(Euronews: 0148 PST, March 31, 2011) Egypt is set to vote for a new president by the end of the year. The announcement was made by the ruling military council which has held power since Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a mass uprising in February.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it would cede legislative powers to a new parliament once it is elected in September. The presidential poll would take place a month or two later.
(Al Jazeera English: 0305 PST, March 31, 2011) Yemen's president has made a new offer to end the country's political crisis after talks with opposition parties stalled on Saturday. The proposal suggests that Ali Abdullah Saleh stay in his position, but hand over some of his power to a caretaker government. But it's not enough for tens of thousands of protesters in Sanaa. Our correspondent, who we are not naming for safety reasons, filed this report.
(ITN News: 0431 PST, March 31, 2011) An insight into the past of defected foreign minister Moussa Koussa, who is now in the UK
(Al Jazeera English: 0312 PST, March 31, 2011) A look at Moussa Koussa, the Libyan foreign minister's career and the steps that led to his escape to the UK
(Euronews: 0126 PST, March 31, 2011) Libyan rebels are in full-blown retreat as Gaddafi's forces use their superior firepower and military know-how to make gains along the country's east coast. The towns of Nawfaliyah, Bin Jawad, and Ras Lanuf fell in quick succession. The Libyan army outflanked rebel forces, which lack training, discipline, and leadership.
Western aircraft flew over the battlefield, but there was no evidence of any airstrikes on Gaddafi's forces. It appears that anti-Gaddafi militia are unable to make inroads without Western air support.
(France 24: 0547 PST, March 31, 2011) Forces loyal to Cote d'Ivoire's internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, have seized the country's administrative capital, Yamoussoukro, and threatened to march onto the main city of Abidjan.
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