A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him from jail just two days after arresting him on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him -- and he was too dangerous to remain.

Libyan Minister of Interior Emad Al-Trabolsi warned that the security forces might use "excessive force" to impose rule of law in the tourist resort of Regatta to the west of Tripoli after fierce clashes broke out among armed groups on Wednesday morning.

F or more than a year, one man has attempted to save the former Western Penitentiary by convincing Gov. Josh Shapiro that the building would be better used for recreational tourism than spending $49 million to transform it into a flat concrete pad.

Italy's ITA Airways resumed direct flights to Libya's Tripoli on Sunday, the first airline from a major west European nation to do so after a 10-year hiatus due to civil war in the north African country,

Direct flights between Rome and Tripoli resumed on Sunday after a 10-year hiatus, with Italy's foreign ministry citing a "concerted effort" to strengthen ties with its former colony Libya.

Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin on an ICC war crimes warrant.

Nestled among the trees in the grounds of Windsor Castle, one of King Charles III’s homes, is an array of ancient columns and water-stained stones that are a little of piece of Libya's long history as a power in the southern Mediterranean.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), human rights groups, and victims of Libyan warlord Osama Njeem have expressed on January 23 outrage over his release by Italian authorities.

The High Court rejected last Wednesday (22 January) the appeal filed by Khaled Mishri against the ruling issued by the

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.