The area controlled by Libya’s embattled leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is shrinking, reports say, as the opposition consolidates its gains. Witnesses say the capital, Tripoli, is heavily guarded by pro-Gaddafi forces, with tanks deployed in the suburbs. Videos on the internet suggest a town 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli has fallen to anti-government forces. […]
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Lybia: Gaddafi tries to defend west
Libyan ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi is battling to retain control of Tripoli and areas in western Libya as protesters consolidated gains in the east and foreigners continued to flee. Much of the capital is deserted as pro-Gaddafi gunmen roam the streets, with reports of uprisings in western towns such as Misurata, Sabratha and Zawiya. Masses […]
Libya: Gaddafi speaks. He is still in the country
Colonel Gaddafi spoke to the country and said he is still in the country and he denied reports saying he flew to venezuela. Gaddafi also called the media saying he was about to leave the country, “pigs”. A citizen from Libya described the speech of the dictator as “insulting”, as reported by the BBC news […]
Libya: 250 dead by air strike
Security forces and protesters have clashed in Libya’s capital for the second night, after the government announced a new crackdown. Witnesses say warplanes have fired on protesters in Tripoli. To the west of the city, sources say the army is fighting forces loyal to ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi, who appears to be struggling to hold […]
Ousted Ravalomanana blocked from going home
Former Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana was blocked from leaving South Africa on Saturday, after an airline refused to give him a boarding pass.
Egypt Mubarak leaves power-the army speech
Speech by the supreme council of the armed forces of Egypt.
Egypt: Mubarak quits. DemocracyNow live report
The Egyptian president, Hosny Mubarak, has just quit power almost half an hour ago. Egyptians are singing, dancing and partying on all streets of Cairo and across the whole country. Live report from DemocracyNow.
Sudan:joint statement by witnesses peace agreement
What follows is the Joint Statement by the Witnesses of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan.
Italian woman tourist abducted in Algerian Sahara
A female Italian tourist has been abducted while travelling in the Algerian Sahara, local media and security sources say.
Egypt: Mubarak full speech
This is the video of the Mubarak speech made yesterday, 1 February 2011, in Cairo.