Rebels and pro-Gaddafi protesters clash in Tripoli
Rebels and pro-Gaddafi protesters clash in Tripoli
Tripoli/Cairo - A national council formed by Libyan opposition forces is due to hold its first meeting on Saturday, as leader Moamer Gaddafi's forces fight to regain control of cities controlled by rebels.
The council will meet at an undisclosed time and location to discuss putting an end to air strikes by Gaddafi's forces, among other issues, the broadcaster Al Arabiya said.
The council, formed in the eastern rebel-held city of Benghazi, aims to give a political face to the uprising against Gaddafi.
It was formed by former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who defected from Gaddafi's regime to join the rebels. It includes 31 members from different "liberated" cities.
The meeting comes a day after two consecutive blasts at an ammunition depot near Benghazi left some 27 people dead.
It was not clear how the explosions, which destroyed a 10-square- kilometre area containing ammunition, anti-aircraft and other heavy weapons, took place. Some reports suggested that it had been carried out by "sabouters" loyal to Gaddafi.
Also on Saturday, around 35 of Gaddafi's tanks were seen approaching the north-western city of al-Zawiyah, the broadcaster Al Jazeera reported.
Clashes between rebels and security forces have been ongoing as Gaddafi's troops try to regain control of the rebel stronghold, located about 50 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli.
Gaddafi's forces were deployed around the city, where internet access was blocked.
Violence has been ongoing in Libya since February 15, when widespread protests demanding Gaddafi's departure began. The death toll in the uprising is estimated at more than 1,000.
The Libyan leader's brutal crackdown on the demonstrations has led to international condemnation, sanctions and an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.
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Google Confirms the Internet Is Dead in Libya
If things weren't bad enough in Libya, now the country has to go without Google and Facebook.
All Internet activity has reportedly been shut down in the North African country for the second time in two weeks.
Google's Transparency Report shows that as of about 8 a.m. Friday in Libya, all traffic on the search engine went dead.
The most fascinating thing is that Rensys reports all Internet service providers appear to be up in the country but it appears as if the country has found a new way to turn off the world wide web creating "a post-apocalyptic scenario."
After a quiet week, we received reports tonight that Libyans in Tripoli were suddenly unable to use various Internet communications utilities. Examining the BGP routing table, we saw nothing unusual — all Libyan routes up and stable.
But our traceroutes tell a different story (no responses from Libyan hosts). All of the Libyan-hosted government websites we tested (i.e., the ones that are actually hosted in Libya, and not elsewhere) were unreachable.
One of the culprits of the outage could have been Google's own YouTube, which is reportedly popular with dissidents.
Traffic to the video-sharing site had been increasing in Libya just before the shut down.
source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Google-Confirms-the-Internet-Is-Dead-in-Libya-117428629.html
Tripoli/Cairo - A national council formed by Libyan opposition forces is due to hold its first meeting on Saturday, as leader Moamer Gaddafi's forces fight to regain control of cities controlled by rebels.
The council will meet at an undisclosed time and location to discuss putting an end to air strikes by Gaddafi's forces, among other issues, the broadcaster Al Arabiya said.
The council, formed in the eastern rebel-held city of Benghazi, aims to give a political face to the uprising against Gaddafi.
It was formed by former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who defected from Gaddafi's regime to join the rebels. It includes 31 members from different "liberated" cities.
The meeting comes a day after two consecutive blasts at an ammunition depot near Benghazi left some 27 people dead.
It was not clear how the explosions, which destroyed a 10-square- kilometre area containing ammunition, anti-aircraft and other heavy weapons, took place. Some reports suggested that it had been carried out by "sabouters" loyal to Gaddafi.
Also on Saturday, around 35 of Gaddafi's tanks were seen approaching the north-western city of al-Zawiyah, the broadcaster Al Jazeera reported.
Clashes between rebels and security forces have been ongoing as Gaddafi's troops try to regain control of the rebel stronghold, located about 50 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli.
Gaddafi's forces were deployed around the city, where internet access was blocked.
Violence has been ongoing in Libya since February 15, when widespread protests demanding Gaddafi's departure began. The death toll in the uprising is estimated at more than 1,000.
The Libyan leader's brutal crackdown on the demonstrations has led to international condemnation, sanctions and an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.
original article here : Rebels and pro-Gaddafi protesters clash in Tripoli
Google Confirms the Internet Is Dead in Libya
If things weren't bad enough in Libya, now the country has to go without Google and Facebook.
All Internet activity has reportedly been shut down in the North African country for the second time in two weeks.
Google's Transparency Report shows that as of about 8 a.m. Friday in Libya, all traffic on the search engine went dead.
The most fascinating thing is that Rensys reports all Internet service providers appear to be up in the country but it appears as if the country has found a new way to turn off the world wide web creating "a post-apocalyptic scenario."
After a quiet week, we received reports tonight that Libyans in Tripoli were suddenly unable to use various Internet communications utilities. Examining the BGP routing table, we saw nothing unusual — all Libyan routes up and stable.
But our traceroutes tell a different story (no responses from Libyan hosts). All of the Libyan-hosted government websites we tested (i.e., the ones that are actually hosted in Libya, and not elsewhere) were unreachable.
One of the culprits of the outage could have been Google's own YouTube, which is reportedly popular with dissidents.
Traffic to the video-sharing site had been increasing in Libya just before the shut down.
source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Google-Confirms-the-Internet-Is-Dead-in-Libya-117428629.html
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