Rapports

TUNISIA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Libya's popular uprising has threatened to topple the government of Muammar Gaddafi, with swathes of the oil-exporting country now in the hands of anti-government rebels following bloody clashes. Below is a list of main towns…

In agreement with the Egyptian and with the Tunisian authorities, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has dispatched one humanitarian aid team to the Egyptian border with Libya and another to the Tunisian border with Libya. Their primary…

Highlights 1. Protests calling for an end to the government of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and its leader Muammar al-Gaddafi began on 15 February and were violently broken up by security forces. The UN estimates that more than 2000 people have…

26 Feb 2011 -- The Ministry of Health in Libya reports, through WHO couple of days ago that at least 290 people have died since the unrest started. The total numbers of injured are unknown, but 1000 are reported…

Pro-Gaddafi Thugs Terrorize Egyptian Migrants, Causing Flight to Tunisia (Ras Ijdir, Tunisia, February 26, 2011) - Libyan security forces and pro-government groups in the western city of Zawiyah have violently attacked anti-government protesters and Egyptian migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said…

Secretary-General SG/SM/13420 SC/10188 AFR/2125 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council on Libya, today, 26 February, in New York: Let me express my appreciation to the Security Council for its work today. I welcome the resolution you…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is supporting the activities of the Tunisian Red Crescent in helping people escape the violence and unrest in Libya. The Tunisian Red Crescent is welcoming and assisting people…

BRUSSELS/NEW YORK, 26 February 2011 - UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports that children and adolescents have been killed or injured in the escalating violence that is affecting a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa. "No…

Some parts of Tripoli said to be under protesters' control * Gaddafi appears in central square to rally supporters * Witness says Zawiyah, 50 km from Tripoli, in rebel hands * Most oil facilities reported to be under rebel control (Adds further quotes from…

WAM Abu Dhabi, 25th Feb. 2011 (WAM) -- UAE and Turkey are currently joining hands to deliver urgent relief assistance to the brotherly Libyan people, UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed today. In a joint…