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NTC's Jabril Meets French President in Paris |
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After failing short of getting official recognition from the United States, National Transitional Council deputy leader Mahmoud Jibril, who is a senior leader of the Libyan opposition council, went straight to France where he met French president Nicolas Sarkozy for talks.
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US Falls Short of officially Recognising NTC; Libyan Leader Taunts NATO Alliance |
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There has been disappointment in some quarters close to the National Transitional Council that is based in Benghazi, that for all the support it is giving, the rebels, the United States has stopped short of recognising the NTC as Libya’s legitimate government as some governments have done, including France and Italy.
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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Italy said on Friday Muammar Al Qathafi has very likely left the Libyan capital and probably been wounded by NATO air strikes, a report that Tripoli immediately dismissed as "nonsense."
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Britain Against Burden Sharing of Immigrants from Libya or Tunisia |
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Families fleeing the violence in Libya will not be able to find refuge in Britain, the British Home Office has said, therefore any hopes Malta, or even Italy had of Britain sharing in their burden of refugees who are fleeing Libya, and those who have fled to Italy (mostly) from Tunisia, are grounded.
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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Libyan state television reported on Thursday that the North Korean embassy in Tripoli had been damaged in a NATO air strike. NATO said it could not verify the reports independently.
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Early Morning Strikes Hit Al Qathafi Compound Hours After Quashing Rumours About His Health |
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Early Thursday morning NATO once again conducted a barrage of airstrikes on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, with Libyan government officials said targeted the Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi’s compound in the Bab al-Azziziyah area. The strikes also shook the windows of a hotel where journalists are staying in the capital.
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - by Morgan Strong |
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Spokesmen for the Libyan rebels sparred Wednesday with a spokesman for the Libyan government over who was in control of the airport in the besieged city of Misurata.
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Libya: Reports that Rebels Have ‘Captured' Misurata Airport |
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At the end of an intense battle that has taken them over six weeks, the rebels opposing the pro-Al Qathafi regime have reportedly made a great victory, having gained control of the airport south of the centre of the besieged city Misurata, the only rebel-held city in the west of Libya.
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No negotiations; No ceasefire; No capitulation! |
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A senior adviser to Muammar Al Qathafi said today that there would be no ceasefire, or negotiations with the rebels.
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TNC (Benghazi) Receives First Shipment of Nonlethal Aid from US |
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The rebels battling to force out of power Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, Tuesday received the first shipment of nonlethal aid from the United States. The consignment was delivered to the Transitional National Council, TNC, in Benghazi.
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Bin Laden’s Sons Accuse US of Breaking International Law |
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The adult sons of Osama bin Laden have accused the United States of violating its basic legal principles by killing an unarmed man, shooting his family members and disposing of his body in the sea.
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - by Morgan Strong |
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NATO carried out its most forceful attacks in weeks in Libya on Tuesday, part of an apparently coordinated push with rebel forces to bring an end to Muammar Al Qathafi’s 41-year-long rule.
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Kuwait Could Replace Syria on UN Human Rights Body |
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Amid condemnation of Syrian crackdown against the protesters seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad from power, diplomats claim that the Gulf State of Kuwait has agreed to stand for seat on the UN human rights council.
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UNHCR Calls on Europe to Step up Sea Rescue from Libya After Med. Drownings |
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The U.N. refugee agency appealed to European countries Tuesday to step up rescue efforts for people fleeing the violence in Libya, warning that hundreds have drowned in recent weeks after their overloaded boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
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New NATO Airstrikes Rock Tripoli Late Monday and Early Tuesday |
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Four explosions rattled the Libyan capital, Tripoli early Tuesday morning as NATO missiles broke the dead of night with a number of blasts targeting the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Qathafi’s compound and other sites in the vicinity.
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