Libyan sanctions likely to be lifted today

The UN Security Council is expected to lift sanctions against Libya today - clearing the way for the €2.4bn Lockerbie deal pay out.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2003 - 10:03

The UN Security Council is expected to lift sanctions against Libya today - clearing the way for the €2.4bn Lockerbie deal pay out.

A partial agreement between Libya and relatives of the victims of a 1989 French airliner bombing cleared the way for the UN to lift 11-year-old sanctions against Moammar Gaddafi’s government.

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