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<title><![CDATA[OPEC output reaches 3 year high, shows survey ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Production increased 183,000 barrels, or 0.6%, to an average 30.9 million barrels a day in January from a revised 30.717 million the prior month.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An increase of output by non-OPEC nations will make up for rising demand in 2012, says Deloitte report]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[QATAR. Oil &amp; Gas reality check report, released at the World Petroleum Congress, sees Iraq and Libya playing a major role in the global oil industry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Post-Gaddafi Libya offers opportunities for investment in travel &amp; tourism]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55506</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The unstable nature of a post-revolutionary environment and high input costs for rebuilding damaged infrastructure remain high concerns, according to Euromonitor report.
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<title><![CDATA[The Atlantic Council proposes coordinated US-EU policy for the Arab awakening]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United States and EU must leverage all possible resources to support a democratic transition that guarantees the rights of all citizens, upholds the rule of law, and enshrines basic civil liberties.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qaddafi&#039;s son Saif Al-Islam captured in Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Saif al-Islam, wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged role in killing civilian protesters, was captured near Ubari in southern Libya.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan oil output rises to 600,000 bpd]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Tripoli expects to raise its oil output to 800,000 bpd before the end of 2011 and reach pre-crisis levels of 1.7 billion bpd by the end of next year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ICC Prosecutor in contact with Gadhafi&#039;s son on possible surrender]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Office of the Prosecutor has made it clear that if Saif al-Islam Gadhafi surrenders to the ICC, he has the right to be heard in court, he is innocent until proven guilty.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi son wants to surrender to ICC, says NTC]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55025</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who once vowed to die fighting on Libyan soil, now wants to face international justice instead and avoid any chance of meeting the same grisly end as his father.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya and Iraq: The Price of Success]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55006</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The universal congratulations on the death of Moammar Gadhafi are as ominous as all victory celebrations are, because they ignore the critical question: Now what?

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<title><![CDATA[Qatar Airways to launch flights to Benghazi ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54980</link>
<description><![CDATA[QATAR. Operating four-times-a-week non-stop from Doha, the newest route will take the number of destination launches by the airline to 15 during 2011.
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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi buried in secret desert grave, says Libya&#039;s NTC]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA.  Libya&#039;s National Transitional Council buried Muammar Gaddafi at an unknown location at dawn on Tuesday  ending a wrangle over his corpse.
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<title><![CDATA[UN human rights office calls for probe into Gadhafi&#039;s death]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United Nations human rights office yesterday called for a probe into Muammar Gadhafi&#039;s death to determine whether he was killed during fighting or after his capture. 

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<title><![CDATA[The end of the regime: After Gaddafi, what? ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54905</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The end of Gaddafi will no doubt give further impetus to the Arab Spring, especially to those on the streets who believe in the use of force to overthrow dictatorships. 
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Post-Gadhafi Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54887</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Kamran Bokhari gives an overview of the challenges facing Libya and the National Transitional Council after the death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. 

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<title><![CDATA[NTC rebel forces seize key Libya airport]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Anti-Gadhafi fighters said Tuesday they had captured the airport and a garrison in the defeated Libyan despot&#039;s southern redoubt Sabha.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Large Libyan military convoy arrives in Niger]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;I saw an exceptionally large and rare convoy of several dozen vehicles enter Agadez,&quot; a source said, amid speculation that toppled leader Moammer Gadhafi may be in it.

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<title><![CDATA[Unseemly scrabble for Libya&#039;s post-Gaddafi oil assets underway]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54305</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A covert tussle to gain a commanding lead in developing the country&#039;s energy riches in light of Colonel Gaddafi&#039;s departure is well underway; Only 25% of Libya&#039;s territory has been explored to date for hydrocarbons. 
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Gadhafi&#039;s personal protection ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54263</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton examines the historical and current personal protection issues facing ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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<title><![CDATA[Libyan rebels pinpoint Gadhafi in Bani Walid]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Gadhafi&#039;s son Seif al-Islam vowed that the loyalists would fight to the death, saying in an audio message that &quot;Gadhafi and the entire family&quot; are still in Tripoli.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Father of Lybian revolution may not lead post-Gaddafi era]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the first cabinet minister to break ties with Gaddafi, is unlikely to lead Libya after its transition from a dictatorship to a promised democracy. 

