A defiant Nicolas Sarkozy told a Paris court on Thursday that allegations of illegal Libyan financing of his successful 2007 ...

Accused of war crimes, he is now imprisoned in Libya. Sarkozy has been convicted in two other scandals — yet the Libyan case appears as the one most likely to significantly affect his legacy. France’s ...

In 2005, then-minister Brice Hortefeux visited Tripoli, where he met Abdullah al-Senoussi, the man behind the 1989 UTA DC-10 ...

The charges were widely denounced abroad as false. The day after the release, during Sarkozy’s visit to Tripoli, France and ...

Sarkozy has in recent years faced a raft of legal battles. In December, France's highest court upheld his conviction for corruption and influence peddling to obtain favours from a judge. Sarkozy has ...

Nicolas Sarkozy was questioned on Monday about his 2005 visit to Libya, which he described in detail to prove that it had ...

Muammar Gaddafi’s son has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving former French president ...

But France then backed the UN-sanctioned military action that helped in 2011 oust the Libyan leader, who was then killed by rebels. Sarkozy has said allegations from former members of Kadhafi's ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest ...

Son of former autocrat says ex-French president was paid $5m in exchange for political favours, as French court tries 12 over ...