Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 9/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of September 28, 1998
- Gaddafi fears kidnapping of Libyan Lockerbie suspects, US threatens new sanctions
Libyan President Col. Moammar Gaddafi has refused to hand over the two Libyan suspected in the Lockerbie case to be tried in a military base in the Netherlands. He stressed that he fears the two men will be kidnapped. Libya, Politics, 10/2/1998 - Libya, Eritrea for coordinating political, economic decisions
A Libyan official delegation left Asmara on Thursday to return home after a six-day official visit to Asmara. Eritrea's national radio said the seven-member Libyan delegation held talks with the secretary general of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice, Muhammad Saeed. Libya-Eritrea, Politics, 10/2/1998 - Libyan people's conference today, unhappiness with Arab states position
The Libyan general people's conference, the largest legislative organization in Tripoli, will hold its annual session today. Libya, Politics, 10/2/1998 - Three African leaders ignore embargo, arrive in Libya by air
Three African Presidents arrived in Libya on Wednesday by air, ignoring the embargo which has been imposed by the UN on air flights from and to Libya over the Lockerbie case. Libya-North Africa, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Libyan legislature to convene later this week Libya, Politics, 10/1/1998
- Annan delivers American - British reply to Libya
Arab diplomatic sources quoted the western diplomat as confirming that the US, and UK sent last week to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan legal clarification, reacting to the questions raised by Libya concerning the trial of the two Libyans accused in Lockerbie issue before Scottish court held in an air-military base in the Netherlands. Libya, Politics, 9/30/1998 - Libyan delegate in Addis Ababa Libya-Ethiopia, Politics, 9/29/1998