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Muammar Gaddafi condemns Tunisia uprising
Muammar Gaddafi, an ally of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, said on Libyan TV that he was 'pained' by the fall of the Tunisian government. -
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The Arab Spring in Libya
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Libyan protesters clash with police in Benghazi
Arrest of human rights activist triggers demonstrations in Libya's second largest city -
Libya's day of rage met by bullets and loyalists
Gaddafi supporters clash with protesters in al-Bayda and Benghazi on the second day of unrest in the country -
Violence in Bahrain and Libya
Dozens of protesters were said to have been killed during attacks by security forces in Libya's eastern cities including Benghazi, with conflicting reports from the region impossible to verify because of the media blackout imposed by the Gaddafi regime. -
News World news LibyaAllied strikes sweep Libya as west intervenes in conflict
Western allies unleashed a ferocious series of air and missile strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's military as they mounted Operation Odyssey Dawn, the biggest assault on an Arab regime since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. -
Libya defectors: Pilots told to bomb protesters flee to Malta
Two high-ranking Libyan air force pilots have who fled to Malta in their aircraft are reported to have told officials they escaped rather than carry out orders to bomb civilians. -
Gaddafi urges violent showdown and tells Libya 'I'll die a martyr'
Muammar Gaddafi set the stage for a violent, final showdown to crush Libya's popular uprising by urging loyalists to take to the streets to fight "greasy rats" in the pay of enemies ranging from the US to al-Qaida -
Nato to take control in Libya after US, UK and France reach agreement
Britain, France and the US have agreed that Nato will take over the military command of the no-fly zone over Libya in a move that represents a setback for Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to diminish the role of the alliance. -
As Libya uprising reaches Tripoli Gaddafi vows to 'open up the arsenals'
Gaddafi gives a defiant speech to cheering supporters, as witnesses report indiscriminate firing on demonstrators -
Zawiyah rejoices as rebels take control 30 miles from Tripoli
Residents of Zawiyah celebrate as anti-Gaddafi revolutionaries take control of the city, just 30 miles from Libya's capital -
Libyan leader should stand down as he has 'lost legitimacy', says Obama
Barack Obama has called on Muammar Gaddafi to stand down on the grounds that he has "lost the legitimacy to lead" Libya after Tripoli's violent response to the protests. -
Gaddafi's jets slow rebel advance on Sirte
Libyan jets have launched multiple strikes on opposition fighters near the oil city of Ras Lanuf in a counterattack designed to halt the rebel advance on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown, Sirte. -
Gaddafi threatens armed resistance against no-fly zone
Imposition of no-fly zone zone in Libyan airspace 'would prove west was trying to steal its oil' -
Gaddafi takes key towns
The Gaddafi regime has issued a defiant warning that the "time for action" had arrived as a sustained military assault forced the defeat of Libyan rebels in the strategically important town of Zawiya and their retreat from Ras Lanuf. -
Al-Jazeera cameraman chased and shot dead by Gaddafi regime supporters
Al-Jazeera cameraman chased and shot dead by Gaddafi regime supporters -
Libyan rebels urge west to assassinate Gaddafi as his forces near Benghazi
Libya's revolutionary leadership is pressing western powers to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi and launch military strikes against his forces to protect rebel-held cities from the threat of bloody assault. -
Gaddafi compound hit by coalition air strikes on Tripoli
A building in Colonel Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli has been destroyed after the second night of air strikes against the regime, but US and UK military officials denied that the Libyan leader himself was targeted. -
Libyan plane and tanks destroyed by allied jets
French fighter jets have destroyed a Libyan plane in the coastal city of Misrata in the first enforcement of the no-fly zone imposed by the UN to try to halt Muammar Gaddafi's anti-rebel offensive. -
Libyan rebels rejoice in Ajdabiya as air strikes drive Gaddafi loyalists out
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Libya: Moussa Koussa, Gaddafi's foreign minister, defects to UK
Muammar Gaddafi's authority inside Libya suffered a significant blow when his foreign minister quit and fled to the UK in a specially arranged flight organised by the British intelligence services. -
Gaddafi's regime has dispatched one of its most trusted envoys to London for confidential talks with British officials.
Colonel Gaddafi's regime has dispatched one of its most trusted envoys to London for confidential talks with British officials. The visit by Mohammed Ismail, a senior aide to Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, is one of a number of contacts between Libyan officials and the west, a possible indication the regime may be looking for an exit strategy. -
Gaddafi's deputy foreign minister flies to Athens with peace proposal
Renewed signs that key figures in Muammar Gaddafi's regime are seeking an end to the crisis emerged on Sunday when the deputy foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, flew to Greece using the same route out as defector and his former boss, Moussa Koussa apparently with a message from the Libyan government seeking a way out of the crisis. -
Libya: rebel defences 'failing' as Gaddafi forces move towards Benghazi
Soldiers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi reach heart of strategic town of Ajdabiya, 90 miles from city at centre of revolution -
Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy: no let-up in Libya until Gaddafi departs
US president reverses previously cautious approach to Libyan conflict and signs America up to more muscular intervention -
Drones can be used by Nato forces in Libya, says Obama
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News World news LibyaLibyan rebel forces reject Muammar Gaddafi's ceasefire offer
Libyan opposition forces have rejected a ceasefire offer by Muammar Gaddafi and dismissed his regime's claims that loyalist forces had cut off access to the crucial seaport in the besieged city of Misrata -
Gaddafi´s Son Killed
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, the youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and three of his grandchildren have been killed in a NATO air strike, a Libyan government spokesman said. -
Libyans set British embassy alight after Nato attacks
UK expels ambassador after Tripoli crowds trash embassy in response to air strike that killed members of Gaddafi's family -
Libyan leaders face arrest on war crimes charges
Gaddafi regime systematically opened fire on peaceful protests, says international criminal court prosecutor -
Gaddafi Back on Libyan TV
The Libyan leader, who had not been seen in public since the 30 April bombing of his Tripoli compound killed his youngest son and three of his grandchildren, appeared on Wednesday in his trademark brown robe, dark sunglasses and black hat accompanied by officials. -
Muammar Gaddafi's family 'fled to Tunisia'
Tunisian security source says wife and daughter crossed border into Tunisia with Libyan delegation -
British Apache helicopters strike Gaddafi's forces for first time
British army Apache helicopters have attacked Muammar Gaddafi's troops for the first time, destroying a radar station and a military checkpoint and marking a sharp escalation in Nato Libya campaign. -
War crimes court issues Gaddafi arrest warrant
ICC orders Libyan leader and his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to stand trial on charges of torturing and killing civilians and rebels -
France admits arming rebels
Nato is reviewing the conduct of its military campaign in Libya after France admitted arming rebel fighters in apparent defiance of the UN mandate. -
Gaddafi threatens attacks in Europe
Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to send hundreds of Libyans to launch attacks in Europe in revenge for the Nato-led military campaign against him. -
Libyan rebels win recognition and promise of financial support
Libyan rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have won broad political recognition as the country's "legitimate authority" as well as the promise of huge financial support and a British commitment to intensify Nato bombing -
Britain's recognition of rebel regime
News spread fast through the networks of radio stations in the besieged city of Misrata that the UK had conferred diplomatic recognition on the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council (NTC).£91m in frozen oil funds will be given to the NTC. Libya's rebels are desperately short of cash, none more so than in Misrata, where the population is cut off by road and air and relies on ferries sailing into a port still under shellfire. -
Abdul Fatah Younis ambush killing blamed on pro-Gaddafi forces
The Libyan rebels' chief of army staff, Abdel Fatah Younis, has been killed in an assassination by pro-Gaddafi agents, according to the rebel authorities. -
Gaddafi son declares allegiance to Islamists
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Gaddafi urges people to 'liberate Libya' from Nato
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has urged his people to "liberate Libya" from Nato, a day after rebels captured a key town on the road west to Tunisia, severing Tripoli's main supply route. -
Libya rebels jubilant as they secure grip on Tripoli's oil line
Rebels in Zawiya celebrate milestone of control over crucial oil refinery and coastal highway. Advance on Tripoli continues. -
Libyan rebels push into Tripoli as Gaddafi appeals for help
Hundreds of rebel fighters pushed into the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, late on Sunday as their battle to overthrow the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi moved closer to ending in victory. -
News World news Saif al-Islam GaddafiSaif al-Islam Gaddafi's shock return rocks confidence in Libyan rebels
They said he was under arrest. But then Muammar Gaddafi's son reappeared vowing to chase the 'rats' out of Tripoli -
Gaddafi vows 'martyrdom or victory' after fleeing compound
Ousted leader calls retreat a 'tactical move' and urges Libyans to 'cleanse the capital of traitors' in audio recording. -
Gaddafi: 'Don't leave Tripoli ever to those rats … Destroy them'
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges supporters to march on Tripoli and rid the capital of rebels -
Libya: rebels move government to Tripoli
In its first Tripoli press conference the National Transitional Council said its cabinet would be moving from Benghazi to the capital. Al Jazeera quoted Ali Tarhouni, the NTC's finance minister, as saying: "I declare the beginning and assumption of the executive committee's work in Tripoli". -
Gaddafi issues defiant message from hiding
Muammar Gaddafi has issued a defiant message from hiding in which he vowed "never to leave the land of his ancestors" and denied claims he had fled the country for neighbouring Niger. -
Gaddafi's son Saadi 'has arrived in Niger'
Country's justice minister says Saadi Gaddafi was in convoy of nine people intercepted while heading towards Agadez -
Libya's new leader calls for unity and moderation
Mustafa Abdul Jalil says transitional government will not accept extremism and says women will play a part in the new Libya -
Cameron and Sarkozy meet Libya's new leaders in Tripoli
David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy flew into Libya on Thursday and warned Syria and other regimes across the Middle East and north Africa that "the Arab spring could become an Arab summer". -
Gaddafi Taunts NATO in New Radio Address
In the extracts, the fugitive dictator said it would be "impossible" for the system of power established under his 42-year rule to be abolished, and predicted that "the bombs of NATO planes will not last". -
Libya: forces close in on Sirte despite fresh attacks from Gaddafi loyalists
Nato order halt to fighting to destroy artillery of Gaddafi loyalists, as mass grave of 1,270 bodies discovered in Tripoli -
Anti-Gaddafi troops meet fierce resistance in major assault on Sirte
Intense sniper fire by Gaddafi's men defending his home city exacts a bloody price on NTC troops -
Bulldozers begin demolition of Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
Libyan bulldozers began knocking down the green walls surrounding Muammar Gaddafi's main Tripoli compound, known as Bab al-Aziziya, on Sunday as the new leaders said it was time "to tear down this symbol of tyranny". -
Gaddafi stronghold Bani Walid falls
NTC troops raise flags of Libya's new government after six-week siege, leaving only parts of Sirte defended by loyalists -
Muammar Gaddafi killed home town finally falls
Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya from 1969 until August this year, has been killed by forces loyal to the country's new government. -
Muammar Gaddafi's 'trophy' body on show in Misrata meat store
Libyans queue to see dictator's body as wounds appear to confirm he was killed in cold blood -
National Transitional Council announces liberation to elated crowds in city where uprising began
It was the moment all Libyans had waited for: the announcement that their country is totally liberated, and they can consign Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule to history. -
Gaddafi buried in secret desert location
Gaddafi's burial alongside his son Mutassim brings to close controversy over public display of his body for nearly four days -
Gaddafi killer faces prosecution, says Libyan interim government
NTC backs down from insistence Gaddafi died in crossfire and pledges justice for anyone proven to have fired lethal sh -
Nato ends military operations in Libya
Anders Fogh Rasmussen rules out intervention in Syria as he hails 'successful chapter' in alliance's history -
Niger grants asylum to Saadi Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi has been granted asylum in Niger on humanitarian grounds, the country's president confirmed on Friday. -
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi captured in Libya
Interim Tripoli government says son of Muammar Gaddafi was arrested while attempting to flee to neighbouring Niger. -
Gaddafi's intelligence chief captured in southern desert
Abdullah al-Senussi caught two days after Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's arrest by militia fighters -
Tripoli in lockdown as Libya authorities try to drive out militias
Security forces deployed across Libya's capital as government sets two-week deadline for gunmen to disarm or leave -
One year since first uprising
LIbya's interim leader warned of threats to the country's "stability" as its population commemorated the first anniversary of the onset of the uprising that toppled Col Muammar Gaddafi.
