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Gadhafi's vow: Will fight to 'last drop of blood' MAGGIE MICHAEL SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO — A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his "last drop of blood" and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime Tuesday, signaling an escalation of the a crackdown that has thrown the capital into scenes of mayhem, wild shooting and bodies in the streets. The speech by the Libyan leader — who shouted and pounded his fists on the podium — was an all-out call for his b... Full story
Gadhafi's hold on Libya weakens in protest wave MAGGIE MICHAEL SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO — Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a bloody crackdown on protest in the capital of Tripoli, where cars and buildings were burned. World leaders were outraged at the "vicious forms of repression" used against the demonstrators. The mercurial leader appeared on Libyan state television for less than a minute early T...
Gadhafi's son warns of civil war in Libya SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press CAIRO — The son of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi warned in a nationally televised address that continued anti-government protests that have wracked Libya for six days might lead to a civil war that could send the country's oil wells up in flames. Appearing on Libyan state television after midnight Sunday, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi said the army still backed his father, who was leading the fight, although he added that some military bases, tanks and weapon... Full story
In this frame from video , officials remove a portrait of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the main Cabinet building in Cairo, on Sunday, Feb. 13 2011. Egyptians are removing portraits of ousted President Hosni Mubarak which have hung in public and private institutions throughout his three decades in power. (AP Photo / APTN) Egypt's military rulers dissolve parliament MAGGIE MICHAEL,Associated Press SARAH EL DEEB,Associated Press CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers took sweeping action to dismantle the autocratic l... Full story
Leadership of Egypt's ruling party resigns SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press CAIRO — State TV says the top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak and the party secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif, resigned Saturday in a new gesture apparently aimed at convincing anti-government protesters that the regime is serious about reform. Protesters have shrugged off other concessions by the regime in the past 12 days of unprecedented street demonstrations, saying they will settle for n... Full story
Anti-government protesters form a human chain to prevent Egyptian Army tanks from clearing barricades, next to the Egyptian Museum at an entrance to Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. Egyptian State TV says the top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak and the party secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif, resigned Saturday in a new gesture apparently aimed at convincing anti-government protesters that the regime is serious about reform. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)...
CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for a new term in office in September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt's soil, in a television address Tuesday after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million protesters called on him to go. Mubarak said he would serve out the rest of his term working to ensure a "peaceful transfer of power" and carry out amendments to rules on presidential elections. Protexters want him out now But the h... Full story
Egypt's Mubarak says he won't run for a new term HADEEL AL-SHALCHI SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for a new term in office in September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt's soil, in a television address Tuesday after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million protesters called on him to go. Mubarak said he would serve out the rest of his term working to ensure a "peaceful transfer of power" a...
