Britain refused Thursday to offer Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa immunity from prosecution

Britain refused Thursday to offer Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa immunity from prosecution after his apparent defection, but said his departure would hearten rebels fighting to topple Muammar Qaddafi’s...

United States today appeared to admit that the rag-tag Libyan army has little hope of toppling Colonel Gaddafi by force

United States today appeared to admit that the rag-tag Libyan army has little hope of toppling Colonel Gaddafi by force - as Defence Secretary Robert Gates predicted the dictator...

Gadhafi Forces Close in on Rebels in Libyan Oil Port

Libyan rebels say they have been forced to pull back from the key oil port of Ras Lanuf, after forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi closed in on the...

She burst into a Tripoli, Libya, hotel over the weekend, pleading with journalists to tell the world that she was raped by government troops

She burst into a Tripoli, Libya, hotel over the weekend, pleading with journalists to tell the world that she was raped by government troops. As security forces subdued the...

Libya's army is pouring reinforcements into Muammar Gaddafi's strategic hometown of Sirte against rebels advancing from the east under cover of UN-mandated air strikes.

Libya's army is pouring reinforcements into Muammar Gaddafi's strategic hometown of Sirte against rebels advancing from the east under cover of UN-mandated air strikes.Units of regular soldiers in jeeps...

rebel forces are approaching Gaddafi's hometown, Sirte

Latest reports from FOX News indicate that (Surt), located about halfway between Benghazi and Tripoli, while multi-national air strikes have been directed at this city. It appears likely that...

rebel spokesman in Zintan said Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded the western Libyan town with rockets early on Monday

rebel spokesman in Zintan said Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded the western Libyan town with rockets early on Monday, Al Jazeera television reported.Ali Saleh, spokesman of the rebel movement in...

Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned her furniture after accusing her of being involved in prostitution.

Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned her furniture after accusing her of being involved in...

Protests have been staged in towns and cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus, a day after the government announced limited changes.

Protests have been staged in towns and cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus, a day after the government announced limited changes.Unconfirmed reports said a number of people had...

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is said to be arming volunteers to fight the uprising against his rule, a senior US military official has said.

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is said to be arming volunteers to fight the uprising against his rule, a senior US military official has said.Vice Admiral William Gortney said...

Bahraini police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrations in four Shiite villages near the capital Manama

Bahraini police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrations in four Shiite villages near the capital Manama, witnesses said.The protests broke out despite a major deployment of security...

Libyan government followed up claims that close to 100 civilians had died in the allied air strikes by taking journalists to see signs of damage to civilian properties

Once again, though, as with previous government tours, what officials showed journalists seemed to prove the opposite of what they said.On the road east of Tripoli, site of a...

Muammar Qaddafi's hold on power could be getting more tenuous by the hour.

Allied air strikes reportedly targeted his compound in Ajdabiya Wednesday. Coalition planes also bombed Qaddafi's forces in Misrata, to stop them from shelling civilians.Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he...

The army knows that its correct place is to protect the people

“The army knows that its correct place is to protect the people,” said Fawaz al-Muthlafy, an engineer from the central city of Taiz who has spent weeks at the...

Libya's government has called on its troops to impose an "immediate ceasefire".

Libya's government has called on its troops to impose an "immediate ceasefire".A spokesman for the leadership made the announcement on state television, calling on Libyans to join a "peaceful"...

many leaders worldwide said that the intervention has gone too far

As conflicting reports of civilian casualties continued to emerge from Libya, many leaders worldwide said that the intervention has gone too farThe Arab League, which originally pledged support for...

French fighter aircraft are policing a no-fly zone over Libya protecting the rebel stronghold of Benghazi,

French fighter aircraft are policing a no-fly zone over Libya protecting the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has said.World leaders met in Paris on Saturday...

Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's veteran president, declared a countrywide state of emergency after reneging on a pledge to protect demonstrators demanding an immediate end to his 32-year rule.

Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's veteran president, declared a countrywide state of emergency after reneging on a pledge to protect demonstrators demanding an immediate end to his 32-year rule.Loyalist gunmen,...

Military action against Libyan forces was under way today

Military action against Libyan forces was under way today as Prime Minister David Cameron declared that "the time for action has come" after dictator Muammar Gaddafi flouted his own...

Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi came under attack on Saturday morning, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the sky.

Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi came under attack on Saturday morning, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the...

British, French and US military aircraft are preparing to protect the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi after the United Nations security council voted in favour of a no-fly zone and air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

British, French and US military aircraft are preparing to protect the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi after the United Nations security council voted in favour of a no-fly zone...

British forces could be in action over Libya as early as Friday

British forces could be in action over Libya as early as Friday, if a UN resolution is agreed, a senior government source has told the BBC.BBC political editor Nick...

The United Nations seems on the brink of taking a momentous decision.

United Nations Security Council is due to meet in New York to discuss action in Libya.Western countries want a no-fly zone to halt the advance of forces loyal to...

Egyptian authorities have uncovered an espionage network working for Israel

Egyptian authorities have uncovered an espionage network working for Israel and are searching for an Egyptian and two Israelis believed to be involved in spying on the country's armed...

Security forces have arrested four Somali pirates hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat in Hadibu Island off the Socotra archipelago on Friday.

Security forces have arrested four Somali pirates hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat in Hadibu Island off the Socotra archipelago on Friday.Security forces in Socotra archipelago said that the Somali...

an assault by the elite Khamis Brigade on the rebel-held town of Misurata east of Tripoli had been delayed because of a mutiny among troops who refused to fire on fellow Libyans

Col Milad Hussein said the seizure of Brega from opposition forces on Sunday and the move towards Benghazi were not full-scale military operations."These are people who when we come...

SAS raid on Libya was meant to deliver a secret £4million communications system to the rebels.

The Daily Star Sunday has uncovered the full inside story of how the mission was delivering kit known as “The Com” for use by British spies and rebels fighting...

The Duke of York has pulled out of a trip to Saudi Arabia, it has emerged.

The Duke of York has pulled out of a trip to Saudi Arabia, it has emerged.Andrew was due to travel to the oil-rich state next week to boost defence...

HEAVY police presence in the Saudi capital yesterday prevented rallies by activists inspired by democratic movements that have toppled veteran leaders in Tunisia and Egypt.

: A HEAVY police presence in the Saudi capital yesterday prevented rallies by activists inspired by democratic movements that have toppled veteran leaders in Tunisia and Egypt.Police monitored traffic from...

Libya's Col. Moammar Gadhafi, whose regime had armed and funded Mr. Taylor, called it an "immoral act" and warned that "every head of state could meet a similar fate."

When Nigeria delivered exiled Liberian leader Charles Taylor to an international court in 2006, Libya's Col. Moammar Gadhafi, whose regime had armed and funded Mr. Taylor, called it an...

The counteroffensive in Ras Lanouf reversed the opposition's advance toward the capital of Tripoli and has threatened its positions in the east.

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi have used fierce barrages of tank and artillery fire to send rebels seeking his ouster into a panicked retreat from a strategic...

Saudi police opened fire at a protest march

Saudi police opened fire at a protest march in a restive, oil-rich province of the kingdom on Thursday, wounding at least three, according to witnesses there. The crackdown came...

William Hague was under fire today after a senior MP hinted that he may not be the right person for the job

William Hague was under fire today after a senior MP hinted that he may not be the right person for the job of Foreign Secretary, following the bungled special...

Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi is ready to unleash the full might of his forces to crush a three-week-old insurrection, his son said

Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi is ready to unleash the full might of his forces to crush a three-week-old insurrection, his son said overnight, as warplanes and tanks struck at...

relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly killed by Nato troops in southern Afghanistan

relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly killed by Nato troops in southern Afghanistan, officials say.Yar Muhammad Khan was at his home in Dand district near Kandahar...

Yemeni anti-government protester dies: hospital

Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former chief of the United Nations nuclear agency, said Wednesday that he intended to run for president, although he set conditions...

Government Forces Pull Together and Officials Lobby West Against Intervention

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Libyan officials are scrambling to soften the wave of economic sanctions hitting Col. Moammar Gadhafi's government

Libyan officials are scrambling to soften the wave of economic sanctions hitting Col. Moammar Gadhafi's government, as European Union foreign ministers and North Atlantic Treaty Organization officials meet in...

Obama threatens military intervention in Libya

Obama threatens military intervention in Libya: "US president Barack Obama said yesterday that the United States and its Nato allies are considering military intervention in Libya in the strongest...

Morgan Stanley to Libya: ‘No’ on Oil Trading

Morgan Stanley to Libya: ‘No’ on Oil Trading  "International sanctions against Libya are spreading to Wall Street. Deal Journal colleague Guy Chazan is reporting that Morgan Stanley has stopped...

Muammar Gaddafi's sons linked to 2 more UK universities

Muammar Gaddafi's sons linked to 2 more UK universities "London colleges SOAS and King’s had links with the regime of embattled Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, it has emerged. Less than...

MI6 officer seized in SAS mission fiasco 'was carrying letter signed by David Cameron'

Libya: MI6 officer seized in SAS mission fiasco 'was carrying letter signed by David Cameron' - Telegraph: "The Prime Minister wanted the note hand-delivered to the rebel leaders to...

- Hague defends help given to UK woman in Libya

Hague defends help given to UK woman in Libya: "The government has rejected claims that it did not give enough aid to a British woman fleeing violence in Libya....

Diplomats prepare Libya resolution

 Diplomats prepare Libya resolution: "Britain is co-drafting a United Nations resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya as the international community edges closer to military intervention in the...

