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Libya tells Italy it won't ..."Libya has been suffering in the struggle of warding off the flow of illegal migrants to Italy by depleting its material resources and spending huge amounts of money to protect Italian coasts from waves of illegal migrants"
Italy's new Federal Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi is congratulated by Minister for Simplification Roberto Calderoli during their swearing-in ceremony. via The Times
(Topix.net)Dureza: Libya to send 25 ceasefire monitors
"We pray that the GRP is able to convince the MILF to sit down and talk about the incoming facilitator. What we know is that a meeting is only possible if the agenda is the implementation of the consensus points"
DAVAO CITY Libya is sending 25 soldiers "to assist sustain the ceasefire in Mindanao," Presidential Adviser Jesus Dureza said in a press statement issued early tonight. via MindaNews
(Topix.net)Libya/Italy: Calderoli 'sorry'
Rome, May 9 - An Italian government minister whose reappointment was opposed by Libya on Friday apologised for an incident during his last term which many observers have linked to the north African country's ... via ANSA.it
(Topix.net)Libya issues threat to Italy
"Mine was a message of peace and rapprochement between the monotheistic religions, but it was interpreted in a different way. I hope that today there are no problems linked to something that should now be considered closed."
SILVIO Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, faced his first crisis in office after a notorious leader of the xenophobic Northern League was named his "minister for simplification of legislation". Libya ... via Scotsman.com
(Topix.net)HPL in deal to rebuild, refurbish hotels in Libya; Creation of JV...
"Unless you are sure of the clarity of the direction of the Libya economy it will be a bit difficult for us to consider investing in the economy in the big way"
The Business Times Singapore May 9, 2008 Friday TOP STORIES 636 words HPL in deal to rebuild, refurbish hotels in Libya; Creation of JV with that country's state pension fund manager is on cards Chew Xiang in ... via Hotels
(Topix.net)Libya Telecom Technology selects Alcatel-Lucent to build Libya's first WiMAX Rev-e network
"In economies such as Libya, our WiMAX solution is a valuable tool for rapidly and cost-effectively increasing penetration of high-speed Internet access "
Paris.- Alcatel-Lucent today announced that it has been awarded a contract by LTT , the national Internet Service Provider in Libya, to deploy the first commercial WIMAX network based on the 802.16e-2005 WiMAX ... via WebWire
(Topix.net)Berlusconi forms Italy's 62nd postwar government
Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi formed Italy's 62nd postwar government on Wednesday for his third stint as premier. via CNN
(Topix.net)Ukraine starts new round of negotiations with EU
Ukraine starts new round of negotiations concerning new enhanced agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. via Forum News Portal
(Topix.net)Behind Gadaffi's Revolutionary Thoughts
Let us stand back for a moment. We may have been grossly mistaken. The scorn and invective that have been hurled at Col. Muammar Gadaffi in the wake of his recent visit to Uganda could have been a touch too harsh, a season too soon. (AllAfrica)
Salem resident supports Obama from Tripoli
The hard-to-contain enthusiasm of the prospects of electing an Afro-American or a woman to occupy the Oval Office is not confined to U.S. Here in Tripoli, North Africa, debating the merits and demerits of the ... via Statesman Journal
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The President of the African Development Bank Group , Donald Kaberuka, announced on Friday in Tunis that the Bank Group would add US $ 1 billion to its agriculture portfolio, raised to US$ 4.8 billion, as part ... via Panapress
(Topix.net)Arinday: Danger stalks the GRP-MILF 'peace talks'
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Arinday: Danger stalks the GRP-MILF 'peace talks' By G.H. Arinday Jr. via Sun-Star Bacolod
(Topix.net)Women's lib takes off in Libya
"But I see people's respect when they find out I am a pilot."
