Muammar Gaddafi’s 42‑year dictatorship reached its endgame as opposition forces reached Tripoli, the Libyan capital, this week.
The West has recognised the Transitional National Council (TNC) as the legitimate government of Libya—but it is not supported by all opposition forces.
"People in Egypt are suspicious about what is happening in Libya.
Events in Libya will have ramifications for the movement in Syria.
Israeli fighter jets repeatedly bombed civilians in Gaza last weekend.
16 January Colonel Gaddafi is terrified by the fall of Abidine Ben Ali in neighbouring Tunisia. He makes a long statement condemning Tunisian revolutionaries. 15 February Libya joins the wider revolutionary wave spreading across the Middle East and North Africa as protests begin in Benghazi, in the east. They are met with a brutal backlash from Gaddafi’s regime. 17 February Libya’s first "day of rage", with demonstrations across four cities. Troops kill an estimated 230 people. 18 February Armed resistance begins and Gaddafi’s forces are quickly thrown on the defensive. In t
A huge attack on the British Council building in Kabul last week reminded the world what an unstable place Afghanistan remains.
Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year dictatorship reached its endgame as fighting spread to the streets of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, today (Monday).
In February the whole world could see that Egypt was going through a revolution, as people rose up against the dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Opposition forces in Libya believe they have broken the recent stalemate and are once more close to overthrowing Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
Chilean students joined the 100,000-strong protest against attacks on education last week. They are now set to join workers in a national strike against the government.
The brutality of the Syrian state—and the rebellion of the Syrian people—seem to know no bounds.
