At Sarkozy's trial, the battle over a Libyan arms deal and a mysterious letter
Alain Juillet, a former economic intelligence adviser to French prime ministers, shared his perspective on the two intermediaries at the heart of the case of the alleged Libyan financing of Nicolas ...
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Italy Arrested a Libyan Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity. Then It Sent Him Home.
The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo ...
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France‑Libya: From wartime allies to diplomatic strife and legal battles
The 1980 crash of a DC-9 near Ustica, reportedly downed during an aerial pursuit of a Libyan MIG-23, deepened suspicions. Under President François Mitterrand, relations with Libya worsened due to the ...