Muammar Gaddafi
Sarkozy ally indicted in Libya campaign financing probe
The treasurer of Nicolas Sarkozy’s successful 2007 run for the French presidency has been charged as part of an investigation into suspected illicit financing of the campaign…
Libyan strongman Haftar admitted to Paris hospital
Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has been admitted to a Paris hospital after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and losing consciousness in the eastern Libyan city of…
Terror attack in southern France; Sarkozy and Gaddafi; John Bolton’s return
Our panel of international journalists looks at France's first terrorist attack of 2018. And former president Nicolas Sarkozy is under formal investigation for illegal campaign…
Sarkozy and Gaddafi: The case against France's former president
It's a lot more than yet another campaign finance scandal. The charges brought against France's former president are enough to make you wonder why Nicolas Sarkozy was so keen to…
Sarkozy vows to 'defend his honour' amid financing probe
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy defended himself against allegations that he accepted millions of euros in illegal campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar…
Ziad Takieddine, international businessman
The website Mediapart reported that former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may have funded the presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy back in 2007. Mediapart claims a…
Sarkozy says ‘no evidence’ against him in Libya probe
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has told investigators that allegations he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are making his life "hell", a…
In The French Papers
May 1968: 'It was a revolt against capitalism'
FRENCH PAPERS - Thursday, March 22, 2018: "Things are getting serious for the former president," the Huffington Post writes, after Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under formal…
Sarkozy hits back after judges places him under formal investigation in Libya funding probe
FRANCE 24's political editor Marc Perelman looks at Nicolas Sarkozy's response after judges placed him under formal investigation over claims he received illicit funding from…
Sarkozy placed under formal investigation for illegal campaign financing
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation Wednesday evening after two days of questioning over allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar…
Mediawatch
Sarkozy placed under investigation for corruption
France's former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been placed under formal investigation for corruption and for illegally funding his successful presidential election campaign in…
Sarkozy released after facing questions over Gaddafi funds
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from custody Wednesday evening after two days of questioning over allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi…