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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:22 PM

Libya

Type: Country

Name: Libya

population: 5,980,693

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Oil Search Limited

AUSTRALIAN CO OIL SEARCH ABANDONS LIBYAN WELL - Zibb.com

Company: Oil Search Ltd. (OISHY)PNG-focused Australian oil and gas producer Oil Search Ltd (ASX:OSH) has given up on an exploration well in Libya.It said the A1-18/01 (Caliph) well in a frontier area offshore Libya had been plugged and abandoned after ... [Zibb - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Oil Search Limited, Libya, Schlumberger Limited

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Yuriko Koike

Libya's Qaddafi meets Japan's ex-defence minister, calls for better ties

Tripoli, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi met with a Japanese business delegation in Tripoli on Thursday and called for tightening cooperative relations between the two countries in developing Africa, delegation sources said.The delegation ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Libya, Tripoli (Libya), Japan, Yuriko Koike

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Akzo Nobel NV

INTERVIEW-Egypt's Pachin to produce in Libya, boost capacity

* Pachin aims to boost annual output capacity 23 percent* Firm to start Libyan production in January* To launch new premium paint product in Egypt and LibyaCAIRO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Egyptian paint maker Pachin (PACH.CA: Quote) (PCLDq.L: Quote) plans to ... [Reuters Africa - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Libya, Akzo Nobel NV, Egypt

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents

Muammar al-Qaddafi

Tsvangirai to meet Gaddafi

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s is in Libya to meet the head of the African Union Muammar Gaddafi (pictured).Tsvangirai says he wants to brief the AU chairman on progress in the unity government. But officials back home say negotiations ... [The Zimbabwean - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Muammar al-Qaddafi, Morgan Tsvangirai, Libya, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Swiss visas for Libyans down to a trickle

Switzerland has drastically reduced the number of visas granted to Libyan citizens, with only 83 issued so far this year compared to 5,902 in the same period last year.In response to a motion submitted by the Foreign Affairs Commission of the House of ... [Swiss Info - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Switzerland, Hannibal Gaddafi, ALine Inc

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

FM wants Pakistan, Libya extended cooperation to bolster bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has expressed hope that Pakistan and Libya will extend their bilateral cooperation with special reference in areas pertaining to construction and promoting bilateral trade.“It is now important to ... [South Asian News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Libya, Pakistan, Bilateral

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 8 Documents (in Energy)

National Oil Corporation of Libya

Oil falls more than 2 pc

NEW YORK: US crude futures fell more than 2 per cent on Thursday as a stronger dollar weighed and weaker equities raised concern about the economy and a potential rebound in energy demand.US crude prices for December delivery fell $1.92 to $77.66 a barrel ... [Economictimes - 11/19/2009]

Entities: BNP Paribas Commodity Futures Inc, Dollar Stronger, Tom Bentz, National Oil Corporation of Libya

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 Documents

'Musharraf funnelling money to improve image'

ISLAMABAD: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the country's political scene.An Asia Times Online ... [The News International - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Pervez Musharraf, Donations, Muammar al-Qaddafi, Libya

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Energy)

Opec wants lost revenue if oil use is cut

The chief of the Opec oil cartel said that oil-producing countries should be compensated for lost revenues if UN climate talks in Copenhagen next month reach a deal that cuts the use of oil.In an interview with The Times, Abdullah Salem al-Badri, of Libya, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: OPEC, Copenhagen, Emission, Carbon Capture and Storage, Kyoto Protocol

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Drake & Scull pays $39m for stake in German firm

MENAFN - 19/11/2009(MENAFN) The Dubai-based Drake and Scull International announced acquiring 82 percent ... [MENAFN - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Libya, Sudan, Kuwait, Qatar

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Body may be that of executed newsman

A body found in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley could be that of Alec Collett, a British journalist executed by Palestinians in 1986, officials say.The body was undergoing DNA tests, The Times of London reported Thursday.Collett, a 64-year-old reporter based in ... [UPI - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Lebanon, Abd-al-Rahman Ismail Abdallah Talab, Air Attack, Tripoli (Libya), Margaret Thatcher

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

SA's mad scheme to export farmers

The fact that South Africa has farmers to export is somewhat bizarre - the country's population is 48 million and rising, while a small coterie of 37 000 farmers provides food not only for this number of people but for the surrounding African states as ... [Politicsweb - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Republic of the Congo, Agriculture, South Africa, Libya, Angola

Quotes

...in the first place but it would be even more outrageous if he were to be able to live a long and free life after his release,' Schumer said. "The victims of Pan Am Flight 103 didn't get a second chance at life and neither should (al-Megrahi.) Justice in this case was life in prison, no exceptions." The U S senator there has been speculation about exaggerations of the severity of al-Megrahi's cancer, and urged the BritishBritish government should...