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<title><![CDATA[&#039;Atrocious&#039; abuses by Gadhafi forces cause for extreme alarm, says UN]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;We are also deeply concerned about reports that there are still thousands of people unaccounted for who were arrested or taken prisoner by Gadhafi security forces either earlier in the conflict, or before it even started.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya: A premature victory celebration ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54210</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Governments and media have decided that the war in Libya is over, despite the fact that fighting continues. Gadhafi is still fighting and posing challenges. The war is not over.

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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi&#039;s wife, two sons and daughter in Algeria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[ALGERIA. So far, Algiers has adopted a stance of strict neutrality on the conflict in its neighbour, leading some among the rebels rebels to accuse it of supporting the Gadhafi regime.
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;Libya&#039;s new government will remember those who supported it and also those who did not,&#039; says risk consultant]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Charles Gurdon is part of a high-level oil and gas industry expert line-up for the North Africa Oil &amp; Gas Summit in Madrid in October.

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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi nearly captured, says report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54153</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan commandos fighting Muammar Gadhafi came close to capturing the toppled leader when they raided a private home in Tripoli where he appeared to have been hiding.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya rebels offer US$1.7 million bounty for Gadhafi as hunt intensifies]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Rebels said they were meeting little resistance as they closed in on Gadhafi&#039;s coastal hometown of Sirte amid a broad hunt for the Libyan leader.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya&#039;s post Gadhafi future - Who gets the oil?]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54138</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The glittering prize is Libya&#039;s 1.6 million barrels per day output of high quality crude, which accounted for about 2% of global oil output drawn from Africa&#039;s largest oil reserves.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign journalists leave Tripoli Rixos hotel]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The journalists said that representatives of the International Committee Red Cross came to the hotel and arranged for them to leave and provided transport.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Perspective: The oil market in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54130</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. It is unlikely that Libya&#039;s post war crude production of 1.5 million barrels a day amounting to 2% of the world demand will come back online before the end of 2012.
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<title><![CDATA[Elusive Gadhafi urges residents to cleanse Tripoli &#039;of rats&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. &quot;I walked incognito, without anyone seeing me, and I saw youths ready to defend their city,&quot; Gadafi said in an audio message without specifying when he did his walkabout. 

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<title><![CDATA[Libyan rebels break into Gaddafi compound]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan rebels stormed into Muammar Gaddafi&#039;s compound in Tripoli after battling loyalist forces for control of the capital for a third day.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Libyan rebel success and the problems ahead]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54107</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Bayless Parsley examines the success of the Libyan rebel forces in Tripoli but foresees problems for the rebel National Transitional Council once they begin governing Libya.

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<title><![CDATA[Brent oil slides as Libyan rebels enter Tripoli]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Brent crude fell, narrowing its record premium to the main US oil grade, as investors bet that Libyan production may recover after rebels entered Tripoli. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World revels in imminent Gadhafi demise]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54090</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. World leaders hailed the rebel push on the Libyan capital as the end-game in the six-month uprising against Gadhafi, urging him to surrender to avoid further bloodshed and face justice.

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<title><![CDATA[Heavy fighting near Gadhafi&#039;s Tripoli residence]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The strongman&#039;s whereabouts are unknown although he broadcast three audio messages on Sunday as rebel forces were sweeping through the capital and taking over the symbolic Green Square in the heart of the city.

