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 only real rivalries are with its fellow North African footballing nations, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and, mainly, Tunisia.

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.

* As Sawani, 21 km north of the city of ‘ Aziziya, on the road to Tripoli, and former storage site of Libya's modular " Uranium Conversion Facility " and uranium separation centrifuge.

Gaddafi was involved in negotiating compensation from Libya's former colonial power, Italy, and on 30 August 2008 a Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was signed in Benghazi by his father and Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

During his years in power, Amin shifted in allegiance from being a pro-Western ruler enjoying considerable Israeli support, to being backed by Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi, the Soviet Union and East Germany.

Although Libya was not as firm a Soviet ally as many Third World Marxist regimes were, Moscow developed close ties with the anti-Western regime of Qadhafi, who had overthrown Libya's pro-Western monarchy in 1969.

The LSE Students ' Union led demonstrations and occupations, one of the Director's office, in protest to LSE's ties to Libya's Gaddafi regime.

During this time he had many famous scoops, including uncovering the financial support extended by Libya's Colonel Gaddafi's to Arthur Scargill's National Union of Mineworkers.

In 2011, he was the commander of Libya's Special Forces and was involved in the Libyan civil war.

In response to Libya's direct intervention, French and Zairian forces intervened to defend Habré, pushing Libyan and rebel forces north of the 16th parallel.

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 refusal to comply led to the approval of Security Council Resolution 748 on 31 March 1992, imposing international sanctions on the state designed to bring about Libyan compliance.

* March 25 – British prime minister Tony Blair visits Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi, in return for the dismantling of Libya's weapons of mass destruction programme in December 2003 ( the first time a major western leader had visited the nation in several decades ).

He stirred controversy in the interview by repudiating Libya's responsibility both for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the 1984 murder of British WPC Yvonne Fletcher ( who was shot and killed in April 1984 outside the Libyan Embassy in London ).

" Following the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 66 / 1, the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations formally notified the United Nations of a Declaration by the National Transitional Council of 3 August 2011 changing the official name of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to " Libya " as well as a decision to change Libya's national flag to the original.

The 59-year-old member of Libya's Revolutionary Committee said he was in the Libyan Embassy in 1984 but " was not at the scene " when the shooting happened.

On April 14, 1986, in response to acts of terrorism then believed, and now known, to have been sponsored by Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi — in particular, the Berlin discotheque bombing of April 6 — and against the backdrop of heightened tension and clashes between the Libyan and U. S. navies over Libya's disputed territorial water claims in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States launched a surprise attack on key facilities in Tripoli and other parts of Libya.

* 9 March 2007: Bulgarian media quote Libyan Foreign Affairs Committee Secretary Suleiman Shahoumi as saying in Libya's General People's Congress that the medics would not be executed even if the court upheld their sentence.

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.

An international team of lawyers representing the interests of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi wrote to US leaders demanding that he be protected from assassination and holding the United States and NATO responsible for the Libyan leader's " brutal assassination " and repeated attacks on Libya's civilian population

The airline generated US $ 120 million in revenue in 2006 .< ref >< u >" Political, visa issues driving Libya's Airbus orders "< u >, Business Intelligence Middle East Accessed May 30, 2008 </ ref > By mid-October 2010, Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines ( Libya's other state flag carrier ) were expected to merge into one airline ,< ref >( Sep 19, 2010 ) Shuaib, Ali ,< u > Libya's Airlines Expect to Merge Soon < u >, Reuters Africa, Accessed Sep 19, 2010 .</ ref > but this was postponed to Q1 of 2013.

The Libyan government caters to Moffet's sadistic desires in exchange for Moffet's use of Airwolf to strike at Libya's enemies.

* The merger of Libya and Chad was announced in Tripoli by Libya's President Muammar al-Gaddafi, and his guest, President Goukouni Oueddei of Chad, who had taken power in December with the help of 4, 000 Libyan troops.

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.

* Citing Libya's support of international terrorism, the United States ordered the closure of the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D. C ..

In 1986, the base was a primary target of Operation El Dorado Canyon ( see below ), a US retaliatory strike against Libya for Libyan missile attacks on US aircraft over Libya's claimed territorial waters in the Mediterranean Sea and alleged Libyan involvement in alleged terrorist attacks on US servicemen in Europe.