminds becomes more political.
South African President Jacob Zuma visited the West African nation of Benin on Sunday, a day after criticising Nato’s bombing campaign in Libya.
Mexico says Muammar Gaddafi’s son al-Saadi Gaddafi plotted to sneak into the country under false names and take refuge at a "highfalutin" resort.
The drama in 2011 seemed to unfold on an almost daily basis, with scandals, disasters and political unrest rolling in one after the other.
Islamist supporters descended on Tunis on Saturday to confront liberal demonstrators rallying against extremism as a new constitution is drafted.
It’s common knowledge that our martyr to African freedom, Beloved Leader of the Pack Muammar "Mad Dog" Gaddafi, had a dream, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.
The rooster has long been Robert Mugabe’s party symbol and it perches proudly atop the Zanu-PF headquarters.
Officials say Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam is just a "helpless criminal" in the Libyan town of Zintan where he can stay until his trial.
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/ 24 November 2011
A French blogger has become an internet hit by needling the rich and powerful with knitted dolls in sly recreations of the news.
Libya’s NTC has named a new government with a line-up that dropped several seasoned officials in favour of appointees who will soothe rivalries.
Libya has decided not to hand over Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam to the International Criminal Court, leaving him to be tried in Libya.
Libya’s National Transitional Council has appointed the commander whose forces captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son at the weekend as new defence minister.
Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has been arrested.
Libyan militiamen are holding Seif al-Islam in their mountain stronghold following his capture, a month after his father Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has denied being in contact with the ICC while being on the run before his capture by Libyan fighters.
The National Transitional Council says ousted Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi’s fugitive son Saif al-Islam has been arrested in the south of the country.
Former rebel fighters in Libya are raising the stakes by demanding a role in the interim government being formed.
Libya’s war-time rebel prime minister says his country faces a dangerous power vacuum where foreign powers may exploit rival militias on the streets.
One of Gaddafi’s sons has been granted asylum in Niger for humanitarian reasons, the country’s President Mahamadou Issoufou has said.
Chemical weapons inspectors will examine two new sites in Libya containing possible chemical weapons stockpiles the former regime tried to hide.
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/ 4 November 2011
Libya’s stockpile of chemicals used to make weapons are intact and were not stolen during the uprising, according to weapons inspectors.
Britain’s new defence secretary, Philip Hammon, announced that British companies should head to Libya to snap up lucrative reconstruction contracts.
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/ 2 November 2011
A Tunisian court will next week review Tripoli’s demand for the extradition of Libyan ex-prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi.