A senior NTC official has said that Saadi Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader's third son, is willing to give himself up.

Libya's interim leadership has rejected the idea of deploying any kind of international military force, the UN envoy to the country has said.

Fighters mass outside Sirte as Libyan interim leader asks Gaddafi men to surrender by Saturday or face military action.

After a six-month struggle, Libya’s rebels have seized power. We look at Tripoli in rebel hands and, in a second article, at the new people now in control

How Qaddafi's Fall Vindicated Obama and RtoP

First Look Inside Security Unit Shows How Citizens Were Tracked.

Toppled Libyan leader's wife, his daughter and two of his sons in Algiers, as NTC says it will seek their extradition.

A new Libyan government should devise policies that benefit the Libyan people, instead of avenging Gaddafi's legacy.

There are many reasons to be cautiously optimistic about Libya

Meet the Libyan postwar planners who put the Bush administration's Iraq team to shame.

Reinforcements awaited as Libyan fighters push towards Sirte amid dissent over NTC appointments.

The Libyan rebels' astonishing televised success may alter what unfolds in rebellions so far characterized by peaceful disobedience in Syria and Yemen, which have endured bloody crackdowns.

Interview with Lieutenant-General Gennady Yevstafyev, expert in international security.

The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to prevent acts of revenge

The fall of Muammar Qaddafi will transform Libya, the Middle East and NATO

Amid the euphoria of having forced Moammar Kadafi to flee, some Tripoli residents decry the lack of basic services and say they fear that chaos is imminent, like that in Baghdad after Saddam Hussein.

The UK is to provide £3m of urgent humanitarian support for those affected by the conflict in Libya, the government has announced.

Libyan rebel leaders have announced measures to tackle shortages of water, fuel and medicines in Tripoli which the UN says are threatening lives.

As Colonel Gaddafi's grip on Libya draws to an end, the chief questions are how stable will a new regime be and how can its economy be secured?

Le Conseil national de transition (CNT), l’organe politique de la rébellion libyenne, s’est installé à Tripoli. Dans la capitale comme ailleurs dans le pays, les combats continuent, alors que Mouammar Kaddafi reste toujours introuvable.

Gelés en mars dernier, les avoirs de la Libye en Europe devraient bientôt retourner à Tripoli. L'ONU a pour l'instant accepté de débloquer 1,5 milliard de dollars pour une aide d'urgence à la reconstruction du pays.

The UN's cultural body has warned international art dealers and museums to look out for artefacts that may have been looted from Libya during fighting.

What should happen to Colonel al-Gaddafi upon his capture

Germany's government now appears eager to make loans, unfreeze Libyan assets, and commit itself to aid for Libya, but a growing list of critics is saying it's all too little, too late.

As rebels try to strengthen their hold on Tripoli, the odds of a peaceful, democratic transfer of power in Libya are long and the need for ongoing international intervention is very likely.

As rebels take Tripoli, foreign powers are eyeing the prize of Libya's high quality crude oil.

RAF Tornado GR4s struck a military facility located on the southern outskirts of Tripoli yesterday morning, as UK Armed Forces continue to contribute to NATO's patrols over Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973.

Situation in capital volatile as rebels sweep into Abu Salim neighbourhood to clear pockets of resistance.

The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge.

The country's "sweet" oil reserves have a disproportionate effect on world supplies and European economies

It's so not all about Muammar Qaddafi, except it mostly is.

There's more than just the fate of Libya's former leader at stake

Foreign Secretary William Hague has said it may take time to negotiate a United Nations resolution to release frozen Libyan assets.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has become the third Arab leader to be deposed this year. The rulers of Yemen, Syria and Algeria are likely to be the most worried.

Bodies of men reportedly killed by Gaddafi forces found in hospital as fighting rages in Tripoli neighbourhoods.

With the austerity gripping Europe and a new generation of leaders not shaped by cold-war politics, NATO's future is increasingly in question

Libyan rebel forces are pushing east towards Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, having taken most of Tripoli.

