News about Libya
Libya - Page 6
Former Spanish premier meets Kadhafi
Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi on Wednesday held discussions in Sirte on bilateral issues with the former Spanish Premier, Jose Maria Azna. Libyan sources said...
Libya, Exxon Mobil sign oil agreement
The Libyan national oil company (NOC) and American oil giant Exxon Mobil on Wednesday signed an oil production, prospecting and sharing accord in Tripoli....
Libyan customs officers begin training on intellectual property
Forty-four Libyan customs officers on Monday began a three-day training session in Tripoli on intellectual property and the role of customs services in its...
Egyptian tourist caravan visits Libya
The Secretary of the Libyan General Tourism and Handicrafts Board, Ammar Latayef, on Tuesday met his Egyptian counterpart, Amr Abdelfateh Al-Izabi, in Tripoli to...
Tony Blair calls on Kadhafi
Libyan revolutionary leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, on Monday r eceived in Sirte, Central Libya, the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, c urrently visiting the...
Libya signs gas agreement with Polish company
The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) and the Polish Oil and Gas Company signed an agreement on Monday in Tripoli on gas exploration and...
AMU central bank governors meet in Tripoli
The seventh ordinary session of the Council of the Governors of Central Banks in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) member countries opened here Thursday,...
Heavy snowfalls in north-eastern Libya
A cold wave which swept across Libya over the past few days has brought with it heavy snowfalls since Monday in the region of...
The new scramble for Africa’s resources
In the past decade, Africa has seen an unprecedented boom in oil and gas investment.
By Dino Mahtani
With big companies shut...
Mauritania reiterates attachment to Maghreb Union
Mauritania has reiterated its attachment to the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) as a strategic choice for political, economic and social integration of its member...
Jean Ping hails Kadhafi’s role in Africa
The new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Gabonese national Jean Ping, has hailed Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi's role in establishing the AU...
Kadhafi receives message from Morocco’s King
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi on Tuesday night received Morocco's foreign and cooperation minister, Taieb Fassi Fahri, who handed to him a message from King...
Nigerians in Libyan jails
Family members of Nigerians in Libyan jails have asked the President of the Nigerian Senate, David Mark, to intervene so they could be released,...
Libyan and Tunisian experts discuss maritime issues
Libyan and Tunisian experts on maritime issues on Saturday began their third meeting in Tripoli focusing on the foundations for the establishment joint work...
Chadian President receives AU/Kadhafi’s peace envoys
Chadian President, Idris Deby Itno, Wednesday in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena, received two special envoys of Colonel Muammar Kadhafi and members of the Libya-Congo...
Chinese Company to build railway lines in Libya
Libya and a Chinese company on Sunday signed two agreements for 3.2 billion Libyan dinars (1US$=1.15 Libyan dinars) under which the Chinese company would...
African federal government to be formed in July
The Libyan leader, Kadhafi, announced on Friday in Addis Ababa that an African federal government would be formed next July during the 11th African...
Libya reiterates Africa’s demand for two UN Security Council seats
Libya on Friday reiterated Africa's position that the continent should be given two permanent seats with all privileges, including the veto, on the United...
Banks of Arab Maghreb meet
The Libyan Secretary for Finance, Mohamed Haweij, on Thursday evening met the chairman and members of the Board of Directors of the Union of...
Libya threatens to withdraw investments in Africa
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi Tuesday warned that Libya could withdraw its investments in Africa and direct them to the Mediterranean if the continent engaged...
US says Libya has benefited from giving up WMD
Libya has benefited greatly from its decision in 2003 to destroy its arsenals of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according to the US Secretary...
Déby briefs Kadhafi on alleged child trafficking in Chad
A special envoy of Chadian President Idriss Deby has delivered a special message to Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi, briefing him on the alleged plan...
95 companies for Libya’s aviation exhibition
Some 95 companies from 25 countries are expected to attend the second edition of the Libyan Aviation Exhibition (LAVEX 2007), scheduled for 29-31 October...