Italian coastguard rescues 500 boat people off Sicily
Apr 12 Nigel Ash

Italian coastguard rescues 500 boat people off Sicily

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 12 April 2013:As the sea state improves, the flow of sub-Saharans seeking to reach Italy  from Libya in flimsy, ramshackle cr...

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Zeidan refutes logic of Benghazi western exodus — gently
Jan 25 Michel Cousins

Zeidan refutes logic of Benghazi western exodus — gently

Tripoli, 25 January 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has questioned the reasons why a number of western governments have advised their citizens to leave...

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NOC to sweeten deals with foreign partners?
Dec 12 Nigel Ash

NOC to sweeten deals with foreign partners?

Revamped oil deals to get the nod?Tripoli, 12 December:With his signalling of a new licensing round, oil minister, Abdelbari Al-Arusi has seemed to su...

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Sep 2 George Grant

Intelligence officer killed by bomb blast in Benghazi

Benghazi, 2 September:An intelligence officer has been killed and another wounded when their car exploded in Benghazi today, Sunday, according to a sp...

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Ras Lanuf oil refinery resumes operations
Aug 31 George Grant

Ras Lanuf oil refinery resumes operations

Tripoli, 31 August:The Ras Lanuf oil refinery has resumed operations for the first time since shutting down during last year’s revolution.The refinery...

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Aug 15 George Grant

NOC refuses to confirm or deny reports of Ras Lanuf restart

Tripoli, 15 August:The National Oil Company (NOC) is refusing to confirm reports that the Ras Lanuf oil refinery will resume operations at the end of...

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May 13 Michel Cousins

Finance Minister "not resigning"

Tripoli, 13 May:An official in the Prime Minister’s office has dismissed reports that the Minister of Finance, Hassan Zaglam, intends to resign.  “The...

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May 4 Michel Cousins

Qaddafi suspected of laundering money in Belgium

Brussels, 4 May:Muammar Qaddafi possibly laundered money using Libya's embassy in Belgium prior to last year's revolution, it emerged today."It's more...

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