A top Libyan official has formally asked Lebanon to release Hannibal Qaddafi – the son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Qaddafi – who has been held in the country since 2015. Hannibal Qaddafi's health has deteriorated since he began a hunger strike on June 3 over his continued detention without trial. READ MORE Hannibal Qaddafi readmitted to Lebanese hospital amid continued hunger strikeLibya's Attorney General Siddiq Al Sour sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart, Ghassan Oueidat, regarding Hannibal Qaddafi, AP reported. Hannibal Qaddafi, who was two years old at the time, maintains his innocence and says he is a victim of injustice. Hannibal Qaddafi fled Libya in 2011 during the uprising against his father, who had ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years.

Clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Monday after the reported seizure of a powerful armed faction commander by a rival force. Mahmoud Hamza, head of the 444 brigade that controls much of Tripoli, was detained at Mitiga airport by the Special Deterrence Force, local media and a source in the 444 brigade said. In the Ain Zara district, near where the clashes took place, armed men closed a major road in the area, Reuters reported. Any sustained fighting between the two factions, the most powerful in the capital after a period of military consolidation, could pose significant risks. Monday's clashes are already the worst to hit Tripoli for months, although there has been sporadic violence between armed factions in some other parts of north-west Libya in recent weeks.

The PeninsulaChairman of Libya’s High Council of State H E Dr. Mohammed Moftah Takala met Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya H E Khaled Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari in Tripoli yesterday. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation and relations between the two countries.

Q: What is Algeria’s position on a military intervention by West African states? The third element is nobody’s sure, even within ECOWAS, that the military intervention has a reasonable chance of success. You can start a military intervention, but you never know how it will end. In this region, Mali and Niger, these populations on the Nigerien side of the border, they come to our hospitals for treatment. In this region — I’m talking specifically about Niger, Mali, Chad and you can go down in West Africa — it is also a huge economic issue.

Hannibal Qaddafi, the son of former dictator Muammar Qaddafi, has been held in Lebanon without charge since 2015. Libyan authorities formally requested Hannibal Qaddafi be released due to his deteriorating health on Aug. 14, 2023. Hannibal Qaddafi lived in Syria, where he was given political asylum until he was abducted and brought to Lebanon eight years ago. Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of the late dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health, officials said Monday. The health of Hannibal Qaddafi has been deteriorating since he went on hunger strike on June 3, to protest his detention without trial.

According to two Lebanese judicial officials, Libya’s prosecutor general Al-Sediq al-Sour, sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart, Ghassan Oueidat, regarding Hannibal Gadhafi. Most of al-Sadr’s followers are convinced that Moammar Gadhafi ordered al-Sadr killed in a dispute over Libyan payments to Lebanese militias. Moammar Gadhafi was killed by opposition fighters during Libya’s 2011 uprising turned civil war, ending his four-decade rule of the North African country. The late Moammar Gadhafi had eight children from two marriages. Seif al-Islam, the one-time heir apparent to his father, has been in Libya since his release from detention there in 2017.

Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained in Lebanon since 2015 after he was abducted by Lebanese militants demanding information on the whereabouts of the cleric. Lebanese police later announced it had picked up Mr Gaddafi from the city of Baalbek in north-eastern Lebanon, where he was being held. The disappearance of Mr al-Sadr in 1978 has been a long-standing sore point in Lebanon. The cleric’s family believes he may still be alive in a Libyan prison, though most Lebanese presume Mr al-Sadr is dead. Most of Mr al-Sadr’s followers are convinced that Muammar Gaddafi ordered Mr al-Sadr killed in a dispute over Libyan payments to Lebanese militias.

Beirut, Aug 14 (AP) Libya's judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi's sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health, officials said Monday. The health of Hannibal Gadhafi has been deteriorating since he went on hunger strike on June 3, to protest his detention without trial. According to two Lebanese judicial officials, Libya's prosecutor general Al-Sediq al-Sour, sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart, Ghassan Oueidat, regarding Hannibal Gadhafi. The cleric's family believes he may still be alive in a Libyan prison, though most Lebanese presume al-Sadr is dead. Most of al-Sadr's followers are convinced that Moammar Gadhafi ordered al-Sadr killed in a dispute over Libyan payments to Lebanese militias.

The fighting has impacted the Malakia Mall in the area. Additionally, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are reportedly flying in the Ain Zara area, and several local businesses have closed amid the fighting. Unconfirmed reports also indicate that a gasoline station near Tripoli University has caught fire amid the clashes. Heightened security and transport disruptions are likely in the area over the coming hours. If fighting breaks out in your area, leave the immediate vicinity and take shelter in a secure, nongovernmental building.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Monday, residents said, after the reported seizure of a powerful armed faction commander by a rival force. We fear for our safety," said one of the residents in Furnaj district. Any sustained fighting between the two factions, the most powerful in the capital after a period of military consolidation, could pose significant risks. Monday's clashes are already the worst to hit Tripoli for months, though there has been sporadic violence between armed factions in some other parts of northwest Libya in recent weeks. A Reuters journalist in the Ain Zara district, near where the clashes were taking place, said armed men had closed a major road in the area.

Hannibal Gadhafi has been detained in Lebanon since 2015 after he was abducted by Lebanese militants demanding information on the whereabouts of the cleric. Lebanese police later announced it had picked up Gadhafi from the city of Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon, where he was being held. The cleric’s family believes he may still be alive in a Libyan prison, though most Lebanese presume al-Sadr is dead. Share this article ShareMost of al-Sadr’s followers are convinced that Moammar Gadhafi ordered al-Sadr killed in a dispute over Libyan payments to Lebanese militias. Seif al-Islam, the one-time heir apparent to his father, has been in Libya since his release from detention there in 2017.

Libya has for the first time in the country's history given domestic private companies the opportunity to invest in the field of oil production, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Sunday. NOC’s Board of Directors called on private Libyan companies to invest in the field as part of the strategy of "increasing oil production and developing small oil fields,” according to the statement. Libyan economist Ali ez-Zilitni told Anadolu that previously, domestic private companies were involved only in drilling, transportation and other logistics fields, but with this decision they can also participate in oil production, and this is “a major transformation” for the Libyan oil sector. He said this field will emerge from the monopoly of international energy giants with the involvement of domestic private companies in oil and gas production. Libya was exempted from the decision of OPEC+ countries to reduce oil production.

He laid out inflatable water floats, nets and shirts in front of his lakeside shop, but expected few if any customers. The United Nations ranks water-stressed Iraq as one of five countries most impacted by some effects of climate change. But now “the lake contains no more than 500 million cubic meters of water,” he told AFP. Declining rainfall over the past four years and rising temperatures have hit Habbaniyah — alongside much of the rest of the country — hard. “It’s the only place where people from Anbar, southern Iraq and Baghdad can come to relax.”

BEIRUT (AP) — Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon’s prosecutor general to release one of Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health. The health of Hannibal Gadhafi has been deteriorating since he went on hunger strike on June 3, to protest his detention without trial. Lebanese judicial officials said on Monday that Libya’s prosecutor general sent a request earlier this month to his Lebanese counterpart regarding Hannibal Gadhafi. The officials say the note said Lebanon’s cooperation in this matter could help reveal the truth regarding the fate of a prominent Lebanese Shiite cleric, Moussa al-Sadr, who went missing in Libya in 1978. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking hereIf you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

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