Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 2/28/2000
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of February 28, 2000
- Gaddafi: Joint interests the basis for any regional unity Libya-Regional, Politics, 3/4/2000
- Air flights resumed between Damascus and Benghazi Syria-Libya, Business, 3/3/2000
- Libya gets new prime minister
Libya's former housing and public works minister Moubarak al-Chamekh has been appointed secretary general (Prime Minister) of the new Libyan government, known as the General People's Committee. Libya, Politics, 3/3/2000 - Libya embarks on a new budget
Libya has unveiled a new budget for the year 2000 which strongly minimizes the government's reliance on oil revenues, saying that the new budget will be balanced, thanks to the increase in tax revenues. Libya, Economics, 3/3/2000 - Libya reshuffles government Libya, Politics, 3/2/2000
- On the US gesture toward Libya
The US said on Monday it will not amend its policy towards Libya and denied, in particular, that the recent visit made by Libya's representative to the UN to Washington indicates a development in this regard. Libya-USA, Politics, 3/1/2000 - Gaddafi gets message from Cypriot counterpart Libya-Cyprus, Politics, 2/28/2000
- A Libyan official discusses Sudanese problem with Abdul Meguid
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid met with Ali El-Teraiki, secretary general of the public general committee in Libya, to discuss the topics concerning the general Arab situation, especially those related to Africa. Libya-Regional, Politics, 2/28/2000 - US allowing more leeway to Libya Libya-USA, Politics, 2/28/2000