Politics | Economy - Development | Society Russia scraps Libya's debt
afrol News, 18 April - Russia has written off US $4.5 billion debt owed to Libya in exchange for contracts for Russian companies worth several billions of dollars. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights Libyan detainee battles illness
afrol News, 31 January - A prominent Libyan political prisoner, Fathi al-Jahmi, is seriously battling with poor health and in urgent need of independent medical care, the New York-based Human Rights Watch disclosed. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights Libya deports illegal migrants
afrol News, 17 January - Libyan has began the deportation of close to two million illegal migrants that used the North African country to sail through Europe in search of greener pastures.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights Libya fined $6bn for bombing
afrol News, 16 January - A court in the United States has ordered Libya and six Libyans to pay US $6 billion as compensation to seven families of the US victims of the 1989 bombing of a French aircraft over Niger. The American owner of UTA Flight 772 would also benefit from the compensation. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights Tamoil shuns Sharawi oil
afrol News, 30 December - Tamoil Africa has refuted media reports that it had signed oil exploration permits in Western Sahara. The Libya-based company said it has no plan to invest in any oil operations in Western Sahara.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights Appeal for Libyan migrants
afrol News, 23 November - The International Organistion of Migration (IOM) has launched an urgent appeal to secure three million Euros to assist 2,000 stranded illegal migrants in Libya next year.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights Libya grabs UN seat
afrol News, 19 October - Libya's long term dream of winning the United Nations Security Council seat has been realised on Tuesday. Read more
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Politics | Human rights | Society Death sentence awaits Libyan protesters
afrol News, 17 August - Possible death sentence awaits the 12 men for holding a peaceful political demonstration in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the New York-based Human Rights Watch, uncovered, expressing concern disappearance of two other detained protesters.
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Politics | Economy - Development Controversy shrouds Libya, France arms deal
afrol News, 3 August - An arms deal signed between Libya and France has been shrouded with controversy, with Saif Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan leader, revealing that the deal played a major role in the release of the six convicted Bulgarian medics. But Libyan authorities dismissed the claims as "unofficial" and "unfounded." Read more
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Society | Health Libya: Bulgarian medics at home
afrol News, 24 July - The six Bulgarian medics convicted for infecting at least 438 Libyan children with HIV/AIDS have been reunited with their families. They were freed following a deal struck between Libyan authorities and the European Union. Read more
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Health | Society Bulgaria requests convicted medics from Libya
afrol News, 18 July - Bulgarian authorities will soon write to their Libyan counterparts, requesting the return of the six convicted medics. Libya’s High Judicial Court had overturned the medics’ death sentence to life imprisonment for infecting 483 Libyan children with HIV/AIDS. This development came on the heels of condemnations and appeals. Read more
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Health | Society Court confirms medics' death penalty
afrol News, 11 July - A Supreme Court in Libya today confirmed the death penalty against the six foreign medics found guilty of infecting 438 Libyan children with the Aids virus. The confirmation came a day after a compensation deal was reached with the families of the children. Read more
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