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Rebels Make Progress in East and West of Libya

(Al Jazeera English: 0506 PST, April 26, 2011) A short while ago, Al Jazeera's Sue Turton sent this report from the West Gate of Ajdabiya, where rebel fighters are beginning to receive foreign military equipment and training.

 

 

Libyan Rebels Gain Ground in Nafusa Mountains

(Al Jazeera English: 2246 PST, April 25, 2011) In western Libya's Nafusa mountains, an area that has remained largely inaccessible to journalists, pro-democracy fighters have been under siege from Muammar Gaddafi's forces for two months.

 

The Nafusa mountain area is home to Libya's Berber minority. The fighting in the mountain region has sent thousands fleeing into nearby Tunisia. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught has traveled there and met a community that says it is gaining ground against Libya's long-time leader.

 

 

 
 

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African Union Attempts to Broker Libya Ceasefire

(0830 PST, April 11, 2011) There have been some signs of progress made in Libya towards a possible ceasefire, with Muammar Gaddafi accepting a proposal from the African Union. However, as the plan includes allowing Gaddafi and his family to remain in power, it has been greeted by protests in the opposition strongold of Benghazi.

 

AU Representatives Mobbed by Protesters in Benghazi

(Al Jazeera English: 0420 PST, April 11, 2011) Representatives from the African Union have been greeted by protesters as they arrived in the northern Libyan city of Benghazi. They are in the opposition stronghold to present their "Road Map to Peace" to the Transitional National Council.

 

The plan has already received the approval of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee, reports from the rebel stronghold, where AU leaders found themselves "mobbed by the crowds."

 

 

Gaddafi Accepts Roadmap to Peace

(Al Jazeera English: 2239 PST, April 10, 2011) There has been more than a month of fighting in Libya - and at last there appears to be some hope on the horizon. And it has come in the form of the African Union.

 

A delegation from the organisation, including South African president Jacob Zuma, has visited the capital, Tripoli. And they say Muammar Gaddafi has accepted their road map to peace. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Tripoli.

 

 

 
 

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How Many Libyan Ministers Have Defected?

(Al Jazeera English: 1049 PST, March 31, 2011) Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Tripoli on the Libyan government's response to the reported defection of several of its diplomats.

 

 

 
 

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Turkish PM Calls for Mubarak to Stand Down

(Al Jazeera English, 0400 PST, February 1, 2011) Recep Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minister, has called on Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, to listen to the calls for change from Egyptian people. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught in Istanbul speaks about the Turkish PM's forceful remarks.

 

 

Click here for important background information on the unrest in Egypt.

 

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