| South Africa Lonmin Miners Given Deadline to Return to Work | ||
| 20/8/2012 | ||
| As the country is observing a week of national mourning declared so by President Jabob Zuma, striking workers at the South African mine where police shot dead 34 miners on Thursday have been given a deadline by mine owner Lonmin to go report back to work by Monday or face dismissal. |
| Update: Libya Arrests 32 Gaddafi Loyalists Over Tripoli Bombings | ||
| 20/8/2012 | ||
| Libyan Official Blames Former Regime Supporters for Car Bombs in Tripoli | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Seif Gaddafi Could Go On Trial in Zintan September | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Libya's newly-elected government intends to put Seif al-Islam Gaddafi on trial next month in the mountain town of Zintan, after striking deal with the independent militia which caught him trying to escape across the desert last November. |
| Blast on Sudan Plane Kills 31 | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| A blast aboard a plane carrying an "official delegation" to Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan state for the Muslim Eid holiday on Sunday killed all 31 on board, an aviation official said in the Suanese capital, Khartoum. |
| Former British Ambassador, LSE Professor Take Uk Govt to Task Over Threat Against Ecuador Over Assange | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Libya to Licence Private Internet Service Providers | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| For the first time, the Libyan government has indicated that it would issue local private sector companies with full internet service provider (ISP) licences to offer online access across the country. |
| Car bombs Kill Two People in Libyan Capital, Tripoli | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| A Libyan Eid | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Libyan Football League Kicks Off October 20 | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| The Libyan General Football Federation has set the date of October 20 for the commencement of the Libyan football league (2012-2013) that was suspended 20 months ago, in February 2011 with the launching of the February 17 Revolution. The championship has been given the name of Liberation League. |
| Ahli Tripoli Win UAE Tournament | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| IN view of the commencement in a few week's time of the 2012/13 Football League Championship, Libyan clubs have been testing their strength mostly in warm-up games against foreign opposition, mostly outside of Libya. One of these clubs, Ahli Tripoli, who with Al Ittihad had dominated the previous domestic competitions, took part in, and won an international Tournament in the United Arab Emirates. |
| Hajj by Lottery | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| It's about this time of year, as Muslims prepare for the end of Ramadan and the Eid holiday that the names of applicants for Hajj visas are picked out of a basket. Sound funny enough? It's true. The allocation of Hajj visas in Libya is centered on a system of chance, a lottery. |
| Opinion: Eccentric Gaddafi or Eccentric Green? - by Hussain Abdulrazzaq Kreiba | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Many Libyans hate green although it is associated with life. Green fields and woodlands always make us feel thrilled as we enjoy the beauty of nature.However, Libyans’ experience with green during the past decades was affected by the fact that such a colour was adopted by Gaddafi to represent the identity of his regime. |
| Libya: The Incident at Rixos | ||
| 19/8/2012 | ||
| Handing Over of Former Gaddafi Loyalists to Libya Soon | ||
| 18/8/2012 | ||
| Way back in March, media reports indicated that Egypt would be responding to the Libyan authorities' demands for the extradition to Libya of Egypt-based former Muammar Gaddafi loyalists. Now, it seems, the time has arrived for some of them to be returned to Libya |
| The 10-10-10 philosophy of a Libyan Ramadan | ||
| 18/8/2012 | ||
| For World Humanitarian Day, UN Highlights Power of Individual Action to Spark Global Change | ||
| 18/8/2012 | ||
| Syria: Fighter Jet Bombing Kills Over 40 Civilians, HRW says | ||
| 18/8/2012 | ||
| Ramadan in London: A Microcosm of the Arab World | ||
| 18/8/2012 | ||
| Algerian Diplomat Lakhdar Ibrahimi Appointed Annan's Replacement as UN-Arab League Envoy on Syria Crisis | ||
| 17/8/2012 | ||
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| Total E & P Eager to Invest Widely in Libya, Takes Advantage of Libyan Economic Surge this Year Vice President of TOTAL E&P; North Africa said despite security concerns in Libya TOTAL has managed to work in Tripoli as well as on the fields, both safely and efficiently. The surge of Libyan economy by 117 percent this year is to be met by re-starting exploration activities. | ||
| Dubai’s Belhasa Group Opens in Branch in Tripoli Following the recent launching of a branch officie in the Libyan capital, Tripoli of the Belhasa Trading and Development, a subsidiary of the Belhasa Group of Companies, has recently opened a branch office in Libyan capital of Tripoli. Samer Malkawi, managing director of the Libyan office said that Libya is a promising country with a high potential for any type of businesses. | ||
| Business Opportunities in Libya: Positive Outlook for Foreign Companies There are extensive business opportunities in Libya for foreign companies even though the country still faces many challenges including endemic corruption and smuggling which accounts for 40 percent of GDP and is equivalent to the defence budget. This is of great concern to Libya’s neighbours and to Libya itself. |