Libya claims 32,000 square kilometres of southeastern Algeria, south of the Libyan town of Ghat. [1][8] The country's official religion is Islam, with 96.6% of the Libyan population being Sunni Muslims. [1]

6 days ago · In the Fezzan region in the southwest, a series of long depressions and basins contain wadis (dry riverbeds) and oasis settlements. 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.

Jan 16, 2025 · In 2021, the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum selected a new prime minister for an interim government -- the Government of National Unity (GNU) -- and a new presidential council charged with preparing for elections and …

"Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links" – via www.telegraph.co.uk. ↑ "Flying proudly over the birthplace of Libya's revolution, the flag of Al Qaeda".

Jul 15, 2024 · According to the UN, Libyan forces have also committed significant human rights abuses against migrants detained in Libyan facilities, including forced labor, extortion, torture, and sexual...

Dec 29, 2021 · general assessment: political and security instability in Libya has disrupted its telecom sector, as warring factions make mobile towers a target and construction workers regularly cut cables by mistake; much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries; rival operators fight for control; investment in fiber ...

Sep 13, 2023 · 1977 - Col Gaddafi declares a "people's revolution", changing the country's official name from the Libyan Arab Republic to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya …

Jan 20, 2025 · The new regime, passionately Pan-Arab, broke the monarchy’s close ties to Britain and the United States and also began an assertive policy that led to higher oil prices along with 51 percent Libyan participation in oil company activities and, in some cases, outright nationalization.

Nov 19, 2024 · Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned an eight-month civil war that saw the emergence of a National Transitional Council (NTC), UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community, and the ...

Mar 15, 2021 · Omar al-Mukhtar begins 20-year insurgency against Italian rule. 1920s - Libyan resistance grows as Senussi dynasty joins in alongside the Mukhtar campaign.