THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, February, 25th (part 2)

It’s a week when Libya’s self-proclaimed « Guide », Muammar Gaddafi, lost all his bearings. And now, he seems poised to lose his country as well. As North Africa’s deadliest rebellion so far rages on, how much more damage will Gaddafi inflict on his people? And can a country riven by tribal rivalries avoid a plunge into all-out civil war?

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

By FRANCE 24

On the set :

Alison Smale, Editor-in-chief, IHT
David Clark, Paris Deputy Bureau Chief, AFP
Christopher Dickey, Newsweek Magazine's Paris Bureau Chief and Mideast Editor and columnist for The Daily Beast
Fawaz A. Gerges, Director of the Middle East Centre, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations, PSIA

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A progamme produced by Mounia Ben Aïssa

François PICARD

Presenter

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