In 2022, 18 provinces were declared by the Libyan Government of National Unity (Libyan Observer): the eastern coast, Jabal Al-Akhdar, Al-Hizam, Benghazi, Al-Wahat, Al-Kufra, Al …

4 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 …

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Dec 24, 2025 · The Libyan army’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkiye while returning from an official visit to …

Dec 23, 2025 · The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying …

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Libyan delegation in Beirut seeks release of the son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi November 3

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It was to be put in place by the Libyan people themselves in a unique form of "direct democracy." Al-Gaddafi called this "jamahiriya". Some of his first actions were to take back control of the oil …

Desert landscape in Libya; 90 percent of the country is desert. The Libyan Desert, which covers much of eastern Libya, is one of the most arid places on earth. In places, decades may pass …