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Libya: Severe Dust Storm Turns Skies Red Over Tobruk, Prompting State of Emergency

A severe dust storm turned skies red over Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, April 1, prompting a state of emergency across a wide area from Musaid to Al-Jaghbub. Visibility dropped to near zero, winds reached around 70 km/h.

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US: Blizzard Conditions Sweep Michigan as Lake-Effect Snow Intensifies

An early-season winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions and heavy lake-effect snow across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northern Lower regions through Thanksgiving, creating hazardous travel conditions.

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Australia: TC Fina Brings Damaging Winds to Northern Territory

Tropical Cyclone Fina brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory on Saturday, November 22, and into Sunday, November 23, downing trees, damaging homes, and cutting power for thousands of residents.

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Saudi Arabia: Weather Alerts Issued as Heavy Rain Hits Multiple Regions

Saudi Arabia is experiencing days of unstable conditions with heavy thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and flash-flood risks across regions including Medina, Ha'il, Rafha and Al-Soudah. National Centre for Meteorology issued a weather alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flash floods from Friday, November 14 to Tuesday, November 18.

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shakes hands with President Nicolas Sarkozy before their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 10, 2007. Gadhafi is on a 5-Day State Visit to France for a high-profile visit set to usher in multi-billion-euro nuclear and aviation contracts. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - President Nicolas Sarkozy receives Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi prior to a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 10, 2007, and a signing ceremony. Gadhafi is on a 5-Day State Visit to France for a high-profile visit set to usher in multi-billion-euro nuclear and aviation contracts. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi and his counterpart from France Nicolas Sarkozy listen to national anthems at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab League Leaders summit Day 2 - Damascus

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Bashir Saleh Bashir are seen at the inaugural session of the 20th Arab League leaders summit in Damascus, Syria, on March 29, 2008. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moammar Gadhafi arrives at the Elysee Palace to sign contracts - Paris

President Nicolas Sarkozy receives Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi prior to a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 10, 2007, and a signing ceremony. Gadhafi is on a 5-Day State Visit to France for a high-profile visit set to usher in multi-billion-euro nuclear and aviation contracts. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy receives Moammar Gadhafi at the Elysee Palace - Paris

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shakes hands with President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 12, 2007. Gadhafi is on a 5-Day Visit to France for a high-profile visit set to usher in multi-billion-euro nuclear and aviation contracts. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Seif El Islam Gaddafi appears for a media tour - Tripoli

Seif El Islam Gaddafi ©, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi meets with reporters at Bab Al Aziziya barracks, in Tripoli, Libya, on the early hours of August 23, 2011, a day after the fall of the Libyan capital and the announce of Seif's capture by rebels. Pool photo via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy receives Moammar Gadhafi at the Elysee Palace - Paris

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shakes hands with President Nicolas Sarkozy before their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 10, 2007. Gadhafi is on a 5-Day State Visit to France for a high-profile visit set to usher in multi-billion-euro nuclear and aviation contracts. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File Pictures Of Libyan Personalities Of The Gaddafi Regime - Tripoli

File photo dated September 1st, 2009 of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's brother in law and chief of security Abdallah Senussi (R) (or Senoussi, or Sanoussi), in Tripoli, Libya. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is welcomed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. France and Libya on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to build a Libyan nuclear reactor for water desalination and clinched a raft of other deals. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Lybia's President Colonel Moammar Abu Minyar Gadhafi welcomes french president Nicolas Sarkozy at the 'Bab Azizia' Palace, in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Lybia

Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi (L) greets his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and Claude Gueant at Bab Azizia Palace in Tripoli, Libya on July 25, 2007. Sarkozy met Gadhafi on Wednesday on a trip to deepen relations after helping to resolve a diplomatic standoff that hurt the oil exporter's ties with the West. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab League Leaders summit Day 2 - Damascus

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Libyan Muammar Gaddafi, Arab League General Secretary Amr Moussa, Syrian president Bashar Al Assad, Tunisian Zine El Abidine Ben Ali seen during group photo of Arab leaders prior to the inaugural session of the 20th Arab League leaders summit in Damascus, Syria, on March 29, 2008. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab leaders discuss Mediterranean Union - Tripoli

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Arab leaders discuss Mediterranean Union - Tripoli, June 10, 2008. Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar Al-Assad

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Muammar Gaddafi receives Bashar Al Assad - Tripoli

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) receives Syria's President Bashar Al Assad in Tripoli, Libyan Jamahiriya, on January 24, 2010. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada: Fire Destroys Historic Airport Hangar In Edmonton 3

A large fire broke out at an old municipal airport hangar in central Edmonton, Alberta on Monday night, April 22. The fire destroyed Hangar 11, a Second World War-era building that was part of the former Edmonton City Centre Airport.

