Libya
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Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. With an area of almost 1.8 million km2 (700,000 sq mi), it is the 4th-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the 16th-largest in the world. Libya claims 32,000 square kilometres of southeastern Algeria, south of the Libyan town of Ghat. The largest city and capital is Tripoli, which is located in northwestern Libya and contains over a million of Libya's seven million people.
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France's ex-first lady charged with witness tampering over husband's campaign finance caseFormer French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been charged with pressuring a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.Sky News - Published | |
Skies over Athens turn 'apocalyptic' orange from Sahara dust storm - while Libya has red hazeSkies over Athens have turned an orange hue as clouds of dust have blown across the Mediterranean Sea from the Sahara desert.Sky News - Published | |
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'Everything is wrong': Torrent of frustration unleashed in Derna as protesters call for Libyan leadership changeThe anger in Derna has been brewing for days now. It's been building ever since the floodwaters dropped.Sky News - Published | |
Hope remains Libya flood survivors can be found as 'cries heard' beneath rubbleEveryone in Derna is desperate for good news right now after days and days of utter misery and collective, searing suffering.Sky News - Published | Experts issued warnings about state of Libya dams 'for almost 40 years'Experts warned about the structural integrity of the Derna dams for almost 40 years, a Libyan state prosecutor said, as the search continues for bodies after last week's devastating floods.Sky News - Published |
'Frenzied, chaotic mess': Fears grow over spread of disease after deadly Libya floodsThe aid effort in the flood-ravaged city of Derna in east Libya has ramped up considerably in the past 48 hours. But while there are increased numbers of people on the ground helping, much of it still..Sky News - Published | 'Devastating miracle': Boy, 11, survives Libyan floods after whole family diesThe story of 11-year-old Yousif can only be described as a devastating miracle.Sky News - Published |
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How a Libyan city was washed awayRescuers are calling for more body bags to be sent to a Libyan city hit by catastrophic flooding - as fears of waterborne diseases grow.Sky News - Published | The missed chances to save Libya's flood victims from disasterStorm Daniel was Greece's worst storm in recorded history but for Libya it would trigger a disaster of unimaginable scale.Sky News - Published |
Libya's destroyed community - where people will 'never forget what happened here'Locals now call Wadi Derna "the dam of death".Sky News - Published | Horror after body of young girl found - as UN warns of cholera outbreak riskA potential cholera outbreak could add to misery in the Libyan city of Derna, where the sheer number of people dead or unaccounted for after a massive flood is overwhelming survivors.Sky News - Published |
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