Sources: Reuters
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
The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Khalifa Haftar, carries out massive artillery bombardment of Tripoli, Libya's capital, in a push to capture the city from Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) forces. Turkey says Haftar's forces are now "legitimate targets" if attacks on its interests continue. 2020-05-10
Turkish-backed GNA forces advance on the key town of Tarhuna in the Murqub District, capturing dozens of Khalifa Haftar loyalists and several vehicles after overrunning a Libyan National Army military camp. 2020-04-19
The Egyptian Air Force strikes militant camps in eastern Libya in retaliation to the Minya attack, according to state media. 2017-05-26
ISIL claims responsibility for kidnapping three African Christians in Libya. 2015-07-18
The United Nations says detainees from Libya's civil war are being tortured. 2012-01-26
At least 150 people drown when an overcrowded boat carrying about 850 refugees fleeing Libya capsized off the Tunisian coast; scores more are still missing as a search for survivors by Tunisian authorities continues. 2011-06-3
Rebels against the Gaddafi regime in Libya have begun to export oil. 2011-04-5
The United States suspends relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington D.C.. 2011-03-10
Swiss businessman Max Goeldi, who hid in the Swiss embassy in Libya for 19 months during a diplomatic argument, is taken away in handcuffs and thrown into jail while his colleague Rachid Hamdani is deported. 2010-02-22