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Middle East and north Africa

Barry Malone

The ‘slick’ assassination of Gaddafi Jr

Bloody chapter in Libya’s history closes with the fatal shooting of Saif al-Islam. What prompted the killing of the playboy turned would-be leader?

Sun 8 Feb 2026

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Ruth Michaelson
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies

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