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Topic: Benghazi


In the News (Sat 22 Nov 08)

  
  Benghazi
It is the second largest city in Libya, and the dominating in the eastern Cyrenaica region, and is the capital of the district of Benghazi.
The region of Benghazi has some agriculture producing cereals, dates, olives, and livestock for wool and flesh.
Benghazi's airport lies 32 km to the east, and connects Benghazi with some foreign cities, as well as the major cities of Libya.
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  Benghazi on GlobalGuide.Org, mapping the world
During the Kingdom era of Libya's history, Benghazi enjoyed a sort of joint-capital status (alongside Tripoli), possibly because the King used to reside in the nearby city of Al Bayda' and the Senussis (royal family) in general were associated with Cyrenaica rather than Tripolitania.
Benghazi is one of the sub-regions of the area referred to as Cyrenaica, the others being the Jabal Akhdar and the coastal plain running east of Apollonia.
Benghazi is surrounded by the 'barr', arid steppe.
www.globalguide.org /?lat=32.1156&long=20.067&zoom=5&name=Benghazi&wiki=0&title=Benghazi   (1330 words)

  
 ASM 15(4): Stroke
The medical organization in Benghazi is such that patients can be referred from the walk-in polyclinics to the four university hospitals and to a rehabilitation center for the handicapped.
All incident cases of stroke occurring among the Libyan residents of Benghazi were ascertained for a three year period between January of 1991 and December of 1993 through polyclinics, university hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
The high incidence of risk factors among the stroke victims of Benghazi indicates that control of these factors is of paramount importance in the prevention of stroke in patients exposed to these risks.
www.kfshrc.edu.sa /annals/154/94244/94244.html   (1877 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
During the Kingdom era of Libya's history, Benghazi enjoyed a sort of joint-capital status (alongside Tripoli), possibly because the King used to reside in the nearby city of Al Bayda' and the Senussis (royal family) in general were associated with Cyrenaica rather than Tripolitania.
Benghazi is one of the sub-regions of the area referred to as Cyrenaica, the others being the Jabal Akhdar and the coastal plain running east of Apollonia.
Benghazi is surrounded by the 'barr', arid steppe.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Benghazi   (1311 words)

  
 Travel in Bengahzi - Libya - Africa - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Benghazi is the center of trade in the cereals, dates, olives, wool, and livestock produced in the surrounding area.
Benghazi makes a great base for exploring the lush Green Mountain area and the numerous Roman ruins along the coast, and there are good bathing beaches within a quick drive.
Benghazi has more of the relaxed attitude Arabs are known for.
www.africatravelling.net /libya/benghazi/benghazi_culture.htm   (325 words)

  
 Travel in Benghazi - Libya - Africa - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
Benghazi's old name (given to her in the year 347 B.C.) was "Barneek" which is the name of a beautiful and brave princess who became the queen of her people during the Greek rule of the North African region.
Benghazi saw good times and bad times during the Hellenic, the Roman and the Byzantine eras before the Arabs conquered the city in the the beginning of the 7
In 1578 the Turks invaded Benghazi and it was ruled by the Karamanlis from 1711 till 1835 when the Ottomans started their rule of the city till 1911.
www.africatravelling.net /libya/benghazi/benghazi_history.htm   (225 words)

  
 Search Results for "Benghazi"
Benghazi, Al Marj, Darnah, and Tobruk are the chief cities.
Khalij Surt, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Misratah and Benghazi, Libya.
In the west the Jabal al Akhdar drops abruptly to the shore...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Benghazi   (233 words)

  
 Libya: Benghazi; a Beautiful Libyan City
Benghazi's old name (given to her in the year 347 BC) was "Barneek" which is the name of a beautiful and brave princess who became the queen of her people during the Greek rule of the North African region.
Benghazi saw good times and bad times during the greek, the Roman and the Bezantine eras before the Arabs conquered the city in the the begining of the 7th century.
In 1578 the Turks invaded benghazi and it was ruled by the Karamanlis from 1711 till 1835 when the Ottomans started their rule of the city till 1911.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/dr_ibrahim_ighneiwa/benghc.htm   (0 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Benghazi, Libya (Libyan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Benghazi or Bengasi[both: bengA´zE] Pronunciation Key, city (1985 est.
490,500), capital of Benghazi municipality, NE Libya, the main city of Cyrenaica and a port on the Mediterranean Sea.
At the start of World War II, Benghazi had about 22,000 Italian inhabitants, but they were evacuated before the city fell to the British in late 1942.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Benghazi.html   (289 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Benghazi
Founded by the Greeks in the 6th century bc, Benghazi was captured by the Italians in 1911.
Benghazi, Al Marj, Darnah, and Tobruk are the chief cities.
Statement by EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on Libyan Court Verdict on the Benghazi Case.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Benghazi   (576 words)

