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The Libyan crisis [1] [2] is the current humanitarian crisis [3] [4] and political-military instability [5] occurring in Libya, beginning with the Arab Spring protests of 2011, which led to two civil wars, foreign military intervention, and the ousting and death of Muammar Gaddafi.
Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil said Libya would become an Islamic democracy in the wake of Gaddafi's death, though the extent of Islamic law's influence would be determined by elected lawmakers. [32] Ghoga later confirmed that Libya will continue to adhere to all international agreements to which it was signatory prior to the uprising. [33]
A view of buildings damaged in the flood due to Storm Daniel in Derna, Libya on September 14, 2023. (Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
"Collective expulsions from Tunisia to Libya and the associated arbitrary detention of migrants are fuelling extortion rackets and cycles of abuse, which are already widespread human rights issues ...
Another significant environmental problem in Libya is water pollution. The combined impact of sewage, oil byproducts, and industrial waste threatens Libya's coast and the Mediterranean Sea generally. Libya has 0.8 cu km of renewable water resources with 87% used in farming activity and 4% for industrial purposes.
Jamila, a Sudanese woman in her mid-40s, also believed reports within the Sudanese community that a better life awaited them in Libya. She fled previous unrest in Sudan's western region of Darfur ...
There has been a crisis in the health system in Libya since the Libyan Revolution in 2011. Prior to the Libyan Revolution health training, rehabilitation, education, housing, family issues, disability and old-age benefits were all regulated by "Decision No. 111" (dated December 9, 1999) of the General People's Committee on the Promulgation of the By-Law Enforcement Law No. 20 of 1998 on the ...
The Government of National Stability (Arabic: حكومة الاستقرار الوطني, romanized: Ḥukūmat al-istiqrār al-waṭanī) is a provisional government of Libya based in Benghazi [1] that formed on 3 March 2022, led by Osama Hamada and supported by the House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army.