A large plume of Saharan Desert dust ( light brownish pixels ) blown across Libya and Egypt northward over the Mediterranean Sea toward the Middle East, on February 2, 2003.

The UN eventually lifted these sanctions ( with Resolution 1506 ) in 2003 when Libya " accepted responsibility for the actions of its officials, renounced terrorism and arranged for payment of appropriate compensation for the families of the victims.

Since 2003 the country has made efforts to normalize its ties with the European Union and the United States and has even coined the catchphrase, ' The Libya Model ', an example intended to show the world what can be achieved through negotiation, rather than force, when there is goodwill on both sides.

Starting in 2003, the Libyan government restored normal diplomatic ties with the European Union and the United States and has even coined the catchphrase, " The Libya Model ", an example intended to show the world what can be achieved through negotiation rather than force when there is goodwill on both sides .< ref > Hirsh, Michael, ( 11 May 2006 ), < u >" The Real Libya Model "< u >, Newsweek.

The UN imposed further sanctions with Resolution 883, a limited assets freeze and an embargo on selected oil equipment, in November 1993 .< ref >( 2003 ), < u >" Libya "< u >, Global Policy Forum.

In 2003, Libya wrote to the UN Security Council admitting " responsibility for the actions of its officials " in relation to the Lockerbie bombing, renouncing terrorism and agreeing to pay compensation to the relatives of the 270 victims.

On October 15, 2003, the Federal Council ended the import restrictions on raw diamonds from Sierra Leone and lifted sanctions against Libya.

* 2003 – The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Tunisia supported the lifting of UN sanctions against Libya in 2003, and Libya is again becoming a major trading partner.

** Shukri Ghanem, Prime Minister of Libya ( 2003 – 2006 ) ( b. 1942 )

Dissent within Uganda and Amin's attempt to annex the Kagera province of Tanzania in 1978 led to the Uganda – Tanzania War and the demise of his eight-year regime-leading Amin to flee to exile first to Libya, then to Saudi Arabia where he lived until his death on 16 August 2003.

* Bianci, Steven, ' Libya: Current Issues and Historical Background New York: Nova Science Publishers, INc, 2003

In reality Libya improved relations with the West in 2003 and gave up all their existing weapons of mass destruction programs.

On August 17, 2003, newspapers reported that Libya had signaled to the German government that it was ready to negotiate compensation for the bombing with lawyers for non-U. S. victims.

In 2003, one of the Bulgarian nurses interrogated during the HIV trial in Libya, Snezhana Dimitrova, stated that she had been tortured in this way.

Shukri Mohammed Ghanem () ( 9 October 1942 – 29 April 2012 ) was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya ( prime minister ) from June 2003 until March 2006 when, in the first major government re-shuffle in over a decade, he was replaced by his deputy, Baghdadi Mahmudi.

Further diplomatic tension built up when Rumsfeld pointed out in February 2003, that Germany, Cuba and Libya were the only nations completely opposing a possible war in Iraq ( a statement that was formally correct at the time ).

No. 216 Squadron has deployed the Tristar fleet in support of many high profile missions including the Gulf War ( for which it received a desert paint scheme ,) Operation Allied Force ( Kosovo ,) Operation Veritas and Operation Herrick ( Afghanistan ) and Operation Telic ( Iraq 2003 ), Operation Ellamy ( Libya ).

Matheson has always voted conservative in regards to the wars in the Middle East ; he voted in favor of using military force against Iraq in 2003, voted against removing troops from Libya in 2011, and against removing troops from Pakistan in 2010.

Rosenthal supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq and openly suggested that the U. S. should give Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria and Sudan an ultimatum that orders these countries to deliver documents and information related to weapons of mass destruction and terrorist organizations.

In 2003, São Tomé lost to Libya 1 – 0 and 8 – 0, which was a major blow to their previous success.

Records found in Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence headquarters in Tripoli, shortly after the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime in 2011, indicated that in late September 2003, British intelligence officials told then-Libyan intelligence chief Musa Kusa that Bout had a " considerable commercial presence in Libya " and aimed to expand his interests there.

In 1973, French dance historian Francine Lancelot ( 1929 – 2003 ) began her formal studies in ethnomusicology which later lead her to researching French traditional dance forms and eventually Renaissance and Baroque dances.

In 2003, Chad began receiving refugees from the Darfur region of western Sudan.

The economy remained sluggish until 2003, when it began to show clear signs of recovery, achieving 4. 0 % real GDP growth.

It applied in 2003, and began with accession negotiations in 2005 ( see also: Accession of Croatia to the European Union ).

They began to emerge from that dismal period into a new era of increased consistency, however, after the hiring of Marvin Lewis as head coach in 2003.

However, as attendance began to dwindle — the Rockies fell to just sixth in the National League in attendance in 2002, and ninth in 2003 and 2004 — the club could no longer afford to build through big-name free agents.

In 2002, one of Coronation Street's best-known storylines began, which culminated in 2003.

Todd Grimshaw began to question his sexuality in 2003, becoming Corrie's first regular homosexual character, after years of criticism about non-representation.

The group had been given a mandate to complete work on reconciliation by 2007, and in 2003 began working on a document entitled " Mutual Recognition and Mutual Reconciliation of Ministries.

Combat operations resumed in the spring of 2003, with MPSRON TWO sortieing to the Persian Gulf for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and bombing operations began again, this time against Iraq.

Cartoon Network Philippines began airing Digimon Tamers around 2003, then Digimon Frontier late in 2004.

In 1996, offshore oil began flowing, and, with several US oil companies present in the country, the US reopened the embassy in October 2003.

The Federal Reserve Banks began a multi-year restructuring of their check operations in 2003 as part of a long-term strategy to respond to the declining use of checks by consumers and businesses and the greater use of electronics in check processing.

Three production prototype cars were shown in 2003 as part of Ford's centenary, and delivery of the production Ford GT began in the fall of 2004.

In 2003 the railway began the process of installing a satellite based telecommunications system.

As the economic began to recover in 2003, the government began to take steps for fiscal consolidation, and the fiscal deficit fell to 4. 8 percent of GDP.

Although FY 2003 began with the rapid decline of the gourde due to rumors that U. S. dollar deposit accounts would be nationalized and due to the withdrawal of fuel subsidies, the government successfully stabilized the gourde as it took the politically difficult decisions to float fuel prices freely according to world market prices and to raise interest rates.

All stations commenced digital broadcasting during 2003, and in December 2003, a fifth station, TDT, began broadcasting.

Subsequently Italian troops arrived in the late summer of 2003, and began patrolling Nasiriyah and the surrounding area.

Following the launch of ADSL in 2003, the importance of ISDN for data transfer began to decrease and is today limited to niche business applications with point-to-point requirements.

In January 2003, Bakker began broadcasting the daily Jim Bakker Show at Studio City Cafe in Branson, Missouri, with his second wife, Lori.

June 2003, LURD began a siege of Monrovia.