Libya
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 22, 2013 02:38 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, as part of a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 21, 2013 23:05 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, allegations connected with a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
France's Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of heiress
Mar 21, 2013 21:23 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy comeback dream in tatters after corruption charge
Mar 21, 2013 19:32 EDT
Nicolas Sarkozy's hopes of a political comeback lay in tatters Friday after the former French president was charged in connection with a criminal probe into illegal party financing.
Sarkozy charged with taking advantage of elderly heiress
Mar 21, 2013 17:58 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday charged with taking advantage of the elderly L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, his lawyer told AFP, adding that he would immediately appeal.
What the butler saw crucial as Sarkozy back before judge
Mar 21, 2013 14:11 EDT
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was unexpectedly hauled back before a judge Thursday over claims he accepted envelopes stuffed with cash from France's richest woman to illegally finance his 2007 election campaign.
Saudi-born man accused of terrorism in New York
Mar 20, 2013 14:21 EDT
An alleged veteran of al-Qaeda's fight against US soldiers in Afghanistan who went on to plot a bomb attack on US diplomatic facilities in Nigeria was charged Wednesday in New York.
Syria regime, rebels trade chemical weapons accusations
Mar 20, 2013 03:52 EDT
The US and UN were attempting to verify claims and counterclaims by Syrian troops and insurgents that chemical weapons were used for the first time in the two-year conflict.
Wanted cousin of Libya's Kadhafi arrested in Cairo
Mar 19, 2013 16:19 EDT
Egyptian police arrested on Tuesday Moamer Kadhafi's cousin Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, wanted by Tripoli for his role in the regime of the slain Libyan strongman, Egyptian officials said.
Pakistani Taliban defer peace talks offer
Mar 18, 2013 13:44 EDT
Pakistan's Taliban Monday deferred its offer of peace talks with the government over its lack of "seriousness", urging voters to boycott upcoming elections.
Israel first stop on Obama legacy tour
Mar 17, 2013 18:45 EDT
US President Barack Obama will effectively begin to build the global legacy he will leave behind on the first foreign trip of his second term next week to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.
Libyan embassy in Cairo suspends work after demo
Mar 16, 2013 14:11 EDT
Tripoli's embassy in Cairo said Saturday it was suspending work indefinitely, five days after demonstrators attacked the mission and burned the Libyan flag to protest the death of an Egyptian Copt in Libya.
Assad urges BRICS intervention to end Syria war: aide
Mar 16, 2013 11:39 EDT
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday called on the BRICS nations to intervene to end the conflict in his country, in a letter delivered by his adviser Bouthaina Shaaban during a trip to South Africa.
Historic UN code adopted to combat violence against women
Mar 16, 2013 03:09 EDT
Muslim and Western nations overcame deep divisions to agree on a landmark United Nations code to combat violence against women and girls.
Muslim states agree to 'historic' UN statement on women
Mar 16, 2013 00:01 EDT
Muslim and western nations overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combatting violence against women.
Malian female army leader is 'no GI Jane'
Mar 15, 2013 10:12 EDT
Dressed in sunglasses and a beige headscarf during a tour of the war-torn northern city of Gao, the Malian army's "iron fist" would not welcome the inevitable comparisons with GI Jane.
UN raises new concerns about Libya arms, secret detainees
Mar 14, 2013 16:29 EDT
The UN Security Council raised new concerns Thursday about arms flowing from Libya into neighboring countries and about thousands of detainees held in secret by militias.
Europe's largest cruise ship makes first voyage
Mar 14, 2013 14:59 EDT
Europe's largest cruise ship the MSC Preziosa -- a behemoth longer than the Eiffel Tower -- cast off on its first voyage Thursday, from Saint-Nazaire in western France to the southern port of Marseille.
Ten years on, Iraq haunts US response to Syria, Iran
Mar 14, 2013 11:44 EDT
Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the searing memory of what became a deeply unpopular war has made Washington policy makers reluctant to use even limited force in Syria or Iran.
Blatter slams Euro 2020 format over 13 countries
Mar 14, 2013 08:43 EDT
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised the proposed format set to be used at Euro 2020 and says the scattering of the tournament over 13 countries will not make it a true European championship, the 77-year-old Swiss told German magazine Kicker on Thursday.
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| Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, People´s and Socialist
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى
Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Šaʿbiyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-ʿUẓmā (Arabic) | ||||||
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| Anthem: Allahu Akbar God is the Greatest | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Tripoli 32°54′N 13°11′E / 32.9°N 13.183°E | |||||
| Official languages | Arabic1 | |||||
| Demonym | Libyan | |||||
| Government | Jamahiriya | |||||
| - | Leader and Guide of the Revolution | Muammar al-Gaddafi | ||||
| - | Secretary General of the General People's Congress | Imbarek Shamekh | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Baghdadi Mahmudi | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | Relinquished by Italy | 10 February 1947 | ||||
| - | From United Kingdom & France under United Nations Trusteeship | 24 December 1951 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 1,759,541 km2 (17th) 679,359 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 6,420,000[1] (105th) | ||||
| - | 2006 census | 5,670,6881 | ||||
| - | Density | 3.6/km2 (218th) 9.4/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $88.133 billion[2] (68th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $14,192[2] (58th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $89.916 billion[2] (59th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $14,479[2] (48th) | ||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲0.847[3] (high) (55th) | |||||
| Currency | Dinar (LYD) | |||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ly | |||||
| Calling code | 218 | |||||
| 1 | Arabic (de jure), Libyan Arabic (de facto) | |||||
