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Dictators around the Middle East should pay close attention to the fate of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, opposition activists from Syria and Yemen said Thursday as reports of Gadhafi's death flashed across the world. "This is a lesson for all dictatorships: So even before the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, international oil companies were getting [...]

By LIAM PLEVEN And BENOîT FAUCON A rebel victory in Libya would likely put added downward pressure on oil prices, which are already falling amid concerns about the slowing economy, experts say. But the impact may be limited until Tripoli's new leaders by AP President Barack Obama said Sunday night following a day of dramatic [...]

Omran Abukraa, who had been named head of the Libyan national oil company in June after the last chief defected, was in Tunisia and unlikely to return to Libya. Louafi Larbi / Reuters Muammar Qaddafi has lost his second oil envoy in three months to the Foreign nationals are due to be evacuated from Tripoli [...]

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels said they launched their first attack on Tripoli in coordination with NATO late Saturday, and Associated Press reporters heard unusually heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital. It looks as if things are coming to a close in the Libyan Civil War. Although Gaddafi could still surprise the rebels, [...]

TUNIS — Tunisia on Sunday decided to recognise the rebel National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people, the news agency TAP reported. "The political decision has been taken," a government source confirmed to AFP, A look at some of the decisive battles and political developments in Libya's six-month-old uprising. The battle [...]