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Did Gaddafi die at the hands of a French secret agent?
02/10/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Did Gaddafi die at the hands of a French secret agent?

A year after his death, fresh leads suggest the former Libyan leader could have been killed by a French secret agent. Corriere della Sera and The Daily Telegraph suggest that Nicolas Sarkozy's government were eager to silence the colonel. We also take a look at the former UMP minister who compared France's last president to the messiah himself.
Reports that French agent killed Gaddafi ‘nonsense’
01/10/2012 - FRANCE-LIBYA

Reports that French agent killed Gaddafi ‘nonsense’

A French intelligence expert has poured cold water on allegations that a French agent killed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after making a deal with Syria to save then-President Nicolas Sarkozy from embarrassing campaign-funding revelations.
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Libyans hand over their weapons in arms collection drive
01/10/2012 - WEBNEWS

Libyans hand over their weapons in arms collection drive

Libyan civilians and militia members hand over their weapons to the authorities. The presidential campaign continues and American web users are spoofing popular songs. And MySpace is about to rise from the ashes…
Libya: disarming militias
29/09/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: disarming militias

Libyan authorities continue their push to disband unauthorised armed groups. Next, in Tunisia, a young woman who says she was raped by two policemen finds herself in the dock for "indecency". Finally, we meet one young Moroccan who refuses to let her gender come between her and her surfboard.
Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar
29/09/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar

Now that the media storm over an anti-Islam video produced in the US has finally abated, François Picard asks Gilles Kepel, a leading scholar on the Islamic and Arab world, about the long-term impact the film could have in the Arab and Muslim world.
Libyan rebel who captured Gaddafi dies in Paris
26/09/2012 - SYRIA

Libyan rebel who captured Gaddafi dies in Paris

Omran Shaaban, one of the Libyan rebels credited with capturing Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, has died from gunshot wounds in a Paris hospital. Questions abound about the circumstances surrounding Shaaban’s death.
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Libya put to the test (part 2)
25/09/2012 - THE DEBATE

Libya put to the test (part 2)

Two weeks after the killing of the US ambassador in Benghazi, Tripoli finds itself with the unenviable task of trying to disarm Salafist militias. François Picard’s panel looks at what to do to build a nation-state that, in point of fact, never existed under Gaddafi.
Libya put to the test
25/09/2012 - THE DEBATE

Libya put to the test

Two weeks after the killing of the US ambassador in Benghazi, Tripoli finds itself with the unenviable task of trying to disarm Salafist militias. François Picard’s panel looks at what to do to build a nation-state that, in point of fact, never existed under Gaddafi.
Libya orders militias to disband in bid to end lawlessness
24/09/2012 - LIBYA

Libya orders militias to disband in bid to end lawlessness

Libya's interim government wants to end the lawlessness that's swept the country since the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. In the absence of a proper police force, self-appointed militias have sprung up to enforce their idea of law and order. Yet some have started acting outside the law themselves; one in particular is accused of being behind the killing of the US ambassador two weeks ago. Tripoli has now ordered the break-up of all unauthorised militias.
Aleppo: regime warplanes continue their bombardment
24/09/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Aleppo: regime warplanes continue their bombardment

As regime shells rain down on Syria's second city, images emerge from the capital showing a calm and smiling president and first lady. Next, anger still simmers after the release of a US-made film which mocks Islam, drawing parallels with the reaction to Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses". Finally, details emerge of an improbable relationship between an Israeli actress and the son of Gaddafi's one-time heir apparent.
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