Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Political News
The Bush administration has begun transferring more than $500 billion in Libyan compensation money to the families of American victims of the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. A U.S. official says $504 million of $536 million to...
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Business News
Economic and Social Fund of Libya to Play Critical Investment & Advisory Role , the Islamic Investment Bank renowned for the conception of world class economic infrastructure initiatives has today unveiled the master plan for Energy City Libya. The US$...
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Business News
Libya is seeking a stake in Italian energy giant ENI, an Italian government statement said Saturday. "The Libyan government has indicated to the Italian government an interest in acquiring... a share in the capital of ENI," the statement said. The...
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Business News
The Kolon Engineering & Construction Co., (KSE:003075), a South Korean builder, said today it has signed a preliminary US$86 million deal to build a sewage treatment plant in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. The plant would be completed 30 months...
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Business News
Up to two percent of the world's income, or 1.2 trillion dollars, should be spent on reviving the global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in Tripoli on Monday. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the fund's managing director, called for...
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Political News
Nearly two decades after the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the families of the 180 Americans aboard the plane said Thursday they had received full compensation from Libya for the loss of their loved ones.
Source: BBC
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| Political News
The clash happened in the early hours of Friday, in the predominantly Sunni area of Bab al-Tabbaneh. There have been frequent outbreaks of violence in Tripoli in recent months between rival Sunni and Shia gunmen. The city has also been...
Source: CNN
Tripoli :: Libya
| about 1 month ago
| No category
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the eldest son -- and heir apparent -- of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, said he'd like to see "shock treatment" democratization in his country, while his father wants a slower pace. The younger Gadhafi has been...
Tripoli :: Libya
| 18 days ago
| Political News
As they gather Sunday on the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the families of the victims have many accomplishments to savor. After years of struggle to bring the bombers to justice, one was convicted in...
Tripoli :: Libya
| 15 days ago
| Technology News
Dhaka, Dec 21 (bdnews24.com)- The government has appointed a new envoy to Libya, seen as crucial to a deal with Tripoli on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. Rear admiral Mustafizur Rahman will be the next ambassador to Libya, said a foreign...