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Russia hopes that the International Criminal Court will consider all cases of NATO airstrikes in Libya that caused civilian casualties

14:08 18/05/2012

Russia hopes that the International Criminal Court will consider all cases of NATO airstrikes in Libya that caused civilian casualties, Foreign Ministry human rights spokesman Konstantin Dolgov said in the statement published on the ministry’s website.

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Russia will continue to insist that the rights of its citizens held in Libya are observed and will continue to try to secure their return home, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesman for human rights Konstantin Dolgov said.
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Russia has lifted an embargo on the arms supplies to Libya, the official legal information portal reported on Monday.
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Russia Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Libya
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New Libya Govt 'Hard to Talk With' - Lavrov
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The intelligence chief of late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been arrested in Mauritania, al Jazeera tevelision reported on Saturday.
Moscow Criticizes UN Libya Commission Report
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Some of the assessments made by the UN commission investigating reports of human rights violations in Libya are “inadequate,” the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ombudsman for human rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on Sunday.
Libya’s New Government to Re-examine Contracts with Russia
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Russian contracts in Libya signed under the rule of Muammar Gaddafi will be re-examined, Libyan Prime Minister Abd al-Rahim al-Keeb said during his visit to Washington.
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The deputy head of Libyan ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Abdel Hafiz Ghoga announced his resignation after the national wave of mass protests against the new government, the Al Jazeera TV channel said on Sunday.
Islamists Demand Sharia-Based Laws in Libya
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Over 3,000 Libyans in Benghazi rallied on Saturday to demand that Sharia law be the main source of the country’s legislation, Al Arabiya reported.
Tons of Mustard Gas Remain Undestroyed in Libya
15:20 18/01/2012 BRUSSELS, January 18 (RIA Novosti)
Some 11 metric tons of lethal mustard gas, also known as sulfur mustard or yperite, remain in existence in Libya, Belgian media reported on Wednesday citing Defense Minister Pieter de Crem.
Libya slammed by rights group over Sudan president visit
20:12 07/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti)
A visit to Libya on Saturday by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, has been criticized by a leading rights group.
Egypt may support Russia’s probe into NATO attacks in Libya – Egyptian Foreign Minister
14:51 28/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 28 (RIA Novosti)
Egypt may join Russia’s probe into the deaths of peaceful Libyans killed by NATO air strikes during its military campaign, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said on Wednesday.
Moscow blasts Ban Ki-moon's defense of Libya action
17:54 22/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 22 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow criticized UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for defending the NATO operation in Libya and ignoring data on civilian casualties collected by a number of UN member states, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday.
EU to unfreeze Libyan banks’ assets
14:24 21/12/2011 BRUSSELS, December 21 (RIA Novosti)
The European Union will begin unfreezing the European-based assets of the Libyan Central Bank and its subsidiary, Libyan Arab Foreign Bank, blocked as a part of sanctions against the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.
Russian envoy arrives in Libya for talks with leadership
13:18 21/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s envoy to Africa, Mikhail Margelov, arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday for talks with the Libyan leadership.
ICC says no international investigation into Gaddafi's death for now
07:42 21/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti)
UN war-crimes prosecutors rejected a request to probe the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, but said an investigation is possible in the future, CNN said on Wednesday.
NATO rejects criticism over Libya; says operation ‘saved lives’
19:01 20/12/2011 BRUSSELS, December 20 (RIA Novosti)
NATO defended its mission in Libya on Tuesday, saying it saved lives and was strictly in line with the UN mandate.
Russia’s UN envoy urges probe into NATO’s attacks on Libyans - TV
10:27 20/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 20 (RIA Novosti)
Russia’s Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin called on Monday for a probe into the deaths of peaceful Libyans killed by NATO air strikes during its military campaign, the Russian NTV channel reported on Tuesday.
United States lifts sanctions against Libya
08:01 17/12/2011 WASHINGTON, December 17 (RIA Novosti)
The United States has lifted most of its sanctions against Libya, imposed earlier in order to pressure the Muammar Gaddafi regime.
Mexican agents thwart Gaddafi son entry plot
20:48 07/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 7 (RIA Novosti)
Mexican authorities have thwarted a plot in which Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was to be smuggled into the country, national media reported, quoting the country's interior minister.
UN mission in Libya extended by three months
07:39 03/12/2011 UNITED NATIONS, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN support mission in Libya where the new government is facing a post-war proliferation of weapons.
Gaddafi daughter urges Libyans to revolt against new rulers
