Libya, BP, the curse of oil, and what Gaddafi Jr failed to learn at the LSE
Our Economics Editor looks at how oil is a major factor in events in Libya.
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As Colonel Gaddafi faces increasing international pressure to step down, Jonathan Rugman writes from Zawiyah, near Tripoli, of the “miracle, but terrible cost” of the revolution in Libya so far.
When protestors took sledgehammers to the symbols of his rule, Gaddafi’s regime started to crumble. Writing in The Sunday Times, Lindsey Hilsum meets a Libyan who put his life on the line, and onto YouTube.
Libyan rebels have seized the town of Zawiyah where Channel 4 News has witnessed captured soldiers and freshly dug graves, as RAF planes rescue a further 150 people from the desert.
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, has said it is “time for concrete action” to deal with the violence in Libya. See latest updates and video in our #c4news live blog.
Libya’s revolt is an uprising of the poor, who “have nothing to thank Gaddafi for or stop them from aspiring for a change of rule”, writes Middle East expert Dr Larbi Sadiki for Channel 4 News.
In a dusty bar on the Tunisian border with Libya at dusk, Alex Thomson meets a Libyan insider who’s seen blond mercenaries on the streets of Tripoli.
As fresh fighting breaks out in Libya, Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson says Colonel Gaddafi’s forces seem to be rapidly losing their grip on key western towns near Tripoli.
Thousands are trying to flee Libya amid fears of civil war. Colonel Gaddafi is losing his grip on power and will not be able to hold out for much longer, a Libya expert tells Channel 4 News.
Foreign Secretary William Hague says that Britain is to launch an air and sea bid to help evacuate its nationals trapped in Libya as Channel 4 News hears of rising numbers trapped at the airport.
Prime Minister David Cameron is criticised for leading a business delegation to Kuwait that includes defence manufacturers. Siobhan Kennedy looks at the history of UK arms deals.
Our Economics Editor looks at how oil is a major factor in events in Libya.
Colonel Gaddafi’s son vows the Libyan regime will fight until the “last man standing”, as an engineer in Tripoli tells Channel 4 News the city is shaking.
Eyewitnesses tell Channel 4 News dozens are dying as sniper units shoot people on the streets, while the former British Ambassador to Libya, Sir Richard Dalton, examines the challenge to Col Gaddafi.
For a journalist, to be in Tahrir Square on the night of the Egyptian revolution was about as thrilling as it gets – but all at once it was ruined, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
Violent protests in Libya have killed at least 24 people, rights activists say, as unrest spreads in the region. Leader Muammar Gaddafi makes a brief appearance with supporters in the capital.