Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 4/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of April 5, 1999
- Speaker of Moroccan legislative house welcomes lifting of sanctions on Libya Morocco-Libya, Politics, 4/10/1999
- Preparations for the first US-Libyan meeting since 18 years
Arrangements for a meeting bringing together US and Libyan officials in the presence of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan have started in implementation of understanding that will follow as Libya has handed over the two Libyan citizens who are suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident. Libya-USA, Politics, 4/9/1999 - First Syrian plane to Libya on Saturday
The first Syrian air flight will arrive directly at Tripoli International Airport from Damascus tomorrow, following the suspension on Monday of the embargo imposed on Libya. Syria-Libya, Economics, 4/9/1999 - Rubin downplays chances for bilateral meeting with Libya Libya-USA, Politics, 4/9/1999
- Gaddafi confers with Italian foreign minister
Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday night with Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, currently visiting Libya. The Italian minister described his meeting with Gaddafi as very useful. He said that they discussed relations between the two countries, the situation in the Mediterranean region and the question of Kosovo. Libya-Italy, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Gaddafi receives African ministers, telephone calls
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi on Tuesday night received several African ministers including the foreign ministers of Namibia and Zimbabwe, the Ugandan regional cooperation minister, and Gambia's minister of state for foreign affairs, who took part in the farewell ceremony held for the purpose of seeing off the two Libyans suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident. Libya-International, Politics, 4/8/1999 - The first civil flight from Libya arrives in Egypt
The first civil aircraft arrived in Cairo on Tuesday in a direct flight coming from Libya after the suspension of the UN sanctions imposed on Libya since 1992. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Lockerbie trials will take months to be convene
Legal and diplomatic maneuvers on the 1988 Lockerbie incident in Scotland were completed on Wednesday to mark the beginning of a phase of a very long wait to try the two Libyans the West claims are involved in the incident. Libya-International, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Talks between Egypt and Libya for air trips
Egypt and Libya started taking procedures to restart airline service between the two countries after the lifting of the air embargo imposed as part of UN sanctions. Egypt-Libya, Economics, 4/8/1999 - Libyan lawyers' union urges Scottish judges to stay impartial
The Libyan lawyers union in Tripoli urged the Scottish jurisdiction to keep its credibility and to show impartiality and neutrality to provide for a fair trial for the Libyan citizens accused of blowing up a passenger jet. Libya, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Syria prepares for flights to Libya Syria-Libya, Economics, 4/8/1999
- Italian foreign minister arrives in Libya
Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini has asserted that Libya and Italy have worked for a very long time to strengthen prospects of bilateral cooperation. He added that the joint declaration which was signed last June was a turning point in the course of relations between the two countries. Libya-Italy, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Libya to join European - Mediterranean partnership
It is expected that Libya will become the 28th member of the European - Mediterranean partnership known as the Barcelona declaration countries, as an result of the recent Libyan position toward the Lockerbie problem. Libya-Regional-European Union, Economics, 4/7/1999 - Britain may ask big compensation for Lockerbie victims
Britain said on Tuesday that it may ask Libya for large financial compensation if it would proven that the two Libyans suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident are found guilty. Libya-UK, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Gaddafi thanks Mubarak
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi expressed his thanks and appreciation to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the efforts he exerted since the beginning of Lockerbie crisis until now. Libya-Regional, Politics, 4/7/1999 - UN - Libya Libya-UN, Politics, 4/7/1999
- AL denies contradiction of Arabia decision with SC concerning sanctions imposed on Libya Regional-Libya, Politics, 4/7/1999
- Morocco calls for lifting embargo against Libya Morocco-Libya, Politics, 4/7/1999
- Libyan Lockerbie suspects in Holland, sanctions suspended
On Monday night UN sanctions imposed on Libya since April 1992 were suspended after the UN was handed over the two Libyans who are suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident, Abdul Baser al-Migraqi and al-Ameen Khalelfa Dheima, who were transported to Holland to be tried before a Scottish court. Libya-International, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Experts expect oil boom in Libya
Libya's turnover of two suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie plane downing is likely to attract major international oil companies Libya, Economics, 4/6/1999 - Libya calls for allowing Libyan plane from Jeddah to pass through Egyptian airspace
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Organization received a request from Libyan authorities to allow the passage of a Libyan airplane carrying Libyan pilgrims from Jeddah to Tripoli through Cairo International Airport tomorrow. Libya-Egypt, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Libya hands over two Libyan suspects to Dutch authorities
US State Department Spokesman James Rubin said the UN sanctions on Libya "will be immediately suspended," as soon as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan notifies the Security Council that the suspects have been handed over. Libya-International, Politics, 4/5/1999