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Libyan website call for celebrating Gaddafi`s birthday


Gaddafi was killed in his native city of Sirte Oct 20 last year by rebel fighters who toppled his re...

Fuel depot blast in Libya`s Sirte kills 100


A fuel tank exploded in Muammar Gaddafi`s hometown Sirte killing more than 100 people less than a ...

Mass grave found in Gaddafi hometown


A human rights groups has discovered 53 decomposing bodies, apparently of Muammar Gaddafi loyalists.

Libya declared free, but Gaddafi death questioned


Britain`s Defence Secretary said the Libyan revolutionaries` image had been stained by Muammar Gadda...

Clues to Gaddafi death concealed from public view


Guards overseeing Muammar Gaddafi`s body handed out green surgical masks to dozens of people filing ...

Gaddafi body to be handed over to extended family


As per the Islamic law, Muammar Gaddafi`s body should have been buried within 24 hours of his death.

Libya`s new leaders to declare liberation today


The long-awaited declaration of liberation will come over 2 months after revolutionary forces swept ...

Liberation to be declared tomorrow: Libya official


The declaration will allow Libya`s new rulers to move forward with efforts to transform the nation i...

Muammar Gaddafi stashed away $200 bn


The Libyan dictator had hidden huge amounts of cash, gold reserves and investments.

UN rights office urges probe into Gaddafi death


Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured alive by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte.

World looks warily to Libya`s future post-Gaddafi


Britain and France said they hoped that Muammar Gaddafi`s death would open a new chapter in Libya`s ...

Muammar Gaddafi`s death - who pulled the trigger?


The exact circumstances of Muammar al-Gaddafi`s demise are still unclear with conflicting accounts o...

Libya`s Muammar Gaddafi killed in Sirte


Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday, NTC rulers said.

Final fight: Libyans eying last Gaddafi holdouts


Libya`s acting Prime Minister warned in an interview that Gaddafi can still cause trouble from his h...

NTC pounds Gaddafi fighters in Sirte, clashes in Tripoli


Forces from Libya`s new regime launched a fierce assault on two areas of Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown ...

Gaddafi resistance crumbling in Libya`s Sirte


NTC forces say they believed Gaddafi`s son and national security adviser, Mo`tassim, was still holed...

NATO ‘surprised’ at extent of resistance in Libya


Critics of NATO`s campaign have warned of the danger of protracted armed resistance against the new ...

Libya forces say closing in on Gaddafi`s son


NTC has taken most of Sirte and driven Gaddafi loyalists into two neighborhoods in the north of the ...

Libya fighters seize police HQ in Gaddafi hometown


The NTC combatants celebrated the takeover of the strategic security building by honking the horns...

Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate gains in Libya


Libya`s new rulers have said they expect Sirte to fall this week, but supporters of Gaddafi are putt...

Head of Libya`s NTC visits battle-torn Sirte


Taking Sirte would bring Libya`s National Transitional Council (NTC) a big step closer to establishi...

Libya forces on verge of claiming Gaddafi hometown


Sirte holds symbolic importance because Gaddafi turned it from a fishing village into a second capit...

Battle on for control of Gaddafi birthplace


Sirte and Bani Walid are Gaddafi`s last major bastions against the NTC.

Libyan fighters assault main Gaddafi base in Sirte


Libya Brigade, was injured, shot twice by a sniper as he led fighters through loyalist forces in a r...

Sniper fire holds up push into Gaddafi`s hometown


Snipers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi held back government forces trying to capture his hometown on Thurs...

On the run, Gaddafi leaves few footprints


NATO countries are expected to provide intelligence help to Gaddafi hunt, in the form of electronic ...

Sirte residents turn anger on Libya`s new rulers


Many residents of Sirte blame Libya`s new rulers and their Western allies for the death and destruct...

Rebels plan "final" attack on Gaddafi hometown


Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi`s ...

Humanitarian fears grow over Libya Sirte battle


Libyan interim government forces have captured a district in Sirte after fierce battles that further...

Libya mission pretty close to end: NATO chief


NATO announced late Monday that its Libya mission was "pretty close" to its end, reports said.

Fighting halts aid mission into Libyan siege city


Government forces who had for weeks been pinned down, were able to advance several kilometers into t...

Shortages killing patients in Libya siege hospital


The long battle for Sirte, encircled by anti-Gaddafi fighters and hit by regular NATO air strikes, h...

Libyan children killed as Sirte exodus grows


A rocket killed two children on Saturday as their family joined the quickening exodus of civilians ...

Gaddafi loyalists put up tough fight in Sirte


NTC fighters have been meeting stiff resistance from Gaddafi loyalists, who have managed to hang o...

Anti-Gaddafi fighters seize Sirte`s port


Troops of Libya`s new rulers seized control of the port in Sirte, Moamer Gaddafi`s birthplace, a com...

Libyan rebels tighten their seize of Gaddafi town


Heavily armed anti-Gaddafi fighters tightened their siege of the ousted Libyan leader`s hometown of ...

Libyan forces close on Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte


Fighters backing Libya`s interim rulers prepared to renew their advance into the coastal city of Sir...

Libyan forces fight for Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte


With NATO jets roaring overhead, revolutionary forces fought their way into Muammar Gaddafi`s hometo...

NATO airstrikes hit Gaddafi`s hometown in Libya


Libya`s new rulers said a new government would be formed within 10 days.

Libya readies new cabinet as Sirte battle rages


Mahmud Jibril was still expected to retain his post as Libya`s interim premier.

Libya ex-rebels advance on Bani Walid again


Explosions resounded across the area and smoke rose on the horizon as the two sides exchanged fire w...

Libyan NTC troops hit tough Sirte resistance


National Transitional Council forces on Saturday swept further into Sirte, before retreating under ...

Gaddafi loyalists repel assault on last bastions


Gaddafi loyalists were still holding out strongly in Sirte and there was no sign of a rapid end to a...

Save my hometown from NATO, Gaddafi urges UN


Gaddafi`s whereabouts are not known but he has communicated through Arrai TV several times since he ...

Gaddafi taking refuge near hometown Sirte?


Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is taking shelter in the outskirts of his hometown Sirte, a leader of ...

Libya rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion


Libyan rebels have closed in on Muammar Gaddafi`s hometown of Sirte from both east and west.