Here's some background information about the civil war that took place in Libya in 2011. Timeline: February 16, 2011 - Police crack down on protesters as anti-government demonstrations take place in ...

This post is part of our special coverage Libya Uprising 2011. Unrest in Libya continues after over a week of protests defying ruler Colonel Gaddafi and fierce crackdowns on protestors by the ...

A mobile phone dealer in Tripoli, Libya, has finally received a shipment of Nokia phones he ordered back in 2010, after an ...

RAS JDIR, Libya (Reuters) - His Kalashnikov across his back, Libyan soldier Adel Howas rushed to the front line when air strikes targeted his comrades at a border crossing with Tunisia. For Howas, it ...

This series examines the countries today from the perspective of our correspondents on the ground to see how the post-revolutionary countries have come full circle to their autocratic ways. The seeds ...

An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule rapidly spreads, becoming an armed revolt aided by NATO airstrikes. Gaddafi is ousted in August and killed in October by rebels as flees his ...

Libya holds Africa’s largest proven reserves (48 billion barrels) and has lifted output back toward 1.4 million bpd.