In a program which aired on Libya's Al-Jamahiriya TV on May 29, 2011 ( as translated by MEMRI ), Dumas sharply criticzed Sarkozy, stating that the only thing I know French Leaders is that they have gone crazy.

Libya's only judoka in Athens lost his first match in less than two minutes.

This approach to sport led to most of Libya's stadiums being open only during military parades, and any kind of wrestling being strictly prohibited.

Both airlines are to merge by the first half of 2013, according to Libya's current Interim Transport Minister Yousef el-Uheshi – 12 to 13 months after negotiations are expected to resume in March 2012.

As a result of the resolution of the crisis, negotiations for further restoring Libya's ties to the EU are in progress.

Libya's relationship with the former Soviet Union involved massive Libyan arms purchases from the Soviet bloc and the presence of thousands of east bloc advisers.

Libya's use — and heavy loss — of Soviet-supplied weaponry in its war with Chad was a notable breach of an apparent Soviet-Libyan understanding not to use the weapons for activities inconsistent with Soviet objectives.

During the Libyan civil war, Italy terminated relations with Tripoli and recognized the rebel authority in Benghazi as Libya's legitimate representative, effectively starting relations with the Libyan Republic.

By 1989 there were signs of a revival of the overseas construction market — the Dong Ah Construction Company signed a US $ 5. 3 billion contract with Libya for the second phase of Libya's Great Man-Made River Project, which, when all five phases were completed, was projected to cost US $ 27 billion.

In 1982, the International Court of Justice ruled in Libya's favor in the partition of the oil-rich continental shelf it shares with Tunisia.

( IPR Strategic Business Information Database, Dec 18, 2003 ) Libya's National Oil Corporation formed a joint venture with Societe Tunisienne de l ' Electricite et du Gaz to construct a national gas pipeline between the two countries.

After Bokassa's creation of the Council for the Central African Revolution ( in imitation of Libya's government council ), Patassé was named a member of the Council of the Revolution with the rank of Prime Minister in charge of Posts and Communications, Tourism, Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, as well as Custodian of the Seats of State ( September 4, 1976 – December 14, 1976 ).

In 2007 Frost hosted a discussion with Libya's leader Gaddafi as part of the Monitor Group's involvement in the country.

Tobruk or Tubruq ( Ţubruq ; also transliterated as Tóbruch, Tobruch, Ţubruq, Tobruck and Tubruk ) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.

Kufra's location in Libya's southeast places it on the country's border with Egypt, Sudan ( unlike any other Libyan district ), and Chad.

This, together with Libya's eventual efforts in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing, paved the way for the normalisation of Anglo-Libyan relations.

Fezzan's population has grown rapidly since the mid 20th century along with the overall growth in Libya's population, and the province's share of the national population has increased slightly.

On 24 February 2011, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Libya's newly resigned Minister of Justice, told Al Jazeera that the responsibility for the HIV infection lies totally with Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

* 24 February 2011, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Libya's newly resigned Minister of Justice, told Al Jazeera that the responsibility for the HIV infection lay totally with Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

The qualifying tournament increased the profile of Libya's captain Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of national leader Muammar Gaddafi, and he received a contract with former Serie A Italian club Perugia shortly afterwards.

Despite this setback, Libya's performances improved as the tournament went on ; they went on to secure a 2 – 2 draw with Zambia in terrible conditions at the Estadio de Bata, before a brace from Ihaab al Bousseffi guided them to a famous 2 – 1 victory over Senegal, their first Nations Cup win in 30 years and a first on foreign soil.

Libya's last clash with Morocco was at the 2006 African Nations Cup, where it finished goalless ( However, Libya also recently contested a fiery two-legged play-off tie for the 2009 African Championship of Nations, which Libya won 4 – 3 on aggregate ).

In 2009, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi claimed that Libya's opinion of him was shaped largely by his role in Libya's engagement with the West, saying " If something goes wrong, people will blame me, whether I am in a certain official position or not.

" He expressed frustration with the US, saying Libya's decision to give up its Weapons of Mass Destruction programs was contingent upon " compensation " from the US, including the signing of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, economic cooperation, and cooperation in purchasing conventional weapons and military equipment.

During his visit, Gaddafi participated in a meeting with Sapienza's students, where he was asked about a number of controversial aspects regarding Libya's political choices, such as human rights of migrants, gender equality and free elections.

Libya's chemical program was completely abandoned on December 19, 2003 along with their other weapons of mass destruction programs as part of a program to get sanctions lifted and normalize relations with foreign governments.

Citing Libya's support for terrorism and its past regional aggressions the United States voiced concern over this development.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explained that this was due to "... Libya's continued commitment to its renunciation of terrorism ".

He cites the case of Libya's willingness to abandon its nascent fission program after being pressured mulitilaterally as evidence of this.

On 21 March, the flag was flown by the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations and appeared on their official website, and thereafter in late August by the Arab League and by Libya's own telecommunications authority, the Libya Telecom & Technology, on its own website.

) In addition to its strategic location, the city established itself as one of Libya's oldest producers of luxury carpets.

On May 16, 2006 she summarized her investigations on U. S. foreign policy regarding Libya's dismantling of its weapons programs in an essay spanning two days.

On 17 July 2007, Libya's High Judicial Council, its highest judicial body, announced that the sentences would be converted to life imprisonment.

The prospect of Libya's annexation of its southern neighbor prompted the member nations of the Organisation of African Unity to intervene, with the assistance of France, in forcing the peaceful withdrawal of Libyan forces and an end to the merger plan.

The Arab League also endorsed Libya's right to compensation for the damage done to its economy by UN sanctions which were in force from 1991 until 1999.

All of Libya's Italians were expelled from the North African country in 1970.

All of Libya's Italians were expelled from the North African country in 1970, a year after Muammar al-Gaddafi seized power ( a " day of vengeance " on 7 October 1970 ).

After the 1969 coup, U. S .- Libyan relations became increasingly strained because of Libya's foreign policies supporting international terrorism and subversion against moderate Arab and African governments.

Libya's second African Cup of Nations saw a return to the higher levels of the international footballing scene at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.

Like Libya's previous home match, a 3 – 0 defeat of Comoros in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the on-going Libyan civil war, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue.

The Federation of Arab Republics ( Arabic اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, Ittiħād Al-Jumhūriyyāt Al -` Arabiyya ), was an abortive attempt by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt, and Syria, creating an United Arab state.