Libya lifts ban on Austrians entry

Libya has lifted a ban it imposed on entry of Austrians over a week ago following a dispute involving Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's son, an Austrian diplomat said yesterday.

The ban was lifted officially Saturday a diplomat at the Austrian embassy in Tripoli, contacted by telephone from neighboring Tunisia, told reporters.

"Austrian citizens have been entering Libya since" he added. A Foreign Ministry official in Vienna said the ministry has been trying for more than a week to have the entry ban lifted, Al Ahram daily reported today.