Libya is suspended, immediately, from the Arab League

7:57pm: Libya is suspended, immediately, from the Arab League. More details to follow.

7:51pm: We're expecting a closed UN meeting at 8pm GMT. Any UN member can attend - and the plan is/was for Libya's Deputy Ambassador to also give a briefing. However, the surprise appearance of Libya's ambassador - who has been remarkably absent in the past few days - at late notice could cause a problem, our UN correspondent tells us.

UN protocol suggests they would have to defer to the ambassador for a briefing, whose position is in sharp contrast to the deputy ambassador, who told us yesterday that Gaddafi should face trial. Ambassador Abdel Rahman Shalgam to an earlier press conference:

I am with Gaddafi but I want the bloodshed to stop. I am not calling on him to step down. If one Libyan has been killed - not ten or 20 - but one- this is a crime. Gaddafi is brave, he will make a decision. There is confusion - I have spoken to a relative in Libya and there has been no airbombing.



http://blogs.aljazeera.net/africa/2011/02/22/live-blog-libya-feb-22