Libya
Residents shelter from mortars in Libya’s Misrata
World
April 7, 2011
Residents shelter from mortars in Libya’s Misrata
Algiers/Beirut -- People in the Libyan city of Misrata are crammed five families to a house in the few safe…
Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
World
April 7, 2011
Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
Tripoli -- Libya accused Britain of damaging an oil pipeline in an air strike, hours after rebels said government attacks…
Qadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes in a letter
World
April 6, 2011
Qadhafi asks Obama to end air strikes in a letter
Washington -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama on Wednesday to end what Qadhafi called "an…
Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes
World
April 6, 2011
Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes
Rome -- Scores were missing on Wednesday after a small boat carrying more than 200 African migrants fleeing Libya capsized…
Qatar military chief arrives in Cairo to discuss Libya
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Qatar military chief arrives in Cairo to discuss Libya
Qatar's military chief of staff arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss regional issues with Egypt's Supreme Council of Armed…
Libya returns Egyptians detained for entering its waters
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Libya returns Egyptians detained for entering its waters
Egyptian sailors who had been captured by Libyan authorities for entering the country's waters returned to Cairo Wednesday after their…
Libya rebels slam NATO over besieged city’s plight
World
April 6, 2011
Libya rebels slam NATO over besieged city’s plight
Benghazi -- Libyan rebels hit out at the NATO-led air mission, saying that it was failing in its UN mandate…
Al-Qaeda bolstering presence in Libya, Algeria says
World
April 5, 2011
Al-Qaeda bolstering presence in Libya, Algeria says
Algiers -- Algeria is concerned by a noticeably increased Al-Qaeda presence in neighboring Libya and worried militant groups could lay…
Libya says open to reforms, but Qadhafi must stay
World
April 5, 2011
Libya says open to reforms, but Qadhafi must stay
Tripoli -- The Libyan government said Tuesday it was ready to negotiate reforms, but refused any talk of Muammar Qadhafi…
Volunteers flock to Libya rebel army boot camp
World
April 4, 2011
Volunteers flock to Libya rebel army boot camp
Benghazi -- Ashraf Mohamed Salem has never fired a gun in his life.