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<title><![CDATA[Honeywell Libya partners with Rida Technical Services]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=45022</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The new company, to be known as Honeywell Libya JV, will provide process automation technology and services to local organisations and is the first automation joint venture between a global company and a Libyan company. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain&#039;s Ahli United Bank to acquire stake in Libyan bank]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=44369</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN: Bahrain&#039;s Ahli United Bank (AUB) will acquire 40% of Libya&#039;s United Bank for Commerce &amp; Investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy&#039;s Fergo wins orders in Libya ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=44270</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The contracts, which have yet to be signed, are for public works over the next five years, according to a Negocio report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oxford Business Group to chart Libya&#039;s privatisation progress in new economic report]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya is stepping up its gas exploration and production with a view to increasing exports to Europe, according to the  Chairman of the National Oil Corporation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya Expeditions announces new 2010 Libya adventure tours]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya Expeditions announced the addition of two highly anticipated Libya desert adventure tours to its holiday package line-up for Spring and Fall 2010 - the 12 day introductory &#039;Libya Desert Explorer - Ubari Lakes&#039;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign investment in stock exchange set to transform Libya&#039;s economic landscape
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The opening up of Libya&#039;s stock exchange to foreign investors marks the beginning of an era which will bring rapid developments in the country&#039;s capital markets, according to Economic Group of Libya.
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<title><![CDATA[R&amp;M continues growth in key markets despite global economic downturn]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Middle East Africa region as a whole is considered a key market for the company, with sales growth in 2008 an impressive 63.4%. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cellular users in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan bought 16 million cellular handsets in 2009]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Arab Advisors Group has launched new research services covering the Mobile Handsets Retail Markets. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beltone launches brokerage operations in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=42269</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Beltone  Securities International will provide trading services on the Libyan Stock Exchange to its Libyan, regional and international clients. 

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<title><![CDATA[Middle East oil exporters&#039; foreign reserves to rise by US$100 billion ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Oil exporters in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to increase their international reserve positions by over US$100 billion in 2010 as oil prices rebound, the IMF said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qaddafi blasts UN Security &#039;Terror&#039; Council in maiden speech]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40497</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi unleashed a diatribe against the United Nations Security Council saying the five permanent members had created a &#039;terror council&#039; to punish small nations. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya plans to boost oil output ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40251</link>
<description><![CDATA[Libya. Libya approved a US$9.86 billion plan to develop and upgrade 24 oilfields as it seeks to boost output. 

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<title><![CDATA[British minister admits oil deal influenced Lockerbie bomber release]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=40032</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Trade deals with Libya played a ;very big part&#039; in Britain&#039;s decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer deal with Tripoli, a  senior British minister acknowledged in an interview Saturday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK poll reveals many think al-Megrahi release linked to oil interests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=39869</link>
<description><![CDATA[Libya. Saif al Islam Gaddafi, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi&#039;s son, said he was understandably delighted with the news that Megrahi was to be released on compassionate grounds, but he is now concerned at the &#039;misunderstandings&#039; that have followed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British government denies Libya business link to Lockerbie bomber&#039;s release  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=39761</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The British government denied on Saturday that there was any business deal between the UK government and Libya on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British Government not happy with Lockerbie bomber&#039;s welcome in Libya  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=39754</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly wrote to Colonel Gaddafi asking the convicted man not be accorded a hero&#039;s welcome upon his return.

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<title><![CDATA[Libyan businessman presented with Certiport inspiration award  ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Certiport presented the Inspiration Award recognizing visionary leadership in promoting digital literacy to Khaled El Hamedi, chairman of Eng Holding in Libya. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[India&#039;s Punj Lloyd wins US$1.2 billion construction contract in Libya ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Punj Lloyd, an Indian engineering company, said a unit won three projects to build commercial and residential properties in Libya. 

