03 September, 2011

Mideast update - Indian Express

Mideast update - Indian Express: "BEIRUT: The European Union banned oil imports from Syria on Friday. Damascus gets about 28 per cent of its revenue from the oil trade. Meanwhile, President Bashar Assad’s assault on protests continued, killing at least 13 people, activists said.

Libyan rebels push closer toward Sirte

TRIPOLI: Rebel forces are advancing toward Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte despite the extension of a deadline for surrender, rebel officials said Friday, as a UN official warned that Libya faces critical but short-term shortages of drinking water, food and other supplies."



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