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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Re-examining the Arab Spring ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54060</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. It is now more than six months since the beginning of the Arab Spring, and it is important to take stock of what has happened and what has not happened. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi urges Libyans to &#039;liberate&#039; country from &#039;traitors&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called on his followers to resist rebels and NATO forces, as rebel fighters claimed advances on the battlefield.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rift threatens Libya rebels]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi said his family had forged an alliance with Islamist rebels among the insurgents to drive out the secular opposition to his father&#039;s 40-year rule.
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan rebels claim control of Brega]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Most pro-Gadhafi troops retreated westward leaving around 150-200 loyalist fighters pinned down inside the oil town, a rebel spokesman said.
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan rebels breach Brega ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libyan rebels say they breached the strategic town of Brega overnight, after dozens of countries gave rebels a political boost by officially recognizing the Transitional National Council as the legitimate authority.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Libya and the problem with The Hague ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53527</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In both the Serbia and Libya cases, ICC indictments were used by Western countries in the midst of bombing campaigns to legitimize their humanitarian intervention. The problem is that the indictments left little room for negotiated settlements. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[France in contact with Libya as envoys say Gadhafi ready to go]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. We are meeting envoys who say to us:&quot; look, Gadhafi is ready to go, let&#039;s talk about it,&quot; French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi journalist says oil shortages will topple Gaddafi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53435</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The ongoing struggle between Libya&#039;s beleaguered regime and its opponents may eventually be decided by the issue of the country&#039;s petroleum reserves.
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<title><![CDATA[International court issues arrest warrant for Gadhafi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53279</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. ICC orders arrest of Gadhafi&#039;s son, spy chief; Warrants are for crimes against humanity; Warrants could intensify violence. 

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<title><![CDATA[US lawmakers deal Libya setback to Obama]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. In a symbolic but scathing rebuke to President Obama, the US House of Representatives rejected a resolution authorizing US military action in Libya.

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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi running out of money, says ex-bank head]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53076</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Gaddafi&#039;s rule may end in weeks as international sanctions starve him of funds.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK helicopters &#039;hit targets near Libya&#039;s Brega&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. British Apache helicopters destroyed a radar station and a military checkpoint held by Gadhafi&#039;s forces near Brega in their first sorties over Libya.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I will not leave my country, says Gaddafi]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Muammar Gaddafi is emphatic he will not leave Libya, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday after talks with the Libyan leader.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top warcrimes prosecutor seeks Gadhafi warrant]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52662</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. ICC chief prosecutor says warrants also sought for Gadhafi&#039;s son, Seif al-Islam, and intelligence head Abdullah Senussi for crimes against humanity.

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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi likely wounded and not in Tripoli, says Italy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52630</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has likely been wounded in western airstrikes and has probably left Tripoli, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sanctions update on Syria, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. The EU adopted  a Council Regulation on Syria that includes asset freezing measures on certain persons identified as being responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population and an arms embargo. 

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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi&#039;s son, grandchildren killed]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52405</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said. 

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<title><![CDATA[UN and Libya reach agreement on humanitarian presence in Tripoli]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52233</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Nearly half a million people have fled Libya in recent weeks since fighting broke out between Government forces and rebels seeking the ouster of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama, Sarkozy, Cameron say Qaddafi must leave power &#039;for good&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52182</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The U.S., U.K., France and other NATO nations will keep up military operations in Libya until Muammar Qaddafi is forced out.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN chief calls for concerted efforts to address grave humanitarian crisis in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52179</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. While swift and decisive global action saved thousands of lives in Libya, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating and requires concerted efforts by the UN and the international community, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed.

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<title><![CDATA[Update on Iran, Libya and Ivory Coast sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52162</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Most recently German Chancellor Angela Merkel intervened to stop billions of euros of Indian oil payments from reaching Iranian accounts via Germany.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US highlights pre-uprising rights abuses in the Middle East]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United States charged Friday that human rights abuses were &quot;especially serious&quot; last year in Bahrain, Libya and Syria, now hit by mass uprisings that it says raise hope for a brighter future.