Schumer: Megrahi should be re-jailed [UPI - 1 hour ago]

"The amount they mentioned for the swap is not acceptable ... and our experts are still studying it" Mottaki said when he announced 's rejection of the deal. To keep updated with the very latest news sign upup to the Maktoob newsletter now...

IAEA to visit new Iran nuclear plant [Maktoob Business - 1 hour ago]

..."Still, to make progress, you have to address the past," says Riaz. "They have to do it for the sake of Bangladesh."

Thirty Years On, Killers of Bangladesh's Founding Father to Be Hanged [Time - 8 hours ago]

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Africa still the playground of imperial ambition [The Age - 9 hours ago]
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Arab students share concerns with Queen Rania [Jordan Times - 12 hours ago]
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UN Sanctions may affect Canada's Nevsun, foreig... [Asmarino Independent - 13 hours ago]
Climate: G77/China attack downgrading of Copenh... [Third World Network - 15 hours ago]
UN committee condemns Myanmar, N Korea over rights [Brunei Times - 17 hours ago]
Tsvangirai to meet Gaddafi [The Zimbabwean - 17 hours ago]
Britain 'should demand immediate return' of Loc... [Mail Online UK - 19 hours ago]
Body believed to be British journalist undergoi... [Lebanon Daily Star - 19 hours ago]
Interpol 'red alert' to nab absconding convicts [The New Nation - 19 hours ago]
Lebanon ranks second in Arab world in economic ... [Lebanon Daily Star - 19 hours ago]
Unlock Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue [Lebanon Daily Star - 19 hours ago]
US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber... [The Independent - 21 hours ago]
'Musharraf funnelling money to improve image' [The News International - 21 hours ago]
Italian hostess accepts Gaddafiâs Islam ... [Al Arabiya - 23 hours ago]
Auto sector momentum may slow as stimulus packa... [DNA India - 23 hours ago]
Opec wants lost revenue if oil use is cut [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Opec wants compensation if climate deal cuts oi... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Uncle Sam - Friend or Foe? [opinion] [AllAfrica.com - 11/20/2009]
Gordon Brown should demand Lockerbie bomber is ... [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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DIARY - Turkey - to Jan 21, 2010 [Economy-Finance - 11/20/2009] (All times are provisional and in GMT. For local time, add twohours. This diary is updated every day, and new listings oramendments are marked "*".)KEY INDICATORSDATE ...
Three Months Later, Megrahi Lives [Guy Fawkes' blog - 11/20/2009] It was only 90 days ago that we were told that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi had only three months to live. Well he lives and breathes today. Officials in Libya ...
French Foreign Policy under Sarkozy [IntelliBriefs - 11/19/2009] http://www.e-ir.info/?p=486Written by Arthur Goldhammer on June 14, 2008 – 9:04 am The presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy has certainly brought a change in the style ...
Oilwatch Monthly November 2009 [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - 11/19/2009] The November 2009 edition of Oilwatch Monthly can be downloaded at this weblink (PDF, 1.24 MB, 33 pp). Figure 1 - OECD Crude Oil & Product Stocks from January 2002 ...
With all due respect, Mr President \| Brian Whit... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009] Barack Obama has talked about 'respect' on his Asian tour, but risks getting into a muddle over its meaningAfter respectfully bowing to the emperor of Japan last ...

Audio/Video

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Gaddafi lures Italian girls to Islam lecture - ... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/17/2009]
Libya to try Swiss businessmen [Reuters - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
Libya to try Swiss businessmen [Reuters Video: Business - 11/13/2009]
Into the prison in Tripoli [CNN.com - Video - 11/11/2009]
The Jihadi code [CNN.com - Video - 11/11/2009]

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