UN Assembly chief barred from Europe travel -Libya3/11/2010 1:01:36 AM +00:00
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - The Libyan president of the U.N. General Assembly is among more than 180 people banned from traveling to much of Europe due to a diplomatic row between Libya and Switzerland, Libya's U.N. mission said on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS-Libya's row with West reflects Gaddafi inner circle3/10/2010 4:07:13 PM +00:00
* Gaddafi disappointed with West's arms-length relations

UPDATE 2-Libya accepts U.S. apology over diplomatic row3/10/2010 2:06:58 PM +00:00
* Libya calls for official visits to resume

Libyan envoy:Swiss row won't hit Italy investments3/10/2010 12:22:02 PM +00:00
ROME, March 10 (Reuters) - Libya's sovereign investment fund will not halt business activities in Italy because of a visa spat with Switzerland that has escalated into a Europe-wide row, its ambassador to Rome said on Wednesday.

Libya accepts U.S. apology over diplomatic row3/10/2010 12:04:34 PM +00:00
TRIPOLI, March 10 (Reuters) - Libya accepts an apology issued by the United States over their diplomatic row and wants to develop relations in all fields, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Libya warns USA it may favour rival oil firms:paper3/10/2010 10:31:28 AM +00:00
RABAT, March 10 (Reuters) - Libya is considering giving priority to Chinese and Russian firms over U.S. energy companies because of its diplomatic row with Washington, a newspaper quoted Libya's top oil official as saying on Wednesday.

U.S. apologizes to Libya for dismissive comments3/9/2010 7:24:05 PM +00:00
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department apologized on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesman made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for "jihad," often translated as "armed struggle," against Switzerland.

Bahrain's AUB acquires 40 pct of Libyan bank3/9/2010 10:40:00 AM +00:00
KUWAIT, March 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain's Ahli United Bank said it has acquired a 40 percent stake in Libya's United Bank for Commerce & Investment (UBCI) through a capital hike.

UPDATE 2-Libya vows equal treatment for foreign oil firms3/8/2010 12:02:41 PM +00:00
* Libya demanding U.S. apology for remarks about Gaddafi

Libya vows equal treatment for foreign oil firms3/8/2010 9:20:35 AM +00:00
TRIPOLI, March 8 (Reuters) - All international energy firms will be given equal opportunities to work in Libya, the country's top oil official said on Monday after U.S. firms were caught up in a row between Washington and Tripoli.

Libyan Telco in Final Lap of Race for 75 Percent Stake in Zamtel3/2/2010 12:08:26 PM +00:00
LAP Green Network, which owns 62 per cent of Uganda Telecom Ltd, is planning to make the final plunge to obtain a stake in Zamtel, the Zambian government-owned telecom operator.

Osheku Thrilled By Libya Welcome2/25/2010 8:46:50 AM +00:00
Athletics coach, Tony Osheku says he is completely overwhelmed by the reception he received on assumption of office as head coach of the Libya Amateur Athletic Federation.

Hannibal Gaddafi Irritates Europe2/22/2010 7:22:43 AM +00:00
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi doesn't dish out apologies. That aside, he owes one over a diplomatic row that needed not occur. After all, at issue is just a family nutter. That's Hannibal, one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons.

Libyan Tractors Arrive in Country2/16/2010 9:04:49 AM +00:00
Barely a week after receiving over 1000 Dates plants from Libya. The government of Libya has once again ferried in a special cargo plane of eight tractors to Botswana under the Green revolution programme whose aim is to assist African countries in agricultural development.

Behind Scenes of Gadaffi's Bid for New Term as AU Chair2/8/2010 7:06:39 PM +00:00
The reign of Libya's Moammar el Gadaffi as Chairman of the African Union has ended in a petulant whimper rather than in a big bang for African unity as the Colonel had promised.

Pan Africanism - From Kwame Nkrumah to Libya's Gaddafi2/8/2010 9:03:35 AM +00:00
African Union summits rarely escape a Muammar Gaddafi lecture on his pet project: the United States of Africa.

Gaddafi's United States of Africa - Would You Buy a Used Camel From This Son of the Desert?2/8/2010 7:51:09 AM +00:00
I admire Muammar Gaddafi more than I admire any other serving African leader.

Gaddafi is Going Far, but the Wrong Way2/5/2010 6:09:01 PM +00:00
When will Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wake up and smell the coffee? This week, he was rebuking African leaders (some of whom are beneficiaries of his generous baksheesh).