Sources: BBC
Amnesty International reports that Algerian authorities arrested two journalists and a prominent activist days before the legislation election, as part of a wider crackdown on Hirak supporters. 2021-06-11
At least five people are killed and 21 others injured in a stampede at a rap concert in Algiers, Algeria. 2019-08-22
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Muammar Gaddafi, is released in Zintan after requests from the eastern Libya-based government. He is sought by the International Criminal Court and was condemned to the death penalty by the Tripoli-based government. His whereabouts are now unknown. 2017-06-11
Voter turnout is predicted to be low as Algerians go to the polls to elect members of the People's National Assembly. 2017-05-4
France announces plans to host a summit on Libya as early as next week. 2011-08-22
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, the Vice Chairman of the National Transitional Council, says that "the zero hour has started" with fighting continuing in Tripoli. 2011-08-21
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shell towns and villages in the western mountains in an attempt to capture higher ground. 2011-05-18
A boat carrying up to 600 people trying to flee from the 2011 Libyan civil war sinks outside the port of Tripoli. 2011-05-9
The United States suspends relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington D.C.. 2011-03-10
A ship bound from Libya, the "Al-Amal", due to deliver humanitarian aid from Algeria, Morocco and Nigeria to the Gaza Strip, changes course for Egypt after being warned to stay away by the Israeli Navy and receiving pressure from the United States to "act responsibly". 2010-07-13