12;49 Ali Hashem, Al Jazeera Correspondenttweets: Gaddafi brigades attacked Misla oil field and are now attacking Sireer oil filed to the south of Libya
12:46 Reuters An envoy from Muammar Gaddafi’s government was expected to arrive in Ankara later on Monday, a Turkish foreign ministry official said, as Turkey sought to broker a ceasefire in Libya.The official said a representative of the opposition was expected to come to Ankara after Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi, but did not disclose who would be coming from the opposition or when.
“We will talk and see if there is common basis for a ceasefire,” the Turkish official said.
11:57 AFP Italy has decided to recognise the interim national council in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi as its “only legitimate interlocutor” in Libya, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Monday.
11:40 The Guardian The Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini, speaking at a press conference, has said the proposals made by Gaddafi’s envoy, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, in Greece are “not credible”.
11:17 Al Arabiya The Libyan Transitional National Council has rejected the proposal that Gaddafi’s son would assume power. In a press conference last week, the Council had said no member of the Gaddafi family would be accepted in the new government.
10:56 Associated Press Backed by airstrikes, revolutionaries have pushed back into Brega and are now in control of the town, AP reports.
10:49 The New York Times Saif al-Islam and Saadi Gaddafi, two of the leader’s sons, are floating a plan to end the conflict in Libya by removing their father from power
01:09 Associated Press The U.S. agreed to NATO’s request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition airstrikes against targets in Libya and U.S. lawmakers cautioned Sunday the allies need to know more about the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi’s forces before providing them with weapons.