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| Jalloud Plans Role in Future Libyan Government; Will Form Political Party |
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Former Muammar Al Qathafi aide and prime minister in the first years of the First of September Revolution in Libya, Abdelsalam Ahmad Jalloud proved tripolipost.com right when last night he announced that he was planning to have a role in a future Libyan government.
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| Fugitive Libyan Dictator Al Qathafi Urged to Surrender and Prevent further Bloodshed |
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At the conclusion of its meeting at the level of political directors in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday, the Libyan Contact Group called on the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi and his inner circle to surrender
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| UN Releases $1.5 bn in Frozen Al Qathfi Assets to NTC Leadership |
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The U.N. Security Council late Thursday approved an immediate infusion of $1.5 billion that the United States seized last spring when the nations that aided Libya's rebellion release the cash needed by the NTC for the difficult task of rebuilding the country after six months of fighting.
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| Rebels Using Special Forces to Hunt Fugitive Libyan Dictator |
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Reports by Reuters news agency say that Libyan rebels have indicated they were sending in special forces in their hunt for fugitive Libyan dictator Muammar Al Qathafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance in the capital, Tripoli.
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| NTC to Start 'Governing' by Moving from Benghazi to Tripoli |
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Libyan rebels will be starting their role as a government of Libya soon after announcing, late Thursday they were going to transfer their leadership from Benghazi to the country's capital, Tripoli. National Transitional Council official Ali Tarhouni said the body had begun its planned move from Benghazi to Tripoli.
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| Bizarre Scenes at Former Abu Salim Hospital |
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Dozens of decomposing bodies were piled up on Friday in an abandoned hospital in Tripoli, a grim testament to the chaos roiling the capital as Libyan rebels clash with forces still loyal to the dictator Muammar Al Qathafi.
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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The future of Libya remained uncertain Thursday as rebel leadership moved to secure money to govern while their fighters encountered fierce pockets of resistance.
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| Breaking news: Muammar Al Qathafi Urged to Turn Himself In |
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The Libya Contact Group of international powers on Thursday urged Libyan leader Muammar AL Qathafi to turn himself in to avoid further bloodshed in the North African nation.
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| Mass Execution by Al Qathafi Loyalists Suspected |
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More than 30 men believed to be fighters loyal to Muammar Al Qathafi have been killed at a military encampment in central Tripoli and at least two were bound with plastic handcuffs, indicating they had been executed. Another 17 bodies were discovered in a hospital, a case of mass execution
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| Italy 'Unfreezes €350m of Libyan Assets to Rebels' NTC |
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Meeting in Milan with Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Mahmoud Jibril, who is the National Transitional Council's No, 2, was happy to hear his host announce that Italy has unfrozen €350 million of Libyan assets that can be used by the transitional government to pay salaries and provide other services to the Libyan people.
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| Unconfirmed Reports Al Qathafi Trapped in Building Surrounded by Rebels |
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A group of rebels besieging a cluster of apartment buildings near the Bab al-Azzizyah compound were reported saying they believed that Muammar Al Qathafi was hiding in the buildings with some of his sons.
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| Breaking news: Abducted Italian Journalists Freed |
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The four Italian journalists who were abducted by Al Qathafi loyalist forces near Zawiyah in Libya on Wednesday have been freed, Italian daily Corriere della Sera has reported on its website.
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| South Africa Objects to Unfreezing Funds for Libyan Rebels |
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South African has once continued to block a proposal to the UN Security Council to unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan assets, because it objects to funding the rebel government. South Africa has been blocking the proposal for weeks
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| SA Requests ICC to Probe NATO's Mission in Libya |
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South Africa said in Parliament in Johannesburg, that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague should probe possible human rights violations committed by NATO forces in Libya.
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| Breaking News: Rescue Ship to Dock in Tripoli Harbour |
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A ship sent to rescue foreigners stranded in the Libyan capital Tripoli has finally received permission to dock in Tripoli harbour after a two-day wait at sea due to security concerns and it was hoped this could happen on Thursday, relief officials said.
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