Draft UN Resolution Circulated over Imposing No Fly Zone over Libya--Gaddafi's Forces Fighting Rebels to Regain Benghazi--Gaddafi Threatens to Align with Qaeda if Attacked; Lashes out at West, Arabs--Libya's Foreign Minister on U.S. Blacklist (Arab Revolts-Libya‪)‬

Libya again dominated the Beirut media Tuesday as Moammar Gaddafi's forces pushed eastwards towards the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and his government predicted victory within days and world powers debated imposing a no-fly zone to help stop him. Foreign powers condemn the crackdown, but show little appetite for action to support an uprising that was inspired by pro-democracy rebellions that toppled the Egyptian and Tunisian presidents. Many in the Arab world may fear a Gaddafi victory and a crackdown on protests in Bahrain could turn the tide in the region, Reuters reported. A senior Libyan Foreign Ministry official said the government hoped to regain control over all rebel-held territories soon. "We hope (it will be done) as soon as possible. I hope it will be in a matter of days," Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told Reuters in Tripoli. Supporters of a no-fly zone to halt Libyan government air strikes on rebels circulated a draft resolution at the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that would authorize one, but other states said questions remained. The draft was distributed at a closed-door meeting by Britain and Lebanon after the Arab League called on the council on Saturday to set up a no-fly zone amid advances by Gaddafi's troops against the rebels based in the east. German Ambassador Peter Wittig told reporters after the meeting his country still had queries. "We raised questions we felt are still not fully answered, as to the Arab participation in such a measure, as to whether the implementation of such a zone would run counter to the intention of the Arab League itself, the Arab League having pointed out that there should be no foreign intervention," Wittig said.