Claims Deal Set To Normalize US-Libya Ties, But Challenges Persist

Washington’s top diplomat for the Middle East, David Welch, signed an agreement in Tripoli on 14 August to settle all outstanding compensation claims between the US and Libya, enabling the completion of their rapprochement that began with the lifting of economic sanctions in 2004. The compensation issue has overshadowed the return to Libya of the big US oil firms since then, after intensive lobbying against... [read full story]                    

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