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2020 Libyan Protests
The 2020 Libyan protests consisted of street protests over issues of poor provision of services in several cities in Libya, including cities controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the west ( Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya) and by the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the east (Benghazi) and south ( Sabha) of Libya. August 2020 On 23 and 24 August 2020, protests took place in Tripoli, Misrata and Zawiya over issues of power and water cuts, lack of fuel and cooking gas, cash shortages, poor security, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Armed forces associated with the GNA shot at the demonstrators, causing injuries. The Interior Ministry stated that demonstrators had the right to peacefully protest and that the ministry had opened criminal investigations into the shootings. The Tripoli Protection Force also declared its support for the right of citizens to carry out street protests. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) also called for an investigation. Interior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tripoli Protection Force
The Tripoli Protection Force is a militia that was formed from the merger of four pro- Libyan Army Libyan militias on 18 December 2018. Groups involved in the merger include: the Tripoli Brigade, the Abusleem Deterence and Rapid Intervention Force, the Nawasi 8th Force, and the Bab Tajura brigade. All but the Bab Tajura brigade were considered the ''most prominent militias'' in Tripoli prior to the merger. References {{Reflist Military of Libya Tripoli in the Libyan civil war (2014–2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gharyan
Gharyan is a city in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District, located 80 km south of Tripoli. Gharyan is one of the largest towns in the district. Prior to 2007, it was the administrative seat of Gharyan District. In 2005, the population of Gharyan was estimated at 170,000, and it had grown to over 187,000 by 2011. History Gharyan was on the trade routes both south to Fezzan and over the Nafusa Mountains. The early settlement was in caves, ''i.e.'' below ground. From 1830 until 1855 Gharyan was in revolt against its Ottoman rulers. By 1884 the Ottomans had established a mayor and town council in Gharyan. Gharyan was considered a center of Tripolitanian resistance to the Italian invasion in the early 20th century. Fully occupied by Italy by 1925, Gharyan was developed above ground, with a post and telegraph office, a police station, a medical clinic, several schools and a hotel being built between 1925 and 1928. The Berber tribe Awlad Abu Say is center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zliten
Zliten () is a city in Murqub District of Libya. It is located 160 km to the capital of Tripoli. Geography The name Zliten is given to both the city and the whole area. As a city, Zliten is situated east of the capital, Tripoli, and about east of the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. It is about west of the city of Misrata and east of Khoms. It is spread over an area of about . The former district of Zliten is widespread and covers an area of . It is surrounded by the Mediterranean in the north, Misrata in the east, Bani Walid in the south and Khoms in the west. Climate Name The name is derived from the name of the Isliten tribe, an old branch of the Nafzawa Berbers. Members of this tribe used to live in Libya and Tunisia, but are also known to have lived as far west as Morocco. They are mentioned by Leo Africanus in the 16th century as living in western Libya. Education Zliten is home to one of Libya's most renowned Islamic universities, ''Al-Jamiaa Al-Asmari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohammed Bayou
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclude himself in a mountain cave named Hira for several nights of prayer. When he was 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Presidential Council (Libya)
The Presidential Council (, ''al-Majlis ar-Rīʾāsiy'') is a body formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The Council carries out the functions of head of state of Libya and is proposed to command the Libyan Armed Forces. The agreement has been unanimously endorsed by the United Nations Security Council which welcomed the formation of the Presidency Council and recognized that the Government of National Accord is the sole legitimate executive government of Libya. After the House of Representatives ceased recognizing the unity government in 2022 and installed a rival government, the Presidential Council has been responsible for the Government of National Unity. History Between 2014 and March 2021, two governments, one in Tripoli and one in Tobruk, have vied for power. The government in Tobruk was recognized by the international community prior to the formation of the Presidential Council. Skhirat agreement In Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdullah Al-Thani
Abdullah al-Theni ( Libyan pronunciation: ) is a Libyan politician who served as the prime minister of Libya, from 2014, when he took over in an interim capacity after the dismissal of Ali Zeidan, to 2021. In the context of the second Libyan civil war, he served as prime minister under the Tobruk-based government. His government received widespread international recognition until 2016 as well as backing from both the Libyan House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army. He was previously the defence minister in the government of Zeidan. Prime minister In April 2014, al-Thani negotiated the reopening of two out of four oil ports seized by rebels. Also, after he threatened to resign, the Congress officially confirmed him as prime minister in a permanent capacity and vested him with greater powers to deal with Libya's problems. However, al-Thani submitted his resignation as prime minister of the interim government on 13 April 2014, although he was asked to stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Second Al-Thani Cabinet
The Second Cabinet of Abdullah Al-Thani was approved on 22 September 2014 by Libya's democratically elected House of Representatives. The Libyan Supreme Court ruled on 6 November 2014 that the cabinet was "unconstitutional". Prime Minister al-Thani and his government offered their resignation on 13 September 2020 in response to the 2020 Libyan protests The 2020 Libyan protests consisted of street protests over issues of poor provision of services in several cities in Libya, including cities controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the west ( Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya) and by t .... In the context of the Libyan Civil War, the Second Al-Thani cabinet was generally referred to as the Tobruk government. Composition See also * First Al-Thani Cabinet References External linksInterim Libyan Government - Official Facebook feed {{Authority control Cabinets established in 2014 2014 establishments in Libya Government of Libya Libyan civil war (2014–2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marj
Marj (, , "The Meadows"), El Merj in Benghazi and Egyptian Arabic, is a city in northeastern Libya and the administrative seat of the Marj District. It lies in an upland valley separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a range of hills, part of the Jebel Akhdar Mountains, and is generally believed to be the site of the ancient city of Barca. , it had an estimated population of 85,315. There are a couple of banks on the main street and the main post office is in the city centre, not far from the Abu Bakr Assiddiq mosque.Pliez, Olivier (ed.) (2009) "Al Marj" ''Le Petit Futé Libye'' Petit Futé, Parisp. 237 ; in French History According to most archeologists, Marj marks the site of the ancient city of Barca, which, however, according to Alexander Graham, was at Tolmeita ( Ptolemais). Marj grew around a Turkish fort built in 1842 and now restored. During the colonial dominance of Libya (1913–41), the town was called Barce and was developed as an administrative and market ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bayda, Libya
Bayda or Elbeida (, ), known as Beda Littoria under Italian Libya, Italian colonial rule, is a commercial and industrial city in northern Cyrenaica, eastern Libya. With a population of 250,000 people, Bayda is the List of cities in Libya, 4th-largest city in Libya after Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli, Benghazi and Misrata. It is the capital city of the Jabal al Akhdar district. Name and history Bayda's history stretches back to classical antiquity, when it was known as Balagrae. The 2,000-year-old ruins of the colonies in antiquity#Greek colonies, ancient Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene are located nearby in Shahhat, Shahat. One of the greatest attractions in the city is the tomb of a famous companion (sahabah) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Ruwaifi bin Thabit al-Ansari. For that reason, the city was known as Sidi Rafaa after him. After the arrival of Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi in the area in the 19th century, and the construction of a white-painted zawiya (institution), zāwiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohammad Ali Al-Haddad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclude himself in a mountain cave named Hira for several nights of prayer. When he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
