This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term. * Covers Libya from its ancient beginnings to the present in one easily readable...
Wife of Muammar Gaddafi Safia Farkash was the long-time wife of extremist Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and mother to six of his eight children. She reportedly met Gaddafi sometime around 1970 while working as a nurse; she treated Gaddafi while he recovered from appendicitis. While Farkash li...
The Chairman of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil announces Muammar Gaddafi's regime has collapsed The Foreign Ministry of Iran calls for Musa al-Sadr to be released; they claim he has been held in Libya since 1978
In 1973, the revolutionary regime of Muammar Qaddafi confiscated all property owned by nonresident Jews. Also in 1973, Qaddafi's regime "invited" forty-five thousand Italian residents who remained from the Italian colonial era to leave the country, and all Italian properties were confiscated by ...
It was directed by Moustapha Akkad and funded by the government under Muammar Gaddafi. Released in May 1981, the film was liked by critics and audiences but performed poorly financially, bringing in just $1 million net worldwide. Released: 1981 Directed by: Moustapha Akkad...
For example, in the past, Saddam Hussein of Iraq or Muammar Gaddafi of Libya were among the most influential figures of the region. Today, Bashar al-Assad, who refused to resign from the presidency of Syria, which is one cause behind the brutal civil war that has been waged since 2011,...
Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951, becoming a constitutional monarchy under King Idris I. In 1969, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power in a military coup, establishing a socialist regime characterized by authoritarian rule and centralized control. ...
North Korea knows that most of the international community would really like them to press ‘pause’ on their missile testing. But the Kims think having a pile of nuclear weapons is the only way to protect their regime. They view Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi as cautio...
aMy name is Yu Oscar Xie , a deputy manager with a Bank .I discovered a huge sum secretly in a high profile DOM account,on investigation I discovered it belongs to Col. Muammar Gaddafi. 我的名字是Yu Oscar Xie,一个副经理与银行。我在一个惹人注目的DOM帐户秘密地发现了一个巨大的总和,在我...
and Morocco have been disruptive, as have the conduct of states that have undergone political change such as Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser and Libya under Muammar Gaddafi. The attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq by the United States also created significant rifts between members of the Arab League...