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Article: Libya pulling out of Arab League
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
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- October 25, 2002
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya has decided to withdraw from the Arab
League, Moammar Gadhafi's government announced Thursday.
The government gave no reason for the decision. Libyan officials
cited the Arab League's inefficiency in dealing with the crises over
Iraq and the Palestinians.
In a statement by the Libyan news agency, the Ministry of African
Affairs said an official notification had been sent to Arab League
headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
Arab League spokesman Hisham Youssef confirmed the 22-nation
organization had received the official notice from the Libyans.
"This is not a new idea," Youssef said in Cairo. "It has been
raised before but Gadhafi has told the secretary-general that the ...