Libya has celebrated the anniversary of its independence from Italy and France - for the first time in 42 years. The United Libyan Kingdom was formed on 24 December 1951 under King Idris.

As if it were not enough that a plague of locusts threatened some 300,000 of his subjects with starvation, Libya’s 65-year-old King Idris himself was plagued with family troubles. In the first ...

A sage old Moslem spiritual leader became the world’s newest King, Idris I of Libya. Three territories, separated by wide deserts and mutual distrust—Cyrenaica, ...

King Idris employed Miss Olive Brittan as the Royal Beekeeper after the Second World War. Fyfe meets Miss Brittan for a honey taste-test, hears the benefits that make juniper honey so popular with ...

No family members of deposed King Idris, who were forced into exile in 1969, were in Libya for the ceremony. Idris died in Cairo in 1983. Libya was occupied for decades by various nations, and it ...

No peace will prevail in the Middle East until the “Palestine people return to their homeland,” King Idris of Libya declared today in a speech from the throne, opening Parliament, it was ...

Oil makes men dream," said King Idris I upon hearing of the massive oil discovery in his kingdom. Libya’s Monarchy: A Case Study In Leadership Libya's independence was granted on Christmas Eve ...

Libya marks the anniversary of its independence in 1951 - or the first time since the fall of Col Muammar Gaddafi. Libya independence: King Idris anniversary celebrated - BBC News We've updated ...