Rebels announce cash reward for capturing or killing Gaddafi as fighting rages in pockets of Libyan capital.

Head of rebel cabinet tours Europe in a bid to secure the release of billions of dollars in UN-frozen Libyan assets.

Libyan rebels have announced an amnesty for anyone within Col Muammar Gaddafi's "inner circle" who captures or kills him, and a $1.7m (£1m) reward.

From the outset of operations over Libya, Nato commanders have made it clear to politicians exactly what an air campaign can and cannot deliver. Their mission is not yet accomplished.

Libya's rebel council is meeting with international officials in Qatar today to arrange $2.5 billion in funding for an interim government.

Dire warnings of marauding rebels soaking Tripoli's streets with blood have simply not materialised, and are unlikely to do so. We should beware of unduly inflating the ghosts of Islamism, tribal factionalism and the chaos of Baghdad haunting the new Libya.

The fall of Moammar Kadafi, who has long dominated life in Libya, will create a dicey security situation. NATO and the U.N. will have to send economic aid and, most likely, peacekeeping troops.

By unfreezing assets and offering loans, governments from London to Beijing are extending help to the 'new' Libya.

Mustafa Abdel Jalil promises to end Libya's isolation and build "strong relations with other countries".

The rebel Transitional National Council needs to play a big role in stabilising Libya and restoring law.

With Free Libya Forces fighting to overcome pockets of supporters of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime within Tripoli, UK forces have helped NATO maintain a constant presence over the city.

With Qaddafi's ouster imminent, the West must plan for post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction.

Foreign policy: intervention after LibyaIt can be said that in narrow military terms the west's action over Libya has worked, and that politically there was justification

Col Muammar Gaddafi has made a speech vowing death or victory in the fight against "aggression", after Libyan rebels seized his Tripoli compound.

Libyan leader urges Tripoli residents to purge city of rebels and brags he has been out and about without being spotted.

Few dispute the assertion that NATO jets enabled Libyan rebels to come knocking on Qadhafi's door in Tripoli. But as he falls, it will be difficult to avoid the conclusion that NATO emerges from this successful operation weaker than it went into it.

As rebels seize Muammar Gaddafi's compound and the regime enters its final days, the EU and NATO have taken the first steps to assist a transitional government in Libya and release frozen cash for rebels.

Rebels Storm Fortified Headquarters, but Strongman Nowhere to Be Found.

Ankara Says It Has Given the Opposition $200 Million and NATO Will Stay in Libya Until Situation Is Under Control.

Germany wanted nothing to do with NATO's military mission in Libya. Now that autocrat Moammar Gadhafi appears to be on his way out, however, it looks as though Chancellor Angela Merkel guessed wrong. It could ultimately prove to be an expensive mistake.

It was not the first time we had seen such images of Col Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam - he stood on a pick-up truck outside his father's Tripoli compound early on Tuesday, pumping the air with his fist and smiling broadly.

La chute du régime de Mouammar Kaddafi pourrait constituer un tremplin pour les contestations dans le monde arabe. D’abord en Syrie et au Yémen… mais peut-être aussi en Algérie.

Ashton says assets will be unfrozen to help Libyan economy re-build.

Military alliance pledges to carry out air strikes wherever necessary to protect civilians.

This report is a summary of discussions that took place at a Chatham House Libya Working Group meeting on 18 August 2011.

Smoke seen rising from Libyan leader's fortress as loyalists and rebels battle for control of Tripoli's streets.

Turkish foreign minster calls for Libyan assets to be released on visit to Benghazi as support for opposition widens.

Questions over extent of opposition forces' grip as Saif al-Islam re-emerges to rally loyalists in battle for capital.

As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft are maintaining a presence in the air.

Gaddafi's influential son re-emerges on streets of Tripoli, disproving opposition claims that he had been captured.

Obama says Libya's future now in "the hands of the people", while Arab nations officially recognise opposition council.