07:58 30/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi, has urged Libyan people to overthrow the new government which came to power “with the planes of NATO,” CBS News reported.
NTC supporters arrest Libyan former intelligence chief
21:58 20/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
Armed forces of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) arrested Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), media reported on Sunday.
NTC votes to give Saif al-Islam trial in Libya
18:39 20/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) voted that that the son of the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, who was arrested on Saturday, will be brought to trial in Libya but not transferred to the International Criminal Court, Sky News reported on Sunday.
Gaddafi son to get 'fair trial' - Libya's interim prime minister
12:16 20/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti)
Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib has said that the son of the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, who was arrested on Saturday, will be given a 'fair trial,' Sky News reported.
Saif al-Islam ‘offered rebels $2 bln bribe’ for his release – TV
23:46 19/11/2011 CAIRO, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
The son of the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, who was arrested on Saturday, offered a bribe of $2 billion to the rebels in exchange of his release, Az Zintan TV channel reported.
Russia urges fair trial for captured Saif al-Islam - Russian Africa envoy
21:55 19/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's presidential envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov has hailed Libyan leaders’ decision to send the arrested son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, to court and expressed hope he would receive a fair trial.
Angry crowd attacks plane with arrested Gaddafi’s son – media
17:14 19/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
A crowd of people is trying to storm a plane that brought Saif al-Islam, the arrested son of the late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to the northern Libyan town of Zintan, local media reported on Saturday.
Gaddafi's son arrested - TV
15:40 19/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
Saif al-Islam, son of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been arrested on the south of Libya on Saturday, Al Arabiya television said on Saturday, citing Libyan Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Alagi.
UN reinstates Libya's membership in human rights council
01:40 19/11/2011 NEW YORK, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
The UN General Assembly voted late on Friday to reinstate Libya's membership in the Human Rights Council, suspended on March 1 over Muammar Gaddafi regime's brutal crackdown on protesters.
Gaddafi's son to remain in Niger until UN lifts travel ban
13:56 16/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 16 (RIA Novosti)
Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi killed on October 20, will remain in Niger until the United Nations lifts a ban on his freedom of movement, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the Nigerian foreign minister.
EU vows to support Libya - Ashton
23:41 12/11/2011 BRUSSELS, November 12 (RIA Novosti)
The European union (EU) will continue to support post-Gaddafi Libya, the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Saturday as she paid an official visit to Tripoli to open the EU diplomatic mission.
Italy resumes flights to Libya
20:49 02/11/2011 ROME, November 2 (RIA Novosti)
Italy became the first EU country to resume commercial flights to Libya after eight months of a NATO-backed no-fly zone, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
UN urges Libya to stop spread of Gaddafi weapons
01:08 01/11/2011 UNITED NATIONS, November 1, (RIA Novosti)
The UN Security Council has adopted a Russian-drafted resolution calling on Libya's new authorities and neighboring countries to prevent the spread of weapons from Muammar Gaddafi's arsenals.
Libya names interim prime minister
23:57 31/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti)
Libya's National Transitional Council has elected Abdel Rahim al-Kib to be prime minister, according to news agency reports.
NATO chief makes unannounced visit to Libya
17:13 31/10/2011 BRUSSELS, October 31 (RIA Novosti)
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made an unannounced visit to Libya on Monday, a NATO spokesman said in Brussels.
Chronicling eight months of the effort to topple Gaddafi
17:08 31/10/2011
NATO is winding up its Operation United Defender in Libya on Monday and the UN Security Council cancels the no-fly zone over Libya. NATO aircraft performed more than 26,000 sorties during the seven months of the operation. This is how the city of Sirte looks now. Col. Muammar Gaddafi was apprehended in the suburbs of this city.
Chemical, nuclear weapons found in Libya - prime minister
10:04 31/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 31 (RIA Novosti)
Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has announced that nuclear weapons have been found in the country and said foreign inspectors would arrive later in the week to investigate the issue, Al Arabiya TV network reported on Monday.
Gaddafi’s fugitive son says he is innocent
09:21 29/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 29 (RIA Novosti)
Saif al-Islam, the fugitive son of late ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has told the International Criminal Court (ICC) he is innocent of crimes against humanity.
NATO will stop bombing Libya but won’t leave
23:13 28/10/2011 Yelena Suponina for RIA Novosti
NATO’s war in Libya will come to an end on October 31, 2011. Preparations are currently underway.
Libya's interim leadership pins hopes on Friends of Libya – official
21:24 28/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 28 (RIA Novosti)
A Libyan Transitional National Council official expressed hope on Friday that a new alliance, the Qatar-led Friends of Libya, would replace NATO in helping the Libyan authorities restore order in the country, Al Jazeera said.
