Muammar Gaddafi

Saif Gaddafi: London life of former playboy who could lead Libya revealed

A cache of emails and documents sheds light on the would-be ruler’s activities at a time when he was entering public life

Paul Caruana Galizia and Juliette Garside

20, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM

From a Thatcher nutcracker to a Trump toilet brush: my curious collection of political memorabilia

As a foreign correspondent I used to report on dictators and democrats. Now I collect them

Ian Black

12, Mar, 2022 @11:00 AM

Putin’s massive table: powerplay or paranoia?

Russia’s leader is using a five-metre table for one-on-one meetings, but is it just a super-cautious Covid measure?

Oliver Holmes

08, Feb, 2022 @3:22 PM

Gaddafi minister found jointly liable for 1984 killing of PC Yvonne Fletcher

Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk was ‘prime mover’ in 25-year-old’s death outside Libyan embassy in London, says judge

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

16, Nov, 2021 @1:49 PM

Libya: credible elections – or another failed bid at nation-building?

Parliamentary and presidential votes were due at the end of the year, but there are fears the interim government hopes to stay in power

Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor

29, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM

UK and France to blame for chaos in Libya, says presidential hopeful

Former Libyan interior minister Fathi Bashagha claims UK failing in moral responsibility after Europe-led regime change

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

01, Jun, 2021 @3:50 PM

The Guardian view on the Arab Spring, a decade on: a haunting legacy | Editorial

Editorial: High hopes in the region soon turned to exhaustion and despair. But the movement is not over

Editorial

29, Jan, 2021 @6:30 PM

Arab spring autocrats: the dead, the ousted and those who remain

What became of the strongmen whose rule sparked protest across the region

Oliver Holmes

14, Dec, 2020 @5:00 AM

Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial: co-defendant wants Covid postponement

Former French president is accused of corruption and influence peddling

Kim Willsher in Paris

23, Nov, 2020 @9:12 AM

Footballers and fishermen: Italy's red prawn war with Libya turns ugly

Libyan forces holding Italian crew demand release of footballers convicted of people smuggling

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

11, Oct, 2020 @4:26 PM

End of Tripoli siege raises fears of full-scale proxy war in Libya

Diplomatic efforts intensify to avert Cairo’s entry into Libya’s nine-year civil war amid wider tensions

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

26, Jun, 2020 @4:00 AM

The Guardian view on a Libyan crisis: made worse by outsiders | Editorial

Editorial: Coddling a warlord and preventing refugees from fleeing conflict is no way to foster stability in north Africa