Libya News

The Swiss nationals were returned to the Swiss embassy after being abducted by the Libyan government Media coverage of the latest twist in the tale of two Swiss detained in Libya shows how Tripoli is gaining an upper-hand in a row between the states, an expert says.

Editors Note: This story is the result of a two-year CNN investigative report into peace talks held between the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and the Libyan Government which recently culminated in the LIFG, a militant Jihadist group once allied to Osama bin Laden, repudiating al Qaeda.

Johannesburg - CHARL Senekal holds up a clod of Libyan soil and lets it trickle through his fingers.

Victims of the Lockerbie bombing have criticised the Government for paying for tens of thousands of pounds-worth of advice from Libya on airline safety.

A group of South African farmers arrived in Tripoli, Libya yesterday to help revive commercial agriculture in the oil-rich north African country.

A delegation representing victims of IRA violence is to hold talks in Libya later over compensation claims.

George Handlery about the week that was. The dictator's tantrum: a chronic obsession.

DUBLIN: Politicians from Northern Ireland are holding talks in Libya on possible help for the reconciliation process in the province, a Libyan official said in statements published yesterday.

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A delegation of Westminster politicians will hold more talks in Libya today over compensation for victims of IRA violence.

A group of MPs and peers have arrived in Libya confident of securing 600m in compensation for the victims of Semtex explosives supplied to the IRA by Colonel Gadaffi's regime.

A DELEGATION of politicians are travelling to Libya for talks aimed at securing compensation for IRA victims.

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Comment about "BP to start Libya offshore drilling in 2010 " Phone Name Comment 0 Friday, 30th October 2009 - 10:29CET BP to start Libya offshore drilling in 2010 BP will begin exploratory drilling next year on both its onshore and offshore concessions in Libya, the head of the company's operations in the North African country said.

BP Plc plans to start drilling its first well in Libya by the second half of next year, said Hugh McDowell, president and general manager of BP Exploration Libya.

Bruna Hamadi, the wife of Rachid, one of the two Swiss businessmen held in Libya, says she is ready to assume a more public role to secure their release A high-profile media campaign, foreign help, sanctions or quiet diplomacy a ' speculation is rife on how Switzerland should resolve its diplomatic tussle with Libya.

New York, NY - infoZine - The Libyan government should investigate allegations of sexual harassment in a state-run residence for women who had been orphaned instead of charging the journalist who reported the story with criminal defamation, Human Rights Watch said.

Under the auspices of Ahmed Al Dheeb, under secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development in association with Bank Muscat hosted a seminar - - Exporting To Libya' - at the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry conference room yesterday.

As Libya continues with its political rehabilitation process, slowly coming in from the cold of international isolation, radio has been among the first sectors to feel the new breath of fresh air.

Representatives from around 30 companies are in Libya, visiting Tripoli, Misurata and Benghazi, to follow up on potential contracts.