Author: BBC Africa
Date: October 7, 2013
Source: BBC Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24418327
Summary:
The computer programmer, Anas al-Liby is on the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" list. He was captured yesterday as an operational combat officer for al-Qaeda. He is accused of being one of the mastermind behind the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, that killed 224 people. In 2000, he was indicted by a New York grand jury, but after that he was on the run until yesterday. A Human Rights Watch might document suggests that he was detained by the CIA in 2002. He was an activist against Muammar Gaddafi's rule and was given asylum in the UK for unclear reasons in the past.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Profile: Anas al-Liby
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Libya wants UK help to halt Syria arms smuggling
Author: BBC News
Date: September 17th, 2013
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24129896
Summary:
Libya's Prime Minister has requested Britain's help in getting rid of weapons in the country to prevent Syria from getting any. Ali Zeidan, Libya's PM, met with Britain's PM, David Cameron yesterday to talk. Britain said they would be able to help, on the account that Libya had been through some "huge challenges." Zeidan suggested that Libya and Britain co-operate in removing weapons from Libya. The British agreed and said they would do everything they could to help. There has yet to be specific details on the proposed help.
Date: September 17th, 2013
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24129896
Summary:
Libya's Prime Minister has requested Britain's help in getting rid of weapons in the country to prevent Syria from getting any. Ali Zeidan, Libya's PM, met with Britain's PM, David Cameron yesterday to talk. Britain said they would be able to help, on the account that Libya had been through some "huge challenges." Zeidan suggested that Libya and Britain co-operate in removing weapons from Libya. The British agreed and said they would do everything they could to help. There has yet to be specific details on the proposed help.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Sudan: Oil will keep flowing
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: Sept. 3, 2013
Source: New York Times
Summary:
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan told President Salva Kiir of South Sudan that they would get oil. This statement was important because he had ordered their oil shut off.This is because they were accused of supporting rebel movements in his country. They met and talked about this last Tuesday, and the order was never carried out. In the end they agreed to forget about their "obstacles". So oil will flow through South Sudan's pipe
lines.
Date: Sept. 3, 2013Source: New York Times
Summary:
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan told President Salva Kiir of South Sudan that they would get oil. This statement was important because he had ordered their oil shut off.This is because they were accused of supporting rebel movements in his country. They met and talked about this last Tuesday, and the order was never carried out. In the end they agreed to forget about their "obstacles". So oil will flow through South Sudan's pipe
lines.
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