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 Latest News from Libya  

Punj Lloyd bags three contracts from Libya
Hindu
The contract includes designing, procurement, installation and commissioning of utilities for three townships Libya, according to an official statement. ...

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7/3/2009 3:28:27 PM

BBC News
African leaders denounce international court
The Associated Press
SIRTE, Libya (AP) — After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's ...
AU to shelter Beshir from war crimes warrant: delegatesAFP
AU nations 'will not arrest Bashir'Aljazeera.net
African Union in rift with courtBBC News
AllAfrica.com -The Associated Press -AFP
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7/3/2009 2:32:02 PM

Royal cover-up over Libya boob
The Sun
OFFICERS on a cruise ship which called at Libya this week were in a panic over a topless lady ... the ship's figurehead. ...

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7/3/2009 12:46:40 PM

BBC News
Somalia Insurgents Reject AU Peacekeeping Proposals
Voice of America
Militants fighting to overthrow Somalia's UN-backed government have condemned talks at the African Union summit in Libya, where African ...
African leaders discuss new mandate for Somali forceReuters
'Fighter influx' for Somali groupBBC News
Somalia: Strategic Realities and Realistic StratagemsFamily Security Matters
Reuters
all 123 news articles »
7/3/2009 11:59:58 AM

Business Daily Africa
President Mills addresses 13th AU Summit in Libya
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
... the Government and People of the Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, for the warm reception and generous African hospitality since our arrival in Sirte. ...
Mills urges African leaders to give attention to agricultureGhanaian Chronicle
Africa can feed its population, asserts KibakiKenya Broadcasting Corporation
African leaders criticised for failing to address food securityBusiness Daily Africa
The Citizen Daily -Ghana News -Modern Ghana
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7/3/2009 4:22:07 AM
 Country Information  
العظمى‎
Al-Jamāhīriyyah al-`Arabiyyah al-Lībiyyah aš-Ša`biyyah al-Ištirākiyyah al-`Udhmā
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Flag of Libya Coat of arms of Libya
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Allahu Akbar  (Arabic)
God is Great
Location of Libya
Capital
(and largest city)		 Tripoli
32°54′N, 13°11′E
Official languages Arabic
Government Jamahiriya
 -  Leader M. al-Gaddafi  (de facto) 
Z. M. az-Zenati  (de jure)
 -  Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi
Independence
 -  relinquished by Italy February 10, 1947 
 -  from France/UK under UN Trusteeship
December 24, 1951 
Area
 -  Total 1,759,540 km² (17th)
679,359 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) negligible
Population
 -   estimate 5,670,688 (105th)
 -  2006 census 5,670,6881 
 -  Density 3.2 /km² (218th)
8.4 /sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
 -  Total $74.97 billion (67th)
 -  Per capita $12,700 (58th)
HDI (2005) 0.798 (medium) (64th)
Currency Dinar (LYD)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ly
Calling code +218
1 Includes 350,000 foreigners; Libyan 2006 census, accessed September 15, 2006; [2]
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