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# Libya

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Rebels push into Gaddafi hometown of Sirte as loyalists fight on
Meanwhile, the National Transitional Council says it will announce a new interim government next week.
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Sep 24th 2011, 7:36 PM
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Gaddafi strongholds fall but battles continue for Sirte and Bani Walid
Meanwhile, the US ambassador is back in Tripoli as the US reopens its diplomatic offices there.
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Sep 22nd 2011, 12:29 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In tonight’s Fix: Has Norris got the numbers for the Áras and what about McGuinness?; which country looks set to legalise same-sex marriage; and have you seen Ireland’s version of the Haka?
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Sep 17th 2011, 7:54 PM
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Libya: Fierce battles continue for Gaddafi strongholds
In Bani Walid and Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte the resistance continues. The whereabouts of the Colonel himself remain unknown.
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Sep 17th 2011, 6:25 PM
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UN approves Libya seat for former rebels
The UN gave strong backing to Libya’s former rebels yesterday by handing their National Transitional Council the country’s UN seat.
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Sep 17th 2011, 2:11 PM
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Libyan forces pull back after fierce battles in Gaddafi's hometown
Fighting between pro-Gaddafi and anti-regime fighers intensified today in Bani Walid as revolutionary forces advanced on Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown.
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Sep 16th 2011, 7:01 PM
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Cameron and Sarkozy visit Libya
The leaders of France and Britain are travelling to Libya today to welcome country’s new rulers – however fighting is still continuing between NTC forces and Gaddafi loyalists.
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Sep 15th 2011, 8:36 AM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: ESB workers to vote on strike action, is Norris preparing for one last tilt at the Áras? And Ireland’s newest blogger – you’ve probably heard of him…
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Sep 15th 2011, 8:34 AM
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Cameron and Sarkozy to visit Libya, says Libyan official
The British and French leaders are expected in Libya tomorrow, an Libyan official told the Associated Press.
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Sep 14th 2011, 8:50 PM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Four in court over halting site slavery, Amnesty finds human rights abuses on both sides in Libya, and more pressure on Ryan Tubridy…
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Sep 13th 2011, 8:29 AM
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Libya’s civil war: lynching, cluster bombs and enforced disappearances
In its report on the six-month-long conflict, Amnesty International says a range of human rights abuses and potential war crimes have been committed by both sides.
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Sep 13th 2011, 6:58 AM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Blow to Norris’s re-entry hopes, Hurricane Katia hits Ireland (literally), and proof that Spongebob literally makes you stupid…
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Sep 12th 2011, 8:36 AM
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Confirmed: Gaddafi's son flees across border to Niger
Authorities in Niger have announced that al-Saadi Gaddafi was captured by a military patrol after escaping from Libya.
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Sep 12th 2011, 7:16 AM
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IMF recognises Libyan rebels and pledges to revive economy
Christine Lagarde tells the world that she’s following the wishes of IMF members by recognising the NTC as Libya’s real leaders.
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Sep 10th 2011, 4:52 PM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Sep 10th 2011, 8:59 AM
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Libyans find mass grave, bodies of slain detainees
Residents of a mountain village in western Libya have dug up the remains of 35 bound and blindfolded men who they say were shot at close range by Muammar Gaddafi’s military.
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Sep 9th 2011, 10:15 PM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Sep 8th 2011, 8:33 AM
# Where is Gaddafi?
Gaddafi denies leaving Libya in latest TV message
The ousted Libyan leader says the rebels who pushed him out are a “bunch of mercenaries, thugs and traitors”.
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Sep 8th 2011, 7:54 AM
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Libyan troop convoy reaches Niger and heads for capital but is Gaddafi with them?
Gaddafi remains popular amongst some African tribes for his previous financial backing of them.
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Sep 6th 2011, 11:42 AM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Sep 6th 2011, 8:32 AM
# China
Chinese companies deny breaking arms embargo in Libya
China has confirmed that representatives of Muammar Gaddafi visited the country seeking to buy arms in July, but says no weaponry was shipped – an assertion that the Libyan opposition has challenged.
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Sep 5th 2011, 10:00 PM
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British intelligence inquiry to study Gaddafi links
Documents found after rebels took Tripoli have shown cooperation between British and US intelligence operatives and Gaddafi’s regime.
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Sep 5th 2011, 7:24 PM
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Sep 5th 2011, 8:25 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In tonight’s Fix: What Diarmuid Martin wants the Taoiseach to explain; Celia Larkin’s earfuls for Bertie; why McDonald’s is ‘Lovin’ It’ in Ballymun; and what did the Rubberbandits get upto at Electric Picnic?
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Sep 4th 2011, 7:32 PM
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Libya: Talks fail over surrender of pro-Gaddafi forces in Bani Walid stronghold
Opposition fighters stationed outside the town are waiting for the green light to launch a final assault on one of the last Gaddafi strongholds.
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Sep 4th 2011, 7:00 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In tonight’s Fix: The fall out from the Vatican’s response to the Cloyne report; why there could be good news for mortgage holders; and what’s happening down at the Electric Picnic?
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Sep 3rd 2011, 7:23 PM
# Rendition
Documents reveal Gaddafi regime's ties to CIA
The US’s Central Intelligence Agency worked closely with the Gaddafi regime in the rendition of terror suspects, documents show.
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Sep 3rd 2011, 6:06 PM
# Freedom!
That was quick: Republic of Libya unveils new football kit
The collapse of the Gaddafi regime can only mean one thing: a brand-spanking new kit for the Libyan national football team.
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Sep 3rd 2011, 1:14 PM
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Libya's interim authority pledges move to Tripoli next week
Pro-Gaddafi forces continue to hold out in three areas of the country as the interim National Transitional Council promises democracy within 20 months.
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Sep 3rd 2011, 12:23 PM
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The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know: IMF’s kind words as it offers more bailout funds, Anglo staff told to “party!” months before takeover, Cloyne response “imminent”, and time after AD…
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Sep 3rd 2011, 9:03 AM
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Sep 2nd 2011, 8:30 AM
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Gaddafi: "I won't surrender"
The Libyan leader said that he and his forces are “not like women” and will keep on fighting.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 7:25 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Sep 1st 2011, 7:36 PM
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Libyan rebels round up black Africans
The African Union and Amnesty International have protested the treatment of black Africans inside Libya – following thousands bring rounded up and put in makeshift prisons on suspicion of being mercenaries.
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Sep 1st 2011, 7:13 PM
# Rebels
11-year-old killed by celebratory gunfire in Tripoli
Dozens of people have been injured as rebel fighters shoot their guns into the air in Tripoli…
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Sep 1st 2011, 12:42 PM
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Sep 1st 2011, 8:28 AM
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Leaders meet to discuss Libya's next step as Gaddafi brothers differ over conflict
Saif al-Islam and Saadi Gaddafi has words of defiance and acceptance last night as world leaders will focus on the future of Libya in Paris today.
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Sep 1st 2011, 7:59 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
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Aug 31st 2011, 7:40 PM
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Over €1 billion being flown to Libya in cash after UN release assets
The UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee had frozen Libyan assets after civil war broke out in mid-February 2011.
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Aug 31st 2011, 6:23 PM
# Libya
Rebels 'closing in' on Gaddafi
The rebels have given pro-Gaddafi forces a deadline of Saturday to complete negotiations and surrender.
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Aug 31st 2011, 8:58 AM
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