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| Jan.5 |
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U.S. keeps Libya sanctions for now Bush signed an order that keeps in place sanctions first enacted during the Reagan administration in 1986
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| Jan.6 |
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Pakistan aided Libya nuke program
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| Jan.8 |
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Bombing payout 'agreed' Relatives of victims of the 1989 bombing of a French plane have agreed a $170m deal
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| Jan.9 |
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Libya signs UTA bombing payout| Relatives of 170 victims of the bombing of a French airliner in 1989 have signed a $170m payout deal | | |
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EU looks to new ties with Libya The head of the European Commission has predicted a key change in the ties since Libya settled with France
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| Jan.26 |
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US talks break ice with Gaddafi Congressmen have held talks with Libyan leader, discussed the issue of WMD and visited a nuclear facility
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| Feb.9 |
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Blair prepares for Libya meeting The Libyan foreign minister is due to meet Blair during a 'milestone' visit to Britain
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| Feb.10 |
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US signals new thaw with Tripoli
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| Feb.15 |
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China 'link' to Libya nuke design
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| Feb.20 |
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Libya made plutonium says IAEA Libya was using technology acquired through the black marke and was able to process uranium into plutonium
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| Feb.26 |
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Washington lifts Libya travel ban The move is seen as a reward for decision to scrap nuclear arms programmes
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| Mar.6 |
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Last nuclear parts 'leave Libya' White House: Libya has sent to the US all the known remaining nuclear weapons-related equipment
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| Mar.23 |
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U.S. diplomat arrives in Libya Assistant Secretary of State Burns met with Gadhafi amid speculation that the United States may soon lift sanctions
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| Mar.25 |
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Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting| Blair: Libya can be an important partner in fighting terrorism if it fulfills its pledge to give up WMDs | | |
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| Apr.23 |
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U.S. lifts most sanctions against Libya The administration is opening the way for U.S. investments but still forbidding air travel and some exports
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| Apr.27 |
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Gadhafi urges end to all WMD Libyan leader has appealed to all countries to follow his country's example
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| May.6 |
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Libya to execute Bulgarian medics 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death for deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV
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| May.22 |
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Gadhafi storms out of summit| Libyan leader criticized peace efforts and threatened to pull his country out of the 22-member Arab League | |
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| Jun.10 |
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Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader'| Saudi Arabian and U.S. authorities are investigating an alleged plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah | |
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| Jul.2 |
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Gadhafi's daughter joins Saddam defense Aicha Moammar Gadhafi, a law professor, will form a Libyan law experts team to defend the former Iraqi dictator
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| Jul.15 |
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Libya to open Darfur aid corridor Libya has agreed to open a new aid corridor across the Sahara to speed up the delivery of relief supplies to Sudan
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| Jul.31 |
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U.S. Muslim admits Libya plot role Abdurahman Alamoudi, 52, told a court that he was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah
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| Aug.10 |
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Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout| Libya has agreed to pay $35m to compensate victims of the bombing of a nightclub in 1986 | |
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| Sep.23 |
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Powell in historic meet with Libya For the first time in 25 years, a U.S. secretary of state has met with the Libyan counterpart
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| Oct.11 |
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EU lifts sanctions against Libya The Union ended 11 years of sanctions and eased an arms embargo to reward for giving up plans to develop WMD
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| Dec.22 |
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Saudis expel Libyan envoy Saudi Arabia also ordering out its envoy in response to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate Crown Prince
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