Kulthum Bouseyfi graduated as one of Libya's first female pilots and three years on she is still one of the country's few. via BBC
(Topix.net)Libyan leader son's organization says it is behind the release of Filippino Muslim leader
A charitable organization led by Libyan leader's son said on Sunday that it was behind the release of a Philippine Muslim leader after a court in Manila granted him bail following years of imprisonment and ... via PR-inside.com
(Topix.net)EgyptAir to start services to Malta - Today, 12:58
Further talks between Malta and Libya on oil exploration and illegal migration will be held in Malta in the coming weeks, the Foreign Ministry said today. via The Times
(Topix.net)Foreign Minister on first official visit
The meeting was held in Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday and formed part of the first official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs following last month's general elections. via DI-VE
(Topix.net)Yanukovych became leader of PR again
Viktor Yanukovych is unanimously reelected as a leader of the Party of Regions. He himself didn't take part in the voting. via Forum News Portal
(Topix.net)Putin ends working visit to Italy, comes back to Moscow
President Vladimir Putin has completed his working visit to Italy and returned to Moscow, presidential press secretary Alexei Gromov said. via Tass
(Topix.net)Putin's visit 'historic and strategic'
"This is the first visit by a Russian president to Libya. It is a historic, strategic and very important visit"
Tripoli: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin's official visit as "historic and strategic" during a state dinner at the Bab Azizia palace, state television reported yesterday. via Gulfnews
(Topix.net)Al-Qaida Revival In Libya Concerns U.S.
"Libya 2008 Crime & Safety Report"
Al-Qaida Revival In Libya Concerns U.S. by Staff A report issued by the U.S. State Department has expressed concern that al-Qaida could stage a revival in Libya. via The Post Chronicle
(Topix.net)The Real Fight for Grand Regency
On Nairobi's Loita Street, the Libyan flag flies high atop the five-storey Embassy building, perhaps a sign of the country's passion to get a foothold in Kenya's oil and business sector. The stakes are high. (AllAfrica)
Pastor Sserwadda Wrong On Quran
One would like to understand where Pastor Joseph Sserwadda of the Victory Church is coming from, when he assaulted Islam in an interview that ran in Sunday Vision (March 30, 2008), in apparent retaliation for Muammar Gaddafi's remarks about the Bible. (AllAfrica)
Beware of Gadaffi's Diversionary Rhetoric
Gadaffi is a coward and all his tough talk in Uganda should not impress Ugandans. When US attacked Iraq, Gadaffi was the first leader to give up all his nuclear ambitions and materials. His rhetoric is just empty. I did not hear him point a finger to the US, who bombed his tent and killed his child. I see a hypocritical guy trying to make us believe that he is tough but when the real challenges came his way, he was hiding. Therefore no Ugandan should take his words serious. (AllAfrica)
Vladimir Putin Found Substitute for Algeria - Russia invades Northern Africa via Libya
An array of Russian officials and top-managers of the largest corporations will accompany Vladimir Putin. via Free Republic
(Topix.net)Putin, Khadafi to discuss energy
Russian investment in Libya's gas and nuclear energy sectors are likely to be on the agenda as Moscow seeks to boost ties with the North African state that is emerging from 20 years of diplomatic and economic ... via Sunday Times
(Topix.net)Kampala-Kigali Oil Pipeline to Cut Down Costs
The recently signed Kampala-Kigali oil pipeline deal will reduce the current high costs of transportation, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has said. (AllAfrica)
German police trained Libyans for two decades: Report
From correspondents in Hesse, Germany, 07:30 AM IST German police have been visiting Libya to train security men for last two decades, a newspaper claimed Sunday, questioning government insistence that the ... via India eNews
(Topix.net)Libya Allegedly Went on Gun-Buying Spree
"It means they want to spread them right and left."
The Libyan officer tried to cloak the purpose of his call to the Italian arms dealer. via KVML
(Topix.net)36 foreigners killed in bus crash
AT least 36 people were killed today when a bus in which they were travelling collided with a car outside the Libyan capital Tripoli, the official news agency Jana quoted the Interior Ministry as saying. via AdelaideNow...
(Topix.net)Boehner Given Sunglasses By Libyan Leader
U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gave him a pair of sunglasses when they met in the Libyan desert. via The Post Chronicle
(Topix.net)Libya Releases 90 Islamists
"Our religion and our society do not accept violence"
Prisoners from the banned Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are seen before being released from a prison in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. via HendersonvilleNews.com
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