Economic sanctions, oil price fluctuations and employment: new empirical evidence from Libya.
INTRODUCTION Libya is a small oil-producing developing economy in North Africa and its economy is heavily dependent on oil revenue. Libya plays an important role as a member of OPEC in the supply of oil to the world market. Conditions in the Libyan economy worsened...

LIBYA - Sept 17 - Libyans Await Benefits Of Better Ties With The West.
Libya's exit from diplomatic isolation has raised expectations for change among ordinary Libyans frustrated with poor services and corruption, as well as improving leader Muammar Gaddafi's standing abroad. The regime could once tell its citizens a draconian security policy and crackdowns on dissent were necessary to safeguard the achievements...

The Jews of Libya; coexistence, persecution, resettlement.
9781845191375 The Jews of Libya; coexistence, persecution, resettlement. Roumani, Maurice M. Sussex Academic Press 2008 310 pages $77.50 Hardcover DS135 Roumani (Ben-Gurion U.) examines the modern history of Libyan Jews from...

Translating Libya; the modern Libyan short story.
9780863566479 Translating Libya; the modern Libyan short story. Chorin, Ethan. Saqi Books 2008 238 pages $19.95 Paperback SOAS Middle East issues PJ7842 In 2004-06, while he was the first...

LIBYA - Aug 20 - Libyan Leader's Heir Takes Step Back.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader and a driving force behind the country's gradual opening, has declared that he will step back from matters of state. In a speech on Aug 20 evening, the apparent heir to Muammer Gaddafi, said all the big battles had been fought...

ARAB US RELATIONS - Sept 5 - Rice Buries Enmity On Historic Step In Libya.
The US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli on what she described as a "historic visit" that was proof Washington had no "permanent enemies". "This demonstrates that when countries are prepared to make strategic changes in direction, the US is prepared to respond", said...

The Russian-Libyan rapprochement: what has Moscow gained?
In mid-April 2008, outgoing President Vladimir Putin went to Libya. He was the highest-level Russian official ever to visit this petroleum-rich North African country. A number of agreements were reached then, including a resolution to Libya's Soviet-era debt to Moscow, a contract for Russian Railroads to build a railway...

Egypt, North Africa and the Levant: benefiting from gulf investment in real estate.
With their own real estate sectors enjoying a glut of funds, Gulf investors are turning their eyes to lucrative new prospects further west and north. While Egypt, Morocco and Lebanon are already favoured outlets, other countries such as Syria, Tunisia and Libya are also expected to benefit substantially in...

Afghans' May Become A World War As NATO Is Threatened; Pakistani Splits R Troubling.
*** An Aug. 26 Beirut Court Document Seeks Arrest Of Libyan Ruler Qadhafi Over The 1978 Disappearance Of Lebanese Shi'ite Religious Head Imam Musa Al-Sadr And Two Aides During Their Visit To That Arab State *** But Libya Says The Cleric Left The Country Safely To Rome,...

Comoros.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In March, the federal government of the Comoros, assisted by African Union forces--principally from Senegal, Sudan and Tanzania--staged a dramatic amphibious assault of the island of Anjouan. Libya and France also provided some logistical support. Codenamed Operation Democracy in Comoros, the action was intended to...