Monday
Feb282011
Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: While We Were Watching Tripoli....
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 5:21 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran 2200 GMT: We are going to take an overnight break. Coverage continues on our Live Feed from Al Jazeera English.
2150 GMT: The scene in Tahrir Square in Cairo tonight, where an activist claims 5000 protesters are gathered:
2040 GMT: The US has blocked $30 billion in assets of the Libyan Government since President Obama's executive order late Friday night imposing unilateral sanctions against Muammar Qaddafi and his family. This is the largest amount of foreign assets ever seized in applications of sanctions by the US.