The Irish Times

Russian forces push to take key port of Odessa as fighting rages near Kyiv

Mariupol’s electricity, heat and water systems are knocked out in battle for the strategic port

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 20:29

More than 160 drown in two shipwrecks off coast of Libya in past week – UN

Fatalities are latest disasters in Mediterranean involving refugees trying to reach Europe

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 16:30

Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi out of sight for past decade since court sentenced him to death for war crimes

Sun Nov 14 2021 - 17:37

The Irish Times view on Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction: sentenced and shamed

Flood of sympathetic and uncritical messages to Sarkozy from the right

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 00:03

'In the air, all safe. Take a deep breath': The inside story of Ireland’s Kabul rescue mission

Grief and frustration haunt rescue run that had to hitch a ride and leave people behind

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 01:00

The Meaning of Hitler: Why are we so fascinated with Nazism?

A new documentary puts the dictator’s lasting and insidious influence under the microscope

Mon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00

Libya’s main warring factions sign permanent ceasefire

Agreement reached between two sides amid international and local scepticism

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 19:09

Shock explosion in Beirut shows how the unpredictable will challenge Europe

Europe Letter: Europe faces instability on its borders as regional rivalries focus on Libya

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 20:30

The Irish Times view on Daniel Kinahan: Boxing looks away

Boxing has always been fixated with the unsavoury. Daniel Kinahan is the latest

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 00:20

Rebel Libyan general rejects Putin and Erdogan call for ceasefire

In show of strength, Khalifa Haftar snubs truce as his forces continue western advance

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 17:50

Sole survivor: How Imelda Marcos strutted back to power in the Philippines

Lauren Greenfield’s remarkable film about the shoe-obsessed former first lady exposes how she lied and bought her way back into power

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 05:30

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother extradited and arrested

Hashem Abedi is accused of helping plan attack at Ariana Grande concert in 2017

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 21:00

Smith faces complex dynamic in bid to leave Syria for Ireland

Former Defence Forces member’s ambiguity on Isis adds to logistic challenge of extraction

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 21:50

Libyan detention centre survivors condemn EU and UN after air strike

Refugees and migrants call for evacuation after at least 40 killed in Tripoli attack

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 19:04

One-legged war veteran airport staff mistook as ‘legless’ drunk is spared conviction

Mouftah Nezar Ellihidy avoids sentence over incident at Dublin Airport January last

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 21:26

Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital

Gen Haftar’s forces denied responsiblity for cutting off water

Tue May 21 2019 - 10:15

Tripoli hit by air strikes as Libya conflict escalates

Explosions shake the Libyan capital amid assault by warlord Khalifa Haftar

Sun Apr 21 2019 - 17:35

International rivalries driving Libya towards war, UN warns

White House says Donald Trump held talks this week with rebel Libyan general

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 19:40

Tripoli airport targeted as battle for Libyan capital rages

EU foreign policy chief calls for truce as warlord’s offensive on city continues

Mon Apr 08 2019 - 19:15

US pulls troops out of Libyan capital as rival militias battle

Move comes as a Libyan commander’s forces marches on Tripoli

Sun Apr 07 2019 - 21:44

Libya crisis: Hifter’s forces ‘seize Tripoli airport’

Forces loyal to rival Libyan army commander say they have taken control

Sat Apr 06 2019 - 18:50

Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces close in on Tripoli

UN’s Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ after meeting with Libyan National Army leader

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 21:22

Italy hosts Libya conference to push new UN peace plan

Effort to reconcile country split into multiple factions after plan for elections abandoned

Mon Nov 12 2018 - 10:38

International Criminal Court defiant in the face of US threats

John Bolton had said US would respond if court investigated its actions in Afghanistan

Tue Sept 11 2018 - 17:34

Trump reassures Kim he will not face same fate as Gadafy

Leader will receive ‘protections’ as president dismises ‘Libyan model’ of denuclearisation

Thu May 17 2018 - 20:50

Who is Dr Nooh al-Kaddo, chief executive of Islamic Centre?

Dr al-Kaddo confirmed Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s foundation has headquarters at centre

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00

Heavy clashes break out east of Libya's capital

Local authorities advising Tripoli residents to evacuate and stay away from the area

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 20:56

Why are liberals now cheerleading a warmongering Trump?

The US and the world deserves better than this brittle, weak, pathetic liberal ‘opposition’

Sun Apr 09 2017 - 15:16

6,000 rescued between Libya and Italy in last few days

Sligo doctor assists with rescue of 946 migrants, a record for Médecins Sans Frontières vessel

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 15:48

Bodies of at least 74 migrants wash ashore in Libya

Spokesman says torn rubber boat was found nearby and expected more bodies to surface

Tue Feb 21 2017 - 13:05

John Kerry to be presented with international peace award

US secretary of state is in Ireland for talks with Charlie Flanagan on Northern Ireland

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 08:15

US presidential debate: fact-check on Trump and Clinton’s claims

Is the Clinton Foundation a ‘criminal enterprise,’ and has Trump ever spoken with Putin?

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 09:40

Scathing report by MPs damns David Cameron over Libya intervention

Foreign policy failures led to country becoming failed state, says inquiry

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 21:39

Notorious Uzbek dictator is dead but his regime will live on

Few in country remember life without Islam Karimov and his human rights abuses

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 01:00