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Al-Megrahi Calls Mother Who Says She Keeps the Door Open, Expecting Him to Enter at Any Moment |
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Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan citizen imprisoned for 27 years in a Scottish jail, has called his mother on Wednesday telling her that he hoped to be with her by Ramadan, but he also said he has not been informed of his possible release.
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Afriqiyah Airways Receives Airbus A330, Moves Ahead Into High Skies in Aviation World |
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Afriqiyah Airways' long awaited delivery of Airbus A330 took place last week. The handing over ceremony of the aircraft from the Airbus officials to Afriqiyah Airways was held at the premises of Maitiga Airport. Libyan and Airbus officials attended the ceremony.
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Senator McCain Leads Delegation in Two-day Visit to Great Jamahiriya |
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A United States Congress delegation led by Senator John McCain arrived Tripoli on Thursday morning in a two-day visit to Great Jamahiriya.
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Piracy or Mafia row? Missing ship Mystery Deepens |
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Mystery deepened Wednesday over a missing Russian-crewed cargo ship last seen in July in the English Channel, as experts debated whether pirates, a mafia quarrel or a commercial dispute were to blame.
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Castro Warns from Economic Downturn |
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Fidel Castro celebrated his 83rd birthday with a bleak warning over US handling of the global economic crisis, as photos emerged apparently showing the former Cuban leader in better health.
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War Crimes: Israelis Shot Gaza Civilians Waving White Flags |
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Among the war crimes committed by Israeli military in Gaza during the 22-day aggression, a case where Israeli soldiers shot and killed 11 Palestinian civilians, including four children, who were in groups waving white flags, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
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Gates: More Years of War in Muslim Afghanistan |
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The Pentagon presented a grim portrait of the Afghanistan war Thursday, offering no assurances about how long Americans will be fighting there or how many U.S. combat troops it will take to win.
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Germany, France lead march out of recession |
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Germany and France led a surprise rebound out of recession on Thursday, helping drag the 16-nation eurozone back towards positive territory in a further sign a global economic recovery is taking hold.
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Libya, Bids for Shell's UK Refinery |
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Libya and India's Essar are both bidders for Shell's UK refinery according to a report in the Sunday Times.
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S. Korean Company Wins $996 mln Libya Contract |
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South Korean builder Sungwon Corp has won a preliminary order from Libya for a housing project worth about $996 million, the company said in a filing to the Korea Exchange on Thursday.
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Al-Megrahi to be Released by His Captors Soon |
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After more than ten years in captivity in a Scottish prison during which he was unjustly convicted in the bombing of PanAm flight in 1988, over Lockerbie in England, the Libyan citizen Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi is to be released by his captors very soon.
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Britain Denies Entry Visa to 12 Libyan Imams |
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The British government denied on Wednesday entry visas for twelve Libyan Imams (preachers) who were to lead prayers during the month of Ramadan in a number of mosques in England.
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Scottish Minister of Justice Visits Al-Megrahi in Greenock Prison |
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The Scottish Minister of Justice Kenny MacAskill met Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in his prison on Wednesday as the minister considered a request for him to be transferred to his homeland, Libya.
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GPC Endorses Plan to Set up Supreme Council for Energy Affairs in Libya |
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The General People's Committee (GPC) has approved a plan to set up a supreme council for energy affairs to be named "Supreme Council of Energy Affairs."
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AU Committee for Solving Problems of Darfur Meet Rebel Factions in Tripoli |
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The High Level African Union Committee for resolving the problem in Darfur region in Sudan, held its meeting Tuesday in Tripoli with number of political and armed factions in the region.
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