Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 27, 2007
Libya, Vietnam and Burkina Faso were elected to nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2008-09 on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 16, 2007
Saudi Arabia persuaded OPEC to raise oil output by 500,000 barrels per day on Tuesday in a gesture to consumer nations worried by the economic impact of $77 oil and rapidly diminishing fuel stocks.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 11, 2007
The planned merger of Gaz de France and Suez to create one of Europe's largest energy groups has once more underlined President Nicolas Sarkozy's determination to keep a firm hold on French industrial policy.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 03, 2007
The U.S. Justice Department and other authorities have stepped up investigations into several large European banks for violating sanctions against Iran, Libya, Cuba and Sudan, the Financial Times reported in its online edition.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 30, 2007
Italy's Edison plans to invest more than 4.5 billion euros ($6.17 billion) by 2013 mostly in gas, foreign activities and renewable energies, the utility's Chief Executive told a newspaper on Sunday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 05, 2007
Libya is set to buy anti-tank missiles and radio systems from European aerospace and defense group EADS, days after a visit to Tripoli by President Nicolas Sarkozy, the French government said on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 03, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Senegal on Thursday on his first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa to underscore France's ties with ex-colonies and promote the diplomatic priority of African development.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 26, 2007
Scrutiny of banking transactions after 9/11 has led European and Canadian banks to cut back on dealings with Cuba.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 19, 2007
The OPEC crude basket price, a daily reference level based on the prices of 11 crudes - dropped to $55.99 on Thursday from $56.23 the previous day.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 22, 2006
Libya's leader has reprimanded the country over its over-dependence on foreign imports and oil. He has urged the economy to improve its manufacturing sector and increase productivity.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 28, 2006
Since Tripoli gave up its nuclear arms programs in 2003, Libya has seen progress in the number of foreign investments being made in the country, the result of an environment that encourages market orientated reforms meant to reintegrate the country into the international economic fold.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 14, 2006
