Gaddafi Jet

• Billionaire Saudi prince loses UK court battle over Muammar Gaddafi jet

  A billionaire Saudi prince lost a London court battle today when a judge ordered that he should pay a $10-million commission linked to the sale of a luxurious private jet to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

• Billionaire Saudi prince branded 'capricious' in UK court

  A billionaire Saudi prince fighting a lawsuit connected to the sale of a private jet to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi was branded "capricious" and "a debt-dodger" in a London court on Tuesday.

• Billionaire Saudi prince questioned in UK court over selling jet to Muammar Gaddafi

  A billionaire Saudi prince told a London court today that "each dollar counts" as he was cross-examined over his sale of an opulent private jet to Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

• UK jets conduct raids on missile facility in Libya

  British fighter planes have carried out a successful bombing raid on a missile facility near the Libyan town of Sirte.Two Royal Air Force Tornado jets attacked FROG-7 rocket launchers and canisters used to carry Scud missiles on Friday morning, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).MoD footage released on Sunday showed strikes on the military ...

• Libya: French plane shoots down Gaddafi plane

  French fighter jets struck an air base deep inside Libya and downed one of Moammar Gaddafi's planes Thursday, and NATO ships patrolled the coast to block the flow of arms and mercenaries. Other coalition bombers struck artillery, arms depots and parked helicopters, officials said Thursday.Libyan state television on Thursday showed blackened and man...

• Allied intervention begins as French jet strikes Libyan forces

  American, European and Arab leaders on Saturday began the largest international military intervention in the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq in an effort to stop Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's war on the Libyan opposition.Leaders meeting in Paris on Saturday afternoon announced that air operations to enforce a no-fly zone and protect civilians had...

• Military build-up mounts for action against Libya

  Six Danish F-16 fighter jets landed Saturday at the U.S. air base in Sicily, and American F-18s and Canadian CF-18 Hornets were in the region as the international military build-up mounted in Italy for action against Libya.Italy has offered the use of seven military bases to help enforce the U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libya and protect Libyan...