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<title><![CDATA[Vermilion provides update on communications from Libyan authorities to Verenex Energy]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan consent to a change of control of Verenex is required under the terms of an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement entered into by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verenex, its joint venture partner and the NOC.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bubonic plague reported in Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The World Health Organization (WHO) is sending an expert to Libya to look into a reported outbreak of bubonic plague not far from the Egyptian border.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya revises oil contracts with international partners]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya is pursuing contract revisions with foreign oil companies to retain a larger percentage of revenue. Some new contracts have already been completed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gadhafi vows Italian business takes priority after meeting leaders]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Gadhafi held talks on Friday with the powerful business lobby Confindustria on trade and possible investments between the two countries. He also met with hundreds of prominent business women.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya&#039;s former foreign minister  elected UN General Assembly president]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[Libya. Libyan former foreign minister Ali Triki was elected president of the next UN General Assembly session, marking another step for the once-isolated country as it seeks an increasingly larger role in world affairs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya to lease farmland in oil-for-wheat deal in Ukraine]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=37048</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Analysts say deal could face problems with leasing of land, which extends to over 100,000 hectares.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Potential for large increase in Libya&#039;s oil production, despite frustrations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=36930</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Although Libya&#039;s promise as a vastly underexplored oil producer remains undimmed, experts say it is unlikely to meet its target of 3 million barrels a day by 2012-2015.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya&#039;s inflation rate slashed in first quarter]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=36585</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Consumer price rises halve to 5.8% in first quarter of 2009 from 11.8% a year ago.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya may use sovereign fund to acquire Enel stake]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya could either buy shares on the open market or subscribe to part of the US$10.9 billion share sale the company plans to help it pay down debt.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Medco Energi may sell Libyan oil stake]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=35828</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Medco Energi Internasional, Indonesia&#039;s biggest publicly-traded oil company, said it may sell part of a stake in a Libyan oil block to raise funds for projects in Indonesia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya sues Geneva after son held in assault case]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya is suing the Geneva authorities for more than US$435,500 following the arrest of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi&#039;s son last July in an assault case.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Algeria&#039;s Sonatrach finds oil in Libya&#039;s Ghadames region]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=34713</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. First discovery made in Block 65, a region where Sonatrach won exploration rights at a tender by the Libyan government in March 2005.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai&#039;s Drake &amp; Scull to set up Libyan unit]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=34091</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Recently-listed Dubai contractor Drake &amp; Scull International is setting up a Libyan unit this year, its second venture in Africa, as it expands abroad and weathers a downturn at home.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi lambasts &#039;new terrorism&#039; by International Criminal Court]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi lashed out at the ICC yesterday, saying it represented a &#039;new world terrorism&#039; as he defended Sudan&#039;s indicted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya, UK to collaborate on border security training]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33874</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Local security forces will reportedly receive training in both Libya and the UK.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Real estate firms boost resources in booming Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33519</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. With the UAE in the doldrums, companies like ALDAR, Hill International and Turkish and Chinese developers see Libya as the next construction hotspot.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya to buy Canadian oil firm for US$393 million]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33499</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya will exercise its right to buy Verenex Energy, trumping a proposed takeover of the Canadian explorer by China National Petroleum Corp. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya sovereign ratings assigned &#039;A-/A-2&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33498</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. S&amp;P today said it had assigned its &#039;A-&#039; long-term and &#039;A-2&#039; short-term foreign and local currency ratings, based on a financial sector that is relatively protected from global influences.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya eyeing Enel&#039;s rights issue]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=33320</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya is examining whether to buy Enel shares on the market as the Italian power utility plans a rights issue of up to US$12 billion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya and UAE-based Trusta to build US$375 million refinery ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=32984</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. National Oil and Trusta will each own 50% of the venture known as Lirco.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya fund eyes stakes in Italian banks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=31686</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya&#039;s sovereign wealth fund could acquire stakes in Italian banks, the fund&#039;s chairman was quoted saying in an Italian newspaper on Saturday, without specifying which banks or when any acquisitions might take place.