Sources: BBC
France suspends its involvement in NATO's naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing an arms embargo on Libya, following an investigation into an incident between French and Turkish warships. France accuses the Turkish Naval Forces of harassing its "Courbet" warship, while attempting to inspect a Turkish civilian vessel suspected of breaching the arms embargo. 2020-07-1
More than 400 people fleeing Libya and Tunisia arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa in two boats, the latest in a stream of refugees fleeing the ongoing conflicts in North Africa. 2011-05-14
2011 Syrian protests: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom summon Syrian ambassadors to condemn the government's recent violent crackdown on people protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime. 2011-04-27
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom. 2011-03-31
An international conference takes place in London, England, to discuss the military action and future of Libya. 2011-03-29
Libyan rebels arrest Omar Ahmed Sodani, the man believed responsible for the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984. 2011-03-25
The Libyan government announces a ceasefire, amid foreign military preparations after a no-fly zone was imposed yesterday. 2011-03-18
France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi. 2011-02-28
Al Jazeera reports that many African migrant workers in Libya have been victims of violence due to suspicions that they are mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi's regime. 2011-02-28