Arab foreign ministers are to hold crisis talks Saturday to discuss imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, Arab League officials said, as Libyan jets keep up near daily strikes to crush a rebellion.
Arab foreign ministers are to hold crisis talks Saturday to discuss
imposing a no-fly zone over
Libya
, Arab
League officials said, as Libyan jets keep up near daily strikes to crush a
rebellion.
The meeting was initially scheduled for Friday, but was postponed a day after
requests from several foreign ministers, deputy secretary general Ahmed Ben
Hilli told reporters.
"The meeting was requested by several Arab states and comes after several
contacts undertaken by the secretary general," said Hisham Youssef,
Secretary General Amr Mussa's chief of staff.
Another Arab League official said the meeting is aimed at "discussing the
steps to be taken to protect the Libyan people, including imposing a no-fly
zone over
Libya
."
The 22-member body, which last week said it would reject any foreign military
intervention in
Libya
, had
barred
Tripoli
from
attending its meetings until it responds to the demands of the rebels.
Rights groups say thousands have been killed since February 15 in
Libya
where
rebels are fighting to overthrow leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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