  
 Benghazi - (The land of five cities)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Benghazi a Libyan eastern city is the latest of a whole series of cities from which Cvrenaicans, at different periods, have been governed by diverse rulers.
Benghazi was, however, known by several names in the course of its long history, namely: Hesperides in Greek times, (Euhesperides).
The city was built in 446 B. by one of the brothers of the King at Cyrene.
www.libyaninvestment.com /travel/benghazi.php   (354 words)

  
 Breast-feeding and weaning patterns in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Reassessment was considered essential to have the factual knowledge of the current situation, and to recommend measures for prolonged breast-feeding to substitute artificial and supplementary feeding.
Benghazi is the second largest city and its population has grown more than 10 times, from 60 000 in 1984 to 632 466 in January 1992.
In the Benghazi study, 38.4% of infants were given supplementary foods before 6 months of age [9].
www.emro.who.int /Publications/emhj/0302/07.htm   (2067 words)

  
 American Thinker: The Condemned Six of Benghazi
Benghazi is an old city lying on the Mediterranean in northeast Libya.
The second capital of Libya after Tripoli, Benghazi's current appellation was derived after a 15th century man named Seedi Ghazi; a charitable soul who contributed greatly to the city and its inhabitants.
Almost six hundred years later it has become ironic that the residents of Benghazi, a city named after a person of philanthropy, would label an equally benevolent medical staff consisting of five nurses and one doctor as pariahs worthy of execution.
www.americanthinker.com /2005/11/the_condemned_six_of_benghazi.html   (1188 words)

  
 Benghazi
The flight to Benghazi was on a Buraq Air Boeing 737-300.
This is actually a bonus, because we would have had to be bused to the centerline in the morning from where we were to camp originally.
Benghazi is relatively new, since it was badly bombed during WW II.
joetourist.ca /Libya/Benghazi.htm   (496 words)

  
 Benghazi Libya. Benghazi City Guide and Yellow Pages. Zip Codes
Benghazi Libya Art, Music, Blogs, Events, Weather, and Maps.
Talk with other people in Benghazi about local business, art, bands and more.
Major Benghazi Attractions and Events are Jebel Akhdar, Atig Mosque, The Industrial Fair of Benghazi, Elkabeer Mosque, Dir Dira Mosque
www.hellobenghazi.com   (0 words)

  
 Benghazi epidemic
According to Colizzi, the AIDS infection in the Benghazi hospital is of an iatric character.
In an interview for BBC Professor Joffe suggests that the decisions of the court in Benghazi on Case 213/2002 indicate that the Libyan authorities probably realize that the Bulgarian medical professionals are not responsible for the outbreak of AIDS in Libya in 1997-1998.
Italy's Consul General in Benghazi, Giovanni Pirello, attends the hearing as an observer and as representative both of his country and the European Union, as Italy is holding the rotating Presidency of the Union.
www.heart-intl.net /HEART/081004/Benghziepidemic.htm   (3906 words)

  
 Benghazi Things to Do Tips by iwys - VirtualTourist.com
Benghazi's old town hall was built by the Italians in the early twentieth century.
Benghazi's old lighthouse is in the oldest part of the city, overlooking the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Berenice.
One of Benghazi's most distinctive landmarks is the former Italian Cathedral at the end of the Corniche, overlooking the harbour.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/7d287/1f77fd/4   (796 words)

  
 Benghazi
Benghazi has more of the relaxed attitude Arab cities in other countries are known for.
During the Ptolemaic period Benghazi’s people were moved to an area closer to the sea (where later on the actual Benghazi grew into the town it is today), and was known as Berenice.
Modern day Benghazi is one of the most important commercial towns in Libya (thanks to the port), with one of the highest population rates along the Cyrenaica.
ghazala.5u.com /Nostalgia.htm   (328 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Benghazi was probably founded in about 515BC by Greeks who had travelled from Cyrene and settled here on the coastal plain.
A naval siege, carried out by the Italians in 1911, resulted in Benghazi's surrender and Italian dominance of the city.
Benghazi was the scene of heavy bombing raids during the Second World War and changed hands five times during this period.
www.arab.net /libya/la_benghazi.htm   (520 words)

  
 BakuTODAY.net - Libya court sentences Benghazi Six to death   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The accused had worked at the Al-Fateh hospital in Benghazi, Libya's seaside second city on the Mediterranean, where it was alleged they had infected 426 children with HIV, of whom 52 went on to die from AIDS.
Prosecutors had called again for the death penalty for the so-called Benghazi Six, whose case has provoked international outrage, notably in Europe and among doctors and scientists.
It cited independent scientific evidence that the infections were caused by bad hygiene at the Benghazi hospital, and reports from human rights watchdogs that confessions had been extracted under torture.
www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=31013   (743 words)

  
 BURN INJURIES IN BENGHAZI: EIGHT YEARS STUDY
The aim of this hospital-record based study was to make a recent estimate of thermal injuries in the region of Benghazi and surrounding towns.
Our burn unit is based in A1jala Hospital, Benghazi, which serves the city as well as the eastern part of the country (population over two million).
Although it is desirable to perform epidemiological studies in developing countries like ours on a nation-wide basis, we believe that the data we present here provide a fair idea of the pattern of thermal injuries that occur in this region of our country.
www.medbc.com /annals/review/vol_11/num_4/text/vol11n4p198.htm   (2565 words)

  
 Benghazi, Libya web design & development firms on The Firm List
Your source for finding web design & development firms as well as individual web designers, developers, programmers and other multimedia & new media professionals from all over the world, including Libya.
This list of web design firms located in Benghazi, Libya is not a complete list, rather it is just the firms that have either been submitted or found by the editor.
Listings are geographically organized and should consist only of firms offering web design and/or development services.
www.firmlist.com /libya/benghazi.phtml   (154 words)

  
 EU@UN - EU Commission continues assistance to Benghazi HIV-AIDS sufferers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Action Plan was launched by the EU in November 2004 and is being implemented by the Libyan authorities with support from the Commission and EU Member States.
Measures undertaken were not succeeding in bringing the BCIDI to the high standard of medical care needed to tackle such a massive epidemic or in raising awareness of the wider community to reintegrate patients and their families into society.
The model is now being adopted at the Jamahirja Hospital in Benghazi where other HIV sero-positive cases are treated.
www.europa-eu-un.org /articles/nl/article_6608_nl.htm   (534 words)

  
 Discovering Biology in a Digital World
In essence, the authors were able to estimate the dates when different viral strains entered the Benghazi patient population.
These results are from a quick and dirty phylogenetic analysis, but I would really like to know more about the two Benghazi nurses who appeared in the data set and whether or not they had contact with the children.
Benghazi Study Group, Supplementary Materials to Oliviero et al.
scienceblogs.com /digitalbio/2006/12/the_science_behind_benghazi_1.php   (1322 words)

  
 Benghazi Aviation Services Company -- Benina International Airport -- Benghazi, Libya   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Benghazi Aviation Services Company (BASC) is an established services company operating from Benina International Airport.
Benina is a small town located about 20 km east of Benghazi, Libya.
Although BASC is a newly formed company it can boast that its management has more then forty years experience in the aviation field and are ready to meet any challenge.
www.benaviation.com /index.html   (94 words)

  
 Nightmare in Benghazi : Mail & Guardian Online
What happened at Benghazi hospital is a monumental tragedy, but the chain of events that followed has been absurd, arbitrary and terrifying.
Shortly after the six were arrested in February 1999, the Gadaffi Foundation asked the man who discovered HIV, Luc Montagnier, a professor at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and Vittorio Colizzi, one of Europe’s most eminent HIV experts at Tor Vergata University in Rome, to visit the hospital and investigate.
For the families of Benghazi, there is at least the knowledge that lessons have been learned from the tragedy and that their children are now getting the best care possible.
www.mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=289013&area=/insight/insight__international   (1376 words)

  
 CNN.com - In Libya, 11 reportedly die in cartoon protests - Feb 17, 2006
There also was a "high number" of injuries, said an official with the Italian Embassy in Tripoli.
In the port city of Benghazi in northeast Libya, protesters set the Italian Consulate on fire, but it was safely evacuated and no employees were injured, said Francesco Trupiano, Italy's ambassador to Libya.
Benghazi, in northeast Libya, is the country's second-largest city.
www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/africa/02/17/libya.cartoons/index.html   (544 words)

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