The new U.N. envoy to Libya has underscored the volatile security situation in the oil-rich country, with political rivals ...

The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to a close this week, ending three months of exhaustive examination ...

Sarkozy later told the court he would have preferred to do without the visit, but argued it was a necessary step following Libya’s release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor ...

Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has denied all wrongdoing. Key moments in the trial focused on talks between France and Libya in the 2000s, when Gadhafi was seeking to restore ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's defence team in the trial over alleged illegal campaign funding from Libya for his ...

Tristan Gautier, another defence lawyer, also argued Takieddine did not withdraw 670,000 euros in cash from Libya to fund Sarkozy's campaign, as alleged by the prosecution. Instead he "systematically ...