Sources: BBC
The European Union says it is suspending Operation Sophia ship patrols. Instead, the operation will rely on air missions and close coordination with Libya. The EU also announces the mandate for Operation Sophia, which was scheduled to expire March 31, 2019, will be extended for six months. 2019-03-27
Tunisia reopens its embassy in Tripoli, Libya. The embassy has been closed since the kidnap of ten staff in 2015. 2018-04-21
After two days of questioning, influential Islamic academician and Oxford professor Tariq Ramadan is charged with the alleged rape of two women and jailed in Paris. 2018-02-2
The European Union restricts the exports of inflatable boats to Libya. 2017-07-17
The United Nations believes that at least 239 migrants drowned in shipwrecks near the coast of Libya. 2016-11-3
Rebels in Libya launch a television channel to counter Muammar Gaddafi's state media. 2011-05-19
NATO forces find a small boat loaded with explosives outside the Libyan port of Misrata, with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi believed to be responsible. 2011-05-16
2011 Libyan civil war: Five explosions rock Tripoli in Libya following the heaviest NATO bombing offensive in a week. 2011-05-9
More defections take place with a Libyan envoy to the United Nations changing sides during a meeting at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. 2011-02-25