Sources: Reuters
Seventeen people are injured after a fuel tanker explodes in Sabha, Libya. 2022-09-13
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
An oil tanker, sent from Eastern Libya by a rival to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, returns with its cargo to the refinery at Zawiya in western Libya. The United Nations blacklisted the shipment on Wednesday. 2016-05-1
Delegates from Libya's warring factions sign a U.N.-brokered agreement to form a national unity government. Some of Libya's armed brigades are closely allied with political leaders who oppose this agreement. 2015-12-17
ISIL claims responsibility for kidnapping three African Christians in Libya. 2015-07-18
Witnesses see Ansar al-Sharia Islamists in Benghazi evacuate their headquarters after demonstrations by thousands of Libyan people. 2012-09-21
The Government of the United Kingdom expels Libyan diplomats loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from the United Kingdom and recognises the National Transitional Council. 2011-07-27
Libyan state television claims that 48 people have been killed and 150 injured in Operation Odyssey Dawn. 2011-03-20
Libyan ship, Amalthea, carrying activists and 2,000 tonnes of food and medicine to Gaza, is met with a cold response by Israel which launches intense efforts to prevent it reaching its destination. 2010-07-11