The Armenian economy's competitiveness is low and stagnating according to the Global Competitiveness Index, in which Armenia's ranking slipped from 80th out of 132 countries in 2006-2007 index to 93rd out of 131 countries in the 2007-2008 index ( just below Libya, Namibia, Georgia, Serbia and Pakistan ).

The tomb of Myrine is mentioned in the Iliad ; later interpretation made of her an Amazon: according to Diodorus, Queen Myrine led her Amazons to victory against Libya and much of Gorgon.

The reason the digits are more commonly known as " Arabic numerals " in Europe and the Americas is that they were introduced to Europe in the 10th century by Arabs of North Africa, who were then using the digits from Libya to Morocco.

She is thought to bear the name of the deity who was derived from Libya, where known as Neith, the same source sometimes identified as the parallel for Athene.

It is not known whether these agreements are still valid, but Bozizé has anyway a continuously good relation with Libya.

Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya.

It is also known as: taam ( طعام ) in Algeria and Morocco ; Kuseksi-in Tunisia, Libya and Kuskusi ( كسكسي ) in Egypt.

Today, in Egypt and the Middle East, couscous is known, but in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya couscous is a staple.

In Libya, it is mostly served with meat, specifically beef, lamb, or camel, in Tripoli and the western parts of Libya, but not during official ceremonies or weddings.

* His full title is Pope and Lord Archbishop of the Great City of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Orthodox and Apostolic Throne of Saint Mark the Evangelist and Holy Apostle that is, in Egypt, Pentapolis, Libya, Nubia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and all Africa.

Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya.

Egypt is on good terms with Libya, its western neighbor.

He is also accredited to: Libya, Chad, Central Africa Republic, and Niger

During the time of the Ottomans the crescent began to be associated with Islam and this is reflected on the flags of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Comoros, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan and of Tunisia.

Italian ( or lingua italiana ) is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia.

Due to heavy Italian influence during the Italian colonial period, Italian is still widely understood in the countries of Libya and Eritrea.

" Hafed Al-Ghwell, a Libya expert and director of communications at the Dubai campus of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, commented " This is a regime with a long history of killing people in jail and then claiming it was suicide.

My guess is Libya has seen the winds of change in America and wanted to bury this man before international organisations start demanding access to him.

So now it is up to Libya and the United States to reveal the full story of what they know, including its impact on al-Libi's mental health.

* 1970 – Moammar Gadhafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.

Libya is fourth in size among the countries of Africa and seventeenth among the countries of the world.

Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, seven times the size of the United Kingdom, and slightly larger than Alaska

As with all other African countries, Libya is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Cadmus was of ultimately divine ancestry, the grandson of the sea god Poseidon and Libya on his father's side, and of Nilus ( the River Nile ) on his mother's side ; overall he was considered a member of the fifth generation of beings following the ( mythological ) creation of the world:

Whatever containment value the pact might have had was lost when the Soviets ' leap-frogged ' the member states, establishing close military and political relationships with governments in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Somalia, and Libya.

He made his first appearance at the 13th Nations Cup Finals in Libya in 1982 and for the next 16 years ( ending at the 21st Finals in Burkina Faso ) continued to grace the most prestigious football tournament on the continent, first as a member of Ghana's squad rising to become captain in 1991.

According to British author and former GLC member George Tremlett, Libyan children spent two hours a week studying the book as part of their curriculum ; extracts were broadcast every day on television and radio ; its slogans were found on billboards and painted on buildings in Libya ; and as of 1993 lectures and seminars on it at universities and colleges have been held in France, Eastern Europe, Colombia, and Venezuela.

parties-( 78 ) Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, People's Republic of China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong ( associate member ), Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nauru, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu

With the death of Muammar Gaddafi and Mutassim Gaddafi in Sirte on 20 October, Saif al-Islam was the only member of the Gaddafi family left in Libya.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007 – 2013, vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ), and a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.

She is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ( ITRE ), substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya )

He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and was a member of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ).

She also is a substitute member of the Committee on Budgetary Control and a member of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ).

He is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ) and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Canada.

She is also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ), and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

She is also a member of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ).

He was a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a member of the Delegation for relations with Iran, and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union ( including Libya ).

He was member of Union National des Étudiants Marocains ( UNEM ), the students union in Morocco and was recruited by Mohamed Bennouna to join the " Tanzim " ( The Organisation or the Structure ), an Arabic nationalist and socialist organization which was created overthrow the monarchy under Hassan II and obtained support from Syria, Libya, and Algeria.

Tefnakht was not a member of the Tanite based 22nd Dynasty of Egypt since Tanis is located in the Eastern Delta whereas his local city of Sais was situated in the Western Delta closer to Libya.

He was a member of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt of Meshwesh Libyans who had been living in the country since the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt when their ancestors infiltrated into the Egyptian Delta from Libya.

He became a member of the faculty of Ausol Aldeen in 1968 and a member of the faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Libya in 1972.

* A force of 100 paratroopers from Zaire, arrived in Chad as the first part of a peacekeeping mission by member nations of the Organisation of African Unity, to maintain order while occupying soldiers from Libya departed.