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<title><![CDATA[Libya rebels in oil deal with Qatar]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan rebels have penned a deal with Qatar to market their crude oil abroad in exchange for food, medicine and, it hopes, weapons, a top official in the transitional government said. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil rises to 30-month high on Libya conflict]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Oil rose to the highest in 30 months in New York on concern the conflict in Libya, Africa&#039;s third- largest exporter, will prolong production cuts. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatar oil deal to help meet basic needs, says Libya rebels official]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Qatar will provide fuel, medicine, food and other humanitarian needs to rebels as part of a deal to market oil from rebel-held eastern Libya, a top rebel finance official said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NATO takes command of Libya operation as Allies step up attacks]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Opposition fighters, who last week struggled to move west along the coast from Benghazi, entered Brega and Ras Lanuf after retaking Ajdabiya. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE fighter jets arrive in Italy for Libya operations]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[The six planes could be seen landing at the Decimomannu base on the island of Sardinia after a logistics plane also arrived at the base.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan rebels celebrate victory in Ajdabiya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Celebrations are under way in Ajdabiya where rebels have regained control following a barrage of coalition airstrikes against pro-Gadhafi forces.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NATO to take control of Libyan &#039;no-fly&#039; zone]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51853</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The handover of the no-fly mission to NATO could come as early as this weekend. But the decision does not allow for a quick exit by the alliance from the costly military operation.

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<title><![CDATA[ French missile destroys Libyan army plane on the ground]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. A French warplane destroyed a Libyan military aircraft with an air-to-ground missile as it was landing at Misrata air base in western Libya.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya rebels move towards forming national government]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51831</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Reform strategist Mahmoud Jebril tipped to head post-Gaddafi government; Such a step could only be taken when the country is united under rebel control.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Libya, the West and the Narrative of Democracy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51806</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The US, France and Britain are intervening in favor of a poorly defined group of mutually hostile and suspicious tribes and factions that have failed to coalesce, at least so far, into a meaningful military force. The intervention may well succeed. The question is whether the outcome will create a morally superior nation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US Military says jet crashes in Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command Vince Crawley said the crash likely was caused by a mechanical problem and not gunfire.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General urges world community to &#039;speak with one voice&#039; on Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. Speaking to journalists in Egypt, Ban Ki-moon urged the full implementation of last week&#039;s Security Council resolution on Libya, which authorized United Nations Member States to take &quot;all necessary measures&quot; to protect civilians.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arab League committed to Libya no-fly zone, says Amr Moussa]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. &quot;The Arab League decisions have been announced and we are committed to them,&quot; Moussa said at a press conference with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Allied attacks ground Libyan Air Force]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A cruise missile smashed into Qaddafi&#039;s residential compound knocking down half of an administrative building . It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
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<title><![CDATA[New Libya ceasefire as coalition jets zero in]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51757</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libya has announced another ceasefire as the country braced itself for a second night&#039;s bombardment by allied forces.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan regime&#039;s claim to abide by ceasefire cannot be verified, says UN chief]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51747</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;I have been thinking about the possibility of speaking to him [Gadhafi] but the way he has been speaking publicly made me feel a bit questionable whether I could have any meaningful or constructive dialog with him.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Libyan War of 2011 ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51745</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The early days will go extremely well but will not define whether or not the war is successful. The test will come if a war designed to stop human suffering begins to inflict human suffering. That is when the difficult political decisions have to be made and when we will find out whether the strategy, the mission and the political will fully match up.

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<title><![CDATA[Coalition forces launch strikes against Gadhafi ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51739</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US, British and French military have all launched strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi.

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Libyan forces approach Benghazi]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Though Gadhafi declared a unilateral ceasefire, it is becoming apparent that this was simply a stalling tactic in an attempt to consolidate gains ahead of airstrikes. 
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<title><![CDATA[French military jets fly over Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;Our air force will oppose any aggression,&quot; French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after a meeting in Paris to agree a course of action to confront Gadhafi.

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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi forces defy ceasefire, attack Benghazi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51720</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi&#039;s forces attacked the rebel stronghold of Benghazi as Western and Arab leaders prepared to meet to discuss how to implement a no-fly zone to halt the assault.

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<title><![CDATA[Libya Analysis: Implications of the ceasefire]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51717</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libya&#039;s ceaefire announcement complicates European efforts to spearhead a campaign against government troops. Assuming Tripoli follows through on its declaration, the affect on operations against the Libyan rebels remains in question]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya declares immediate ceasefire after UN no-fly resolution]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51708</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libya said it is ceasing all military action and will start talks with rebels, reacting the day after a UN vote cleared the way for strikes against leader Muammar Gadhafi&#039;s regime. 

