Libya - Wikipedia
WEBLibya, [d] officially the State of Libya, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the ...
Libya | History, People, Map, & Government | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Libya, country located in North Africa. Most of the country lies in the Sahara desert, and much of its population is concentrated along the coast and its immediate hinterland, where Tripoli (Ṭarābulus), the de facto capital, and Benghazi (Banghāzī), another major city , are located.
Libya Maps & Facts - World Atlas
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Libya, located in North Africa, borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest.
Libya - The World Factbook
WEBSep 9, 2024 · By the mid-2000s, domestic animosity toward African migrants and a desire to reintegrate into the international community motivated QADHAFI to impose entry visas on Arab and African immigrants and to agree to joint maritime patrols and migrant repatriations with Italy, the main recipient of illegal migrants departing Libya.
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says | Reuters
WEBTRIPOLI, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis over...
Libya country profile - BBC News
WEB13 September 2023. Libya, a mostly desert oil-rich country, has become a key springboard for migrants heading for Europe, and a source of international tension as rival governments in the west...
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea - BBC
WEBSep 12, 2023 · Rescue teams in Libya are struggling to retrieve the bodies of victims that have been swept out to sea in tsunami-like flood waters.
How Africa has been frozen out of Libya peace efforts - BBC
WEBWith the world's major powers increasingly meddling in Libya, the African Union (AU) has found itself sidelined from initiatives aimed at ending the almost decade-long conflict in the oil-rich...
Explainer: Untangling the crisis in Libya | Reuters
WEBAug 29 (Reuters) - Libya's worst fighting for two years suddenly hit the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday. This explains what led to the violence, why it matters, and how things may play out.
Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief ...
WEBFeb 17, 2023 · Overcoming the current political impasse in Libya can unleash much-needed progress in tackling myriad crises there, the UN chief said on Friday at a high-level meeting of the African Union in...
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