It’s not unusual for the five-star Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel which towers above this city’s waterfront to be completely booked, many of its 299 rooms filled with foreign oil tycoons eager to tap into the country’s untold reserves. After more than 20 years as a global pariah, Libya is coming out of isolation. Most international sanctions have been lifted since its enigmatic leader, Col. Muammar Qaddafi, abandoned his weapons program, renounced terrorism, and accepted responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, compensating the victims’ families. Full Story