From Egypt’s Tahrir Square to Libya and Syria, the fate of the region still hangs in the balance Ian Black Guardian Weekly Article history People power … Libyans celebrate the rebel victories in Benghazi. Photograph:...
Read More(AFP) A Libyan military convoy with Moamer Kadhafi rumoured aboard has crossed into Niger, a military source said, as new regime fighters were poised to strike at the toppled leader’s last bastions. Kadhafi’s...
Read MoreThe Polisario Front fighting for independence in the Western Sahara is facing a major crisis after the downfall of Gaddafi, its ally and patron. The Front may lose more friends after reports surfaced accusing it of supplying...
Read MoreCnn updated Sep 1, 2011 17:03 GMT In a message of utter anger and defiance that aired Thursday, a man purported to be Libya’s fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi urged Libyans to continue the fight and not surrender. “We...
Read MoreLibya exposes leadership vacuum in Algeria … refuge to Gaddafi’s family on “humanitarian grounds” remains the most vivid sign that the civilian face of the Algerian government is fading away under pressure from major...
Read MoreBy Gregory Viscusi and Helene Fouquet September 01, 2011 12:03 EDT Leaders of the coalition that helped push out Muammar Qaddafi gathered in Paris as the Libyan strongman called on his loyalists to reject surrender and exhorted...
Read MoreParis- The collapse of the Gaddafi regime, which has long impeded Libya’s regional integration, is a “good news for Maghreb unity,” Director of the Paris-based Observatoire d’études géopolitiques (OEG),...
Read MoreBy giving the Gaddafi family refuge, Algeria’s gerontocracy is putting itself on the wrong side of history Algerian protesters throw stones at an anti-riot policeman during clashes in Algiers in January. Photograph: Fayez...
Read MoreVideo: Libyan rebel forces gather near Moammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte, where the ousted leader is speculated to be in hiding. (Aug. 29) (The Associated Press) BENGHAZI, Libya — Moammar Gaddafi’s wife and three of his...
Read MoreOfficial Algerian press reports that Gaddafi’s wife, two sons and daughter had crossed into Algeria from Libya. Libya’s de facto government considers Algeria’s sheltering of members of fallen strongman Muammar...
Read MoreSoon Gaddafi is going to be forgotten and Libya and its people will forge ahead experimenting with new governance. What direction they will undertake to solve immediate socio-economic issues is going to be a very difficult...
Read More(Reuters) – Syrian protesters chanted “Bye, bye Gaddafi, Bashar your turn is coming” overnight, but President Bashar al-Assad showed few signs of cracking after months of demonstrations and his forces raided an...
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