Good morning!

The Jakarta Post is posting updates in Libya continuously:

1353 GMT: The Netherlands will send a military transport plane to the Libyan capital Tripoli today to evacuate its nationals from the protest-hit nation, the defence ministry says.

1350 GMT: CNN cites a woman in Tripoli describing the scene this morning: “We heard a lot of gun shots, explosions, demonstrations and the sound of sirens.” The witness added that firefighters have not been able to extinguish a fire at the People’s Hall government building.

1343 GMT: Israeli President Shimon Peres says the anti-government protests sweeping the Arab world that have toppled the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt are an “opportunity for peace” in the Middle East.

“We believe that the biggest guarantee of peace is having democracy in our neighbours. We are happy to witness this democratic revolution which is taking place in the Arab world,” he says in an address to the Spanish parliament.