As fighting in Tripoli continues and international leaders looked to ramp up pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to step down, oil companies tried yesterday (22 August) to secure investments in Libya.

As Muammar Gaddafi's forces scatter, NATO, which has backed Libya's rebels with a bombing campaign, is calling for a peaceful transition of power. Meanwhile, the EU says it will continue to offer support to the Libyan people.

Libyan leader's whereabouts unknown as rebels announce end of Gaddafi era, and UN chief calls for smooth transition.

Libyan rebels are battling troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi for control of Tripoli, after launching an assault on the capital from several directions.

Le dirigeant libyen devrait rapidement perdre son rang après 42 ans au pouvoir.

La victoire militaire ne résoudra pas les conflits internes de l'opposition, qui manque de figures consensuelles.

One of Col Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saif al-Islam, has appeared in Tripoli and claimed the government had "broken the backbone" of the rebel offensive there.

With attention focused on important cities and bigger battles to the east, Moammar Kadafi may have underestimated the tenacity of the uprising in the western mountains.

In power since 1969, the colonel has been one of the longest-serving, most erratic, most grimly fascinating leaders.

Obama says momentum against Gaddafi has reached a tipping point as world leaders herald a new beginning for Libya.

Fighting rages in Tripoli near compound of beleaguered Libyan leader as rebels sweep into capital

Heavy fighting is taking place in Tripoli around the compound of embattled Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi after rebels seized control of much of the city on Sunday.

Obama says the United States will continue to work with the international community to support a peaceful transition to democracy in Libya.

Tunisian security forces have fought a gun battle with armed men in pick-up trucks near the Libyan border, officials say.

Berlin's official position is that no German troops are being deployed in Libya. But Bundeswehr soldiers are indirectly taking part in the conflict by providing target assessment for their NATO allies.

While Libyan rebels make strides against Moammar Kadafi's government, NATO members facing budget cuts are scrounging to keep their air campaign alive long enough to finish the job.

In recent days, Nato has intensified its attacks on targets in the Libya capital, Tripoli. Some believe Nato is overstepping the terms of its mandate - which is to protect civilians in Libya - and is intervening directly in the conflict on the side of the opposition forces. The BBC's Matthew Price questions a Nato spokesman about those claims.

The Libyan embassy in Washington has been reopened, demonstrating growing recognition of the legitimacy of the Transitional National Council.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it is organising an evacuation of thousands of foreign workers from Libya's capital, Tripoli.

Les rebelles ont ouvert de nouveaux fronts proches de la capitale

The RAF has launched precision strikes on one of Colonel Gaddafi's main command facilities used by the former regime to co-ordinate attacks on the Libyan people.

Troops Stormed Room Where Demonstrators Hid, Town Residents Say

Thanks to the rapid advances of rebel forces, Muammar Qaddafi’s capital is now a city under siege

Explosions heard in Tripoli as rebels capture key towns and supply routes, further isolating Gaddafi's stronghold.

As Libya's rebels push forward in their fight to unseat Muammar al-Qaddafi, factional rivalries and a climate of general disorder threaten to upend their military and diplomatic victories.

Make no mistake: Qaddafi will be ousted, and probably sooner rather than later. That's why the hard work of rebuilding Libya must start now.

NATO’s ongoing mission in Libya has dominated international headlines for the past several months. However, one does not often see the faces behind Operation Unified Protector; the hundreds of men and women without whom NATO’s mission would not be possible. The following photos therefore showcase the efforts of NATO’s hardworking and courageous Allied Forces who, either by air or sea, regularly save countless lives of innocent civilians and protect them from pro-Ghaddafi forces in order to allow the Libyan people to decide their future.

After weeks of military stalemate things do now seem to be moving on the ground in Libya.

Libyan forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are fighting rebels for control of a coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.

Opposition says its forces have reached Al-Heisha and captured two towns on supply roads in campaign to isolate capital.

U.S. Accredits Libyan Opposition Envoy as Regime Security Official Appears to Defect; Battle Over Tripoli Supply Lines.

