Dispute With Switzerland

Libya scores own goal

In yet another dramatic act, Libya decreed last week to not admit or issue visas to any of the Schengen member states in Europe, following a long-festering dispute with Switzerland, which is part of t

Swiss-Libyan Row

Lufthansa: Libya not refusing entry to European visitors

Libya has given no sign of refusing entry to more travellers from Europe than usual, the German airline Lufthansa said in Frankfurt as a Swiss-Libyan row escalated.

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The 12th Annual World Tourism Awards honor Tourism Cares, Gap Adventures, and Cyrene, Libya

The 12th Annual World Tourism Awards, co-sponsored by American Express (AMEX), Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune (IHT), and Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), were presented at a special cere

Airline Safety

UK pays Libya for advice on airline safety

British taxpayers paid for Libyan security experts to fly to the UK, while British officials met Libyan counterparts at Tripoli airport.

Celebrate Libya

Libya gets ready to take center stage

Libya's sanctions have for decades impaired access to investors and tourists alike, leaving its five UNESCO World Heritage sites pristine yet unseen.

United States of Africa

Gaddafi vows to see a strong United States of Africa

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - The new head of the African Union (AU), Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, said he would continue to press for the creation of a pan-African state that will strengt

New USA

Gaddafi wants to rule a new "USA"

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - African leaders from the fifty-three nations have elected Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi as the new chairman of the African Union (AU), an organization formed to unit

Swiss International Air Lines

Swiss airline's last flight to Libya halted

BERN, Switzerland — Swiss International Air Lines said Tuesday that it had lost permission to land in Libya, which has been cutting links since Swiss police arrested dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son t

Kidnapped Tourists

Kidnapped tourists taken to Libya

KHARTOUM — Bandits who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert have moved them from Sudan to Libya, shadowed by Sudanese forces who have said they will not put the hostages' lives at risk.

Kenya, Libya

Kenya’s Grand Regency to be valued again

Kenya's Commission of Inquiry, chaired by retired Chief Justice Majid Cockar, has ruled that in the face of emerging evidence, the Grand Regency Hotel, sold some weeks ago under clouded circumstances,

Libya

Libyans change name of disputed acquired hotel in Kenya

If Laico, the Libyan Africa Investment Company, thought that by changing the name of the recently acquired hotel to “Laico Regency” it would remove the spotlight from the disputed transaction, the

Opposes Libyan Claims Resolution Bill

Families of victims of UTA flight 772 issue open letter to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, DC (July 31, 2008) - The law firm Crowell & Moring LLP has released the following open letter on behalf of its clients, the families of the victims of UTA Flight 772 suitcase bombing in Se

Kenya Grand Hyatt Controversy

Gaddafi on Kenya Grand Regency cries: It’s mine

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The heated controversy in Kenya over the mystery sale of the Grand Regency Hotel to the Libyan Arab Africa Investment Company, and, in particular, the ongoing inquiry held by v

East Africa tourism

Wolfgang’s East Africa tourism report

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Libyan Vacation

Next hot spot . . . Libya?

CYRENE, Libya - From thousands of miles of pristine Mediterranean coastline, to sweeping desert sand dunes and ancient ruins that rival Greece and Italy, Libya has a lot to offer travelers looking for a rare, off-the-beaten-path destination -- but obstacles remain.

$500,000,000 For Libyan Tourism

Libya, Abu Dhabi Sign Tourism and Oil Joint Venture, WAM Says

Libya's Social and Economic Development Fund and Abu Dhabi-based Al Mibar International for Investments agreed to invest $500 million jointly in real estate and tourism in Libya, Emirates News Agency said.

The Libyan fund also signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Executive Council to invest jointly in energy production in Libya and ... read more

Mid East

Eastern Med tourism from Australia bring good news

The media including the travel industry media tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.

Australia

Eastern Mediterranean: A top pick for Australians

The media including the travel industry media, tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.

Libya

Gaddafi causes a stir, opens new national mosque in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The Libyan-funded and newly-built national mosque was last week officially opened by Libyan President Muammar al-Gaddafi in the presence of President Museveni and several other heads of state and government from the wider Eastern African region.

Austria Seeks Libyan Help To Free Kidnapped Tourists

Austrian hostage deadline extended by week

DUBAI — An internet statement posted in the name of Al-Qaeda on Monday said the group had extended until next weekend its ultimatum for the release of prisoners in exchange for two Austrian tourists.

The jihadist network's north African branch also threatened to kill the two hostages in the event of any attempt to free them by force in ... read more