Feb 4 Michel Cousins

Italian loans issue approaching resolution: Abdulaziz

Rome, 4 February 2013:A breakthrough in the issue of some €600 million in loans claimed by Italian companies working in Libya during the Qaddafi era i...

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De Sanctis attack condemned
Jan 14 Nigel Ash

De Sanctis attack condemned

 Tripoli, 14 JanuaryItaly’s foreign minister, Giulio Terzi has strongly condemned the failed attack on his country’s Benghazi consul, as has the city’...

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Security essential to investment in Libya says Italian foreign minister
Jan 10 Michel Cousins

Security essential to investment in Libya says Italian foreign minister

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio TerziRome, 10 January 2013:The democratic transition in Libya has reached a “crucial stage”, said Italy’s Foreign Mini...

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Bani Walid wounded flown to Italy
Nov 22 Michel Cousins

Bani Walid wounded flown to Italy

By Hadi Fornaji.The wounded were flown to Rome following a direct intervention from the Italian foreign minister.Tripoli, 22 November:Twenty-four Liby...

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Ten Europe-bound migrants perish off Libyan coast
Nov 5 Nigel Ash

Ten Europe-bound migrants perish off Libyan coast

By Hadi Fornaji.The over-crowded sinking dinghy (Photo Armed Forces of Malta)Tripoli, 5 November Another ten African migrants drowned this weekend whe...

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Nov 2 Michel Cousins

New Libyan government is "a major step" in creating a stable Libya says Italy

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, seen here in Rome in May with outgoing Libyan Foreign Minister Ashour Ben Khayal, is due to visit Tripoli on Tu...

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Italy defends migration control agreement with Libya amidst renewed criticism
Jun 22 George Grant

Italy defends migration control agreement with Libya amidst renewed criticism

By George Grant.Tripoli, 22 June:Amnesty International has claimed migrants risk human rights abuse in LibyaThe Italian foreign minister, Guilio Terzi...

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