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Live blogging: Demonstrations and dissent across the Middle East
18/02/2011 - ARAB WORLD

Live blogging: Demonstrations and dissent across the Middle East

FRANCE 24 follows developments live as protests and demonstrations continue in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.
Military on alert after thousands rally against protester fatalities
18/02/2011 - LIBYA

Military on alert after thousands rally against protester fatalities

Soldiers were deployed in Libya's second-largest city of Benghazi Friday after thousands turned out overnight to demonstrate against violence between security forces and anti-government protesters that left at least 20 people dead.
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Gaddafi's brutal four decades in power
21/10/2011 - PROFILE

Gaddafi's brutal four decades in power

The grim and eccentric rule of Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi began with a bloodless coup in 1969 and ended in a bloodbath 42 years later.
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Libya protests: Could Gaddafi be toppled next?
17/02/2011 - TOP STORY

Libya protests: Could Gaddafi be toppled next?

Pro-reform protests erupted in Libya on Wednesday, part of growing demands for change in the Arab world that have brought pressure to bear on even the longest-ruling regimes. Hundreds of anti-government protesters have clashed with police and government supporters in Libya.
Libyans hope their revolution will also be tweeted
16/02/2011 - LIBYA

Libyans hope their revolution will also be tweeted

Opposition to Muammar Gaddafi was inconceivable in Libya for four decades. But that was before the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings embraced the power of the Internet. Now Libyans are hoping their revolution will also be tweeted.
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Protester killed in Yemen as unrest sweeps region
16/02/2011 - MIDDLE EAST

Protester killed in Yemen as unrest sweeps region

Anti-government protests inspired by successful revolts in Tunisia and Egypt are sweeping the Middle East and North Africa despite government concessions. A Yemeni protester was fatally shot Wednesday while two have been killed in Bahrain's unrest.
Winds of change blow through Maghreb and Middle East
16/02/2011 - WEBNEWS

Winds of change blow through Maghreb and Middle East

Online reports of the protest movements in the Maghreb and Middle East. Chinese web users are campaigning for the freedom of an activist under house arrest. And some young American thrill seekers reinvent the swing.
Violent protests rock Libyan city of Benghazi
16/02/2011 - LIBYA

Violent protests rock Libyan city of Benghazi

Anti-government protests gripped Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi overnight Tuesday in an unprecedented display of dissent in the tightly controlled, oil-rich North African nation. Medical officials said 38 people were injured in the clashes.
Street protests leave 14 injured in Benghazi
16/02/2011 - LIBYA

Street protests leave 14 injured in Benghazi

Clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the Libyan city of Benghazi left 14 people injured Tuesday, local media said. The protests were led by the families of prisoners killed there in 1996, who demanded their lawyer's release.
Hu Jintao’s US visit
20/01/2011 - WEBNEWS

Hu Jintao’s US visit

The web comments on the Chinese president’s visit to the United States. Muammar Gaddafi describes the web as a threat to his country. And a skier slides down the slopes of an Arctic iceberg.
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