The First Post (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
It seems the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi (pictured) is not looking forward to his visit to Britain this December. As reported here, Gaddafi is due to attend a summit of…
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
If Gordon Brown thought that he was doing Col Muammar Gaddafi a favour when he invited him to London for a summit of oil states in December then he was sadly mistaken.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... charges of abusing two household employees from Tunisia and Morocco. The charges were dropped and Gaddafi's son and daughter-in-law returned to Libya. The Libyan actions were met with surprise in Switzerland, since the charges have long since been dropped. Swiss President Pascal Couchepin said on Swiss TV Friday that his government sees no need to enter into negotiations with Libya over...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... charges of abusing two household employees from Tunisia and Morocco. The charges were dropped and Gaddafi's son and daughter-in-law returned to Libya. The Libyan actions were met with surprise in Switzerland, since the charges have long since been dropped. Swiss President Pascal Couchepin said on Swiss TV Friday that his government sees no need to enter into negotiations with Libya over...
The Lockerbie Case (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
From a letter in today's issue of The Herald from a press officer at the Libyan People's Bureau (embassy) in London: "It is worth mentioning that the Leader is not overly excited about visiting the United Kingdom, either for the coming Oil Summit, or otherwise, and that the Lockerbie case file is closed for ever, according to the relevant United [Nations] Security Council resolutions. The remaining...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Political pundits and academicians were last week trying to make sense of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's latest game plan, after he had himself crowned "King of Kings" by a section of African traditional leaders, sultans, sheiks and mayors from Muslim North Africa during ceremonies in Benghazi at the end of August.
oil and energy news (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
By Amy Wilson Libya will take $7bn of assets out of Swiss banks and stop supplying oil to the country, as an acrimonious dispute that started with the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi’s son escalated. The north African country said the moves were a protest against the “poor treatement of Libyan diplomats and businessmen by the [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Libya will take 7bn of assets out of Swiss banks and stop supplying oil to the country as an acrimonious dispute that started with the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi's son escalated.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
A diplomatic row has erupted again months after one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons was arrested in Switzerland.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
... programme. Last month U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, the first such visit in 55 years. Libya wants to expand ties with Russia which it sees as counterbalance to U.S. influence in the Mediterranean region.Vladimir Putin, when Russian President, visited Libya in April to strengthen energy ties with the OPEC member and discuss the possibility...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... decision comes three months after a diplomatic row broke out when a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was arrested in Geneva and charged with mistreating two domestic employees.Hannibal Gaddafi denied the charges and was freed on bail, but the case caused uproar in Tripoli and led to the detention of two Swiss nationals, who were later released.Staff at Libya's state Maritime Transport...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Libya steps up Swiss protestLIBYA will withdraw £4 billion of assets in Swiss banks, cut economic ties and stop supplying oil,over a diplomatic row that broke out after a son of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi was charged in Geneva with mistreating two employees.The full article contains 45 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.10 October 2008 10:08 PM More Libya
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Libya steps up Swiss protestLIBYA will withdraw £4 billion of assets in Swiss banks, cut economic ties and stop supplying oil,over a diplomatic row that broke out after a son of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi was charged in Geneva with mistreating two employees.The full article contains 45 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.10 October 2008 10:08 PM More Libya
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
CricketSialkot Stallions to represent Pakistan Karachi: Sialkot Stallions will represent Pakistan in the inaugural Champions Twenty20 League cricket tournament in India in December after it defeated Karachi in the final of National Twenty20 Championship in Lahore. Sialkot, led by national captain Shoaib Malik, notched up a narrow victory over Shahid Afridi-led Karachi at the Gaddafi Stadium...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... bombed Tripoli and Benghazi in retaliation for the disco attack. Forty people died, including Gaddafi's adopted baby daughter.The dispatch of a U.S. ambassador to Libya had been delayed by lawmakers until Tripoli put money into the fund. It was unclear whether the infusion of funds would clear the way for U.S. ambassador Gene Cretz, to now go to Tripoli.The official said the United States...
