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Morocco holds conference on food security
A conference on food security in Maghreb will hold next June in the Moroccan city of Fès, the Dakar-based Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)...
Brazillian Minister visits Libya to review cooperation
The secretary of the Libyan general people's committee for external affairs and international cooperation, Abderrahmane Chalgham, on Monday reviewed cooperation between Libya and Brazil...
Arab League to cooperate with AU for peace in Darfur
The Ministerial Council of the Arab League has called on the League's Secretary-General to immediately contact the AU Commission Chairperson in an effort to...
10 medals for Libyan karate team at Arab games
The Libyan karate team has made outstanding performance after winning ten medals in various categories in the ongoing third Arab karate championship in Syria.
Libyan...
157 illegal immigrants arrested in Libya
Libya's special security forces Thursday arrested, in southern Gatroun, 157 people of different nationalities while they were attempting to illegally migrate to Europe. The...
Libya’s population to increase by 2030
The Libyan population could increase from 5.3 million to 8 million in 2030, according to a survey conducted by the Libyan urban planning Office...
Football : Arab champions league final slated for 22 May
The second leg of the fifth edition of the Arab football champions league final between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and ES Setif of Algeria...
Libya helps free Nur Missuari in the Philippines
Nur Missuari, President of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), was liberated Friday evening, in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, by the Kadhafi...
Alcatel and Libya telecom and tehnology sign a $56m deal
Libya Telecom and Technology, the nation's main internet service provider and Alcatel-Lucent, a French manufacturing company, Wednesday signed an agreement to provide for the...
Russia cancels Libya’s debts in exchange of contracts
According to BBC Russia agreed to cancel Libyas four and a half billion dollar debt it had accumulated by buying weapons during the cold...
Russian President Putin visits Kadhafi in Libya
Libyan Leader Muammar Kadhafi Wednesday held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who began a two-day official visit at the head of a...
Maghreb volleyball clubs qualify for African semi-finals
The Libyan clubs of Sweihli, Zamelek and Al-Ahli of Egypt as well as the Espérance Sportive of Tunis have qualified for the semi-finals at...
Libyan karate team on training session in Algeria
The Libyan national Karate team has been taking part in a five-day session with its Algerian counterpart since Monday in Algiers, Algeria. The session...
Libyan weightlifters on training camp in Jordan
Libyan weightlifters, preparing for the continental comp etition in May in South Africa and the Beijing Olympic Games, have begun a one-month training in...
Libya and Sudan sign contract with Arabsat in Morocco
The Arab Satellite Communication, Arabsat, on Wednesday signed two contracts with Libya and Sudan at a ceremony in Marrakech, southern Morocco.
The first contract between...
Football : Libya meets Mali and Burkina Faso in friendlies and faces Ghana in qualifiers
Libya's national soccer side, The Greens, will play friendly matches against Mali and Burkina Faso, as part of preparations for the joint 2010 World...
Arab bank for economic development in Africa to support Palestinians
The Board of Governors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) says 10 per cent of its net income of US$...
First Kung Fu championship to take place in Tripoli
The first African Kung Fu championship was due to kick off in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Thursday, Panapress reported. The competition, scheduled to end...
Libya, Egypt to represent Africa at World Futsal Championships
Egypt and Libya have qualified to represent Africa at the World Futsal Championships in Brazil in September, after advancing to the final of the...
US and Libyan lawmakers discuss politics
The secretary of the Libyan People's General Congress (PGC ), the highest legislative authority in the country, Muftah Kaiba, on Wednesday briefed the head...
Libya and Uganda in soccer friendly
Tunisia has invited 22 players for Wednesday's international friendy against Uganda in the capital, Kampala. The match is part of the preparations of the...
Kadhafi’s anti-bible speech causes massive uproar
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi has attracted outrage from Christians in Uganda, over his remarks that any Bible and Tora (Old Testament) that do not...
Austrian chancellor and Libyan leader discuss the two abducted Austrians
The Austrian chancellor, Alfred Gusenhauer, Friday held talks with the Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, who is the current chairman of the Sahel-Saharan States Community...
International Telemedicine forum opens in Libya
The fourth international Euro-Mediterranean conference on computer science and telemedicine opened here on Thursday. The three-day meeting is being attended by doctors and specialists...
Libya condemns ‘Zionist holocaust’ against Palestinians
The Libyan General People's Congress(CGP), the country's highest legislative authority, has condemned the attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, describing it as the ''Zionist holocaust"....
Libya and Benin, discuss forthcoming CEN-SAD summit
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi and the Benin President Boni Yayi Sunday reviewed strategies for the forthcoming 10th summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States...
Libya wants political, material support for Palestinians
Libya Saturday called for political and material support for Palestine to save the Palestinian people from constant Israeli attacks.
A "firm and urgent" Arab position...
Senegal’s Wade visits Libya
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade arrived in Libya Thursday evening at the head of a strong delegation of his government on a visit. President Wade...
Morocco urges Algiers, Polisario to be ‘positive’ on Western Sahara
Morocco has called on Algeria and the Polisario Front to be "positive" during the fourth round of talks on the Western Sahara conflict 16-18...
Croatian President ends Libya visit
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has hailed talks with Libyan Leader Muammar Kadhafi, as he rounded off his three-day visit to Libya Wednesday. "We had...