Tag: Tripoli

Libyan rebels have transferred their political leadership to the capital Tripoli from their base in Benghazi, a senior official of the National Transitional Council...

Fighting raged Wednesday near Moamer Kadhafi's Bab al-Azizya compound a day after it was captured by rebels, as loyalist troops staged a fightback and...

Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi on Wednesday urged residents to cleanse Tripoli of "rats", after rebels overran his compound in the centre of the capital. In...

Two powerful blasts thought to be caused by an air attack rocked Tripoli early Wednesday as a NATO warplane flew over the city. The explosions...

The fortified Tripoli compound attacked by Libyan rebels on Tuesday is the seat of Muammar Gaddafi’s political power and the principal base of loyalist...

The Foreign Office on Tuesday said all the Pakistanis living in Tripoli and other cities of Libya were safe as a battle was going...

Tripoli is "under control" of the regime, a son of Libyan strongman Muammer Gaddafi claimed early Tuesday, after rebels said they had taken most...

Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the capital and world leaders rushed...

Fighters streamed into Tripoli as Muammar Kadhafi’s forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets to celebrate, tearing down posters of the Libyan leader. Reportedly,...

Libyan rebels were in the heart of Tripoli on Monday after surging into the capital in a final drive to oust Muammer Gaddafi, seizing...

The sound of heavy fighting was heard Monday morning near the residence in central Tripoli of embattled Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi after rebel forces...

Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli on Sunday as a months-long uprising reached the Libyan capital with rebel leaders insisting they are near to ending...

Rebels are fighting battles in coastal cities on either side of the besieged Libyan capital Tripoli in a drive to topple Muammar Gaddafi after...

Government troops have recaptured the strategic town of Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli, from rebel forces, Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi told reporters on...

Efforts to find a deal to end the civil war in Libya intensified on Tuesday, with a UN special envoy heading for Tripoli and...

Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to blow up the capital Tripoli if it is taken by rebels, the Kremlin's special envoy...

Libyan rebels pulled most of their fighters back from an assault on a gateway to Tripoli on Thursday to regroup, as Moamer Gaddafi's regime...