Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 9/7/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of September 7, 1998
- Libya shows film of 1996 Gaddafi assassination attempt
The Libyan television presented yesterday film of a failed assassination attempt to which Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi was exposed at El-Ashat valley on 1996. Libya, Politics, 9/12/1998 - Meeting of Libyan public leaders: US - British proposal a big trick Libya, Politics, 9/11/1998
- Chadian plane breaks Libya air embargo according to African countries' resolution
A Chadian airplane flew into Tripoli International Airport yesterday afternoon, penetrating the air embargo imposed on Libya in implementation of the last resolution of the Organization of African Unity summit in Ouagadougou , capital of Burkina Faso. Libya-Chad, Politics, 9/10/1998 - Lawyer for two Libyans calls for new guarantees to protect Lockerbie suspects
The lawyer for two Libyan suspects in the Lokerbie case, Ibrahim El-Ghowil, launched an attack yesterday on the American - British initiative for trying the Libyan suspects in Holland. Libya, Politics, 9/8/1998 - Abdul Meguid talks with U.S. ambassador in Cairo about Lockerbie
Esmat Abdul Meguid, the Arab League's secretary general, received yesterday the US ambassador in Cairo, Daniel Kurtzer, who said he discussed with Abdul Meguid the recent developments in the Lockerbie crisis and a number of issues that the Arab foreign ministers will discuss on September 16. Libya-Regional-USA, Politics, 9/8/1998 - McCurry: Libya proposal non-negotiable Libya-USA, Politics, 9/8/1998
- Gaddafi accuses US and Britain of lying
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi accused the U.S.A and Britain of attempting to use the trial of the Libyan suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am jet bombing as a method to deport the two men to the United Kingdom. Libya, Politics, 9/7/1998 - African countries challenge Lockerbie air embargo on Libya
African states continued yesterday their challenge of the air emabrgo imposed upon Libya as Eritrean President Issais Afworki arrived at the international airport in Tripoli. Libya-North Africa, Politics, 9/7/1998