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Britain says 200 troops on standby for Libya
British troops have been put on stand-by for deployment to Libya if the crisis in the country worsens
US favors protecting long-term Mideast allies: report
President Barack Obama's administration is settling on a Middle East strategy that favors keeping longtime Arab allies who are willing to reform in power, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday
Somalia pro-government forces retake border town
A Somali official says pro-government forces have retaken a border town from Islamist militants after several hours of fighting
Abbas: No Palestinian state with temporary border
Palestinian president says he won't accept any Israeli peace initiative if it calls for temporary borders for a future Palestinian state
AU chief Ping arrives for crisis talks in Ivory Coast
African Union Commission chief Jean Ping gives strongman Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara a "message" from African leaders to avoid a civil war
Italy's Berlusconi calls for democratic change in Libya
Berlusconi has called for democratic change in Libya but has warned against an indiscriminate freeze on Libyan state assets
Police, pro-government activists block Algerian protest
Algerian police and pro-government activists on Saturday foiled a sixth attempt by opposition protesters to march in the capital Algiers
BREAKING NEWS: Oman sultan sacks two ministers: official
Successes sow fears of Libyan civil war
After more than two weeks of non-stop fighting, rebels hold tight to major cities east and nearby the Libyan capital, but fail to advance decisively  
Benghazi's port hosts the workers no one wants
Libya's forgotten foreign workers shiver in rudimentary warehouses and watch ships pick up evacuees from wealthier nations
Wounded Libyan rebel vows to march on Tripoli
Wounded in fighting for the key oil town of Ras Lanuf, Libyan rebel Usama Ahmed vowed Saturday from his hospital bed that once he is recovered he will march on the capital Tripoli to oust Muamer Gaddafi
Protesters call for Saudi to free Shiite detainees
Hundreds protested in Saudi's east calling for the release of a religious figure
Activists in Gaddafi's capital live in fear and hope
Libyan anti-government activists never sleep in the same place twice, never give last names for fear of arrest

Clinton media criticism buoys Al-Jazeera
Al-Jazeera has been a leader in changing people's minds and attitudes, Clinton told US lawmakers

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