.55pm: Reporting in Malta, Al Jazeera's Cal Perry said employees of the Libyan embassy there joined protesters demonstrating outside on Tuesday. "We are seeing this government dissolve in its overseas postings," he noted.
9.47pm: Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, says he has telephoned Muammar Gaddafi to express his solidarity with the embattled leader.
9:39pm: Business leaders appear to be ready and waiting to move into a post-Gaddafi Libya. George Kanaan, CEO of the Arab Bankers Association in London, says reform will be "hugely positive" for the country - unlike Egypt, which already had a fairly open and "liberal" economy, change in Libya will encourage massive outside investment. he'll be appearing on Al Jazeera soon. Watch here.
9.34pm: "This bloodshed is completely unacceptable," Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state said about the events in Libya, adding that it was the responsibility of governments to protect their citizens.
She also expressed concern over the violence in Yemen. Clinton urged middle eastern governments to "engage peacefully and positively" with their people in achieving desired ends.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with those whose lives have been lost," she said.
9.21pm: Never mind The King's Speech - we've just had The King of King's speech... Check out this analysis of Gaddafi's speech by Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior policy analyst.
9.20pm: In case you missed it, a chilling warning from Gaddafi as he reads from his copy of the Green Book.
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