There is no military solution to the Libyan conflicts and NATO hopes to see a political one in the near future.
Britain is pressing police in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai to investigate the death of a British tourist who died in police custody this month, a British embassy spokesman said on Thursday.
Tunisian justice ministry has prepared 18 legal cases against former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said Wednesday.
France does not plan to start arming rebels in Libya, although it does not oppose others doing so, a French presidential source said on Wednesday
Western powers and their Arab allies met representatives of the Libyan opposition Interim Transitional National Council to seek a political way out of the Libyan crisis.
NATO launched new airstrikes on targets held by Moammar Gadhafi as rebel leaders urged a stronger air campaign that will allow them to advance on Gadhafi's territory.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were scheduled to hold talks in Paris on Wednesday about the military operation in Libya.
People in North African and Middle East countries should decide their own future through peaceful and democratic means, Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday.
Nations to step up coordination on important global issues
Foreign diplomats on Wednesday met in Qatar's capital Doha behind closed door to seek a political exit to the crisis in Libya.
Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Baqeri said the Islamic republic was ready for the next round of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (G5+1), the local satellite Press TV reported Wednesday.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was detained for an investigation into corruption and abuse of power accusations.