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WSJ Says: Siemens Bribed Officials in Nigeria, Russia, Libya Among Others
Siemens AG paid 77 bribes totaling 12 million euros ($17.6 million) to officials in various countries including Nigeria, Libya and Russia.

Eight Darfur Rebel Groups Say They May Unite for Talks with UN, AU
Eight rebel Darfur factions have decided to group together and said on Wednesday they were willing to resume mediation with the United Nations and African Union (AU) over peace talks with Khartoum.


Visitors to Libya Must Provide Arabic Translation of Their Passports when Entering Country
Libyan authorities say foreign visitors will not be allowed entry unless they have Arabic translation of their passports, a regulation that has been in effect for decades and directed at visitors from all over the world.

74 Chadian Children Kidnapped Weeks Ago by French Firm
Chad will investigate reports that 74 Chadian children were flown to France weeks ago without their parents' knowledge, a senior judicial official said Thursday. The reports come on the heels of Chad's kidnapping charges against six French workers with the group Zoe's Ark who are accused of trying to fly 103 other children out of Chad to France.

The Making of a Saint-- By: Sondos Elqutait
With my parents coming from opposite ends of the country I spend a fair amount of the summer with the Libyan landscape whizzing by the car windows. The one constant feature, from east to west, and even the desert in between, is the Maqams, Domed white buildings, built over the tomb of Wali.

Ex-UN Inspector Fears Secret US Plan to Control Iraqi Oil
Former chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday he feared the United States had a secret plan to keep troops in Iraq for an extended period.

Emaar Still Interested in a Mega Project in Libya
Emaar Properties has said Friday that it expected to clinch a deal within three months to build a residential and industrial zone in Libya.

Five Foreign Banks Shortlisted for Buying Al-Wahda Bank
Five foreign banks have been shortlisted for the privatisation of Al-Wahda Bank, among them Societe Generale of France and Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo, the Libyan central bank said on Thursday.

Magna Holdings Gets Finance Facility From ABCIB to Finish Work at Waddan Hotel in Tripoli
Magna Holdings International Limited group (MHIL) achieved financial close on a US$16 million seven-year Project Finance Facility for the Al Waddan Hotel in Tripoli, Libya.

Assets of Arab Banks Grow 20% to $1.6Trillion
The growth of Arab economies is well reflected on the assets of regional banks which reached $1.6tn in August, Qatar Central Bank Governor HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud al-Thani said.

Opinion: What’s in It for Us?
By Zainab Al-Arabi
There’s something missing in all the development projects we see and hear of. There are no recreational or sports centres for women. At least, I haven’t noticed any such plans. Maybe the planners want to surprise us.

Opinion: Economic Success Requires that Business Information be Available for All
By Sami Zaptia
Are you trying to set up a new business in Libya? Are you trying to formulate a business plan to get a commercial loan from a Libyan bank? Do you have questions you would like answered about your potential business before you invest too much time and money in it? Are you trying to do some market research in Libya? Can you easily get standard business information in Libya? Well, when it comes to up to date detailed business information, I am afraid Libya needs to do more with regard to making commercial information available.

US Senator Lugar Calls on the Bush Administration to Speed Up Sending Ambassador to Tripoli
Sen. Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called on the Bush administration and the US Senate to quickly nominate and confirm a US ambassador to Libya, if relations between the two countries are to be improved.

Prince Andrew Visits Libya
Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth of England, is currently in Tripoli on an unofficial visit to Libya, he is to take a first hand look into the country’s archeological treasures and beautiful sand dunes at the Sahara desert.

Wake Up Africa, They Are Stealing Your Babies Again!!
Most of the 103 African children which a French group had planned to abducted from Chad as orphans said they had families which included at least one close relative, U.N. agencies said on Thursday.
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Sabe’a Sabaya: A Retelling of a Libyan Folktale. By: Sondos Elqutait
One day Zaid decided to go to the ghawal’s palace and bring home some of their food and treasure. He told his wife of his plan, knowing that she would know how to help him. “Elsabah rabah” (profit is in the morning) she said, "I’ll tell you what to do tomorrow.

Gaddafi Meets Chadian Envoy over Child Abduction Scandal by French “Charity” Organization
Seventeen Europeans have been charged with abduction and fraud for attempting to kidnap 103 Chadian children from the remote border region with Sudan. A French group calling itself L'Arche de Zoe, Zoe's Ark, and “child rescue” wanted to fly the African children to Europe where to be sold for money.

 

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