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Qaddafi 'funded Sarkozy's election campaign' - claim

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:35:00 +0200

Muammar Qaddafi's regime funded French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign, lawyers for former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi said on Thursday, quoting their client.

Sarkozy urges Libyans to pursue democracy

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:58:00 +0200

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called on the new Libyan regime to pursue democratic reforms, after the death of Muammar Qaddafi in a final assault on his hometown Sirte.

Sarkozy slams 'desperate' Qaddafi

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0200

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday condemned Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi's "criminal and cynical" attempt to cling to power despite the apparent collapse of his regime.

Libyan contact group to meet in Paris

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:30:00 +0200

France plans to host a meeting of world powers implicated in the Libyan conflict next week, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Monday, welcoming the rebel forces' entry into Tripoli.

France not bogged down in Libya: Juppé

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:03:11 +0200

The international military operation in Libya is not bogged down, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said Thursday, insisting that rebel forces were making progress in the fight against Muammar Qaddafi.

France gives Libyan rebels $259 m in frozen Qaddafi funds

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:00:16 +0200

France on Monday said it had given Libyan rebels $259 million (€181 million) in frozen funds that used to belong to the regime of strongman leader Muammar Qaddafi.

France and Britain seek exit from Libya

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:57:42 +0200

With their Libya bombing campaign dragging on unresolved, France and Britain have been forced to accept ruler Muammar Qaddafi may stay there if he quits power, despite calls for international justice.

Qaddafi could stay in Libya if he quits: France

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:05:00 +0200

France accepts Muammar Qaddafi could stay in Libya if he quits politics, under a ceasefire deal to end a conflict with rebels backed by Paris, the French foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Qaddafi accuses Sarkozy of being 'war criminal'

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:02:00 +0200

Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on Thursday accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of being a "war criminal" who had stained his country's history.

France supplying arms to Libya rebels: report

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:37:00 +0200

France has begun parachuting arms shipments to Berber rebels fighting Libyan leader Moamar Qaddafi's forces in the highlands south of Tripoli, the French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday.