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Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Standoffs 2205 GMT: Al Jazeera English has posted video of wounded men being treated in Az Zawiyah, where fierce battles took place between regime forces and the opposition today. 2155 GMT: The first edition of the newspaper in "free" Benghazi has been published 2150 GMT: Text messages to Libyans declare that a local cleric has issued a fatwa against watching television channels "like Al Jazeera" that incite bloodshed. 2145 GMT: Libya's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, who broke with the regime earlier this week, has appealed to key Brigadier Generals Mahdi Al Arabi and Mohamed Al Esawi to turn against Muammar Qaddafi.

National Transitional Council The National Transitional Council of Libya (Arabic: المجلس الوطني الإنتقالي‎ al-majlis al-waṭanī al-intiqālī ), sometimes known as the Transitional National Council,[3] was the de facto government of Libya for a period during and after the Libyan civil war, in which rebel forces overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The NTC governed Libya for a period of ten months after the end of the war, holding elections to a General National Congress on 7 July 2012, and handing power to the newly elected assembly on 8 August.[4] The formation of the NTC was announced in the city of Benghazi on 27 February 2011 with the purpose to act as the "political face of the revolution". The council gained international recognition as the legitimate governing authority in Libya[8] and occupied the country's seat at the United Nations.[9] In referring to the Libyan state, the council used simply "Libya". Background[edit]

Libya: LSE head resigns over links to Gaddafi regime Sir Howard Davies stepped down saying it had been a mistake to accept £300,000 research funding from a foundation controlled by Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif Gaddafi. He said he made a "personal error of judgement" in travelling to Libya to advise the regime. An investigation has been launched into the London School of Economics' links with Libya as a result of the resignation.

Four New York Times Journalists Are Missing in Libya 6:19 p.m. | Updated The New York Times said Wednesday that four of its journalists reporting on the conflict in Libya were missing. Editors said they were last in contact with the journalists, who were reporting from the northern port city of Ajdabiya, on Tuesday morning New York time. And despite secondhand reports that they had been swept up by Libyan government forces, the paper said it could not confirm that information. “We have talked with officials of the Libyan government in Tripoli, and they tell us they are attempting to ascertain the whereabouts of our journalists,” said Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times. “We are grateful to the Libyan government for their assurance that if our journalists were captured they would be released promptly and unharmed.” Mr.

A UN First! Both Israel and Palestine Co-Sponsor Resolution Condemning Libya Violence Leave it to Muammar Qaddafi to bring together the Israelis and Palestinians at the United Nations. I have just obtained the copy of a draft resolution from the Human Rights Council that strongly condemns the violence in Libya. The resolution is as strongly worded as they come. But what is more significant than the substance of the resolution is the broad support that it has attracted by a diverse set of members.

The Libyan Republic - The Interim Transitional National Council In this important historical juncture which Libya is passing through right now, we find ourselves at a turning point with only two solutions. Either we achieve freedom and race to catch up with humanity and world developments, or we are shackled and enslaved under the feet of the tyrant Mu’ammar Gaddafi where we shall live in the midst of history. From this junction came the announcement of the Transitional National Council, a step on the road to liberate every part of the Libyan lands from Aamsaad in the east to Raas Ajdair in the west, and from Sirte in the north to Gatrun in the south. To liberate Libya from the hands of the tyrant Mu’ammar Gaddafi who made lawful to himself the exploitation of his people and the wealth of this country. The number of martyrs and wounded and the extreme use of excessive force and mercenaries against his own people requires us to take the initiative and work on the Liberalization of Libya from such insanities.

140140 Protesters vowing "victory or death" clashed with Muammar Gaddafi's forces heavily near a key oil terminal and gunfire rang out in the capital as opposition protesters gathered on Friday in the strongman's last bastion. Western Libya is totally in government hands but the east is "problematic," a regime official said Friday, admitting that the town of Brega was in rebel hands and fighting was going on at Ras Lanuf further west. "The west is totally under government control, the east remains problematic," the official who declined to be identified, told AFP. "I think that Brega is lost for now," he added, referring to the oil port west of the rebel centre of Benghazi, held by the insurgents since Wednesday in the face of fierce government attacks.

Libya erupts as Gaddafi clings on - live updates I'm going to call it a night and hand over to my colleague Ben Quinn. Click here for his coverage throughout the evening. The Libyan Youth Movement (ShababLibya) has tweeted this from Tripoli in the wake of Gaddafi's speech: My colleague Simon Rogers has posted this graphic representation of what people are saying about Libya. BBC staff 'arrested and tortured in Libya by Gaddafi forces' Two journalists working for the BBC in Libya describe their ordeal after being arrested by Gaddafi's security forces Link to video: BBC journalists 'arrested and tortured by Gaddafi forces in Libya' Journalists working for the BBC in Libya have been arrested, tortured and subjected to a mock execution by security forces of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime. The shocking account of their experiences, including being held in a cage in a militia barracks while others were tortured around them, was made available to media colleagues in Tripoli after the men had been released and left the country. At one point during their captivity the men say they had shots fired past their heads as they were led into a barracks. One of the men was attacked repeatedly with fists, boots, rifle butts, a stick and piece of pipe.

Battle for Brega could mark start of real war in Libya To the rebels of eastern Libya, it was always a matter of when. On Wednesday morning, sooner than many had expected, Gaddafi's men came for them. A thundering burst of machine-gun fire just before 6.30am heralded the attack on the outskirts of Brega, a sand-strewn service town about 150 miles south of Benghazi. The loyalist forces had crept in during the night, patiently set up in an industrial area on the city limits, and dug in. Defiant Muammar Gaddafi's troops shoot protesters as leader vows to stay put Defiant leader tells country "I'm still here" Denounces protest leaders as rats Warns Libyans they face death sentence LIBYAN dictator Muammar Gaddafi was clinging to power yesterday as his troops gunned down protesting civilians - prompting international condemnation and even cries of genocide from members of his own government and military. Speaking in a loud voice and saying he "saluted" the country's youth, Gaddafi announced he had no intention to step down as other African leaders had and vowed to "die a martyr" in Libya as "head of the revolution." He added that Libya's image was being distorted by Western media and denounced those instigating the protests as "rats" who had been "seduced" into demonstrations with money and drugs, adding that Libyans were "defying the tyranny of the US and those powerful countries" instead of rebelling against their own regime. "The situation is serious and horrible," said a doctor at the city's main hospital.

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The first report from the Egyptian border with Libya by Al Jazeera English A large organization? No. A privately funded group? Umm..nope! France supports Libya rebel council - Europe Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, is to meet with leaders of Libya's opposition council during a trip to the Middle East next week, she has told US lawmakers. Clinton's statement of intent comes as France on Thursday became the first major European country to recognise Libya's opposition National Council based in Benghazi as the country's legitimate representative. In a separate joint statement with the United Kingdom, France also called for the Gaddafi "clique" to leave office. "We are reaching out to the opposition inside and outside of Libya," Clinton said while announcing her trip to Tunisia and Egypt. "I will be meeting with some of those figures, both in the United States and when I travel next week, to discuss what more the United States and others can do," she said. The opposition council is led by Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the former justice minister, who resigned soon after the Libyan government began a violent crackdown on protesters in February.