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West Africa: Yar'Adua Moves to Checkmate GaddafiThe coup in Guinea has pitched African leaders against each other as President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is set to mobilise other West African leaders in a move to checkmate his colleagues from Libya and Senegal, Muammar Gaddafi and Abdoulaye Wade, who are believed to be supporting the new military regime.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Jan-2009 07:03
Africa: Johnson Sirleaf, Gaddafi Discuss Guinea
Libyan leader Colonel Muammer Gaddafi on Saturday stopover in transit at the Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Margibi County and met with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:03
Efforts to improve Libya visas
Bilateral talks on improving the multiple visa system for Maltese wishing to visit Libya are due to be held in Malta early this year, the Foreign Ministry said.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Jan-2009 14:31
Liberia: Libyan Leader Muammer Gaddafi And President Sirleaf Hold Airport Talks
Libyan leader Colonel Muammer Gaddafi Saturday paid a courtesy call on Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf during a transit stopover at the Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Margibi County. At a brief airport ceremony, Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf, welcomed the Libyan leader and expressed hope that his visit will help strengthen the already strong bond of friendship between the two countries.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Jan-2009 18:05
U.N. holds emergency meeting
The U.N. Security Council held a special meeting on Saturday after Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Jan-2009 04:01
The media's surface-level fixation on Libya's female bodyguards
The first thing anyone, male or female, Arab or not ever says to me when they find out I'm Libyan is, "Wow, I've never met a Libyan before." The follow-up question almost always involves a snide comment about ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Jan-2009 07:42
Swiss end year still entangled in row with Libya - Feature
In July, employees at a Geneva hotel decided to call the police to complain about the treatment of two servants at the hands of their foreign bosses, setting in motion a chain of events that would cast a dark ...
Source : Topix.net | 31-Dec-2008 22:42
Libya Sends Drugs, Experts to Country
LIBYA yesterday joined other countries that have rendered support to the ongoing fight against cholera after it seconded nine medical experts and donated a planeload of drugs and water treatment chemicals.
Source : AllAfrica | 31-Dec-2008 12:58
Grimaldi Lines: First Departure from Hamburg
As the first vessel to be used in the new Euro-Aegean service of the Grimaldi Lines shipping company, the RoRo ship Grande Sicilia was dispatched at Hamburg's Unikai Terminal on 27 December 2008.
Source : Topix.net | 31-Dec-2008 02:27
Libya to reduce oil production by 270,000 barrels a day next year
Libya announced on Monday it will cut its daily oil output by 270,000 barrels as of Jan.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Dec-2008 18:24
President took gifts from Gaddafi as Libya armed IRA
President Eamon de Valera accepted gifts from Colonel Gaddafi the same year Libya began arming the IRA, official state papers reveal.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Dec-2008 10:09
Marines could fight pirates once again
It has been more than 200 years since Marines invaded the African port of Tripoli, Libya, taking on pirates who terrorized civilian sailors from the Barbary Coast to the Atlantic Ocean.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Dec-2008 23:37
Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison
A Swiss man suspected of involvement in the world's biggest nuclear smuggling ring has been released from prison after more than four years of investigative detention, his family said Sunday.
Urs Tinner, 43, was freed several days ago, his mother Hedwig Tinner told The Associated Press by telephone from eastern Switzerland.
His brother Marco Tinner, 40, remains in detention while prosecutors appeal his release to the federal criminal court in Bellinzona, she said, refusing to comment further on the case.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Dec-2008 15:20
Tom Stoddart - Hulton Archive/Getty Images Pan Am Flight 103 disaster
21, 1988, that killed 270 people. pm on December 21, Pan Am flight 103, a Boeing 747 en route to New York City from London, exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland .
Source : Topix.net | 28-Dec-2008 00:26
Libya Bans Swiss Flights
Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi Libya has banned Switzerland's national carrier, Swiss International Air Lines, from flying to Tripoli.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Dec-2008 00:21
Terror and Tears: Part 3
The fires were still smoldering in Lockerbie when investigators turned their attention to the cause of the disaster.
Source : Topix.net | 24-Dec-2008 00:16
Eritrea: Ambassador Abdalla Presents Credentials to Tunisian President
The Eritrean Ambassador to Libya, Mr. Abdalla Mussa, presented his credentials to President Zen Al-Abdin Bin Ali of Tunisia as non-resident Ambassador to that country.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Dec-2008 20:59
Mali govt says 20 killed in attack on army outpost
Suspected Tuareg rebels attacked an army outpost in the country's remote north early Saturday, setting off a battle in which 20 people were killed, the Ministry of Defense said.The attack on the military base ...
Source : Topix.net | 22-Dec-2008 00:06
Pope Benedict meets Libyan-based Muslim delegation
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday met with 11 Libya-based Muslim scholars and experts who participated in two days of inter-faith talks at the Vatican.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Dec-2008 07:54
UK recalls horror of Lockerbie Bombing
Britain will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing on Sunday, recalling with horror the night a United States-bound jet with 259 souls on board was blown out of the sky over a small Scottish ...
