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-Khaleej, Al-Margab, …

Jan 1, 2026 · 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 …

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Dec 24, 2025 · Int’l Criminal Court says Libyan war crimes suspect now in custody Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri allegedly committed crimes at Libya’s Mitiga Prison from 2015 to 2020, the ICC says.

Turkey recovers black boxes from jet crash that killed top Libyan military officials December 24, 2025

Jun 5, 2025 · Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard Nov 7 2025 10.58 EST

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 without rain, and …

While you are traveling in Libya, you are subject to Libyan laws even if you are a U.S. citizen. Foreign laws and legal systems can be very different from our own.

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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 and setting up ...