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  Reports Libya's Interior Minister Has Defected  
15/8/2011
 
More bad news for the Libyan regime following reports that the regime's interior minister, Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah and nine members of his family have flown into Cairo on their private plane raising suspicions as to what appears to be the highest-level defection from Muammar Al Qathafi's regime in months.
  Abbas Appeals for Arab Aid, Sees Risk to UN Bid  
15/8/2011
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday appealed for Arab financial support to help the Palestinians deal with "pressures and threats" from Israel and its allies which he said were a risk to his plan to seek UN approval for statehood in September.
  UN Special Envoy in Tunisia for Libya Talks with Warring Sides  
15/8/2011
 
United Nations special envoy to Libya, Abdel Elah al-Khatib searching for a way to end the six-month long conflict in Libya, Monday arrived in neighbouring Tunisia for talks, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry has said.
  Syrian Protesters Killed as Troops Use Heavy Weapons in Clampdown  
15/8/2011
A day after activists said gunboats joined an assault that killed as many as 26 people in Latakia city, the first attack from the sea since Syria's anti-regime revolt erupted on March 15, on Monday, Syrian troops backed by tanks clamped down on the province of Homs, carrying out raids and arrests under the cover of heavy gunfire.
  Iraq Hit by Wave of Deadly Violence  
15/8/2011
Bomb blasts ripped through more than a dozen Iraqi cities on Monday morning, killing 56 people - most of them in the southern city of Kut - in a wave of violence that shattered what had been a relatively peaceful holy month of Ramadan.
  2,000 Migrants Land on Italian Island  
15/8/2011
About 2 000 migrants from north Africa have arrived on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa this weekend, with about 100 women and 40 children including three babies among those who reached the Mediterranean island between Saturday morning and Sunday morning on a dozen boats.
  Hearing of Mubarak's Trial Postponed  
15/8/2011
Judge Ahmed Refaat trying Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters wrapped up Monday's session and said the court would reconvene on September 5 to begin hearing evidence in the case.
  Rebels' Recent Successes Achieved with Some Pain  
15/8/2011
 
Libya's rebels fighting to oust the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Qathafi from power said that their recent successes were achieved not without pain. They said they suffered many casualties. On Sunday as they advanced on the regime forces that were still resisting in the western port of Zawiyah, the rebels said they were at the wrong end of a NATO "friendly fire" air strike in which they lost a tank and four fighters.
  Libyan Crisis Badly Affects Tunisian Economy  
15/8/2011
According to a study by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the protracted Libyan crisis has increased the vulnerability of the Tunisian economy, with exports to Libya down 34 per cent, while imports recorded a 95 per cent decline.
  Al Qathafi Calls on Supporters to Gear Up for Battle to Free Rebel-Held Towns  
15/8/2011
In yet another audio message on Libyan television that has kept Libyans, his supporters included, baffled with his non-appearance, embattled Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, early Monday called on his followers to prepare for the "battle to liberate" rebel-held towns. Referring to the rebels and NATO, he also predicted a swift end for "the rats" and the "coloniser".
  Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong  
15/8/2011
After a period of political turmoil, fighters opposing Col. Muammar Al Qathafi advanced on several fronts on Sunday, seizing ground in the strategic city of Zawiyah that placed them on Tripoli’s doorstep and threatening to cut off an important supply line for the colonel’s loyalists.
  Syrian Attacks Latakia from the Sea to Crush Protests  
14/8/2011
On the second day of a military assault to crush protests, the Syrian navy shelled two densely populated residential districts of the main Mediterranean port city of Latakia in Syria on Sunday, residents and rights campaigners said.
  Nigeria Prominent Muslim Cleric Killed  
14/8/2011
Gunmen suspected as being members of an Islamist sect killed a prominent Muslim cleric Liman Baana Ngala, in Nigeria's northeast, an area hit by scores of attacks blamed on the extremists, residents said.
  Algeria Bomb Attack Injures 29  
14/8/2011
A suicide bomb attack on a police station in eastern Algeria early Sunday injured 29 people, the French language daily El Watan reported. On its online edition. Two of the casualties are Chinese nationals.
  Former Egypt Security Head Back in Court  
14/8/2011
The murder trial of Egypt's former interior minister Habib Al-Adly, accused of ordering police to fire on protesters, and six of his deputies, resumed under tight security in Cairo on Sunday. All seven men were in the dock.
  Libyan Rebels Again Fall Victims to 'Frendly Fire' from NATO  
14/8/2011
 
The rebel fighters in their new conquest city of Az-Zawiyah were at the wrong end of yet another mistaken identity, by the NATO warplanes. They once again fell victim of the alliance's 'friendly fire' fand four of their men were killed by NATO warplanes who misakenly destroyed a tank they had captured from the regime forces in the western port town of Zawiyah.
  Libyan Rebels' Victory at Az-Zawiyah Confirmed Despite Government Claims  
14/8/2011
 
If one were to believe the Libyan government's claims, then one would come to the conclusion that the conflict that sparked off in Benghazi in mid-February and has been going on for almost six months has achieved nothing' and that all of Libya loves Al Qathafi.
  Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong  
14/8/2011
The Libyan rebels have made an advance in the west front by entering Zawiyah city, about 40 km west of the capital Tripoli, after fierce battles with leader Muammar Al Qathafi's forces, a rebel official said on Saturday.
  Libyan Rebels on Verge of Great Victory, Closing in on Zawiyah  
13/8/2011
Libyan rebel fighters on Saturday made important gains as they advanced toward the towns of Gharyan and Zawiyah (Zawia), attempting to completely cut off the southern coastal route from access to the outside world along the coast road and Tunisia from where the Al Qathafi forces appeared to be using for supplies.
  BREAKING NEWS: Libyan Rebels Take Control of Zawiyah, Gharyan; the Noose Around Al Qathafi's Neck is Tightening  
13/8/2011
 
Libyan rebels enter the city of Zawia, 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, this afternoon and control most of the city as another major city on the western mountains, Gharyan, is also falls in the hands of anti-Gaddafi forces.
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