Libyan forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are fighting rebels for control of the coastal town of Zawiya, less than 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.

Missile launch against rebels marks first use of a ballistic weapon by Libyan troops since conflict began in March.

Opposition forces continue western offensive, as Libyan interior minister lands in Egyptian capital.

Military forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have fired a Scud missile for the first time in the country's six-month conflict, US defence officials say.

Libya's interior minister has arrived in Egypt on an unannounced holiday with nine members of his family, officials at Cairo airport say

RAF Tornados and Typhoons have been in action once again this weekend over Libya, with support from HMS Liverpool, as part of NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR.

Rebels say they now control most of the city of Zawiyah and have cut off the main resupply route for the capital, Tripoli.

NATO 'underestimated the ability of Gathafi's forces to resist' six months after Libya bombing blitz.

La Libye dément la prise de la ville de Zaouia et craint des bombardement de l’OTAN contre Ras-Jedir – Les autorités libyennes ont démenti, samedi soir, la prise de la ville de Zaouia (50 km à l'ouest de Tripoli) au moment où les combats font rage sur les différents fronts opposant l’armée libyenne aux groupes armés rebelles. S’exprimant lors d’ un point de presse, samedi à Tripoli, le secrétaire du comité chargé des médias étrangers en Libye, Moussa Ibrahim, a démenti ce qu’il a qualifié 'd’allégations des médias impliqués dans l’agression perpétrée contre la Libye selon lesquelles les rebelles seraient entrés dans la ville de Zaouia'.

Five months on since Nato began bombing targets in Libya, Colonel Gaddafi has still not been dislodged. The people in the rebel-held port of Misrata have learned to live with the constant fear that death could come at any moment.

Une vingtaine de brigades de la rébellion libyenne ont exigé le départ de leur ministre de la Défense, le tenant indirectement responsable de la mort du général Abdel Fatah Younès.

Rebels say they have taken several residential districts of strategic oil port, as other forces press towards Zawiyah.

Le président russe a annoncé avoir signé un décret mettant en application les sanctions prévues par l'ONU à l'encontre du régime de Mouammar Kaddafi.

Gathafi regime threatens to execute anyone in possession of Thuraya satellite phone without official authorisation for fear of communicating with enemey.

Police storm Stockholm embassy after a group of men overtook the building in apparent protest against Muammar Gaddafi.

RAF jets successfully bombed a Libyan frigate in Tripoli harbour this week, along with various other key targets of forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi.

Rebels say they have taken several residential districts of strategic oil port, as other forces press towards Zawiyah.

Armed intervention is on the rise. And there is an ever-growing belief that eliminating atrocities the world over is the responsibility of the great powers. Yet these idealists adhere to a false promise of abolishing not only war crimes but war writ large. NATO's Libya campaign proves once again that humanitarian adventurism is a mere shroud for Western imperialism.

The Libyan conflict is very different from the upheavals that have shaken several other North African and Middle Eastern countries since the 'Arab spring' began. Libya is a sparsely populated country with only the rudiments of civil society. it has no 'Facebook generation' equipped to organize peaceful protest, no labor unions capable of relaying grassroots discontent, and no organized opposition that could have expressed specific grievances and, given the opportunity, negotiated with the regime. In more than forty years of bloody, absolute and occasionally grotesque dictatorial rule, Muammar Gaddafi, 'the Guide', has eliminated all forces of dissent and thereby any channels of dialogue. This is why the Libyan uprising has been so violent and extreme. The rebellion which began in February has a single demand : the end of the dictator, by bloodshed if necessary. What comes next ? Since Libya is an artificially constructed state, partition now seems to be a credible scenario.

As Operation 'Unified Protector' enters its fifth month, allied forces are looking to the long-term sustainment of the campaign. Tim Ripley reports on their efforts to keep the initiative on the battlefield

This is a simple but yet the toughest question that has been posed to us by those who feel that we are not justified to march against the Western forces that have taken it upon themselves to intervene in Libya by declaring war against the rule of Gaddafi.

