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Libyan Protests

A nation-by-nation look at the fate of authoritarian leaders swept up by the Arab Spring

Egypt's longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power last year.

The 84-year-old was the first Arab Spring leader to be tried in his own country, but he is not the only ruler in the Middle East to be caught up in the uprisings that have swept across the region since early last year. Here's a look at the fate of other Arab leaders:— TUNISIA: ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALIThe former Tunisian leader fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14, 2011, after a monthlong uprising that sparked the larger Arab Spring. Ben Ali has been convicted in absentia by a Tunisian court for corruption and other crimes during his 23-year authoritarian rule.— LIBYA: MOAMMAR GADHAFIAfter leading Libya for four decades, Gadhafi spent his final weeks shuttling from hideout to hideout in his hometown of Sirte until rebel fighters captured and killed him in October.— YEMEN: ALI ABDULLAH SALEHThe Yemeni president cl...

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  2. International Criminal Court's Arrest Warrants Guarantee That Qaddafi Won't Be Leaving Libya Any Time Soon

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  3. Gadhafi goes on state TV amid wave of Libyan protests as he suffers setbacks to his rule

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  4. Secret Documents Reveal Disarray Among Libyan Spy Chiefs in Qaddafi's Last Days

    Reams of confidential documents reveal the mounting desperation and disarray among top leaders of Col. Muammar Qaddafi's regime as power slipped through their finger...

  5. Libya's Gadhafi vows to fight to his 'last drop of blood,' urges supporters to take to streets

    A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to his "last drop of blood" and roared at supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime...

  6. Libyan protesters raise old monarchy's flag from embassy in Stockholm

    Protesters have been allowed to enter the Libyan Embassy in Stockholm and have raised the flag of the monarchy that was toppled by Moammar Gadhafi's military coup in...

  7. U.N. Criticized for Slow Response to Libya Unrest

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon telephoned Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Qaddafi on Monday to "express deep concern at the escalating scale of violence....

  8. Head of UN observers in Syria says no amount of monitors can end violence without dialogue

    The head of a U.N. observer team says that no amount of observers in Syria can achieve a permanent end to the violence without dialogue.Norwegian team leader Maj. Ge...

  9. Syrian opposition council appears to crumble as infighting

    Syria's main opposition council is crumbling under the weight of infighting and divisions over issues that cut to the heart of the revolution, including accusations ...

  10. In their first free presidential poll, Egyptians face choice between secular and Islamist path

    Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president.The voting that begins Wednesday i...

  11. In their first free presidential poll, Egyptians face choice between secular and Islamist path

    Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president.The voting that begins Wednesday i...

  12. Libya unrest keeps Asian stock markets in negative mood

    Asian shares extended losses Wednesday amid ongoing worries about unrest in Libya, which pushed oil prices higher and sent Wall Street sharply lower.The downturn was...

  1. Gadhafi's son confirms Libyan protesters have seized control of some military bases, tanks

    Gadhafi's son confirms Libyan protesters have seized control of some military bases, tanks.

  2. Al Qaeda Backs Libyan Protesters , Condemns Qaddafi 'Massacres'

    DUBAI -- Al Qaeda's North African wing condemned Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and expressed solidarity with protesters revolting against his rule, the SITE Intellig...

  3. Libyan protesters defiant after Gadhafi speech

    Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of ...

  4. UN rights council to hold special session Friday on Syrian massacre in Houla

    The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session Friday on the deteriorating situation in Syria and last week's massacre of more than 100 Syrian villager...

  5. Libyan protesters defiant after Gadhafi speech

    New videos posted by Libya's opposition show anti-government protesters raising the pre-Moammar Gadhafi flag on a building outside Tripoli and lining up cement block...

  6. 3 Reasons Qaddafi Is Still Hanging On to Power, While Mubarak Is Already History

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  7. Films from Libya , Syria and Egypt bring the Arab Spring to Cannes Film Festival

    The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's...

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