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The Benghazi Consulate: Has the Crime Scene Been Contaminated?
Even as the FBI prepares to investigate the incident that led to the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, the consulate grounds may have been left unguarded for too long
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After Libya Fires Its Prime Minister, Will the Country Itself Fall Apart?
Nearly four weeks after an attack in Benghazi killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, politicians in Tripoli struggled to piece together a government on Monday. Fears have...
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Why Libya—and Not The Hague—Will Try Gaddafi’s Son
A hearing at the international court appears to indicate that the ICC and the Libyan government see eye-to-eye on the prosecution. But Saif’s defense cries foul
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How Did Gaddafi Die? A Year Later, Unanswered Questions and Bad Blood
It’s been a year since the world was transfixed by the extraordinary video of Muammar Gaddafi, sitting bloodied and cowering in his hometown of Sirt, as he faced his imminent death, while Libyan rebels...
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Gaddafi’s Ghost: How the Tyrant Haunts Libya a Year After His Death
The killing of Muammar Gaddafi exactly a year ago — on Oct. 20, 2011 — ended the world’s longest dictatorship, and this week, Libya’s first freely elected government in decades appointed its new Prime...
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The Other 9/11: Libyan Guards Recount What Happened in Benghazi
More than a month after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, U.S. officials have yet to talk to many of the Libyan guards on duty at the American mission on that fatal evening. Fearful of...
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During the Presidential Debate, Silence on Libya
Libya: That was the first issue Bob Schieffer asked the candidates about in Monday night’s presidential debate, referring to the attack last month against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, during which...
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France Recognizes Syria’s Opposition—Will the West Follow Suit?
France has become the first Western nation to recognize the newly formed coalition of Syrian opposition groups as the legitimate representative of that war-torn nation. During the first major press...
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Benghazi’s Real Scandal: Why Is the Libyan Investigation Such a Mess?
For two months now, politicians in Washington have argued furiously over who is to blame for the attack against the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, which killed the ambassador and three other...
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The Benghazi Attack’s Person of Continuing Interest
Ahmad Abu Khattallah does not dispute claims he was at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi the night it was attacked. “We had heard there was some shooting at the area,” says the man with a beard...
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Libya’s New Crisis: A Wave of Assassinations Targeting Its Top Cops
When Muhammad bin Halim stepped out of his front door in Benghazi one September morning, he waved at his neighbor before walking toward his candy-apple-red Hyundai. When the head of the...
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France’s Colonial Hangover: Apologizing Abroad, Ignoring Injustice at Home
The recent visit of French President François Hollande to Algeria received praise for addressing the painful historical wounds that continue plaguing relations between the two countries. In doing so,...
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In Libya: Why the Benghazi Investigation Is Going Nowhere
Four months after a brutal assault on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi killed the ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, politicians in Washington are still railing over how diplomats...
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After Cameron’s Libya Visit, Will the Lockerbie Case Be Re-Opened?
In Tripoli in early 2010, I was driven through farmland past watchtowers to an airy villa outside the Libyan capital, to meet the country’s second most powerful man: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. Although he...
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France’s Mali Mission: Has al-Qaeda Already Been Defeated?
The continued assault Monday by French air forces against Islamist targets in the remote reaches of northern Mali served as a new reminder of how remarkably fast and far the Franco-Malian...
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France May Aid Syrian Rebels Unilaterally If EU Doesn’t Lift Arms Embargo
France has significantly upped its efforts to unblock Western military support for rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by calling for the European Union to lift its arms embargo in the...
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Libyan Embassy in Cairo Suspends Work
(CAIRO) — The Libyan Embassy in Cairo says it has suspended work indefinitely after demonstrators burned a Libyan flag at its gate this week to protest the death of an Egyptian Christian imprisoned...
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Cousin of Libya’s Gaddafi Arrested in Egypt
(CAIRO) — Egyptian security forces arrested a close aide and a cousin of Libya’s former dictator Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday following an hours-long siege of his home in central Cairo, a security...
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The Case of the Disappearing Gaddafis
The aftermath of the fall of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi continues to generate drama. The current mystery is the disappearance of four family members from Libya’s neighbor Algeria. In a fresh twist to the...
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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Battle With France’s Judiciary Leads to Death Threats
France’s rambunctious, razor-tongued former President Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his disdain of the nation’s judiciary. But despite his long-running battle with French judges, even Sarkozy could...
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