Afrol Libya Index Page: Links to Libya

The Libya Index Page

Welcome to our guide to links about Libya in the www. On the left, an updated list of contents. For those wanting to read some general information, statistics, etc. about Libya, see our Background Page or go to general information in the link list.

If you are looking for first hand information of high scientific value about Libya, have a look at our Libya Searches - the direct access to the databases of several UN-organizations and others. It's right below!

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Libya INDEX

Media & Government

Libya Searches

Here a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Libya when you search their database on the word "Libya":

UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Libya.

ECA-search - (UN-org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues.

FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Libya. Tons of free information!

ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Libya, although there is little African country-specific information.

Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool!

UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Libya in their database.

UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Libya.

WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Libya and the region doing a search in their database.

WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Libya. Write "Libya" in the "Document Title" bar.

WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections.

Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Libya, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...

Newspapers & Press

Here, you'll find links to Libyan and non-Libyan newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Libya, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Libya.

The Press in Libya

Libya News and Views features daily news updated from Libya, mostly short articles and headlines from the international press and press agencies, with special interest in politics. The site also has other services like ample background information about Libya, debates, discussion groups, etc. Site does neither support Libyan government, nor does it reflect the American confrontation line on Libya. English.

Press reporting about Libya

Africa Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Libya of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Libya.

AllAfrica (former AfricaNews) is a commercial network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides daily from the African continent. You can also go directly to their Libya page, listing the latest news stories.

IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Libya archive, where articles from the last months about Libya figure.

Libya Daily is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you daily news about Libya, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world.

The Libyan News List is a free read-only list that gathers and distributes news articles, analysis and commentaries from various international, Arab, and Libyan news sources. All the news items distributed by the list are either in English and/or Arabic. The Libyan News List is maintained and administered by a group of independent Libyans graduate students from Libya, Europe, USA and Australia, which are not affiliated with any political group or Government.

NewAfrica, Libya offers interesting information about Libyan infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.

One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Libya. In English, but not too regularly updated.

PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa.

Weather.com has a page about the weather in Libya.

International press

Le Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page.

The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa.

The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page.

The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed.

The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post.

The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters.

The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Libya page, were the last articles from WP are listed.

Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.

News & Discussion Groups

Africa Online Libya offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English.

L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.

Government Offices

Embassies and Representations in Foreign Countries:
The Permanent Mission of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations in New York

About Libyan government, see also Politics and General Information, below.

Other

Cities & Towns

Weather.com has a page about the weather in Libya, with special information about some cities, like Tripoli.

Companies

Culture

Afromix' web page to Libyan music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Libyan musicians. French and Spanish versions.

The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries.

Economy

Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Libya concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc.

Libya Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality.

Planet Business-Libya offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders.

Education

Environment/Nature

NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Libya.

General Information/Read about Libya

The U.S. government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in the world, including Libya, being regularly updated. Big resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA. annual Factbook 2000 is probably the best and most updated collection of data on the web.
Another informative site is the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Yet another, the travel warnings to each country of the world, by the same department.
Note that the U.S. government is on a vendetta against Libya, and that it therefore is not the best place to obtain objective info about Libya! However, statistical numbers in the CIA Factbook should be reliable.

The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families.

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups.

Infoplease.com contains a page about Libya with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc.

NewAfrica Libya offers interesting information about Libyan infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.

You can order books about Libya on amazon.com's web page.

Human Rights

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Libya in 1997.

A very informative site about human rights in Libya is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Libya, but very colored by the US campaign against Libya.

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Libya, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

Organisations

Women's Organizations is a list with the addresses and contacts of the principal women's organizations in Libya. English.

Politics

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Libya in 1997

Elections in Libya is a document realized by the website Elections around the world.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has country pages for most African countries, describing the refugee situation. Page contains annually updated texts and statistics about refugees living in the country and internally displaced. Go directly to their Libya page here.

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Libya, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

Political Parties:
National Front for the Salvation of Libya

Resource Pages/Links

AdmiNet's Libya Page offers an ample, well organized list of links.

Africa dot com's Libya page with a general presentation, basic data and general travel information.

In Afrique francophone, only in French, you'll find links to some sites in francophone countries and francophone Africa in general.

The Index on Africa' Libya page includes various links. The index is created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, with the aim to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. Their main page also has news and there are links to all countries on the continent.

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and links to some Spanish spoken sites.

L'Afrique sur Internet is the website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to some site in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 and many bad connections.

Sports

Telecom/Internet Services

Network Startup Resource Center Libya Page contains information about telecommunications, internet services and networking in Libya.

Travel

Africaguide.com is a website with complete travel information on 51 African countries. In its pages about Libya you'll find data about region and towns, accommodation, tours and more.

Atevo travel destinations offers practical data about Libya, besides some travel guides.

Excite Travel has a site-page on Libya with some useful information and maps.

The INFOHUB travel guide to Libya has useful travel information, including links on accommodation and transportation.

Lonely Planet, the famous publisher of budget travel guides, has pages on each African country. On their Libya Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money & costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning. Detailed facts only in the guide books.

The U.S. State Department files travel information and warnings for all countries, world wide. Their annually updated pages contain a short description of the country and useful information about safety, crime rate, health services and insurance. Aimed at U.S. citizens, but useful for anybody. Go directly to their Libya Page.

World Online Travel Agency for airlines, hotels, car hires, adventures in Africa has a page on Libya. You won't find too much information, but they have detailed maps of the country.

World Travel Guide's entry to Libya: This is a good, informative and well organised site. Lists all kind of practical information (passport, visa, etc.) and has an introduction to Libyan tourist sites. Guides exist to all countries. You might want to go to their Africa Page. Also a German entry. Recommended.

Women & Gender