41.   Libya has defied the flight ban and flown pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year for the third year in a row.

42.   Libyan leader Moamer Khadafi said in April his country would fly the pilgrims to Mecca even if the planes were shot down.

43.   Libya celebrated and thanked Saudi Arabia on Thursday after its leader Moamer Kadhafi defied the international community and broke a UN embargo to fly pilgrims to Mecca.

44.   Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said in April that his country would fly its pilgrims to Mecca even if the planes were shot down.

45.   Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi warned in April that his country would defy the UN embargo and fly pilgrims to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj.