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Libya flies media to town after clash report (AlertNet)
11/20/2008 08:43 AM

Source: Reuters By Salah Sarrar KUFRAH, Libya, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Libya's government flew journalists to the southeastern town of Kufrah on Thursday in an unusual response to what tribal leaders said were ...

Power plant builder Technopromexport, Libya set up energy JV (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
11/20/2008 03:54 AM

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's state-controlled power plant builder Technopromexport and Libya African Investment Portfolio have agreed on a joint venture to build power plants in Africa, the Russian company said on Thursday.

Eritrea: Nationals Residing in Libya Reiterate Readiness to Enhance Contribution to National Development Drive (AllAfrica.com)
11/19/2008 03:35 PM

In a seminar they conducted on November 14, Eritrean nationals residing in Tripoli, Libya, reiterated readiness to enhance their contribution to the national development drive.

Bush Speaks With Libya's Gaddafi in Historic Phone Call (Washington Post)
11/17/2008 09:40 PM

President Bush called Libya's Moammar Gaddafi yesterday -- apparently the first time any president has spoken to the African leader -- to voice his satisfaction that Libya had settled a long-standing dispute over terrorist attacks, including the bombing of a Pan Am jet over Scotland, the White House...

Libya: Bush Calls Qadhafi to Praise Settlement Agreement (AllAfrica.com)
11/20/2008 03:09 AM

Merle D. Kellerhals Jr. A telephone call between President Bush and a world leader is a common enough event to not merit much attention, but when the president called Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi November 17, it represented a remarkable turnaround in U.S.-Libyan relations.

Libya's Gaddafi speaks to Bush (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
11/17/2008 11:08 AM

In a further sign of warming ties, U.S. President George W. Bush called Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi on Monday to voice satisfaction at a U.S.-Libya deal to compensate victims of terrorism, the White House said.

INTERVIEW - Long-Isolated Libya Plans New Archaeology Drive (Planet Ark)
11/18/2008 04:28 PM

TRIPOLI - Libya plans to invite the world's top archaeologists to unearth its ancient past as it tries to lure more tourists after decades in isolation, the head of the government's archaeology department said.

Medco Energi Seeking Investors to Develop Libya Oil, Gas Field (Rigzone)
11/18/2008 08:01 AM

PT Medco Energi Internasional is seeking investors from the Middle East to take part in the development of an oil and gas field in Libya, the Indonesia-listed company said Tuesday.

Bush lauds Libya's settlement of claims (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
11/17/2008 08:40 PM

The US President has congratulated Libya's Moammer Gaddafi over a $A2.3 billion payment that Tripoli made to settle a long-standing dispute over terror attacks.

Bush lauds Libya's settlement of claims (The West Australian)
11/17/2008 09:45 PM

US President George W Bush has congratulated Libya's Moammer Gaddafi over a $US1.5 billion ($A2.3 billion) payment that Tripoli made to settle a long-standing dispute over terror attacks, including the bombing of a Pan Am jetliner over Scotland, the White House says.