Syria, Bahrain, Yemen (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Months of Protests and Violence
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 16:591905 GMT: A man claiming to be Moussa Ibrahim, the spokesman for former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has denied claims that he was captured this week by forces of the National Transitional Council, outside of Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte.
"This information is a lie and does not reflect reality," the man said in a live telephone interview with Syrian-based Arrai television, an outlet for declarations by Qaddafi and his allies.
On Thursday, NTC field commanders said Ibrahim had been captured as he attempted to flee Sirte in a car. A spokesman for the NTC's Misrata military council said the next day: "We cannot confirm he was arrested."
Meanwhile, the NTC has declared a two-day truce to allow civilians to leave Sirte, as its forces continue to try to take one of Qaddafi's last two strongholds.
And in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the first commercial flight since March --- a jet from Istanbul --- has landed.
Flags representing Turkey and Libya's new leadership flew outside Mitiga International Airport as the plane touched down.
A U.N. Security Council resolution had imposed a no-fly zone in March.
1855 GMT: An EA reader asks if there has been any footage of protests in the Deir Ez Zor area of northeast Syria this weekend --- a couple of answers among many clips, beginning with the Al Arfi neighbourhood:
And claimed footage from Al Quriya today: