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News Evening Standard Police move into cell next to Nicolas Sarkozy after fellow inmates threaten to kill the jailed president
Center-left
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Two police officers have moved into the prison cell next door to former French president Nicolas Sarkozy after he received death threats, it emerged today. The 70-year-old is said to have spent a “frightening” first night in La Santé, the...
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Moment prisoners mock 5ft 5in Nicolas Sarkozy's HEIGHT and yell threats throughout his 'frightening' first night in jail - as disgraced former president is given two bodyguards to protect him
The disgraced French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy spent his first night in prison being mocked for his height and screamed at by fellow inmates. He was placed under police protection inside La Santé, the high-security jail in Paris, following the...
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Ex-French president Sarkozy begins jail sentence over ‘funds traced to Gaddaffi’
Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived on Tuesday at a Paris prison to begin a five-year sentence, television images showed. Sarkozy, 70, was convicted of having participated in a criminal organisation in connection with alleged...
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Comarch, Makman & Hatif Libya Launch OSS Transformation Pilot for AI-Driven Networks
Comarch, Makman Technology Consulting, and Hatif Libya have officially launched the pilot phase of an OSS Transformation Program for Hatif Libya, marking a significant step forward in advancing autonomous network capabilities across North Africa....
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Libya’s Benghazi Parliament Summons Central Bank Chief Over Cash Shortage
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives voted Monday in Benghazi to summon the Central Bank of Libya’s leadership for questioning, seeking answers on why cash supplies have dried up and how monetary policy is being run. Lawmakers acted...
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Saudi Arabia, UN Discuss Ways to Revive Libya’s Political Roadmap
Pro-Government
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) briefed on Tuesday the Chargé d'Affaires of the Saudi Embassy in Libya, Abdullah Al-Sulami, on the latest developments in Libya and means to revive the country’s political roadmap, proposed by Special...
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Libya's Environment ministry to strengthen supervisory units at customs entry posts
21 october 2025 - 12:26:37 MA/BBA 259 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting was held on Monday at the Ministry of Environment of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) to discuss the creation of environmental...
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Governor of Libya's Central Bank 'willing' to appear before Parliament on liquidity crisis
21 october 2025 - 13:16:02 MA/BBA 138 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) says that the Governor, his deputy and members of the Board of Directors are fully prepared to respond to any official...
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Belarusian President , LNA’s Deputy Commander, Vow to Strengthen Ties
Minsk— Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks on Tuesday with the Deputy Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar in the Belarusian capital, Minsk during which they vowed to strengthen bilateral...
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PM, Libyan Presidential Council member discuss ties, Gaza situation
QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Member of the Presidential Council of Libya Abdullah Al Lafi in Doha on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed relations...
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The World Must Reject Libya's Flawed Status Quo
Although the UNSC and major international powers welcomed Tetteh's roadmap, interest-driven contestation and a limited understanding of Libya's complex dynamics have fostered resistance. Regional and global interference is a symptom and a driver...
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Chief of Staff receives the Italian Military Attaché in Ar-Rajma
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Khaled Khalifa, on Tuesday received the Military Attaché of the Embassy of Italy to Libya, Naval Captain Massimiliano Grazioso, at his office in the Presidency headquarters in Ar Rajmah....
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UK ambassador concludes official mission in Libya with meeting with Menfi
Neutral
The Libya Observer
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The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Libya, Martin Longden, concluded his official duties in Tripoli on Tuesday with a meeting with the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the long-standing...
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Libyan Intelligence dismantles terrorist cells that planned to target state security and its vital institutions
Benghazi – The Libyan Intelligence Service announced the dismantling of a number of terrorist cells that were planning to carry out operations threatening the stability of the country and its vital institutions, as part of ongoing efforts to...
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Former French President Sarkozy starts his 5-year prison sentence
Indeterminate
The Daily Herald
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PARIS--Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and...
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Is Imprisoned
Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, began a five-year prison term after he was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign. He has appealed the verdict.
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Former-French president Sarkozy begins 5 year prison sentence
Left-wing
Morning Star
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FORMER French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris today to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. He is the first ex-leader of modern France to...
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Belarusian president meets Saddam Haftar to discuss military and economic cooperation
Neutral
The Libya Observer
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko received Saddam Haftar, at the presidential palace in Minsk as part of Haftar’s official visit to the country. According to a statement released by Haftar’s forces on Tuesday, the meeting focused on...
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Sarkozy jailed over Libyan campaign funds, first French leader imprisoned since WWII
PARIS, Oct 22 — France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, again proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. The right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last...
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Libyan analyst: Italy all talk, no action
Meloni criticised for ‘shouting, not helping’ as Libya struggles to secure its bordersPolitical analyst Ezzedine Aqil has sharply criticised Italy’s policy towards Libya, accusing Rome of failing to provide any meaningful assistance to help the...
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