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German support for new North Africa underlined

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has thrown strong support behind North Africa’s emerging democracies during an historic visit to Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, saying Germany wants to play a key role in helping them succeed.

Germany offers help finding Libyan weapons

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:13:00 +0100

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has offered to help Libya follow a United Nations resolution ratified on Monday that obliges the country’s new government to control and destroy small arms and chemical weapons.

Berlin welcomes departure of Qaddafi

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:58:00 +0200

The death of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi and the accompanying hope that the country could now begin a new era, has been welcomed by German politicians – although many regretted the fact that he will never now face justice.

Crime claims against Qaddafi son were ignored

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:50:00 +0200

German officials buried numerous criminal allegations against ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Arab for fear of damaging bilateral ties, the weekly Der Spiegel reported at the weekend.

Obama 'very pleased' with German role in Libya

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:08:00 +0200

After several months of strife between the United States and Germany over its Libya policies, an advisor to US President Barack Obama said Germany had been more involved in the NATO air campaign than widely thought.

Berlin mulls troops for post-Qaddafi Libya

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0200

As the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi teetered on the brink Monday, German Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière said Bundeswehr troops could soon help secure the peace in the North African nation.