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<title><![CDATA[Qatar, UAE to join Libya air strikes as UN Security Council approves no-fly zone]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51696</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UN Security Council voted for a resolution that supports a no-fly zone in Libya and &quot;all necessary measures&quot; to protect civilians.

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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi forces near Benghazi as rebel commander says world &#039;has failed us&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51671</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Gadhafi forces moved into the gateway city of Ajdabiya, 161 kilometers Benghazi, as prospects faded for a NATO-led no-fly zone.
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<title><![CDATA[Libyans in rebel stronghold Benghazi say no-fly zone key to beat Gadhafi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51644</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. &quot;We don&#039;t want foreign military intervention. We only want a no-fly zone over Libya since our youths use guns to fight warplanes.&quot; 
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<title><![CDATA[Brega cleared of rebels, says Libyan state TV]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51613</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Dozens of rebels withdrew from the eatern oil town of Brega amid heavy shelling launched by government forces loyal to leader Muammar Gadhafi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arab league calls for no-fly zone on Libya ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51604</link>
<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. Egyptian state television also said the Arab League had decided to open channels of communication with a Libyan rebel council based in Benghazi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi&#039;s firepower advantages puts Libyan rebels on defensive]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The Libyan leader strengthened his control in and around Tripoli, as his forces fought rebels reported to be still dug in at oil installations in Ras Lanuf. 

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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: French support for intervention in Libya ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51578</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Marko Papic explains the politics behind France&#039;s support of the proposed airstrikes on, and no-fly zone over, Libya.

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<title><![CDATA[Libya&#039;s ratings lowered to &#039;BB/B&#039; and suspended by S&amp;P]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51575</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. We are suspending our ratings on Libya due to the imposition of international sanctions that effectively preclude us from maintaining a sovereign rating on Libya, said S&amp;P. 
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<title><![CDATA[Emergency response teams in Libya, Tunisia find most urgent needs include qualified nurses, water/sanitation/hygiene services]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51573</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. International Medical Corps&#039; teams in eastern Libya and at the border in Tunisia are conducting ongoing assessments of health needs and providing critical medical supplies. 

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<title><![CDATA[France first to formally recognise Libyan opposition ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51568</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. France is formally recognising the Libyan opposition&#039;s Interim Governing Council as the &quot;legitimate&quot; representative of the Libyan people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan representative to meet with Greek official in Athens ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51555</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A representative of Moammar Gadhafi&#039;s regime is to hold talks with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Dollis Thursday in Athens.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US, Libyan opposition meet in Cairo]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51528</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz and other US officials met in Cairo with members of the opposition seeking to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How a Libyan no-fly zone could backfire ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51527</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Calls are growing for a no-fly zone over Libya, but a power or coalition of powers willing to enforce one remains elusive.

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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi said to be seeking meeting with rebels to negotiate exit  
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<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51514</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Al Jazeera reported Gadhafi has proposed to hold a meeting of the parliament to pave the way for him to step down with certain guarantees.
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<title><![CDATA[Gulf states back Libya no-fly zone]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51511</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said the decision was reached after Libyan authorities &quot;totally refused to allow aid&quot; to reach civilians.

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<title><![CDATA[US planners mull military options in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51509</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US defense planners are preparing a range of land, sea and air military options in Libya in case Washington and its allies decide to intervene.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE urges UN action to protect Libyans]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51505</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The UAE called for the UN Security Council to act to protect the Libyan people, as fighting continued between rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US oil rises to 29-month high above US$106 on concern Libyan supply cuts will spread]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51480</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;You couple the supply risks in the Middle East with some more positive demand data from the developed world and it&#039;s not surprising that you see the oil price push higher.&quot;
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<title><![CDATA[UN refugee agency &#039;very concerned&#039; civilians being prevented from fleeing Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51476</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called on the Libyan authorities to allow &quot;immediate unimpeded access&quot; for humanitarian agencies and a continuation of &quot;free movement of people.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LSE investigation ordered as director resigns over Libya link]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51451</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAl. Sir Howard Davies said the university&#039;s reputation had suffered because of its ties to the regime of Colonel Muammar Gadhafi.]]></description>
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