Back then, it was a pariah state, ruled by an indicted war criminal.

It's official - the former pariah state is now our friend and it has massive tourist potential.

Libel law was making England look like a pariah state.

In the 1980s, he developed chemical weapons, because of it critics called Libya a pariah state.

South Africa could no longer afford the denial of trade and technology that came with its status as a pariah state.

Iraq is already a pariah state, blockaded under international law.

The international community must make certain that Kenya does not revert to a pariah state.

The country was pretty much written off by foreign investors, and most thought Indonesia would end up as a pariah state.

"If you talk about pariah states, Libya is an excellent example," he said.

At the time, Saddam's regime was not regarded as a pariah state.