Tag: Lybia

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:47 UTC

  Unasur agrees to greater economic coordination but remains divided on Libya

  

  Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Foreign Affairs ministers agreed Wednesday in Buenos Aires to increase economic coordination and send monitoring missions to regional elections but could not reach a common position on the Libyan situation.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2011 - 07:21 UTC

  Chavez only recognizes the Gaddafi government; accuses US of inciting civil war

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said he will only recognize a Libyan government led by his friend and ally Muammar Gaddafi and accused the United States of inciting the country's civil war.

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 06:51 UTC

  Tripoli crowds cheer Libyan rebels as they take the city; pockets of resistance

  

  A convoy of Libyan rebels rolled early Monday morning into central Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital. Crowds on Green Square cheered them, waving flags and firing salutes.

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 16:34 UTC

  International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Libyan leader Gaddafi

  

  The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km of the capital Tripoli.

• Friday, June 17th 2011 - 06:09 UTC

  Three RAF Typhoons cannibalized to keep warplanes over Libya

  

  Three Royal Air Force Typhoons, costing £125million each, and similar to those stationed in the Falkland Islands are being cannibalized at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to cover a desperate shortage of parts and keep warplanes flying over Libya reported the Daily Mail on Thursday.

• Monday, June 6th 2011 - 06:06 UTC

  US Lower House questions President Obama on Libyan conflict policy

  

  The United States House of Representatives demanded that President Barack Obama clarify the US role in the conflict in Libya, but rejected an attempt to force him to end America's military involvement there.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:14 UTC

  UN withdraws staff from Libya; NATO air strike kills son of Gaddafi

  

  UN is withdrawing all international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices. UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a NATO air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col Gaddafi.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 05:16 UTC

  Libya and global financial system reform in BRICS’ international agenda

  

  Leaders of the world's major emerging powers will meet again Thursday in China to tackle the conflict in Libya, reform of the international financial system and look at how developing nations can exercise more clout on the global stage.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 09:18 UTC

  Crude at highest in 30 months pushed by US recovery and political turbulence

  

  Oil climbed to the highest level in 30 months in New York on Monday on speculation that US economic growth may support demand and a protracted conflict in Libya will curtail supply.

• Thursday, March 31st 2011 - 07:38 UTC

  Chavez blasts alliance bombing Libya; signs agreements with Uruguay

  

  Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday during a press conference in Montevideo that the Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi “is doing what has to be done, resisting an imperial aggression” and added that “it’s not anticipated that he has plans to leave Libya”.