Libya

American

[lib-ee-uh] / ˈlɪb i ə /

noun

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). Tripoli.

Libya British

/ ˈlɪbɪə /

noun

Official name: Al-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma. 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)

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Libya Cultural

Nation in northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Egypt (see also Egypt) to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli.

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Under the leadership of Muammar Qaddafi, Libya pursued a policy of openly supporting and abetting terrorists around the world. This policy made Libya an outcast state with few friends outside the Arab world. Recently, Qaddafi has claimed that he now disavows terrorism.

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Iranian leaders have watched with alarm in recent decades as regimes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen and Syria toppled or nearly fell.

From The Wall Street Journal

Libya has struggled to recover from the chaos that erupted following the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that toppled Gaddafi.

From Barron's

Andrew also, according to the emails, took steps to help Epstein connect with high-level officials in Libya while Andrew was on a trade visit there in November 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Back then, people caught minibuses to Libya as casually as if they were travelling to another town in Egypt."

From Barron's

The creatures are the most common turtle in the Mediterranean, nesting on beaches from Greece and Turkey to Israel and Libya.

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