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Russia recognises Libya's Transitional Council
Russia, until recently one of the few remaining world powers not to have recognised the National Transitional Council, finally does so as it aims to secure its economic interests with Libya's next government
European Union diplomatic team arrives in Libya
Thirty-five security prisoners escape Iraqi jail
Fourteen Iraqi prisoners facing terrorism charges remain missing in Mosul after thirty-five of them escaped, forcing the police to impose a curfew on the city
Iran sends ship to the Red Sea
Iranian naval deployment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden linked to combating piracy and conveying a 'message of peace'
Russia to take part in 'Friends of Libya' meeting
Russia to join the contact group it criticised earlier at the 'Friends of Libya' conference taking place in Paris on Thursday
Syrian security forces carry out raids, arrests
Syrian security forces resume their crackdown against dissent as they sweep through Homs and Hama
Bahrain activists blame police in boy's death
Bahraini activists say tear-gas canister fired by the police at close range killed 14-year-old during protests
Rebels believe Gaddafi intelligence chief is dead
Abdullah al-Senussi believed to have been killed, along with Gaddafi's son Khamis, during clashes with the national liberation army southeast of Tripoli
Saadi, one of Gaddafi's sons, might join the Libyan rebels' leadership
There are lots of surprises in the Libyan uprising but perhaps the most bombastic, now that the Gaddafi juggernaut has ground to a halt, is that one of his sons is rumoured to be eager to join the National Transitional Council  
After raid into Hama, Syrian official resigns to protest mass killings
Hama's attorney-general resigns from his post after 72 jailed protesters and activists are killed in the city's central jail by Syrian security forces, labelling the country's regime 'savage'
World powers, new Libya leaders to map out rebuilding
The National Transitional Council is provided with its first major platform to address the international community in the 'Friends of Libya' conference in Paris, where leaders are discussing Libya's future

Algeria to recognise new Libya rulers when government is formed
Algeria, providing refuge for Gaddafi family members earlier this week, claims it will recognise the National Transitional Council once a representative government is formed

Bahrain activists blame police in boy's death
Bahraini activists say tear-gas canister fired by the police at close range killed 14-year-old Ali Jawad Ahmad during protests early Wednesday, that have become a nightly feature

Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, war goes on
Celebrations in Libya marking the end of Ramadan add to the fervour of those hailing Gaddafi's downfall as rebels close in on the fugitive dictator's Sirte stronghold

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