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Shalgham Lambastes French FM, Saying Visit to France by Gaddafi Successful
Shalgham Lambastes French FM Kouchner saying he was "someone who comes to Libya, who eats with us, who talks to us and who signs (deals) with us, and then when we come to Paris he changes everything, notably the ideas he shared with us in Tripoli".

Shalgham to Meet Rice in Washington on 3 January, Report
Libyan Secretary of Foreign Liaison Abdelrahman Shalgam will be meeting the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington early next year on 3 January 2008.

Gaddafi Addresses French Lawmakers, Meets French Businessmen in Paris
The Libyan leader tells French lawmakers that the era of national liberation movements was over and that now countries should work for peace and economic prosperity not cold or hot wars.

Al-Qathafi Questions France's Record on Immigrants' Rights
Speaking before a large group of French African community in Paris on Tuesday, the Leader of the Revolution criticized France and other Western countries of denying immigrants their full rights.

US AECOM Announces Contract with HIB at Potential Value of $574 Million
AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has signed a five-year contract which authorizes the initial two years for $201 million and contains three additional option years for a potential total value of $574 million. AECOM will lead the Program Management Department for the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB).

Libya Awards Gas Exploration Permits
Libya awarded permits to Russia's Gazprom, Algeria's Sonatrach, Royal Dutch Shell and Poland's PGNiG in its first gas-focused exploration licensing round, its state energy company said on Sunday.

Small Private Aviation Companies Win Their Survival in Court
In a quite important ruling of which The Tripoli Post obtained a copy, a Libyan Appeals Court has, on the 20th of November 2007, stopped the retroactive effect of Article Four of the General People's Committee resolution No. 490 (2007) issued on 17th June 2007, with regard to aviation companies instituted before the resolution was issued.

Petro-Canada Signs New Production Deal
Petro-Canada signed agreements on Monday converting old and existing exploration and production sharing deals with Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), the companies said.

Opinion: The US manipulation of the truth!
By Sami Zaptia
Just like the shadow of the Vietnam War which has persisted in the background of every US military action since, the Iraq War shall forever haunt US administrations at every juncture of military intervention – in my opinion.

Opinion: The Costly Price of Being Nice
By Zainab Al-Arabi
Some social occasions in Libya –those that are crowded family affairs in particular- can be very costly. One case in point is the return of the pilgrims from Mecca. The pilgrimage season has just begun, of course, but that doesn’t mean that the pilgrims’ families can just sit back and wait for their return. By no means.

NPC Debates Budgetary Issues Today
Tripoli-- In its second meeting this year, the National Planning Council (NPC) will discuss today Saturday a number of important reports such as the one dealing with the rules and controls for the implementation of the 2008 state budget.

EU-Africa "Lisbon Declaration" Herald Closer Ties
Ministers meeting here ahead of a rare EU-Africa summit approved an "audacious approach" to building closer ties between the two continents, officials said Wednesday.

France to Sell Libya Fighter Jets, Helicopters
PARIS - new agencies, France could sell between 10 and 14 "Rafale" combat aircraft to Libya during a state visit to Paris by the Leader of the Revolutions, La Tribune newspaper reported on Wednesday.

New Oil Find in Libya
Canada's Verenex oil company has discovered new petroleum deposits in Libya's Ghadames basin around 250 kilometres southwest of Tripoli, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said.

Ernst & Young Opens Office in Tripoli
Determined to improve the financial standards in Libya as part of the business infrastructure for investment, Ernst & Young has finally set its feet in the Great Jamahiriya's soil with a lot of expectation and plans, some of them being recruiting Libyan accountants and training them.
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Shalgham Lambastes French FM, Saying Visit to France by Gaddafi Successful
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