Source : Topix.net | 18-Dec-2008 07:47
Vatican, Islamic officials meet in Libya for talks on public duties
Vatican officials and Muslim leaders met in Tripoli, Libya, on December 15 to open a series of talks on the public responsibilities of religious leaders.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Dec-2008 14:51
Quartet says U.S.-led Mideast talks "irreversible"
The Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators said on Monday there was no turning back from U.S.-led talks between the Israelis and Palestinians even though they have failed so far to produce a peace agreement.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Dec-2008 05:19
Libya, Tanzania Qualify for Chan Finals
Libya and Tanzania have joined Zambia in the maiden edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) after victories over Morocco and Sudan, respectively at the weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Dec-2008 23:02
Motlanthe to visit Libya
President Kgalema Motlanthe and his deputy Fatima Hajaig will travel to Libya for political, economic and trade discussions this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Dec-2008 16:23
President Motlanthe to Pay Working Visit to Libya
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Wednesday pay a working visit to Libya where he will discuss bilateral political, economic and trade relations with his Libyan counterpart Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Dec-2008 15:00
Country profile: Libya
Libya, once shunned by much of the international community over the 1988 bombing of a PanAm plane above the Scottish town of Lockerbie, has undergone a dramatic rehabilitation.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Dec-2008 20:36
US-Libya relations cold despite diplomatic ties
RABAT: Washington's first ambassador to Libya in 36 years takes up his post this month, but neither side seems ready for true friendship.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Dec-2008 20:23
Security Council Refuses to Condemn Israeli 'Piracy' Against Gaza-bound Libyan Aid Shipment
Security Council refuses to condemn Israeli 'piracy' against Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship By Agence France Presse Friday, December 05, 2008 UNITED NATIONS Libya protested in vain Wednesday before the UN Security ...
Source : Topix.net | 09-Dec-2008 20:17
Africa: Libyans Plan Continent's Largest Telecoms Group
LapGreen Networks, a subsidiary of Libyan African Investment Portfolio, plans to build 'the biggest' telecommunications company with a single network in Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Dec-2008 18:47
Deserts of Libya Under Threat: A Sea without Water
The southern part of Libya is one of the world's most arid places. Gently waving sand dunes, gravel plains without end and mysterious lakes mark the surface of the Sahara.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Dec-2008 20:01
170 Diplomats to Resign Ahead of Inauguration
The US State Department has asked some 170 ambassadors to tender their resignations in a routine move before Barack Obama is inaugurated as president, an official said Thursday.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Dec-2008 19:55
Libya complains of Israeli high sea 'piracy' to UN council
Libya protested in vain Wednesday before the UN Security Council over Israel's interception of one of its cargo ships attempting to offload aid in Gaza.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Dec-2008 08:11
Editorial: Thawing relations with Libya a welcome turn
Relations between the United States and Libya have been inching toward normalcy for the last five years, but events in the past few weeks have moved them to a point of prominence in this nation's foreign ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 19:56
Libya: African Faith Leaders Meet to Discuss Peace And Security
Over 200 religious leaders from around Africa are meeting here for a 4-day conference on the religion in confronting violence and advancing security in the continent.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Dec-2008 23:33
Libyan aid ship for Gaza blocked
A Palestinian man waits for a Libyan ship at the seaport in Gaza yesterday. The Israeli navy turned back the ship as it tried to transport aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip GAZA CITY: Israeli warships yesterday ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 05:30
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: EFL Instructors
Posted: Mon 24th Nov 2008 16:19 GMT EFL Instructors ILS English Location Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Deadline Wednesday 31.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 03:30
Hydra Properties unveils Tripoli Tower in Libya
Hydra Properties, the UAE-based leading international property developer, has officially unveiled its latest project, the Hydra Tripoli Tower.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 03:17
Palestinians: Aid boat en route from Libya to Gaza
A boat loaded with humanitarian aid has left Libya and will try to reach Gaza despite an Israeli naval blockade, a Palestinian lawmaker in Gaza said Wednesday, raising the possibility of a confrontation between ...
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 03:09
Libya-focused Verenex Energy opens data rooms to potential buyers
Libya-focused Verenex Energy opens data rooms to potential buyers By: 8:20 AM CALGARY - Verenex Energy Inc.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 19:09
Libyan security officials to visit Washington
Libyan officials say the country's intelligence chief and interior minister will visit Washington this weekend for talks with U.S. officials.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 07:33
Ethiopia: OiLybya Begins Pouring Oil in
After 60 years of presence in the country, Shell Ethiopia has totally moved out of the Ethiopian market as of November 14, 2008, after Libya Oil Holding Ltd (OiLibya) finalised the purchase and sale agreement it entered with the former.
Source : AllAfrica | 25-Nov-2008 07:56
Arab World Reacts Cautiously to U.S. New Ambassador to Libya
Arab World Reacts Cautiously to U.S. New Ambassador to Libya The U.S. Senate approved the nomination of a new U.S. ambassador to Libya late Thursday, making it the first time in 36 years that the United ...
Source : Topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 07:24
US sends ambassador to Libya in 36 years
WASHINGTON: The US Senate has approved sending the first US ambassador to Libya in 36 years, the final step in warming relations between the one-time enemies.
Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 07:06
Rice meets Gaddafi son, asks about dissident
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met the son of Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday and raised the case of a leading political dissident held in Tripoli, the State Department said.
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 23:42
Libyan women endure sexism 14:40
Comment about "Libyan women endure sexism " Phone Name Comment 0 Thursday, 20th November 2008 - 14:40CET Libyan women endure sexism More Libyan women are venturing from home in search of work but they complain ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 13:20
Lockerbie victims' families say Libyan compensation complete
Nearly two decades after the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the families of the 180 Americans aboard the plane said Thursday they had received full compensation from Libya for the loss ...
Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 23:27