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| Libya: Mystery over missing Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem | Libya: Mystery over missing Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem |
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| Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem is said to have left the country for Tunisia, amid uncertainty about the reasons for the reported visit. | Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem is said to have left the country for Tunisia, amid uncertainty about the reasons for the reported visit. |
| Tunisian officials say he crossed the border on Saturday to go to the island of Djerba. He was later reported to have left for an unknown destination. | Tunisian officials say he crossed the border on Saturday to go to the island of Djerba. He was later reported to have left for an unknown destination. |
| The Libyan rebels say they do not know if Mr Ghanem has defected or not. | The Libyan rebels say they do not know if Mr Ghanem has defected or not. |
| The Libyan government said he had been on official business in Tunisia, but had since had lost touch with Tripoli. | The Libyan government said he had been on official business in Tunisia, but had since had lost touch with Tripoli. |
| "Shukri Ghanem has left Libya," a Tunisian official told AFP news agency. The official added that Mr Ghanem had gone to a hotel in Djerba on Saturday but "not tried to contact the Tunisian authorities". | "Shukri Ghanem has left Libya," a Tunisian official told AFP news agency. The official added that Mr Ghanem had gone to a hotel in Djerba on Saturday but "not tried to contact the Tunisian authorities". |
| However a staff member at the hotel told AFP that Mr Ghanem had checked out with his family early on Tuesday. | However a staff member at the hotel told AFP that Mr Ghanem had checked out with his family early on Tuesday. |
| Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said Tripoli had lost contact with him. | Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said Tripoli had lost contact with him. |
| Mr Ibrahim told the New York Times newspaper that the government's fight against rebels "doesn't depend on individuals, even if they are high-ranking officials". | Mr Ibrahim told the New York Times newspaper that the government's fight against rebels "doesn't depend on individuals, even if they are high-ranking officials". |
| Mr Ghanem is also the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation and a former prime minister. | Mr Ghanem is also the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation and a former prime minister. |
| A number of senior officials have abandoned the government of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi since the start of uprising in February - including Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, Interior Minister Abdul Fattah Younis, Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, and a number of ambassadors. |