Another day of anger as protests continue in Egypt
Pro-democracy activists in Egypt were gearing for nationwide rallies on Friday to protest against the ruling military council’s handling of the post-revolt phase, in a call that has exposed political rifts. In Cairo, protesters streamed mid-morning into Tahrir Square — the symbolic heart of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February — ahead of the rallies [...]
No let up for Gaddafi as Obama and Cameron give the Libyan leader a stern warning
U.S. President, Barack Obama, warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi there would be ‘no let up’ in pressure on him to go, following a second successive night of heavy NATO bombing in Tripoli. Six loud explosions rocked Tripoli late on Tuesday within 10 minutes, following powerful strikes 24 hours earlier, including one on Gaddafi’s compound that Libyan [...]
United Arab Emirates Crown Prince creates a private military force made up of foreign commandos
The founder of private security firm Blackwater Worldwide has been hired by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to set up an 800-member battalion of foreign troops for the United Arab Emirates, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The Times said it obtained documents that showed the unit being formed by Erik Prince’s new company [...]
The witch-hunt continues as Mubarak’s wife is taken to intensive care unit
The wife of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne Thabet, was moved to an intensive care unit after suffering a heart attack Friday, hours after being ordered detained in a corruption probe, state TV said. ”Suzanne Thabet has been moved to the intensive care unit at Sharm el-Sheikh hospital after suffering a heart attack,” the television [...]
NATO goes beyond its mandate and assassinates Gaddafi’s son and grand-children
President Muammar Gaddafi has survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three young grandchildren, a government spokesman said on Sunday. Libyan officials took journalists to the house, which had been hit by at least three missiles. The roof had completely caved in at places, leaving mangled [...]
Attempt on Gaddafi’s life as NATO flattens the Libyan leader’s official residence
A building inside Muammar Gaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziyah compound was flattened down to rubble by NATO forces in what a press official from Gaddafi’s government said was an attempt on the Libyan leader’s life. Firefighters were still working to extinguish flames in part of the ruined building a few hours after the attack, when foreign journalists were [...]
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down and hand over power to his VP in Yemen
The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down under a 30-day transition plan aimed at ending violent unrest over his 32-year rule. Officials in the capital Sanaa confirmed the government had accepted the plan drawn up by Gulf Arab states. Mr Saleh will hand power to his vice-president one month after an agreement [...]
Conflict of interests as Britain wants to send military advisers to Libya but France says it was entirely hostile to the idea
Rebel officials in Misrata are pleading for Britain and France to send troops to help fight Moamer Kadhafi’s forces, while a son of the Libyan leader said he was “very optimistic” his father’s regime will prevail. A senior member of Misrata’s governing council, Nuri Abdullah Abdullati, said they were asking for the troops on the basis [...]
NATO wants to oust Kadhafi – but what does the U.N. resolution say?
BERLIN, April 14, 2011 (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that NATO was united in seeking an end to Moamer Kadhafi’s rule in Libya as the Western alliance faced divisions over the military campaign. Clinton, meeting German Chancelor Angela Merkel at the start of two days of NATO talks in Berlin, said [...]
Tony Blair says Kadhafi should not be underestimated
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2011 (AFP) – Former British prime minister Tony Blair cautioned Sunday that Moamer Kadhafi is well-skilled at holding onto power and dismissed the notion that the Libyan leader is “delusional.” ”That is obviously not the case,” Blair told CNN’s show “State of the Union” program. “Whatever people say about being delusional and so [...]
