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5th September, 2011
China offered Qadhafi weapons: report
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Qadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported.
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Qadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported.
30th August, 2011
Qadhafi’s wife, three children flee to Algeria
Meanwhile, Qadhafi and his sons Saadi and Seif al-Islam were reportedly holed-up in the town of Bani Walid, south of Tripoli.
Meanwhile, Qadhafi and his sons Saadi and Seif al-Islam were reportedly holed-up in the town of Bani Walid, south of Tripoli.
25th August, 2011
Trapped journalists freed from Tripoli hotel
33 foreign journalists, a former congressman and an Indian pacifist were finally freed after being held by Qadhafi forces for 10 days in Tripoli.
33 foreign journalists, a former congressman and an Indian pacifist were finally freed after being held by Qadhafi forces for 10 days in Tripoli.
15th August, 2011
Libyan rebels claim control of key towns near Tripoli
The advances mean Tripoli’s supply lines from Tunisia are severed, and that the rebels have now come in sight of the capital.
The advances mean Tripoli’s supply lines from Tunisia are severed, and that the rebels have now come in sight of the capital.
15th August, 2011
Qadhafi spits defiance amid rumours of quitting
Amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country, Moamer Qadhafi predicted a swift end for “the rats” and the “coloniser” in an audio message on Libyan television.
Amid rumours he was preparing to flee the country, Moamer Qadhafi predicted a swift end for “the rats” and the “coloniser” in an audio message on Libyan television.
14th August, 2011
Heavy clashes as Libyan rebels enter Zawiya
Libyan rebels claim to have fought their way into the key city strategic of Zawiya west of Tripoli, battling snipers and heavy shelling from Qadhafi's forces.
Libyan rebels claim to have fought their way into the key city strategic of Zawiya west of Tripoli, battling snipers and heavy shelling from Qadhafi's forces.
6th August, 2011
Libya denies report Qadhafi’s son Khamis killed by Nato
BENGHAZI: The government of Muammar Qadhafi denied a rebel report on Friday that a Nato air strike had killed the Libyan leader’s son Khamis, commander…
BENGHAZI: The government of Muammar Qadhafi denied a rebel report on Friday that a Nato air strike had killed the Libyan leader’s son Khamis, commander…
5th August, 2011
Libya rebels claim Nato strike kills Qadhafi’s son
BENGHAZI: Libya’s rebel forces on Friday said an overnight night Nato strike on an operations centre in the western town of Zliten has killed Moamer…
BENGHAZI: Libya’s rebel forces on Friday said an overnight night Nato strike on an operations centre in the western town of Zliten has killed Moamer…
1st August, 2011
Qadhafi writes to Venezuela’s Chavez
“The envoy brought a letter for me. That is good, the world needs to know about this,” Chavez said on state VTV television.
“The envoy brought a letter for me. That is good, the world needs to know about this,” Chavez said on state VTV television.
4th July, 2011
Son claims ‘agents in Libya to kill Qadhafi’: report
MOSCOW: The maverick Russian head of world chess said Monday he had met Muammar Qadhafi’s eldest son in Tripoli, who told him Western special forces…
MOSCOW: The maverick Russian head of world chess said Monday he had met Muammar Qadhafi’s eldest son in Tripoli, who told him Western special forces…
4th July, 2011
Turkey cuts diplomatic ties with Qadhafi’s Libya
ISTANBUL: Turkey cut its diplomatic ties with Muammar Qadhafi’s Libyan government and recalled its ambassador, the Turkish Official Gazette reported over the weekend. The move…
ISTANBUL: Turkey cut its diplomatic ties with Muammar Qadhafi’s Libyan government and recalled its ambassador, the Turkish Official Gazette reported over the weekend. The move…
26th May, 2011
UK plans $175 million aid for Arab Spring nations
DEAUVILLE: Britain plans a 110 million pound ($175 million) aid package to help support the transition to democracy in countries like Tunisia and Egypt, the…
DEAUVILLE: Britain plans a 110 million pound ($175 million) aid package to help support the transition to democracy in countries like Tunisia and Egypt, the…
21st May, 2011
Nato hits eight Qadhafi ships; Tripoli calls Obama ‘delusional’
TRIPOLI: Nato warplanes hit eight vessels of Muammar Qadhafi’s navy, the alliance said Friday as US President Barack Obama answered constitutional questions regarding the length
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20th May, 2011
Memories of the missing haunt Libyan rebel capital
BENGHAZI: The faces stare out of photographs that feature a name, maybe a phone number, or sometimes just a date – they are all that…
BENGHAZI: The faces stare out of photographs that feature a name, maybe a phone number, or sometimes just a date – they are all that…
20th May, 2011
Qadhafi’s departure from Libya inevitable, Obama says
WASHINGTON: Muammar Qadhafi will inevitably leave power, US President Barack Obama said, as Nato intensified its weeks-long bombing of government targets and said on Friday…
WASHINGTON: Muammar Qadhafi will inevitably leave power, US President Barack Obama said, as Nato intensified its weeks-long bombing of government targets and said on Friday…
17th May, 2011
Blasts shake Qadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziya HQ: AFP
TRIPOLI: Three loud explosions shook the Bab al-Aziziya neighbourhood of Tripoli on Monday night, the area where Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi lives, an AFP correspondent…
TRIPOLI: Three loud explosions shook the Bab al-Aziziya neighbourhood of Tripoli on Monday night, the area where Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi lives, an AFP correspondent…
13th May, 2011
Sixteen ‘civilians’ dead in Nato hit on Libya' Brega: TV
TRIPOLI: Sixteen “civilians” have been killed in a Nato air strike on Brega, to the east of the Libyan capital, state TV on Friday quoted…
TRIPOLI: Sixteen “civilians” have been killed in a Nato air strike on Brega, to the east of the Libyan capital, state TV on Friday quoted…
29th April, 2011
Explosions, gunfire as battle rages for Misrata airport
MISRATA, Libya: Loud explosions and gunfire rocked the Libyan city of Misrata on Friday as fighting between rebels and Muammar Qadhafi’s forces raged for control…
MISRATA, Libya: Loud explosions and gunfire rocked the Libyan city of Misrata on Friday as fighting between rebels and Muammar Qadhafi’s forces raged for control…
27th April, 2011
Misrata’s front line a shattered landscape
MISRATA, Libya: Brahim Mufta and his five-year-old son walked along the blasted remains of Tripoli Street, the former front line between rebels and troops loyal…
MISRATA, Libya: Brahim Mufta and his five-year-old son walked along the blasted remains of Tripoli Street, the former front line between rebels and troops loyal…
23rd April, 2011
Libyan rebel spokesman says “Misrata is free”
BEIRUT: A spokesman for Libyan rebels said the city of Misrata was freed from Muammar Qadhafi’s forces on Saturday after a siege of Libya’s third-largest…
BEIRUT: A spokesman for Libyan rebels said the city of Misrata was freed from Muammar Qadhafi’s forces on Saturday after a siege of Libya’s third-largest…