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Canada: Fire Destroys Historic Airport Hangar In Edmonton 4

A large fire broke out at an old municipal airport hangar in central Edmonton, Alberta on Monday night, April 22. The fire destroyed Hangar 11, a Second World War-era building that was part of the former Edmonton City Centre Airport.

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61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

STORY: 61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sea 2. various of the migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 61 illegal migrants and recovered 11 bodies off the coast of Garrabulli, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli. "We recovered 11 bodies, including a child. The total number of illegal migrants rescued today is 61 of different African, Asian and Arab nationalities," Esa al-Zarrug, a Coast Guard officer, told Xinhua. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya. A total of 4,335 illegal migrants have been rescued or intercepted by the Libyan authorities so far this year. Meanwhile, 310 illegal migrants have died and 227 others have gone missing on the central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast,

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Libya plans to reopen all closed border crossings

STORY: Libya plans to reopen all closed border crossings DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of forces of the Libyan Illegal Immigration Control Department STORYLINE: The Libyan Illegal Immigration Control Department on Tuesday said that Libya plans to reopen all of the closed border crossings. The announcement was made after Mohamed al-Khoja, the head of the department paid a visit to the southwestern border city of Ghadames and met with local security officials. Al-Khoja discussed with the security officials strengthening security in the area and the efforts to fight illegal activities, mainly illegal immigration, according to a statement issued by the department. Al-Khoja also visited the Libyan-Algerian border crossing, where he opened the office of the immigration control department, the statement said. Taking advantage of Libya's insecurity and chaos since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, m

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Site of Gaddafi's residence

TRIPOLI, Libya - Photo taken in early July, 2012, shows the wreckage of Muammar Gaddafi's residence at the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - Opposition soldiers examine an underground shelter at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - A man climbs on a statue in Muammar Gaddafi's compound at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Libyan opposition enters capital

TRIPOLI, Libya - Black smoke billows in the Bab al-Aziziya bastion, the location of Muammar Gaddafi's compound in southern Tripoli, on Aug. 24, 2011. The Libyan opposition group National Transitional Council sent a delegation to Tripoli from its base in Benghazi the same day in a move to speed up the transfer of power, while Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown.

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

BENGHAZI, Libya - People make V signs and wave tricolor flags of Libyan rebels in Benghazi, in northeastern Libya on Aug. 23, 2011. The rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses the fortified compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

BENGHAZI, Libya - Children sing ''Bye bye Gaddafi'' while waving tricolor flags of Libyan rebels at a plaza in Benghazi, in northeastern Libya on Aug. 23, 2011. The rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's fortified compound.

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

NALUT, Libya - Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2011 shows a street in Nalut, which has become a ghost town, in western Libya near the border with Tunisia. Libyan rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses the fortified compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Gaddafi's former residence in Tripoli

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo taken in November 2009 shows the former residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, which was damaged by U.S. bombing in 1986.

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Gaddafi visit EXPO

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at his country's pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on April 7.

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Koizumi meets Gaddafi's son

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hand with Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, at his office on April 4. The son, who serves as president of a Libyan charity fund, is in Japan to attend the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Opening session of the 17th Arab League Leaders Summit in Algiers

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) receives Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and attends the opening session of the 17th Arab League Leaders Summit in Algiers, Algeria, on March 22, 2005, which is supposed to discuss major Arab issues, among them the pressure on Syria and the peace process in the Middle East. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

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Koizumi meets Gaddafi's son

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hand with Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, at his office on April 4. The son, who serves as president of a Libyan charity fund, is in Japan to attend the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Gaddafi visit EXPO

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at his country's pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on April 7. (Kyodo)

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

BENGHAZI, Libya - People make V signs and wave tricolor flags of Libyan rebels in Benghazi, in northeastern Libya on Aug. 23, 2011. The rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses the fortified compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Kyodo)

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Gaddafi's former residence in Tripoli

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo taken in November 2009 shows the former residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, which was damaged by U.S. bombing in 1986. (Kyodo)

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

BENGHAZI, Libya - Children sing ''Bye bye Gaddafi'' while waving tricolor flags of Libyan rebels at a plaza in Benghazi, in northeastern Libya on Aug. 23, 2011. The rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's fortified compound. (Kyodo)

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Libyan rebels capture Gaddafi compound

NALUT, Libya - Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2011 shows a street in Nalut, which has become a ghost town, in western Libya near the border with Tunisia. Libyan rebels said the same day they have captured the Bab al-Azizya area in Tripoli, the government's stronghold which houses the fortified compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Kyodo)