UNBELIEVABLE: 6 - The Untold Story

Six Libyans face death penalty for converting to Christianity

Religious laws are increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights groups, say activists

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

The Conversation · May 1, 2023

Explainer: What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to travel freely and meet other world leaders, who may feel less inclined to speak to a wanted man.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2023

Britain took its eye off Libya and the Manchester bomb victims paid the price

Salman Abedi was the product of an unstable country and a radicalised diaspora. How did MI5 not see the signs?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

An extremist ‘Petri dish brimming with germs’: How Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was radicalised

Terrorist had extremist parents who took him to fight in Libyan civil war, as well as Isis-supporting friends

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

How family and Libya conflict radicalised Manchester Arena bomber

Parents’ extremist views and civil war in the country of their birth set Salman Abedi on path to terrorism

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

Sanctions rarely work, but are they still the least worst option?

How do we encourage states – or more specifically the people who run them – to behave well, or at least not badly?

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Ukraine says Italy's Berlusconi 'spreading Russian propaganda'

Ukraine accused former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday of spreading Russian propaganda after he said he would not seek a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy if he were still head of government.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Leila Khaled: Rafik Hariri Transferred Wadie Haddad’s Weapons to Europe

Episode One Journalists sometimes fall into the trap of being drawn into the story of a thorny, sensual, or cruel man who has a remarkable role at a certain stage. The man’s name could be Vladimir Putin, Saddam Hussein, or Muammar Gaddafi. I was attracted to stories shrouded in so…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2023

A passenger plane exploded over Lockerbie 34 years ago. Its alleged bombmaker is now in US custody

The arrest of a man known as Mas'ud represents a moment of hope for many of the victims' families of the people on board Pan Am Flight 103 — brought down over the Scottish town of Lockerbie — who have long campaigned for justice to be done on American soil.

ABC News · Jan 29, 2023