Libya

June 18, 2003

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The son of Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi has joined Italian first division football club Perugia and will begin training with them in July.   30-ye

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Technip-Coflexip has been awarded cracking furnace modernization contract involving its latest ethylene technology by the Saudi Petrochemical Company (SADAF), a joint venture of the Saudi Basic Indust

June 16, 2003

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Jordanians will head to the polling stations next Tuesday (June 17) to elect their representatives for the 14th council amid expectations of a weak tu

June 15, 2003

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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has dismissed his prime minister and replaced him with an economist, following moves to reform the country's socialist-based economy. Among Kadhafi’s main priorities is th

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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has dismissed his prime minister and replaced him with an economist, following moves to reform the country's socialist-based economy. Among Kadhafi’s main priorities is th

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The US government has barred Lebanon’s Minister of Finance Fouad Siniora from entering the United States. Siniora’s name has been added to a list of persons who have made donations to Islamic charitie

June 14, 2003

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Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has sacked his prime minister and replaced him with an economist, following moves to reform the country's social

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Iranian authorities said Saturday they have detained hardliners who are blamed for attacks against pro-democracy demonstrators.

May 27, 2003

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The Arab League on Monday welcomed a decision by Libya to drop its plan to withdraw from the pan-Arab organization.  "The Arab League welcomes Libya's

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Foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) are expected to meet in the Iranian capital of Tehran later this week to discuss

May 26, 2003

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Libya has dropped its plan to withdraw from the Arab League, Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak said in Tripoli Sunday at the end of a meeting with his L

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Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks on Middle East peace and the situation in Iraq, the Japanese emba

May 11, 2003

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Libya has decided to freeze its dealings with the Arab League, prior to withdrawing from this body, the official Libyan news agency reported Saturday.

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The Palm, Dubai’s island development located in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lum Chang Holding Limited (LCH).   The MoU details LCH’s intention

May 4, 2003

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Petro-Canada averaged 146,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day from its operations in North Africa and the Near East in the first quarter of 2003. Libyan production averaged 47,700 barrels per day.