North Africa: Gaddafi rejects Mediterranean bloc

Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has opposed the proposal of a so-called Mediterranean Union. Gaddafi said at a mini-summit of North African and Syrian leaders on Tuesday that it would harm efforts to achieve Arab and African unity. "We are member states of the Arab League and also the African Union and we will not take any chances with damaging Arab or African Unity," he said.