(Euronews: 0724 PST, March 4, 2011) Anti-government rebels have fired a sustained barrage of mortar bombs and rockets at a military base protecting the eastern Libyan port of Ras Lanuf.
The rebels say they are determined to overrun the base on the outskirts of the major oil terminal port on the Mediterranean. Libyan army helicopters have machine-gunned the rebel positions. Anti-aircraft missiles have been fired in response.
(Euronews: 0130 PST, February 25, 2011) At least two major oil terminals in Libya have fallen into rebel hands, according to unconfirmed reports coming from the eastern city of Benghazi. It is thought that the anti-Gaddafi forces seized the ports on Thursday, although it is unclear if production at the terminals has been badly affected.
(Euronews: 0030 PST, February 25, 2011) Colonel Gaddafi's grip on Libya looks increasingly flimsy amid reports rebel militias are nearing the capital. In the country's second city Benghazi, which is all but free of government forces, there were jubilant scenes as protesters called for Gaddafi to go, despite another defiant speech by the Libyan leader on TV in which he blamed al-Qaeda for the uprising.
(Mosaic Video Alert: February 17, 2011) As Egyptians celebrated the achievement of the revolution's main goal, a new star emerged: the man who stood behind Omar Suleiman during his announcement of Hosni Mubarak's resignation. The "Man Behind Omar Suleiman" has become a media and online sensation in Egypt. But his true identity remains elusive and Egyptians are left wondering: who is the "Man Behind Omar Suleiman"? Lebanon's New TV comically explores the answer to this question.
(Al Jazeera English: 1315 PST, February 11, 2011) Egypt's Hosni Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military on Friday, after 30 years in power, bowing to a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations by hundreds of thousands. Mubarak, 82, had flown with his family from Cairo to the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a ruling party official said. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher takes a look at how the former military man rose to power, and how it all began to slip away.
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(Channel 4 News: 1300 PST, February 11, 2011) Egyptian president Mubarak resigns amid jubilation in Cairo. Lindsey Hilsum reports.
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