The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Sarkozy says he will ‘sleep in jail but with head held high’ after conviction

Former French president receives five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over pact with Gaddafi regime

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison in Libyan campaign-financing trial

The former French president had been accused of receiving funds from the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

Paris court to rule on Sarkozy’s fate in Libya financing scandal

Nicolas Sarkozy’s political legacy hangs in the balance as French judges prepare to deliver their verdict in the 'Libya cash' trial over the funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2025

More than 100 Sudanese refugees dead or missing in shipwrecks off Libya

At least 110 people have died or gone missing after two boats carrying mostly Sudanese refugees sunk off the coast of Tobruk, Libya.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 18, 2025

Sunbathers Shove Migrant Boat Back on Gavdos: Locals Fume Over 'Partying' Overrun Crisis

Beachgoers on tiny Gavdos repel migrant dinghy amid 850 arrivals, claiming 'partying' newcomers overrun paradise.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17, 2025

Man’s daring escape from Gaza where he used a jet ski to get to Europe – after trying China

Muhammad Abu Dakha, 31, documented his extraordinary, year-long journey

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Inquiry into rogue surgeon told of efforts to locate him in Libya

Sam Eljamel is thought to have harmed dozens of patients during his time as head of neurosurgery at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

EU Commission labels alleged Libyan attack on NGO ship 'worrying development'

The European Commission considers an alleged Libyan coast guard shooting on the NGO boat Ocean Viking, which occurred on Sunday, a “worrying development”. This is one of several documented occasions on which the Libyan coast guard has apparently fired at rescue vessels from an EU-funded boat.

Euronews · Aug 26, 2025

Libyan coastguard shot at migrant rescue ship in Mediterranean, NGO claims

The non-profit SOS Mediterranee says the MV Ocean Viking was targeted while carrying 87 rescued migrants to safety.

Euronews · Aug 25, 2025

Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean

A humanitarian group says Libya’s coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025