Libya confirms Ghaddafi son’s trial in February
Saif al-Islam, the second son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Ghaddafi, will go on trial within the next month. Saif actively supported his father’s attempts to quash the Libyan rebellion in 2011.
Diplomats seek reconsideration of sentence on Russians convicted in Libya
The Russian Embassy in Libya hopes to secure the reconsideration of the sentence passed on two citizens, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said at a press briefing in Moscow.
Lavrov demands return of Russian rebel sympathizers convicted in Libya
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, demanded at a meeting with his Libyan counterpart Ashour Bin Khayal on Thursday during the 67th UN General Assembly session in New York that the Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens sentenced in Libya to lengthy prison terms should be returned home as soon as possible.
US seeks justice amidst fallout of its Consulate attacks in Libya
As video footage of a film aimed at discrediting Islam fanned the flames of anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East and North Africa last week, protesters stormed the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, firing on security personnel and setting its main building ablaze. Four US officials, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed in the rampage.