News Updates on Middle East Unrest from SWJ 3/9

Libya: Rebel Strongholds Under Heavy Assault - Washington Post
Opposition in Libya Struggles to Form United Front - New York Times
U.S. Sees Stalemate Emerging in Libya - Wall Street Journal
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held Towns in East, West - VOA
Tanks and Planes Hit Libya Rebels - BBC News
Air Attacks Put Libya Town on Edge - Los Angeles Times
Gadhafi Forces Barrage Rebels in East and West - Associated Press
Rebels Face Renewed Attacks and Range of Setbacks - New York Times
Rebels Appeal to U.N. for Protection, Formal Recognition - Washington Post
Libyan Rebels Call for ‘Surgical Airstrikes’ - Washington Times
Libyan Opposition Claims It Rejected Talks with Gadhafi - Voice of America
Deadline for Gaddafi Departure Set by Opposition - Washington Post
U.S., Europe Considering Naval Operations to Deliver Aid - Washington Post
U.S., Allies Need Awareness of Nation’s Driving Forces - Washington Post
E.U. Moves to Impose Added Sanctions on Libya - Voice of America
Libya Violence Battering Oil Output - Associated Press
Beyond Libya, Oil Market Warily Eyes Saudi Arabia - Washington Post
Egypt: Preparations for a Rarity: A Real Vote - New York Times
One Dies in Copt-Muslim Clash in Cairo - BBC News
Christians and Muslims Clash in Cairo, 1 Dead - Associated Press
Egypt's Security Forces are Weakened - Washington Post
Exposed: Egypt's Spies Dragged From Shadows - Reuters
U.S. Evacuation Mission in Tunisia Pauses - Stars and Stripes
Yemen Appeals for Aid to Counter Economic Crisis - New York Times
Yemeni Police Fire on Protesters, Injure Dozens - Washington Post
Yemen Security Forces Open Fire at Sanaa Protest - BBC News
Yemeni Army Storms University, Wounding 98 - Associated Press
Yemen Protests Spread to Leader’s Stronghold - Reuters
Amid Protests, Resentment Builds in Jordanian Town - Washington Post
Israeli Intel Analyst Wary of Mideast Revolutions - Washington Times
Force and Consequences - Washington Post opinion