Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 8/17/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of August 17, 1998
- Garang due to visit Libya soon
The head of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, John Garang, received an official invitation to visit Libya during the current month. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 8/21/1998 - Libya calls for Shayler to be extradited to Libya
The Libyan government called yesterday on France to extradite an ex-officer in the British intelligence, David Shayler, and allow Libya to interrogate him concerning a failed assassination attempt against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi. Libya, Politics, 8/18/1998 - Libya questions Britain about Gaddafi assassination attempt
The Libyan people's general committee for foreign relations and cooperation called upon the British government to open a separate investigation on disclosures by former British intelligence officer David Schayler which said that British intelligence in 1996 made a failed attempt to assassinate Gaddafi through a member of a Libyan terrorist group whose headquarters is in London. Libya, Politics, 8/17/1998