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UN approves no fly zone in Libya

Watch LIVE: UN Security Council voting session on no-fly zone

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Libya: SAS members 'arrested near Benghazi'

Details of a UK operation to rebel-held Benghazi in Libya in which eight men – six reportedly SAS – were arrested, have been disclosed to the BBC. Defence Secretary Liam Fox said a small diplomatic team was in Benghazi and “they were in touch with them”. The BBC’s Jon Leyne said witnesses saw six men […]

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Libya: WFP calls for global solidarity

Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) headed, on Tuesday, to the Ras Jedir border zone to enquire about conditions of refugees who flock by thousands from the Libyan territory.

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Libya: UN Security Council approves sanctions

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan regime for its attempts to put down an uprising. They backed an arms embargo and asset freeze while referring Col Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. US President Barack Obama has said the Libyan leader should […]

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Libya

Full Name Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya Capital Tripoli Form of Government Jamahiriya Date of Independence 24 December, 1951 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,759,541 km2 (17th)679,359 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 6,173,579 (105th) Time Zone EET (UTC+2) Currency Dinar GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $108.475 billion GDP Per Capita $17,468 […]

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