Sources: BBC
Libya's House of Representatives vote to end the term of the Tripoli-based government led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, declaring the eastern-based cabinet as the legitimate government. 2024-08-14
Sudanese military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Libyan Government of National Unity prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli, Libya, to request help in the war in Sudan due to the involvement of Libyan mercenaries. 2024-02-26
Thirty people are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya capsizes while crossing the Mediterranean Sea. 2023-03-12
At least 45 migrants, including five children, die in a shipwreck off Libya. In addition, 37 other people are rescued by local fishermen. 2020-08-19
Libyan National Army forces continue to advance on the Libyan capital Tripoli, capturing the city of Gharyan, with only light resistance reported. General Khalifa Haftar has ordered the LNA to seize control of Tripoli, prompting the Tripoli-based Presidential Council to declare a general mobilization. 2019-04-4
More than 1,000 inmates escape from prison in Benghazi, Libya. 2013-07-27
Bombs explode outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. 2013-05-10
A car bomb explodes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing at least one person. 2012-09-2
China follows Russian admonishment of the Syrian government while the opposition Syrian National Council gains support in Egypt and is recognized by Libya. 2011-10-11
54 Somalis fleeing the civil war in Libya drown after their boat sinks off the coast of Tripoli. 2011-05-10