Witness the dramatic collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule during the 2011 Libyan Revolution. This video explores the uprising that swept across Libya, the NATO intervention that shifted the balance, and ...

Even as we celebrate the victory of the Libyan people we might note that violence invariably taints a revolution, and the bill of the carnage is yet to be paid One hesitates to congratulate our Libyan ...

Benghazi, Libya's second largest urban center after Tripoli, is swinging to the rhythm of patriotic songs emanating from cars and shops. Libyan independence flags adorn the streets, cars, houses, and ...

The latest reports from Libya suggest that the country's ruler, Muammar Qaddafi, is striking back violently against protesters in western cities near the capital of Tripoli, as military defections ...

When the revolution against longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi erupted in Benghazi last year, Masoud Bwisir was quick to take up arms for the cause — and became a bit of a celebrity. A businessman ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Muammar Gaddafi touched off the Libyan revolution eight years ago, Miftah Atluba is not sorry the dictator has ...

David Greene revisits his 2011 trip to Libya and the period following the fall of Moammar Ghaddafi, to try to understand how the revolution... How The Libyan Revolution Opened The Door To The Islamic ...

Tripoli's Red Castle museum has reopened for the first time since the 2011 uprising that toppled Moammar Gadhafi, unveiling a trove of treasures that span millennia, from ancient mummies to relics of ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Leaders of groups seeking autonomy for eastern Libya cancelled a planned protest rally out of fear of violence on Friday, as thousands took to the streets to mark two years ...

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was captured and killed by rebels on Oct. 20, left behind a dysfunctional, one-note, state-dominated economy. But it’s a high note–oil. That one industry ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels may be low on weapons needed to topple Moammar Gadhafi, but there is certainly no shortage of souvenirs available commemorating the revolution. Roughly a dozen ...

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