(Euronews: 1118 PST, April 4, 2011) Libya's rebel National Transitional Council has rejected a proposal to end the conflict from Colonel Gaddafi's most prominent sons. Salaam and Saif al-Islam reportedly want to be interim leaders if there is a transfer of power and their father steps down. But after talks with Italy, which has now recognised the National Council, there was a very negative reaction.
(Al Jazeera English: 1745 PST, March 2, 2011) As fighting in Libya intensifies, attention is now turning to the stockpile of weapons Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, may have built up over four decades of rule. Fears over what Gaddafi could have at his disposal, however, may well not match up with reality, given that the airworthiness of his fighter jets is being questioned, and that years of sanctions and neglect may have rendered much of the army's equipment useless. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports.
(Associated Press: 1145 PST, February 28, 2011) Opponents of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi may have toppled a symbolic statue and resurrected an old flag, but forces backing him appear to be massing near some rebel-held towns.
(Al Jazeera English: 0908 PST, February 28, 2011) Muammar Gaddafi's regime has thus far avoided falling to the will of the Libyan people, who continue to demand the leader's ouster. But the resistance is growing, particularly among cities in the east of the country. A town 30 minutes away from Tripoli - the capital and Gaddafi's stronghold - has fallen under protester control.
Gaddafi's armed forces have also been switching allegiances over the past few days, raising more questions about the embattled leader's fighting force. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports.
(Euronews: 0730 PST, February 21, 2011) More than 60 people are reported to have been killed in Libya's capital Tripoli over the past few hours as Muammar Gaddafi's regime clamps down on a growing anti-government revolution. If confirmed it would take the number of dead since the uprising began to well over 300.
Demonstrators in Benghazi said an army unit swapped sides to join them, helping the protesters take control of much of the city. And the Libyan justice minister has resigned in protest at the "excessive use of violence" against demonstrators.
Teachers Strike in Bahrain's Revolution
(Euronews: 0730 PST, February 21, 2011) Anti-government demonstrators camped in the centre of Bahrain's capital Manama have been joined by 1,500 striking teachers, all calling for the downfall of the regime.
There is little sign of the revolt letting up, but the atmosphere has eased considerably after the deaths of seven people in the past week. One of the teachers, Yasser Abd Hussein, said: "We have left the schools and declared a general strike. We'll stay here until the departure of this regime."
Yemeni Students Protest in Renamed 'Tahrir Square'
(Euronews: 0730 PST, February 21, 2011) Thousands of people in Yemen have been staging a sit-in outside the university in the capital Sanaa, demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32 years in power. Students have been joined by opposition politicians who allied themselves to the movement yesterday.
They have renamed the focal point of the demonstration "Tahrir Square," inspired by the revolt in Egypt. So far there has been no attempt to break up the protest by security forces. Supporters of the regime, who have attacked demonstrators in recent days, have been kept away.
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