* Norwegian Ammar Al-Hamdan (33), married to a well-known Norwegian journalist, was on assignment for Al-Jazeera in Libya. Now the New Time writer is imprisoned in Tripoli by Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam.
* The President of Mauritania and two other Arab heads of state are involved in getting the Norwegian released. See Al-Hamdan's Siv Jensen interview and other Ny Tid articles below.