Muammar Gaddafi was quoted today as warning that tribes loyal to him in key strongholds are armed and won’t surrender to Libyan rebels, a blow to opposition hopes of a peaceful surrender of the ousted leader’s hometown of Sirte.

A man claiming to be Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam is vowing to fight to the death and says nobody will surrender.

Egypt’s foreign minister said Iran’s decision to release 15 British Navy personnel may herald a “new spirit” between the Islamic republic and the West, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported today.

Sunni Arabs are ready to end their boycott of talks to form a new government if rival Shiites return mosques seized in last week’s sectarian attacks and meet other unspecified demands, a Sunni official said today.