Germany grants 100 million euro loan to Libya rebels

Germany will lend Libya's rebel council 100 million euros ($143 million) for civil and humanitarian purposes, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Sunday.

Berlin has opposed the Western military intervention in Libya but has promised to help oust Muammar Gaddafi through peaceful methods and recognized Libya's rebel council as its sole legitimate representative. "We have decided to provide the Libyan transition council with urgently needed funding for civil and humanitarian measures," Westerwelle said in a statement. (Reuters)