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two international exhibitions set to open for Libya&#039;s infrastructure and energy sectors]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. More than 200 companies from 20 countries will be participating in the four-day exhibitions next week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China Railway wins US$805 million railway contract in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30658</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Reports said that the deal follows a US$2.6 billion contract last year to build two other rail lines, a 352 kilometre railway along Libya&#039;s Mediterranean coast from Khums to Sirt and an 800 kilometre line in the south from Sebha to Misurata.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya plans nationalisation of oil firms, says Gaddafi]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said yesterday that his government could nationalise foreign oil firms operating in the country unless prices rise to US$100 a barrel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Office space in Libya &#039;vastly undersupplied&#039;, says report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=30334</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. A new report &#039;Tripoli Residential and Office Real Estate 2009&#039; shows the extent to which Libya is emerging from years of isolation into one of the Middle East&#039;s most exciting prospects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt denies Kadhafi&#039;s son permission to land at airport]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Egyptian authorities denied permission for Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, to fly into El-Arish airport to reach the Rafah crossing to Gaza, the Kadhafi Foundation said late Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Swiss airline forced to ground flights to Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=29104</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Swiss Foreign Ministry says discussions with Libya &#039;difficult&#039; but &#039;proceeding&#039; as political tensions continue.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess announces results of Libya and Egypt exploration drilling]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US group says results of drilling in North Africa have been very positive and provide further encouragement for its high-impact exploration strategy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan group plans Africa&#039;s largest telco project]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28573</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  LapGreen Networks, a subsidiary of Libyan African Investment Portfolio, plans to build &#039;the biggest&#039; telecommunications company with a single network in Africa.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OiLibya begins pumping oil in Ethiopia]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=28574</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. After 60 years of presence in the country, Shell Ethiopia has totally moved out of the Ethiopian market as of 14 November 2008, after Libya Oil Holding (OiLibya) finalised the purchase and sale agreement it entered with Shell.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hydra Properties unveils Tripoli Towers in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27865</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The 45-storey mixed-use project to become the jewel of Tripoli&#039;s skyline.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sovereign Hospitality Holdings to develop urban resort in Libya with InterContinental Hotels]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27165</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Sovereign Hospitality Holdings, owned by M A Kharafi Group of Kuwait, announced it will develop an extensive resort in Tripoli, Libya, to be managed by Holiday Inn.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Energy City Libya masterplan unveiled]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=27072</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Economic and Social Fund of Libya to play critical investment and advisory role in North Africa&#039;s primary energy hub.

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<title><![CDATA[Libyan Investment Authority to increase investment in equities]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=26307</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya&#039;s US$65 billion sovereign wealth fund plans to increase its holdings of European, US, Asian and emerging market equities by as much as US$2 billion in the next six months.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US opens trade office in Libya]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The US has opened a trade office in Libya to boost economic ties with the oil-rich state, the official Jana news agency reported yesterday. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom to get Elephant oilfield in Libya from Eni]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25192</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Gazprom&#039;s entry into Libya&#039;s Elephant oilfield under an asset swap with Eni could be clinched in October, the Italian company&#039;s CEO said last week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya sees buy opportunity in real estate slump]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25149</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. OPEC member Libya will seek to invest in overseas real estate markets that have tumbled due to the global credit market downturn, the government said on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Germany&#039;s RWE makes new Libya oil find]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=25056</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. German utility group RWE has made a new oil discovery in the Libyan Sirte Basin, Libya&#039;s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan airline starts four direct weekly Tripoli-Dubai flights]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya&#039;s Afriqiyah Airways will commence four direct weekly flights between Tripoli and Dubai as of Tuesday, boosting air links on the route that is witnessing significant traffic growth amid the opening up of the Libyan economy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt, Libya to activate strategic cooperation]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Egypt and Libya are keen to activate their strategic agreement signed in July to promote bilateral relations, especially in oil, gas and investments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UAE firm to develop US$500 million iconic towers in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24299</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Tripoli Towers will comprise two 40-storey residential towers on 275,000 square feet of waterfront land in Tripoli. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rice arrives in Libya, hails historic visit]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=24008</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on Friday on the first such visit in more than half a century, marking a new chapter in Washington&#039;s reconciliation with the former enemy state.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy granted priority status on Libyan energy deals]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23843</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi will give Italian companies special consideration for energy contracts after Italy apologised for occupying the North African country. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya buys Shell subsidiaries in three African nations]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. State-run Libya Oil Holding on Tuesday announced it had bought subsidiaries of Shell in Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boots &amp; Coots signs hydraulic workover and prevention contract in Libya ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=23109</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. US-based Boots &amp; Coots International Well Control announced it has signed a multi-service contract with Libya&#039;s Harouge Oil Operations Co.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt and Libya join hands for energy projects]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22710</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Libyan authorities announced a cooperative plan with Egypt to build an oil refinery and a natural gas pipeline on Egypt&#039;s North coast which is a move that signals the increasingly close relations between the two countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya, Portugal sign investment agreements]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22741</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. OPEC-member Libya and Portugal have signed two accords to boost cooperation in the oil and gas industry and allow the North African country to carry out investments inside and outside Portugal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Al Ghurair Investment, ETA Ascon Star conclude US$2 billion deal with NOC, Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22657</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The Star Consortium to upgrade Libya&#039;s largest oil refinery.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Total signs additional contracts with Libya&#039;s NOC]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22666</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Total said it is committed to participating in Libya&#039;s ambitious oil and gas development strategy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hill International to manage design of US$5 billion education expansion programme in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22555</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. US company to handle pre-construction and design management services on behalf of the Libyan Ministry for Higher Education in connection with 27 new university campuses across Libya.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mediterranean summit aims to boost economic cooperation, Mideast peace]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22391</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. By attending the  summit in Paris, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be making his grand return to the international diplomatic scene.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ENI builds on its big plans for North Africa]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22362</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. With its latest investments, the Italian energy giant is securing the prolonging of a supply contract by 25 years, allowing it to get Libyan gas to 2042 and crude oil to 2047.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom shakes markets with offer for Libya&#039;s oil and gas ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22382</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Gazprom, Russia&#039;s state-controlled energy company, offered to buy all oil and gas available for export from Libya, threatening to grab greater control of Europe&#039;s energy supplies. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libyan Oil Holding poised to take over Kenya refinery]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22223</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya&#039;s LOH to buy 50% shares of Kenya Petroleum Refineries as Libyan companies take the lead in several development projects in the East African nation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Petrobras to explore offshore in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=22224</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Brazil state owned oil giant will invest at least US$21 million during a five-year exploration phase, followed by a 25 year phase of shared production rights with Libya&#039;s National Oil Corp.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya seals 30 year deal on oil exploration with Occidental]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21786</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libya&#039;s state owned oil company has sealed a 30 year agreement with US-based Occidental Petroleum Corp to upgrade the country&#039;s existing petroleum contracts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First authoritative guide to Libya&#039;s commercial law, banking law and accounting]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21578</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Market research firm Research and Markets has announced the addition of the &#039;Libya: A Guide to Commercial Law, Banking Law and Accounting&#039; report to its offering.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boat sinks off Libya, over 120 missing]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21422</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. A boat carrying 150 African migrants en route to Europe sank off the Libyan coast and the Libyan authorities have recovered one survivor and 21 bodies, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lexmark optimises distribution in Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21317</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Sah Tech appointed as distributor to develop sales and provide after sales service.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[International Fuel Technology signs MoU with Libya Oil Holdings and affiliates]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21256</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. IFT receives US$2 million in equity capital from Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) and its affiliates. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU trade plan an insult, says Gaddafi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21224</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said yesterday a EU proposal for an economic and security union with Southern Mediterranean states was an insult to Arabs and Africans. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;The Libya of tomorrow&#039; to be presented at London investment meeting]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=21050</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. A government level delegation will be in London this month for a major conference on economic and trade opportunities in Libya.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Political, visa issues driving Libya&#039;s Airbus orders]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=20808</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Years of embargo led to a major degradation of the Libyan civil aviation infrastructure. But with its reintroduction into the global economic system, competition for the modernisation of the Libyan fleet is already heating up.