Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 3/30/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of March 30, 1998
- Libya: $5 billion loss as a result of UN sanctions
In an official report, the committee said production lines came to a halt in many factories due to shortages in necessary raw materials, adding that production costs increased and several factories in Libya stopped production because of the difficulty to get letters of credit from foreign banks. Libya-UN, Economics, 4/3/1998 - International Court moves on Lockerbie, Qatar - Bahrain disputes
The court said that after the written proceedings are filed, it will set a date for hearings on the dispute, after which a final decision will be made. Libya-Qatar, Politics, 4/2/1998 - Libya calls for Algeria-Morocco summit to settle disputes
Libya suggested that Morocco's King Hassan II and Algerian President Liamine Zeroual meet in a summit, a Libya diplomatic source said, adding that the Algerian and Moroccan leaders accepted the summit at first, but called for holding preliminary meetings at the experts' level. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 4/2/1998 - Libya, Pakistan, sign joint cooperation agreement Libya-Pakistan, Politics, 3/31/1998
- A communique from Burundi's president to Gaddafi Libya-Burundi, Politics, 3/30/1998