Tony Blair has extended the hand of friendship to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the man once dubbed a 'Mad Dog' by US President Ronald Reagan. The historic meeting took place in a tent ...

Before petroleum was discovered in the late 1950s, the country was considered one of the poorest nations in the world.

The first two weeks of hearings in this historic trial allowed the former French president to stress that there is no ...

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi are reported to have made gains against anti-government rebels in two key areas. Western journalists in the city of Zawiya, west of Tripoli ...

Muammar Gaddafi’s former heir apparent has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving Nicolas Sarkozy suitcases of cash ahead of his victorious 2007 ...

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome, August 30, 2010. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP Nicolas Sarkozy and three former French ministers are among the defendants who have been on trial since Monday ...

Few national leaders are as peculiar as Muammar Gaddafi. He rose to power at just 27 years old through a military coup, went on to nationalise the oil industry, and implemented a raft of social ...

Nicolas Sarkozy and three former ministers are standing trial in Paris over claims that the former president's successful 2007 election campaign was part-funded by the Libyan regime of Colonel ...

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s 1969 coup marked the start of a complicated relationship between the Libyan leader and French presidents. In 1973, four years after taking power, Gaddafi received a grand ...

Muammar Gaddafi’s former heir apparent has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving Nicolas Sarkozy suitcases of cash ahead of his victorious 2007 presidential run.