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Italy apologises to Libya for colonial era damage
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday apologised to Libya for damage inflicted by Italy during the colonial era and signed a five-billion-dollar investment deal by way of compensation.
Nations:Egypt Italy Libya People:Silvio Berlusconi Moammar Gadhafi Condoleezza Rice Source:(AFP)
2008-08-30
Mediterranean, EU nations to boost ties with grand new union
PARIS (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 42 leaders on Sunday launched a union between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours amid hopes the grand plan will bring fresh impetus to Middle East peace efforts.
Nations:France Israel Turkey Spain Jordan Morocco People:Nicolas Sarkozy Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Moammar Gadhafi Source:(AFP)
2008-07-13
Gazprom, Shell, Sonatrach and Polski win first gas contracts: Libya
Libya on Sunday awarded four potentially lucrative gas exploration contracts to fuel giants Shell, Gazprom, Sonatrach and Polski, the first ever given to foreign firms as relations warm between Tripoli and the West.
Nations:France Libya U.K. India Germany Netherlands People:Nicolas Sarkozy Moammar Gadhafi
2007-12-09
France confirms major arms deal with Libya
Libya has reached a major arms deal with the European aerospace giant EADS, the first since a weapons embargo was lifted on Tripoli in 2004 and a potential source of embarrassment for French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Nations:France Libya Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Moammar Gadhafi Jacques Chirac Activities:1988 Lockerbie Bombing Case
2007-08-03
Libya says ball in EU court over medics' fate
Libya said on Wednesday the ball is in Europe's court over the fate of six foreign medics reprieved from a death sentence for infecting children with the AIDS virus but who are still anxiously waiting to return home after eight years behind bars.
Nations:Bulgaria Libya People:Nicolas Sarkozy Moammar Gadhafi Tony Blair
2007-07-18
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