Libya
Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). Capital: Tripoli.
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From Ethiopia to Myanmar, and Libya to Yemen, civil wars are tearing countries apart.
Omar Sacirbey recalled that his father had once told him how, in 1967, Libya had refused to extend his and his wife’s visas.
Nedzib Sacirbey, a ‘founding father’ of independent Bosnia, dies at 94 of the coronavirus | Phil Davison | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostHaftar’s offensive had united rival armed groups from across western Libya.
Second, it shows another crack in NATO’s façade as member state Turkey strikes out on its own, with its NATO partners divided over both Turkey’s actions and whom to support in Libya.
Libya last grabbed America’s imagination in 2011 during its civil war, which led to the death of Muammar Gaddafi.
The safety of American personnel at the American consulate in Libya was undermined by a “stand down order.”
Congress Debunks Congress’s Nuttiest Benghazi Theories | Ben Jacobs | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe giving Deborah K. Jones, our Ambassador to Libya, a 9mm SIG Sauer and a pair of nunchucks.
“The recruits will be returning to Libya in the coming days,” a spokesman said.
“The influx is due to a number of factors, starting with the lack of control in Libya,” he said.
Britain’s Let-Em-All-Die Policy | Nico Hines, Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore Matthew VanDyke was a gun-toting rebel in Libya, he was just a 29-year-old with OCD, afraid of sugar.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film | Lloyd Grove | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe broad river was left behind; they set their course toward the arid mountains of Libya.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensFirst, the Egyptians must be named, Caucasian races not autochthonically at home in Libya.
The Art of Drinking | Georg Gottfried GervinusIs there any thing more sparkish and better-humoured than Venus's accosting her son in the deserts of Libya?
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenLater expeditions explored the banks of the Nile as far south as the country of the Dwarfs, as well as the oases of Libya.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThat cold which had made her shudder in the night by the sacred lake had been left in the desolation of Libya.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for Libya
/ (ˈlɪbɪə) /
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta led by Colonel Gaddafi in 1969; Gaddafi's authoritarian regime overthrown in 2011 following a popular uprising. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 6 002 347 (2013 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles): Official name: Al-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma
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Cultural definitions for Libya
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