Obstacles placed in AL chief path to Libya

Originally published July 31, 1998

Arab League Secretary-General Esmat Abdul Meguid is scheduled to visit Libya on Sunday and submitted a request for permission to fly by plane in the first trip of its kind since the US administration and Britain announced last week that they will accept Arab proposals to try the two Libyan suspects in The Hague.

Previous Stories

London agrees to try Lockerbie suspects in the Hague 7/31/98
Washington notifies stand on Lockerbie issue to Arab League 7/29/98
No Scottish judges in Lockerbie case is false, says Libya 7/28/98