Home Contact Advertise
Wednesday, 28 September, 2011, 4:48 ( 2:48 GMT )
Editorial/OP-ED




Egypt in Crisis
NTC Fighters Reject Truce Talks with Al Qathafi Loyalists, Reports

There has been heavy fighting in the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown of Sirte where hundreds of loyalists keep offering strong resistance to defend the city on the Mediterranean coast against the National Transitional Council's fighters, but later in the day there were reports indicating that an elder from inside the city talked about a truce, that was however rejected.

NTC Fighters Capture Sirte's Port

Libyan National Transitional Council fighters battling to capture Sirte, one of the remaining bastions still loyal to the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, made an important strategic gain as they managed to take control of the port in the easter side of the Mediterranean coastal city.

Libya to Abolish State Security Courts

Mohammed al-Alagi, currently acting as interim justice minister in Libya's National Transitional Council, has approved a measure to abolish the country's state security prosecution and courts, which sentenced opponents of the old regime to prison.

Sixth Attack on Egyptian Pipleline Supplying Gas to Israel
An attack overnight on a pipeline delivering gas from Egypt to Israel left one person injured, witnesses and Egyptian security sources said Tuesday. It is the sixth attack on the pipeline since Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February,

Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong

Fighters battling Col. Muammar Al Qathafi’s loyalists on Monday entered the coastal city of Sirte from the east as residents fleeing the besieged city, one of the loyalists’ few remaining strongholds, warned of an escalating toll from the fighting.

Street-Fighting Reported as NTC Fighters Increase Pressure on Pro-Al Qathafi Loyalists in Sirte

NATO renewed air strikes on the besieged coastal city of Sirte, the Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown, while National Transitional Council fighters on war tanks shelled the Al Qatahfi loyalists as they bid to capture one of the last two remaining bastions loyal to the fugitive leader.

Problems Defending Ghadames; 'Al Qathafi Family Among Poorest!'
National Transitional Council officials said on Sunday that fighters still loyal to the deposed Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi had launched an attack on the desert oasis and UNESCO world heritage site of Ghadames, a town, about 600km southwest of Tripoli, is near a border crossing that pro-Al Qathafi Libyans have used to flee to Algeria.

Egypt Denies Reports Al Qathafi Relatives Have Entered Country

Egypt has denied reports that members of the deposed Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi have crossed into the country from Algeria. The Egyptian security has been reported saying there is no truth in what the Algerian daily newspaper el-Khabar reported, that the same Al Qathafi relatives who fled to Algeria have entered Egypt.

Involvement in Libya Conflict May Cost UK 'Seven Times Over Estimate'

The United Kingdom's involvement in the Libyan conflict could cost as high as 1.75 billion pounds, which is almost seven times over the government's earlier estimate of 260 million pounds, a new study reveals.

First African Woman Laureate Dies Aged 71
The death has been announced of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. She died in Nairobi, aged 71 while undergoing cancer treatment. She was born in Nyeri, Kenya in 1940 and in 2004 became the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong
Libya's new leadership started a three-day meeting Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government, a senior council member said. The formation of a government could take up to a week, but National Transitional Council members have agreed it would include a premier, a vice premier and 22 ministers,

Mass Grave With Over 1,270 Bodies Killed by Al Qathafi Security Discoveredin Tripoli

A day after claiming an important advance into the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown of Sirte, Libya's National Transitional Council started a three-day meeting in Benghazi, Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government. It also announced that it found a mass grave in the capital, Tripoli, containing the bodies of more than 1,270 people killed by Al Qathafi's security forces in a 1996 massacre at Tripoli’s Abu Salim prison.

Update: After Huge Gains NTC Makes Tactical Retreat from Sirte

After mounting successful attacks on Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown of Sirte, during which they came as close as half a kilometre from the centre of the fugitive leader's former coastal stronghold, the National Transitional Council forces have reportedly made a tactical retreat.

'Could Be A Matter of Hours Before Sirte is Completely Freed'

Libya's National Transitional Council fighters, using heavy artillery and tanks, and backed by NATO warplanes launched a fierce two-pronged assault on Sirte late Saturday and managed to reach the centre of the fugitive leader Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown, that the Al Qathafi loyalists had held for months.

Jibril Urges World Help Rebuild New Libya After Four Decades of Al Qathafi
Addressing the general assembly of the United Nations in New York Saturday, Mahmoud Jibril, the prime minister of the interim government and chairman of the executive committee of the National Transitional Council, called on the United Nations to unfreeze all frozen Libyan assets.

  More Stories  
  Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong  
  Mass Grave With Over 1,270 Bodies Killed by Al Qathafi Security Discoveredin Tripoli  
  Update: After Huge Gains NTC Makes Tactical Retreat from Sirte  
  Confirmed: NTC to Name Full Cabinet for Interim Government This Week  
  Jibril Urges World Help Rebuild New Libya After Four Decades of Al Qathafi  
  'Could Be A Matter of Hours Before Sirte is Completely Freed'  
  Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong  
  UK Daily Claims to Have Uncovered First Footage of Hana Al Qathafi  
  NTC Forces, NATO Warplanes Launch All-Out Attack on Sirte  
  UNSC to Decide on Palestine's Request for Statehood Monday  
Opinions
 Opinion: It’s Time to    Create the United States of    Africa
   By Dr. Fathi El-Shihibi
 Opinion: Lebanon at Stake:    Turkey Must Reveal Its    Cards
   By Ramzy Baroud
More Featured Articles
NTC Fighters Capture Sirte's Port

Libyan National Transitional Council fighters battling to capture Sirte, one of the remaining bastions still loyal to the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, made an important strategic gain as they managed to take control of the port in the easter side of the Mediterranean coastal city.

Libya to Abolish State Security Courts

Mohammed al-Alagi, currently acting as interim justice minister in Libya's National Transitional Council, has approved a measure to abolish the country's state security prosecution and courts, which sentenced opponents of the old regime to prison.

 

Home | News | Business | Arts - Culture | Sports | Tourism | Editorial OP-ED | Classifieds | Advertising | Sitemap
To the Editor | Reader Opinion | Contact Us | About Us
© 2011 - The Tripoli Post