The politics of Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring and the NATO intervention related Libyan Crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention.

4 days ago · Mobile sand dunes that reach heights of 300 feet (90 metres) are found in the Fezzan’s Marzūq desert and in the eastern Libyan Desert, which extends into Egypt. The country’s highest elevations are Bīkkū Bīttī peak (Picco Bette), which rises to 7,436 feet (2,267 metres) on the Libya-Chad border, and Mount Al-ʿUwaynāt , with an ...

In English, the name means the "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya". Libya was alleged to have sponsored anti-western groups. Gaddafi openly supported independence movements like Nelson Mandela 's African National Congress, Palestinian Liberation Organization , the Irish Republican Army, the Polisario Front (Western Sahara) and more.

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Dec 29, 2021 · The Libyan dinar has lost much of its value since 2014 and the resulting gap between official and black market exchange rates has spurred the growth of a shadow economy and contributed to inflation. The country suffers from widespread power outages, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation.

6 days ago · The case focused on Italy’s arrest and quick release of Osama Elmasry Njeem, the director of several Libyan prisons known for their inhumane conditions. Last week, the Italian police arrested Mr ...

Mar 15, 2021 · 1980 - Libyan troops intervene in civil war in northern Chad. Confrontation with the US 1981 - US shoots down two Libyan aircraft which challenged its warplanes over the Gulf of Sirte, claimed...

Dec 21, 2022 · The Libyan dinar has lost much of its value since 2014 and the resulting gap between official and black market exchange rates has spurred the growth of a shadow economy and contributed to inflation. The country suffers from widespread power outages, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation.

Libya, officially Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamāhīriyyah, Country, North Africa. Area: 647,180 sq mi (1,676,198 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 7,820,000. Capital: Tripoli.

Jan 20, 2025 · Sarkozy boasts about career and proclaims innocence at trial of Libyan campaign financing • Jan. 14, 2025, 9:13 PM ET (Le Monde) Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey • Jan. 10, 2025, 3:58 AM ET (The Guardian)