TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A Libyan official characterized as positive a U.S. decision to keep sanctions in place for now without requiring that they should extend through the whole year.

TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Libya's Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem said Sunday his country expected the United States to lift sanctions against Libya soon.

TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Libyan officials say they expect U.S. oil companies to return to their country after the government's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction.