Gene Sloan’s popular cruise blog on USA Today’s CruiseLog has an article today of particular interest to me – A Cruise to Libya? Another Line Puts it on the Schedule.
Gene reports that Azamara Cruises’ 694-passenger Azamara Quest will visit Libya’s
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By joetort
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Compensating AIDS Infected Libyan Children
By Family Law
"The Bulgarian government has announced reaching an agreement with Libya to establish a special fund for helping the families of the AIDS infected Libyan children, in what seems to be an introduction for a comprehensive settlement for the five Bulgarian…