Libya - Wikipedia
Libya, [b] officially the State of Libya, [c] 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
2 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 - The World Factbook
Jan 2, 2025 · Libya then came under UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership with a military coup in 1969 and began to …
Libya - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libya (Arabic: ليبيا Lībyā, Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ Libya), officially the State of Libya, [6] [7] is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
Libya country profile - BBC News
Sep 13, 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 and east seek to...
Civil Conflict in Libya | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on …
Jul 15, 2024 · Read about Libya’s civil war and struggle to restore state institutions since the ouster of Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi. Track the latest developments on CFR’s Global Conflict Tracker.
Libya - The World Factbook
Dec 29, 2021 · Despite continuing unrest, Libya remains a destination country for economic migrants. It is also a hub for transit migration to Europe because of its proximity to southern Europe and its lax border controls. Labor migrants have been drawn to Libya since the development of its oil sector in the 1960s.
Libya Factsheet - The World Factbook
3 days ago · Libya then came under UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior. petroleum, natural gas, gypsum. total: …
Years of war and political chaos in Libya left its people vulnerable …
Sep 13, 2023 · Thousands of people are dead and thousands more missing after devastating floods in Libya, made worse by years of political instability and chaos. Here's a look at why the storm was so...
World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone ...
1 day ago · The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised in 2014.