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Professor George Joffé? Who is the Libya expert who received funds from the Gaddafis
Joffé told parliamentary committee the danger posed to the Libyan people in 2011 was exaggerated.
Commodities Round-up: Oil futures slide on expectation of more crude from Libya and Nigeria
Lifting of force majeure at Libyan oil terminals and even more Nigerian output weighed on crude markets..
Indians abducted in Libya rescued after one year, confirms external affairs minister
T Gopalakrishna and C BalaramKishan were kidnapped in July 2015 from Libya's Sirte.
Inquiry says David Cameron 'ultimately responsible' for Libya chaos after botched 2011 intervention
The Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a scathing report into the ex-PM's actions in deposing Gaddafi.
Former Gaddafi General Khalifa Haftar provokes new oil war seizing key ports in eastern Libya
The rapid advance appears to have scuppered nascent plans in Tripoli to restart oil exports from Libya.
Refugees in Como: 'We beg Switzerland to open the borders, we don't want to stay in Italy'
IBTimes UK speaks with refugees left stranded in Como as Switzerland denied them access.
Father of Alan Kurdi urges Europe to keep its doors open for migrants
Alan Kurdi, 3, drowned a year ago while fleeing Syria with his family.
500 tons of Gaddafi's chemical weapons removed from Libya
The chemical weapons were removed by Danish teams through the port city of Misrata.
Over 6,500 migrants saved off Libyan coast in Mediterranean rescue operation
The Italian coastguard said 40 operations took place 20km off the coast of Sabratha in Libya.
Isis fighters in Libya's Sirte goad government troops into killing them as militants make last stand
Pro-government troops from Misrata have paid a heavy price to take Sirte back from Isis.
Dozens of Libyan fighters killed in final push to retake Sirte from militants
At least 34 fighters loyal to the Libyan government are feared killed and 180 wounded in fierce clashes.
Refugee crisis: Libyan naval ship fired at charity rescue boat
Warning shots fired at the Bourbon Argos in international waters off the coast of Libya.
Libyan forces seize facilities in Sirte after three-month battle with Isis
Sirte is the militant group's last bastion in the country, having been occupied since 2015.
Libya peace process reverses as House of Representatives votes no confidence in UN government
Vote is a blow to the international community's efforts to purge Islamic State from country.
Libyan forces seize Isis-held main mosque and prison in Sirte
The mosque was reportedly being used by Isis members for preaching.
Libyan forces liberate central Sirte district as noose tightens on Isis
Pro-government forces have encircled the militants in a shrinking section of the centre of Daesh's former North African stronghold.
Libya warns Italy about an Islamic State cell in Milan
Revelation came after Libyan authorities seized documents during Sirte offensive in August.
Libyan forces engage in fresh fighting with Isis militants in Sirte
Forces were involved in intermittent fighting with a few terrorists who were hiding at their base in Sirte.
Isis on the run: Islamic State shrinking and retreating on all fronts
Photos of the military campaigns to recapture major Isis strongholds in Syria, Libya and Iraq.
Libyan forces capture key Islamic State strongholds in Sirte
Retaking Sirte would hand Libya's UN-backed government a major boost in the fight against Isis.
SAS use prototype 'Punisher' weapon system against Isis in Libya
US-made, precision grenade launcher was used by the SAS in hour-long firefight.
Benghazi suicide bombing leaves at least 15 dead
A military official confirmed 30 others wounded in the car bombing at Al-Gawarsha, western Benghazi.
War on Isis: US to target sites in Libya in new airborne campaign to wipe out jihadist threat
Defence officials deny that it will be a 'shock and awe' operation.
Mother of murdered US Libyan ambassador demands Trump stop using her son as a 'political football'
Mum Mary Commanday calls GOP 'opportunistic and cynical' for using son's name is election campaign.
Migrant crisis: Irish navy ship recovers 17 bodies from upturned boat off Libyan coast
Since 2014, some 400,000 migrants have braved the dangerous crossing between Libya and southern Italy.
3 French soldiers killed in Libya as government confirms presence of its troops fighting Isis
This comes after reports said a helicopter carrying French forces had been shot down on Sunday outside Benghazi.
UN fears relocation of Isis militants in Libya after Sirte defeat
Ban Ki-moon warns of Isis activities spreading in North African country.
David Cameron: What next for the captain of the Titanic?
After Cameron's pig-in-a-poke Brexit referendum, the ex-Tory leader is looking for new challenges.
Gaddafi's cousin casts doubts on reports heir apparent Saif al-Islam released by captors
Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, an aide to Muammar Gaddafi, has said as far as he is aware nothing has changed.
Christian migrants kidnapped by Isis in Libya kept as sex slaves after forced conversion to Islam
Captives were beaten and threatened with death unless they converted – then the sexual abuse would begin.