Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on ...

A trial has opened of France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Ga ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, who has already been convicted in two other cases, faces charges of passive corruption, illegal campaign ...

The case also involves Gaddafi’s former chief of staff and treasurer, Bashir Saleh, who sought refuge in France during the Libyan civil war and then moved to South Africa, where he survived a shooting ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, who ruled France as a tough-talking right-wing president from 2007 to 2012, is seen by supporters as a dynamic saviour of his country but by detractors as a vulgar populist mired in ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over accusations he used Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign, one of several legal battles the politician who once bestrode the ...

Since January 6, the former French president has been on trial over accusations he received funding from Libyan dictator ...

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

The youngest son of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi claims he was pressured to retract allegations about his country's ...

Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday on charges he accepted some 50 million euros in illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy ...

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to begin on Monday. The former leader is accused of receiving funds from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for his 2007 ...

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