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At least 53 people are killed or missing, including two babies, and two others are rescued when a rubber boat capsizes north of Zuwarah, Tripolitania, Libya.
2026-02-6

One of the "key participants" behind the 2012 attack on two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that killed ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, is arrested, charged with murder, arson and terrorism and brought to the United States.
2026-02-6

A major blackout is reported in western and southern Libya, according to the General Electricity Company of Libya, which says its control teams are trying to figure out the reason behind the power outage.
2020-04-7

Two car bombs targeting a unit of the Libyan National Army injure 18 people in the city center of Derna, Libya.
2019-06-2

More than 100 migrants hijack a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya's coast, ordering the crew to head towards Malta. Malta's military said the ship would not be allowed into its waters.
2019-03-27

A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.
2018-01-23

Five gunmen at the Libyan Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli attack with at least ten dead. The hotel was previously the location in 2013 where a former prime minister was abducted.
2015-01-27

At least 21 people die in Libyan tribal clashes on the weekend.
2014-10-12

2011 Libyan civil war: forces loyal to deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi launch a counter-attack against opposition fighters in the towns of Bani Walid and Sirte.
2011-09-17

National Transitional Council forces in Libya began cutting off supply lines to Tripoli after a 48 hour operation capturing key towns around the capital and surrounding the city.
2011-08-16