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| Opinion: In the Name of Protecting Civilians |
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Howsoever the holy intention of war, it always causes misery and suffering to the common people. Howsoever the virtuous objective of hostility, it always trails death and destruction behind.
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| Opinion: Libya’s dual divide: Ex-patriates Aren’t Welcome in the “New Libya.” |
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A clause in Libya’s draft election laws which excludes Libyans with multiple nationalities from running for public office unless they are willing to give up their other nationality, a requirement which would be unacceptable in Europe, has polarised opinion in Libya and raised serious questions about citizenship and identity in the “New Libya”.
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| NATO Chief Acknowledges Libya Mission One of Main Activities in 2011 |
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen Thursday launched the first ever ‘Annual Report’, which gives a brief overview of NATO’s principal achievements and challenges in 2011. In assessing the alliance actitivites that focus on four areas, it mentions that one of its main dealings involved Libya, saying that the year was marked by the Alliance’s Operation Unified Protector in Libya, which mobilised NATO forces for seven months to protect civilians from attack.
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| New research reveals how Africa Tweets |
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Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, new research launched in Nairobi today.South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead Tweeting on the continent.
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| 'Hands off Iran, Syria', UK Activitsts Say |
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Britain's Stop the War Coalition has organised a protest rally in front of the US embassy in London on Saturday January 28 to stress opposition to an invasion on Iran.
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| Palestinian Statehood ‘Marginalised’ by Arab Spring |
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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said aspirations to achieve a state through peace talks with Israel have been “marginalised” by the Arab Spring and the financial crisis in Europe.
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| Iran Can Turn off Oil Tap to EU |
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A Russian news network says Iran can react to the European Union's new sanctions on its oil sector by stopping oil exports to EU member states.
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| Cairo's Tahrir Square Again Scene of Mass Protests Against Ruling Military |
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Protesters headed to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday, joining hundreds already camped out there, ahead of a mass rally to demand democratic change, a year after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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| President Kabila's Party Leads Parliamentary Vote Count in DR Congo |
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A provisional tally of votes cast in November polls has shown that the Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's party is leading the race for parliamentary seats.
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| Libya Oil Output Rises to 1.3m. bpd, Export 12.7m. bpd of Crude This Week |
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Libyan oil production has climbed to 1.3 million barrels per day, the National Oil Corporation, NOC, said in a statement, as companies resume production following the eight-month war.
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| Libya Facing Challenging Transition, But Authorities Striving to Succeed - UN |
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Libya is going through a difficult transition, having inherited weak state institutions and an absence of political parties, the top United Nations envoy in the country told the Security Council Thursday , adding that the country's interim government is committed to addressing the challenges.
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| UN Concerned Over Conditions, Treatment of Detainees in Libya |
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When it comes to human rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, informed the Security Council on Wednesday of her extreme concern over the conditions of detention and treatment of detainees held by the various revolutionary brigades.
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| Opinion: A Nation of Poets |
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One of the pleasant surprises of the Libyan revolution was the sudden wealth of talent in all forms of arts; People were expressing themselves freely after being suffocated for so long by Gaddafi's secret police.
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| Breaking News: AFCON 2012: Saad Double Earns Libya Unexpected Draw With Zambia |
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Before their meeting with Zambia in their second Group A match of the Africa Cup of Nations competition Wednesday, Libya's national team coach Marcos Paqueta told his players they had to play their hearts out. That is what they did as they managed a 2-2 draw against better-quoted Zambia to gain their first point of the tournament.
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| Bani Waleed Clashes No Threat to New Rulers |
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All was quiet again in Bani Waleed, following Tuesday's attack on the barracks used as a detention centre for loyalists of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, that left four dead, including the protesters and a security guard.
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