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Al Maaber prepares for new Tripoli airport stores]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=20492</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Al Maaber Free Zone Investment and Management is drawing up plans to open a number of stores at the new hub airport in Libya. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Morocco, Libya to build major chemical plants]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=20433</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Morocco&#039;s Office Cherifien de Phosphate (OCP) and the Libya-Africa Investment Portfolio have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of three chemical plants.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First Gulf Libyan Bank given green light]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=20421</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The Central Bank of Libya announced today that it had granted the First Gulf Libyan Bank (FGLB), owned equally between First Gulf Bank and the Economic and Social Fund of Libya, each holding a 50% share stake, the approval for operations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[President Putin in Libya for gas talks]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=19222</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Libya on 16 and 17 April following an invitation by the Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tunisia and Libya step up co-operation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=19225</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Agreement between Sebha in Libya and Gafsa in Tunisia will consolidate cooperation in the areas of trade fairs, exchange visits and investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya signs two agreements with Abu Dhabi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=18889</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Libyan Social &amp; Economic Development Fund (SEDF) and the Abu Dhabi-based Al Mibar International for Investments signed a US$500 million joint venture.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheikh Khalifa meets Libyan leader]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=18662</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA/UAE. The UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan met in Damascus over the weekend with Colonel Muammar Al Qaddafi, Leader of the Libyan Revolution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU leaders back Sarkozy proposal for Mediterranean Union]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=18297</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. European Union leaders supported proposals made by France for closer ties between the 27-nation bloc and Mediterranean countries, including Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. The new union would have a co-presidency comprised of one African or Middle Eastern country and one EU country. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[British trade mission in Libya sees the &#039;centre of a boom&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17944</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. In the tourism sector, the Intercontinental and Sheraton hotels are in construction. The Radisson in Tripoli is being renovated and retail shopping centres and brands such as Carrefour are looking to open up in Libya. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya posts US$40 billion in oil revenues for 2007 ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17852</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Some 70% of the oil revenue will be channelled into development projects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU to launch talks with Libya on closer political, economic ties]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17761</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Reportedly, the European Commission is expected to propose a mandate this week which would call for negotiations on bloc trade, economic co-operation and migration. The EU wants Libya to carry out more sea patrols to curb illegal immigration from Africa. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya awards rail contracts to China Railway]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17553</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The rail projects include a 352 kilometre railroad along Libya&#039;s Mediterranean coast from Khums to Sirt to be completed in four years, and an 800 kilometre line in the South, from Sebha to Misurata to be constructed in three years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Norwegian venture to develop Libyan fertiliser industry]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17554</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Norwegian fertiliser producer Yara International Asa signed a contract with Libya&#039;s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) on 17 Febtuary  to develop a joint-venture fertiliser production centre.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jordanian bank wins stake in Libya&#039;s Al Wahdah ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17447</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Jordan&#039;s Arab Bank won a US$250 million bid for a 19% stake in Libya&#039;s Al Wahdah Bank.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rezidor opens new hotels in Libya, Germany and Belarus]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17249</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Radisson Tripoli in Libya is an existing hotel which will be renovated and welcome its first guests in September 2008.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Carrefour and MAF looking to new markets in Pakistan, Libya and Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=17213</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Francois de Montaudouin, CEO of MAF Holding since 2004, explains his vision for expanding Carrefour across new borders.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No need for OPEC to change output, says Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=16942</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. The head of Libya&#039;s OPEC delegation Shokri Ghanem, says there is no need to act now on oil output, although he said that situation may change by March.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US eases nuclear path for Iraq and Libya]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=16904</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. A US programme has recently targeted Iraq and Libya, to help these countries develop projects to expand the use of civilian nuclear power by becoming client states for sales of US nuclear fuel and reprocessing services.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[International groups onboard at Libya&#039;s infrastructure and energy expo]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=16466</link>
<description><![CDATA[LIBYA. Projex Libya 2007, the international exhibition for Libya&#039;s infrastructure and energy sectors, provided the global business community with a unique and effective platform to develop a relationship with those involved in implementing the country&#039;s far-reaching development plans.]]></description>
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