NATO Council agrees to end Libya operation
15:49 28/10/2011 BRUSSELS, October 28 (RIA Novosti)
Twenty-eight members of the NATO Council agreed to end the seven-month air operations in Libya from October 31 at their meeting in Brussels on Friday, media reports said.
UN lifts no-fly zone over Libya
20:36 27/10/2011 NEW YORK, October 27 (RIA Novosti)
The UN Security Council on Thursday ended the no-fly zone over Libya.
Uncertain World: Post-Gaddafi Libya - more questions than answers
18:15 27/10/2011 Weekly column by Fyodor Lukyanov
NATO is winding down its Libyan campaign, declaring it the latest triumph of good over evil. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared that the road to democracy is now open for the Libyan people.
Russia to grant Libya $7 mln humanitarian aid
17:33 27/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti)
Russia will render Libya $7 million in humanitarian aid, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Bodies of 267 Gaddafi loyalists found in Sirte
01:01 27/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti)
The bodies of 267 people have been found buried in mass graves in Sirte, the hometown and last stronghold of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Fox News said.
Gaddafi son threatens Libyan ‘traitors’ with revenge
17:36 26/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
Seif al Islam Gaddafi, one of the killed Libyan dictator’s sons, has vowed to make the lives of “the traitors” who toppled his father “hell,” Arab media reported on Wednesday.
Gaddafi's family to sue NATO
10:56 26/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
Relatives of the late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will sue NATO in the International Military Court in the Hague on “war crime” charges, France-based Europe1 radio station quoted Gaddafi’s family lawyer as saying.
NATO may stay in Libya longer than planned - U.S. defense chief
18:18 25/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 25 (RIA Novosti)
NATO may not end its mission in Libya as early as planned, CNN quoted U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta as saying on Tuesday.
NATO's new Libya dilemma
15:09 25/10/2011 RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev
The news from Libya today has been dominated by the atrocities committed by rebel forces, and I don't mean the decision to display Muammar Gaddafi's body in the meat section of a grocery store (he was a dictator, a villain, what do you expect?). New details about the dark side of the Libyan revolution have emerged.
Muammar Gaddafi’s family to move to South Africa – paper
11:15 25/10/2011 CAIRO, October 25 (RIA Novosti)
Family members of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed on October 20 near his hometown of Sirte, soon intend to move to South Africa, Algeria's Al-Shuruk newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Libyan opposition exhibits late Gaddafi's belongings
10:12 25/10/2011 CAIRO, October 25 (RIA Novosti)
Libya’s new authorities have organized an exhibition of personal belongings of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Egypt’s MENA agency said on Tuesday.
HRW urged Libya to investigate 'executions' of Gaddafi supporters
13:35 24/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti)
The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the new Libyan government to investigate an alleged massacre of Moammar Gaddafi supporters in the town of Sirte.
'New' Libya to be ruled by Islamic law, polygamy permitted – NTC
11:38 24/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 24 (RIA Novosti)
Islamic sharia law will prevail in liberated Libya and any existing laws that contradict it will be abolished, National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Monday.
Gaddafi’s body to be handed to family – media
03:36 23/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 23 (RIA Novosti)
The body of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi will be handed to his relatives in a deal reached with Libya's interim government
Russia drafts UN resolution to secure Libyan arms stockpiles
03:33 22/10/2011 UNITED NATIONS, October 22 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is planning to introduce next week a draft UN resolution aimed at securing Libyan weapons stockpiles accumulated during Muammar Gaddafi's rule, Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said.
Chechnya’s Kadyrov fears for Libya after Gaddafi death
18:30 21/10/2011 GROZNY, October 21 (RIA Novosti)
The death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will not improve the situation in the country, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday.
Libya's Future after Gaddafi
13:10 21/10/2011 RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin
Muammar Gaddafi made good on his promise to die for Libya and its oil. The former Libyan leader was reported dead on October 20, seven months after NATO began bombing government targets to enforce a no-fly zone over the country.
Libyan people can now determine their destiny - Obama
01:51 21/10/2011 WASHINGTON, October 21 (RIA Novosti)
The future of Libyans is in their own hands now that longtime authoritarian ruler Muammar Gaddafi is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
U.S. pledges $40 million to Libya for arms stockpile safety
06:38 19/10/2011 WASHINGTON, October 19 (RIA Novosti)
The United States will allocate $40 million to secure and destroy stockpiles of weapons in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during her visit to Tripoli.
Russian Energy Ministry hopes new Libyan authorities will uphold contracts
19:37 17/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow expects Libya's new authorities to uphold commitments under contracts signed during the Muammar Gaddafi-era, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Monday.
Britain re-opens embassy in Libya
16:23 17/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti)
UK Foreign Minister William Hague re-opened the British Embassy in Tripoli on Monday.

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Libya after Gaddafi

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