A real scandal broke out in UK after director of prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) resigned amid uproar over his dealings with the Libyan leadership.

It was disclosed LSE received donations from former student Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan strongman, Al Jazeera reports.

According to the British press, Sir Howard Davies resigned admitting university’s reputation had been damaged by his decision to take money.

There are also claims that certain parts of Saif Gaddafi’s PhD thesis were plagiarized.

A wave of unrest is continuing to spread across the Arab world following the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya. The demonstrators protest against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, who has been in power for more than 40 years.