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Large Gaddafi convoy 'enters Niger'Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tue More… |
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Libya rebels loot seized townsLibyan rebel fighters who captured villages from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have looted shops, burnt homes and beaten people suspected of supporting the Libyan leader, Human Right Watch said. Since Libya's conflict broke out five mont More… |
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Turkey pledges $200m for Libyan rebelsTurkey pledged $200 million in aid for Libya's rebel Transitional National Council and said it was time for leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya. Muslim Turkey, a rising power in the Middle East, had close economic ties with Gaddafi&# More… |
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Gaddafi rockets push back advancing rebelsLibyan rebels who had advanced to within 80 km of Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital were forced to retreat on Friday after coming under a barrage of rocket fire from government forces. The rebels advanced five days ago to the More… |
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UAE recognises Libya rebelsThe United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had recognised Libyan rebels as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people, the state news agency reported. The country becomes the second Arab state to take such a move. ' More… |
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Kuwait to transfer Libya rebels $180mKuwait's foreign minister said his country would transfer $180 million to Libya's rebel Transitional National Council, making use of a newly agreed mechanism for channelling funds. "Kuwait had promised $180 million to the temporary financi More… |
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Libya rebels in breakthrough $100m oil dealLibyan rebels have found a way to access badly needed cash, selling oil worth $100 million paid for through a Qatari bank in US dollars, a member of the rebels' oil and gas support group for Libya said on Monday. Rebels fighting Libyan More… |
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Britain sees deal on Libya rebel fund soonBritain hopes for international agreement in the coming week on setting up a fund to help Libya's rebel-held east, Foreign Secretary William Hague said. The fund is aimed at helping the rebel's interim national council help pay public sect More… |
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Libyan rebels push on Brega, Misrata bombardedLibyan rebels made a renewed effort to push towards the oil port of Brega while Muammar Gaddafi's forces pounded besieged Misrata to the west with rockets and mortars, a rebel spokesman said. Underlining the difficulties faced by the More… |
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Intelligence on Libya rebels shows 'flickers' of QaedaIntelligence on the rebel forces battling Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has shown "flickers" of al Qaeda or Hezbollah presence, but there is still no detailed picture of the emerging Libyan opposition, Nato's top operations commander said on Tuesd More… |
