Category Archives: Latest News

Libyan officials bribed by Britain to help evacuate UK citizens

Britain has been paying bribes to Libyan officials at Tripoli airport to pave the way for the evacuation of British citizens from the country.

Senior government figures confirmed that payments had been made, in an apparent breach of strict British government anti-bribery rules.

The revelation emerged as David Cameron advised all Britons to… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Confirmed Reports, Latest News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Switzerland Freezes Assets of Gaddafi

By Leigh Baldwin

Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Switzerland froze the assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and his entourage for three years with immediate effect. The sale or disposal of assets linked to Qaddafi is prohibited to avoid the possible “misappropriation” of the funds, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an e- mailed… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Latest News, Written Pieces | Leave a comment

This Just In !!

The Associated Press has news from Zawiya, Misrata and Tripoli.

Zawiya – as we reported earlier army units and militiamen loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked a mosque where protesters were holding an anti-government sit-in. Ten people were killed and around 150 wounded, according to a doctor there. Rebels had been camped at… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Confirmed Reports, Latest News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Guardian’s Live Blog!

Guardian live blog


The Guardian
, based out of the UK, is known to be one of the best, if not THE best western news organization that reports on the ins and outs of the Middle East. The Guardian is refreshingly nuanced, objective, and critical. Check out their live blog which is updated… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Latest News | Tagged | Leave a comment

The last days of a despot

Aljazeera

The Libyan leader has lost all three pillars of his rule – tribal, military and diplomatic. Judging from his desperate speech last night, he seems to be losing his mind and perhaps his nerves.

That’s why it’s only a question of time for his regime to breakdown.

For the last four decades,… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Latest News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Qaddafi supporters attack mosque in Zawiya with anti-aircraft missile

Qaddafi forces counter attack on Zawiya

A Libyan army unit loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has blasted a minaret of a mosque with anti-aircraft missiles and automatic weapons injuring scores of anti-government protesters who refused to leave the area, a witness said.

Protesters who had been camped inside and outside the mosque suffered heavy… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Confirmed Reports, Latest News | Tagged | Leave a comment

New Leaders Emerge and Take Charge!!

At Baida’s airport on Wednesday, civilians examine debris that was left after some of the fiercest fighting during the uprising in eastern Libya.

By CHARLES LEVINSON

BAIDA, Libya—A day after the last forces loyal to besieged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in the country’s east were defeated, this coastal town’s elders met to begin… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Latest News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Ghaddafi’s private pilot has fled Libya

Ghaddafi’s private pilot has fled Libya

Afrol News, 23 February

- The pilot of Moammar Ghaddafi’s private jet, a Norwegian citizen, has been able to flee Libya with his family. They are now safe in Vienna after fearing for their lives in Libya.

57-year-old Odd Birger Johansen for the last year has… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Confirmed Reports, Latest News | Tagged | 1 Comment

Qaddafi Gunnmen Roam the Capital

Protesters aren’t the only targets of Pro-Qaddafi gunmen. The BBC is reporting doctors and patients in hospitals all over Tripoli being gunned down by the Qaddafi regime’s special forces. They are also reporting that the same gunmen have been firing indiscriminately at citizens in bread queues. Reports of Libyan citizens receiving SMS messages from… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Confirmed Reports, Latest News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Obama will speak on Libya ‘soon,’ White House says

Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama condemns the violence in Libya and will make a public statement about the situation later Wednesday or Thursday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

The administration “strongly condemned what is happening in Libya. This violence is abhorrent. It is completely unacceptable and it must stop,” Carney said.… Read the rest of the story

Share
Posted in Latest News | Tagged , | Leave a comment