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Feb
24
2024
By SETH ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Mike Tyson lands knockout punch on Gaddafi-era boxing ban with Libyan visit

Mike Tyson lands knockout punch on Gaddafi-era boxing ban with Libyan visit

NEWS
THE starting buzzer is ringing for boxing's long-awaited revival in North Africa as former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson set social media aflame with news that he would appear at a boxing event in Benghazi next Friday. The expected presence of the iconic Tyson marks a watershed moment for the sport in Libya. Boxing was banned in the oil-rich nation for decades by the country's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Tyson, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time and a 'knockout king', shared the news on his Instagram page, posting: “Hey boxing world, I’m pleased to…
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Oct
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Malta jails Libyan hijack accomplice

Malta jails Libyan hijack accomplice

NEWS
A supporter of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was involved in the hijacking of an aircraft to Malta in 2016 has been jailed for 10 years by a Maltese court after he pleaded guilty. Ali Ahmed Lano Saleh was one of two men who hijacked an Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus A320 to Malta on Dec. 23, 2016. The plane had been on an internal flight in Libya when the two hijackers ordered the pilot to divert to Rome. They landed in Malta instead because of a lack of fuel. The hijackers had threatened to blow up the plane, but their…
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Jul
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Gaddafi’s son critical in hospital

Gaddafi’s son critical in hospital

NEWS
HANNIBAL Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been moved from a Lebanese prison to a hospital in "critical condition", Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV reported. Gaddafi went on hunger strike last month in protest at his incarceration without trial since 2015. Citing unidentified sources, Al-Hadath said he had suffered a sharp drop in his blood sugar level. Gaddafi has been charged in Lebanon with concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim cleric who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in 1978. Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebels in 2011. Thomson Reuters…
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Jun
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Gaddafi’s son on hunger strike

Gaddafi’s son on hunger strike

NEWS
A son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been treated in a hospital in Lebanon after going on a hunger strike two weeks ago in protest at his incarceration without trial since 2015, the Lebanese interior minister said. Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained in Lebanon since a prosecutor charged him with concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim cleric who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in 1978. Declaring his decision to go on hunger strike earlier this month, Hannibal Gaddafi - aged two at the time of Sadr's disappearance - said…
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Jul
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Legitimacy crisis for Libya’s political institutions

Legitimacy crisis for Libya’s political institutions

NEWS
LIBYAN protesters want the political authorities to quit and hold elections after previous transitional periods created institutions that clung on long after their mandates expired. Here are Libya's main political institutions that have so far failed to overcome entrenched differences between rival authorities in the east and west of the country, a divide that emerged after the 2011 toppling of autocrat Muammar Gaddafi. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Libya's House of Representatives was elected in 2014 as the national parliament with a four-year mandate to oversee a transition to a new constitution prepared by another elected body. But the legitimacy of the…
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Dec
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

Libya court reinstates Gaddafi presidential bid

NEWS
A Libyan court has ruled that the son of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi could run for president, his lawyer said, as arguments intensified over the conduct of an election aimed at ending a decade of turmoil. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's appeal against disqualification for the December 24 vote was delayed for days as fighters blocked off the court, one of several incidents that may foreshadow wider election unrest. In another incident on Thursday, the elections commission said armed men had stormed five election centres in western Libya, stealing ballot cards. Analysts fear a contested vote, or one with clear violations,…
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Sep
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya frees son of Muammar Gaddafi

Libya frees son of Muammar Gaddafi

NEWS
LIBYAN authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during a 2011 uprising, a Libyan official source and a unity government source has said. Saadi Gaddafi fled for Niger during the NATO-backed uprising, but was extradited to Libya in 2014 and has been imprisoned since then in Tripoli. He immediately departed on a plane to Istanbul, the official source said. Libya has suffered chaos, division and violence in the decade since the uprising. The Government of National Unity was installed in March as part of a peace push that was…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

NEWS
AHMED ELUMANI IN Libya's Bani Walid, flags of ousted autocrat Muammar Gaddafi still fly in some places and streets are ragged with neglect, but its residents have new hope for their town and country. During a recent visit by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, head of a new unity government, people waved olive branches as his armoured motorcade passed through the town, which has long been isolated by political disputes. Children raised two fingers in a 'v' for victory and peace. Dbeibeh was appointed in March, sworn in by Libya's divided parliament after his selection via a U.N. talks process, a…
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