Conseil national de transition en Libye - Une commission ad hoc de l'Union africaine (UA) a rencontré mardi une délégation du Conseil national de transition de la Libye, dirigée par Mahmoud Jibril, a révélé l'UA dans un communiqué de presse publié mardi à Addis-Abeba, en Ethiopie.

Man bearing resemblance to Khamis shown chatting to people wounded in NATO strike that government says killed 85 people.

The Royal Air Force's E-3D Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft is a key part of the UK contribution to NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect Libyan civilians from Colonel Gaddafi's former regime.

The Libyan government has accused Nato of killing dozens of civilians in an attack on a village in western Libya.

Nato is a terrorist organisation - akin to al-Qaeda - because of its bombing campaign in Libya, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said.

Le mystère entourant l'assassinat du chef d'état-major de la rébellion, le général Younes, exacerbe les tensions parmi les opposants de Mouammar Kaddafi. Des voix s'élèvent notamment pour le limogeage de certains dirigeants du CNT et la tribu du défunt menace de se faire justice elle-même si les coupables ne sont pas arrêtés.

Le journal britannique le Times s’est procuré un mémorandum prévoyant les structures de l’après-Kaddafi, rédigé par le Conseil national de transition (CNT) libyen. Si le dictateur venait à tomber, les infrastructures resteraient pour la plupart identiques, afin d’éviter le chaos.

The leader of Libya's rebel movement, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, has dismissed his entire executive committee, which functions as a cabinet.

National Transitional Council fires executive board and asks chairman to pick new one, as fighters push towards Tripoli.

The Libyan town of Bir al-Ghanam, close to Tripoli, appears to be still under rebel control after an assault on Saturday, despite government denials.

Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's son Khamis, the leader of one of the country's most elite fighting units, was reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike in Zlitan overnight.

Le régime libyen a démenti vendredi l'annonce faite par les rebelles de la mort de Khamis Kaddafi, un des fils du dirigeant.

Rebel spokesman says Libyan army commander Khamis Gaddafi killed in NATO airstrike on Zlitan

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have full control of the key western front line town of Zlitan, Libyan officials say.

La France a dégelé 182 millions d'euros d'avoirs libyens pour aider les rebelles. Un gage de confiance risqué

Did Italy press the U.S. to intervene — or vice versa?

The assassination of Gen. Younis is a major challenge to the rebels – and to the strategy of the US and others who recognized the rebels as Libya's government and must stay the course.

La France a mis lundi 259 millions de dollars (182 millions d’euros) d’avoir libyens à la disposition des rebelles du CNT qui restent mobilisés contre le régime de Kaddafi. Malgré le ramadan.

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have launched a counter-offensive against rebels near the key western town of Zlitan.

Rebels say government forces stormed their positions on outskirts of strategic western town in pre-dawn assault.

At least 15 dead as opposition says it has captured members of pro-Gaddafi brigade operating under rebel banner

Italian coastguards have found the bodies of 25 men on a boat crowded with refugees fleeing Libya.

Both the wars in Afghanistan and Libya reveal serious flaws in the alliance. If they can’t be fixed, perhaps it's time for a 'back to basics' NATO and a return to coalitions of the willing.

Four dead and six wounded as opposition says it launched attack on pro-Gaddafi brigade operating under rebel banner.

Militants within Libya's opposition will have to be marginalised after Colonel Gaddafi is removed from power, says Defence Secretary Liam Fox.

Geo-strategic considerations, arm twisting, long-term objectives and behind-the-door haggling continue to impact the global energy chess board, as national interests, political and strategic priorities and considerations of major stake holders in the ongoing, West-led, get-Qaddafi campaign in Libya unravels, the tight global energy balance is getting under pressure — at least in the short term

Libyan rebel commander Gen Abdel Fattah Younes was shot dead by a militia linked to his own side, a rebel minister has said.

The death of Abdel Fattah Younes was announced in Benghazi by the head of the National Transitional Council.