1,200 immigrants land on Italy's Lampedusa

 1,200 immigrants land on Italy's Lampedusa: "Boats carrying more than 1,200 Tunisian immigrants landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Monday, as French far-right leader Marine Le Pen...

Gates Says U.S. Is in Position to Take Some Troops Out of Afghanistan

Gates Says U.S. Is in Position to Take Some Troops Out of Afghanistan : "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the United States was “well positioned” to...

Tunisia scraps hated political police : News24: Africa: News

Tunisia scraps hated political police : News24: Africa: News: "Tunisia's prime minister named a new government on Monday and a much-hated police unit was disbanded as the interim leadership...

Tuaregs 'join Gaddafi's mercenaries'

Tuaregs 'join Gaddafi's mercenaries': "Members of the Tuareg community in Mali say a large number of men from the Tuareg ethnic group have left Mali in the last...

What were the SAS doing in Libya?

The Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed that a British diplomatic team has been in Benghazi, but what might it have hoped to achieve? The team, which included six...

William Hague approved botched Libya mission, PM's office says | World news | guardian.co.uk

William Hague approved botched Libya mission, PM's office says  "William Hague, the foreign secretary, approved the botched plan to send a team of armed diplomats and SAS soldiers into...

Gaddafi investigated for 'crimes against humanity'

Gaddafi investigated for 'crimes against humanity': "The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said he will investigate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his sons and senior aides for...

Libyan warplane bombed just beyond the walls of the base in Ajdabiyah

It is the third day in a row that the dictator's air force has bombed areas controlled by opposition fighters.A Libyan warplane bombed just beyond the walls of the...

Qaddafi Forces Capture 3 Dutch Aircrew

Qaddafi Forces Capture 3 Dutch Aircrew: "Libyan authorities loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi have captured three crew members of a Dutch naval helicopter who were rescuing European citizens, last...

Libya refugees: UK begins rescue mission from Tunisia

Libya refugees: UK begins rescue mission from Tunisia: "British flights have begun rescuing people who are stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border and fleeing violence. On Wednesday, a Thomas Cook...

Gaddafi Stripped Of UK Assets

Gaddafi Stripped Of UK Assets The Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and all his family and personal servants, had their UK assets frozen last night following a snap Privy...

sentences of death and imprisonment for 11 people, including three Iranians , convicted in four cases of drug trafficking and possession.

The Specialized Criminal Division in the capital Sana'a passed on Monday sentences of death and imprisonment for 11 people, including three Iranians , convicted in four cases of drug...

London School of Economics promoted Gaddafi for his millions

London School of Economics promoted Gaddafi for his millions "The trouble with Fred Halliday was that he drank too much. He repeatedly warned colleagues at the London School of Economics,...

Libya protests: No-fly zone - bluff or reality?

 Libya protests: No-fly zone - bluff or reality?: "n the corridors of Britain's Ministry of Defence a planning taskforce is busy working up contingency plans for a possible no-fly...

Desperate refugees surge over Libya-Tunisia border | World | Reuters

Desperate refugees surge over Libya-Tunisia border | World | Reuters: "Soldiers fired into the air in an effort to subdue a wave of Egyptian labourers desperate to escape Libya...

Outside Yemen's capital, anger and grievances run deep

Outside Yemen's capital, anger and grievances run deep: "It's 10 p.m. on a Thursday, and Freedom Square is electric. Ten thousand protesters, perhaps more, are waving flags and banners...

Unmoved by sultan's offer, Oman protesters to continue demonstrations

Unmoved by sultan's offer, Oman protesters to continue demonstrations : "fourth day of demonstrations are expected in Oman on Tuesday, this time in the capital Muscat. On Monday, anti-government...

Tony Blair's 'dodgy deal' to arm Gaddafi leaked paper shows

Tony Blair's 'dodgy deal' to arm Gaddafi leaked paper shows "Tony Blair's ‘dodgy’ deals with Colonel Gaddafi were denounced by David Cameron last night as extraordinary details of Labour’s...

politicians (even “statesmen”), banks, governments, international organizations, newspapers, universities, scholars—they are now mortified to (have to) admit that they made common cause with Muammar Qaddafi

Peretz: The Qaddafi Family Didn’t Lack For Western Allies | The New Republic: "The fact is that almost everyone has dirty hands. Everyone: politicians (even “statesmen”), banks, governments, international...

Libya oil chief: Production down 50 percent :

Libya oil chief: Production down 50 percent : "Libya's oil chief said Monday that production had been cut by around 50 percent, and argued it was 'safe' for foreign...

U.S., Europe tighten noose around Libya's government

U.S., Europe tighten noose around Libya's government: "United States and its European allies tightened their noose around Libya's besieged government Monday, positioning military assets for possible action in the...

Ivory Coast: UN experts attacked in Yamoussoukro

 Ivory Coast: UN experts attacked in Yamoussoukro: "United Nations experts in Ivory Coast came under fire as they were trying to investigate reports of a violation of the arms...