Libya rebels lose ground
Tripoli: Libyan rebels retreated from Bin Jawad through Ras Lanuf as pro-Gaddafi forces shelled mortars and possibly Gard rockets. The reversal for Libya’s nascent opposition came...
Libya unrest
Allies meet for Libya conference in London
by Agencies
London: International community to hold a meeting here to discuss the next steps for Libya amid the UN-backed military action. UK Prime Minister David Cameron...
‘Pakistan has concerns over use of force in Libya’
by Abdul Hafeez
Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has said that Pakistan has concerns over use of force in Libya. He was briefing a meeting of Standing Committee...
Rebels shoot down jet in Libya
by Agencies
Tripoli: Pro-Gaddafi tanks have entered  inside Libya’s rebel stronghold of Benghazi, news agencies reported. The reports said that a jet was shot down over the...
Gaddafi terms UN resolution blatant colonialism
by Agencies
Cairo: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said there was no justification for a UN resolution aimed at ending violence in Libya and called it “blatant colonialism”,...
Gaddafi says rebellion is ‘lost cause’
by Agencies
Tripoli:Libya’s strongman leader Moamer Gaddafi said the rebellion against his rule was a “lost cause”, in an interview published on Tuesday, adding that he felt...
Does Libya need a No fly zone?
Amid sheer violation of human rights in Libya by government forces loyal to Qaddafi, European powers, especially Britain and France, are preparing a draft of...
Arab league urges UN to slap no-fly zone on Libya
by Agencies
Cairo:The Arab League on Saturday urged the United Nations to slap a ‘no-fly’ zone on Libya and said Muammar Gaddafi’s regime had “lost legitimacy,” in...
Gaddafi may thwart rebellion, Obama admits
by Agencies
Washington: US President Barack Obama has admitted that Libya’s strongman Col Gaddafi could thwart rebels fighting to oust him but he warned that the international...
Libya no fly-zone a UN decision: Hillary Clinton
by Agencies
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that any decision to impose a no-fly zone should be made by the UN and not...