Sources: Reuters
The Cyprus Papers, consisting of more than 1,400 confidential approved applications relating to the Cyprus Investment Programme run by the Republic of Cyprus, are published by the international broadcaster Al Jazeera, which says they have been sold to criminals and fugitives who, by purchasing a Cypriot passport, become European Union citizens. The European Commission, as well as a leading anti-corruption NGO, want this program phased out. 2020-08-24
Several members of the Gaddafi family are reported as having fled to Algeria. 2011-08-29
al-Jazeera reports that the rebels have taken control of Tripoli Airport. 2011-08-21
NATO reports it has intercepted Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the act of laying mines in Misrata as Tunisia successfully captures some of the troops who have brought the Libyan civil war onto its territory. 2011-04-29
Al Jazeera reports Hussein al-Warfali, a head of a pro-Gaddafi brigade, has been killed in fighting near Tripoli. 2011-03-22
Ali Hassan al-Jaber, an Al-Jazeera cameraman, is killed in Libya. 2011-03-12
Al Jazeera claims to have video that shows a Libyan Army officer being executed for refusing to fire on opposition positions west of the capital Tripoli. 2011-03-8
Al-Jazeera reports that forces supporting Muammar Gaddafi have bombed targets in the Libyan city of Misrata. 2011-03-1
Abdul Fatah Younis, the Libyan Interior Minister and general in the Libyan Army, defects. 2011-02-22
The old monarchy-era flag, which has become a popular symbol among anti-government protesters, is hoisted at the Libyan embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. 2011-02-22