Gary Gibbon
PM under pressure as Gaddafi forces approach east Libya
As Saif al-Islam Gaddafi tells Channel 4 News Benghazi will be “liberated” in two days Gary Gibbon says the Prime Minister will have a number of phone-calls to make.
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Signs in Libya of Gaddafi regime weakening
As a Scud missile is fired by the Libyan government’s forces, the US Defence Secretary says the regime’s “days are numbered”.
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Gaddafi tells Libyans ‘get ready for the fight’
In his first speech since the launch of a major rebel offensive, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges Libyans to “get ready for the fight”, urging them to liberate the country from Nato and traitors.
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Libya: rebels battle Gaddafi forces south of Tripoli
Fighters battle government forces for a second day in the town of Zawiyah, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum writes from Tripoli that the rebels are yet to penetrate Col Gaddafi’s capital.
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Libya: attacks on Misrata ‘may be war crimes’
The Libyan Government’s shelling of rebel-held Misrata, including the targeting of hospitals and killing of civilians, could constitute crimes under international law, the UN human rights chief says.
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Libya: my last night in Tripoli
As Jonathan Rugman leaves Libya, he remains concerned about the civilians left behind in what he fears will be a long drawn-out conflict.
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Libya ready for political reform says Gaddafi spokesman
As Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi appears among thousands of supporters in Tripoli a Government spokesman says Libya is ready to hold elections and reform its political system.
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Libya: staying sane in insane situations
Everything is the same here and yet nothing is. Independent reporting was tough enough during my first stint; now my colleagues, those who have risked their sanity by staying this past month or more, tell me solo journalism is virtually impossible, with reporters frequently scooped up by police and returned to the hotel compound if they try to escape on anything other than an official bus tour.
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Libyan woman faces charges after rape claims
Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who accused Gaddafi’s men of raping her, now faces criminal charges, according to the Libyan Government. A spokesman told Channel 4 News the “accuser was now the accused”.
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Around the Arab World in four uprisings
Jonathan Rugman has witnessed four uprisings – Tunisisa, Egypt, Libya and Bahrain – in less than four months. And when the dust finally settles, he sees democracy on the horizon in the Arab world.
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Around the Arab World in four uprisings
Jonathan Rugman has witnessed four Arab uprisings in less than four months and believes the fight for democracy will eventually prevail.
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The elephant in the Tripoli hotel room
Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller is summoned from his hotel room in the early hours for a bizarre news conference, with a Gaddafi Government Minister…and assorted supporters.
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Obama: UN Libya resolution ‘not negotiable’
After Libya declares a ceasefire in line with a UN resolution President Obama voices strong warning to Gaddafi to adhere to the terms of the agreement.
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The Battle for Benghazi looms as UN considers action
As Muammar Gaddafi’s forces claim to have regained control of Misrata from rebels in the western Libya, the US has said it will back a UN resolution to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
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Libya: Gaddafi troops on the road to Benghazi
As government and rebel fighters battle for control of Ajdabiya, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones looks at the strength of Gaddafi forces heading for Benghazi.
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