Libya says they would be released soon. This has not been a good week for Switzerland.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

"Of course,the visit to Libya, I mean everything with Libya is always rather unique and peculiar, but that might be Libya-specific, and I am sure that Gadhafi would have welcomed Bashir.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

The other problem facing Libya would be political.

FORBES: Gadhafi's Regime Crumbles As Rebels Storm Tripoli: Don't Expect Oil Production Back Any Time Soon

Mr. Ghanem suggested, however, that if foreign oil companies didn't send back their staff, who were evacuated at the start of the crisis last month, then Libya would be compelled to offer new oil concessions to other companies from Brazil, China and India in order to restore production and exports to their previous levels.

WSJ: Mixed Mood in Libyan Capital

Bush had promised that Libya's actions would be met with "good faith" by the United States.

CNN: U.S. to lift final sanctions against Libya