Al-Hayat

Surrounded by the controversy surrounding the North African nation is reverberating throughout the country, region and world. The death toll estimates range from over 1000 to 2000, and the international community has considered strategies for how to stop the violence and remove the regime of Gaddafi.

The Government has been reviled worldwide for violence against civilians and the International Criminal Court has undertaken a review of Gaddafi’s son and some other officials for crimes against humanity.

The opposition-controlled radio announced Saturday that only the legal representative of the country was now in the National Transitional Council, a group of 31 representatives of most areas in Libya.

The Council held its first meeting on Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi. Benghazi called its temporary location until the “liberation” of the capital, according to a decree of the Council issued at the end of the day.

Former Justice Minister Mustafa Abdeljeleel, Gaddafi said that the Council was trying to leave the government on several occasions, was announced as the new manager.

The Council has also been designated representative of the military affairs and has established a Military Council to monitor the “liberation” of Libya and to rebuild the armed forces according to the radio ad.

The Commission stated that its main tasks is to represent Libya all international organizations, national liberation, a draft constitution and hold elections.

In Benghazi, the witnesses said that forces loyal to Gaddafi attacked an arsenal, an air strike that caused deaths and significant damage.

A witness said the airstrike was strong enough to “destroy the entire city.” News media was still in ruins and buildings, and ambulances to arrive.

These planes have bombed the West to intensify discussions with the introduction of no-fly zone over Libya. U.S. military officials and diplomats said the region would be a complicated and risky, and international support is not strong.

“If it is ordered, we can do,” U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week, but the introduction of a no-fly zone “begins with an attack on Libya to destroy defenses the air. ”

Heavy fighting has triggered escape Libyans and foreigners in Libya, with the nations of the world scrambling to help people leave.

Nearly 200,000 people have fled to Libya almost as much as go to Tunisia and Egypt, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said.

The United States announced on Saturday, participating in $ 3000000 and the IOM will help to return home, thousands of non-Libyans fled to Tunisia.

Some thousands of Egyptians were expected in Tunisia Home Tour Saturday, and more than 10,000 people in Bangladesh were awaiting the evacuation of hundreds more are coming, “said Firas Kayal, a spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees.

The Agency confirmed that a migrant worker from Bangladesh, died of a heart attack on the exhaustion of standing at the border. Many migrant workers, said aid workers had to walk the line, because the soldiers took the money and could not afford a taxi.

On Sunday, Greek officials said three people died while apparently trying to land a ship headed for the Libyan capital Tripoli in Crete.

“As completed thus far, it seems, the passengers tried to leave the” Ionian King (the flag of Cyprus), using a rope “, the greek ministry said in a statement on the protection of civilians.

“The ship went to Tripoli, Libya, Saturday evening, the port of Souda, Crete, carrying about 1,288 passengers, mostly citizens of Bangladesh,” the ministry said. It is said that the number of boats have been sent, and dozens of people pulled from the water.