Mar 01 Watch Eyewitness to Libya’s Turmoil: ‘We Need the World’s Help’ Libyan government forces battled unsuccessfully for six hours to reclaim Zawiyah, a key rebel-held city 30 miles from the capital of Tripoli. Margaret Warner talks with a resident about the battle and what people in Libya are saying about the… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Libyan Rebels, Gadhafi’s Forces Battle as Refugees Swarm Border Crossings Pro-government militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi continued to battle Libyan rebels as more refugees fled to borders with Tunisia and Egypt, sparking fears of a humanitarian crisis. Alex Thomson and Bill Neely of Independent Television News report on the latest… Continue watching
Mar 01 Humanitarian Crisis Grows on Libya-Tunisia Border By Talea Miller Stranded Egyptians who have fled Libya protest because of insufficient food, water and shelter, in a camp on March 1, 2010 in Ras Jdir, close to the border between Tunisia and Egypt. (Carlos Spottorno/Getty Images) Tens of thousands of people… Continue reading
Mar 01 Conversation: Libyan Poet Khaled Mattawa By Tom LeGro Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch ‘Time for Gadhafi to Go’: World Leaders Weigh Response to Libya Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said all options, including sanctions and no-fly zones, are on the table in dealing with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Margaret Warner talks about the government's response with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley and Michael… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch New Violence Grips Libya, Diplomats Meet in Geneva Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a group of diplomats that "it's time for Gadhafi to go," as several countries moved to impose sanctions and other measures on Gadhafi, his family and senior Libyan officials. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television… Continue watching
Feb 28 World Week Ahead: Libya Dominates Agendas; Mexico’s Calderon Visits U.S. By Larisa Epatko As part of the rollout of our new World page, the PBS NewsHour is introducing some new online features to highlight our international news reporting and analysis. First up is our "World Week Ahead" post. Continue reading
Feb 27 Libyan Anti-government Forces Brace for New Fight; U.N. Imposes Sanctions A Libyan insurgent soldier displays heavy caliber ammunition in Benghazi. Photo by Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have surrounded the rebel-controlled city of Zawiya, 30 miles from Tripoli, and are expected to launch an armed offensive… Continue reading
Feb 25 Getting Around Gadhafi: Rethinking Revolution Coverage From Libya One of our segments on Friday's PBS NewsHour was not like the other ones, in that it came together in a slightly different manner than what has been standard operating procedure here. While we can count on our… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch In Libya, ‘People Are Willing to Die’ for Freedom From Gadhafi Reports of violence continue to trickle out from Libya, where foreign journalists are largely barred from working. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with several people inside Libya via phone, then to software engineer Mohamed Eljahmi and nuclear scientist Naeem Gheriany, both Libyan-Americans… Continue watching