2025 in Libya

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Events in Libya in 2025 .

Incumbents

• President: Mohamed al-Menfi
• Prime Minister:Contested Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (GNU) Osama Hammad (GNS)

Events

January

• 12 January – A bus crashes along a highway in Al-Loud, killing 23 people and injuring five others. ^[1]
• 19 January – Ossama Anjiem aka Ossama al-Masri, a warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes during the Libyan Civil War, is arrested in Turin, Italy, under the ICC warrant but is released and deported to Libya after a court declines to approve his arrest. ^[2]

February

• 7 February – The bodies of at least 49 migrants are found in two mass graves in Kufra. ^[3]
• 8–9 February – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Marsa Dela Port, killing at least 16 people and leaving 10 others missing. ^[4]

March

• 20 March – Samir Shegwara, the mayor of Hay al Andalous and author of a book accusing the Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya of involvement in the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, is arrested on charges of unauthorized possession of classified security documents. ^[5]
• 22 March – A bus collides with a truck on the Jalu-Kufra highway, killing six people and injuring another. ^[6]

April

• 4 April – The government orders the suspension of operations of 10 international aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council, Terre des hommes, CARE International, Acted, Intersos and Cesvi on charges of threatening the country's demographics by assisting the settlement of migrants from other African countries. ^[7]

May

• 1 May – The bodies of six bodies of migrants are recovered near Misrata. ^[8]
• 10 May – At least three migrants, including two children, die during a sea crossing from Zawiya to Italy. ^[9]
• 12 May – 2025 Tripoli clashes: Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, commander of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) militia, is assassinated, leading to armed clashes between the SSA and the Government of National Unity (GNU) that leave at least six people dead in Tripoli. ^[10]
• 14 May – At least one person is killed during clashes between rival militias in Tripoli. ^[11]
• 15 May – Libya formally grants the International Criminal Court jurisdiction over crimes committed on its soil from 2011 through 2027. ^[12]
• 16 May – A police officer is killed during protests against Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli. ^[13]
• 17 May – Nine unidentified corpses are discovered in a morgue refrigerator at Al-Khadra Hospital, previously controlled by the SSA. ^[14]
• 19 May – At least 58 unidentified corpses, showing signs of burning, are found in the morgue refrigerator of Abu Salim Accidents Hospital in Tripoli previously under SSA control. ^[14]
• 23 May – Seven Sudanese refugees are found dead inside a broken-down vehicle in the deserts of Kufra. ^[15]
• 30 May – A vehicle carrying Sudanese migrants collides with a truck in the deserts of Kufra, killing 11 passengers and the Libyan driver. ^[16]

June

• 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Libyan nationals from entering the United States. ^[17]
• 17 June – At least 60 people are feared missing after two ships wreck off of the coast of Libya. ^[18]
• 18 June – A Portuguese referee is injured along with several fans amid clashes and a pitch invasion during a football match between Al Ahli SC and Al Ittihad SCSC in Tripoli. ^[19]

July

• 9 July – The Government of National Stability declares European Union migration commissioner Magnus Brunner, Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and Maltese Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri "persona non grata" in areas of eastern Libya under its control in response to their earlier meeting with officials of the rival Government of National Unity in Tripoli. ^[20]
• 14 July – Over 100 migrants are freed from captivity by a gang in Ajdabiya; five traffickers are arrested. ^[21]
• 18 July –
  • Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri aka Al-Buti, a former official of Mitiga Prison in Tripoli wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on prison inmates in 2015, is arrested in Germany. ^[22]
  • The Government of National Stability deports 700 Sudanese migrants. ^[23]
• 25 July – A boat carrying migrants towards Europe sinks near Tobruk, killing at least 15 people. ^[24]

August

• 8 August – The International Criminal Court unseals an arrest warrant against Al-Saiqa Brigade member Saif Suleiman Sneidel, who is accused of committing war crimes in the Benghazi area from 2016 to 2017. ^[25]
• 16 August – 2025 Libyan municipal elections. ^[26]
• 21 August – A rocket attack is made near the headquarters of the United Nations mission to Libya in Janzur. ^[27]
• 24 August – The Libyan Coast Guard is accused of opening fire at a humanitarian aid ship operated by SOS Mediterranee about 40 nautical miles north of the Libyan coast. ^[28]

September

• 14 September – A boat carrying 75 Sudanese refugees catches fire off the Libyan coast, killing at least 50 passengers. ^[29]
• 16 September – Thirty-five migrants are rescued by the Libyan Navy near Zuwarah. ^[30]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Libya

Source: ^[31]

• 17 February - Revolution Day
• 30 March–1 April – End of Ramadan
• 5 June - Arafat Day
• 6–8 June – Feast of Sacrifice
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 16 September – Martyrs' Day
• 23 October – Liberation Day
• 24 December – Independence Day

Deaths

• Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, military leader

References

1. "Death toll rises to 23 in bus crash in Libya, 5 injured". Xinhua News Agency. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
2. "Libya warlord arrested in Italy on warrant from the International Criminal Court, but then expelled". AP News. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
3. "Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
4. "Pakistan says 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya, 10 others still missing". AP News. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
5. "Lockerbie bombing whistleblower arrested in Libya". BBC. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
6. "Tragic Road Accident in Libya Kills 6 Tunisian Workers". Libya Review. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
7. "Libyan authorities suspend 10 international aid groups providing crucial assistance to migrants". AP News. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
8. Sahily, Ayman (2 May 2025). "Bodies of six migrants recovered near Libyan coastal city, Red Crescent says". Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
9. Armellini, Alvise (11 May 2025). "At least three die, including two children, in Libya-Italy crossing, NGO says". Reuters. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
10. "A warlord and 6 other people killed as militia infighting rocks Libya's capital, officials say". AP News. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
11. "Fresh gunbattles rock Libya capital after brief lull". France 24. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
12. "Libya's fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli". UN News. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
13. "Libyan ministers resign as protesters call for government to step down". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
14. Elumami, Ahmed (20 May 2025). "At least 58 corpses found in Libyan hospital, ministry says". Reuters. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
15. "Sudanese refugees feeing war found dead in Libyan desert". Africanews. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
16. "11 Sudanese migrants killed in a car crash in the Libya desert, authorities say". AP News. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
17. "What we know about Trump's latest travel ban". BBC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
18. "At least 60 people feared missing in two deadly shipwrecks off Libya, IOM says". Reuters. 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
19. "Soccer fans storm field in Libya and a Portuguese referee is injured during a suspended match". AP News. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
20. "Eastern Libyan authorities deport EU ministers, commissioner". Africanews. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
21. "More than 100 migrants freed in Libya after being held captive by gang, officials say". Reuters. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
22. "Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany under ICC warrant". BBC. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
23. "Libya deports 700 Sudanese migrants in crackdown on trafficking". AP News. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
24. "A Europe-bound migrant boat capsizes off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 15 people dead". AP News. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
25. "ICC unseals Libya war crimes warrant for militia officer". France 24 . 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
26. "Libya awaits official results as Islamists suffer resounding defeat in local ballot". The Arab Weekly . 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
27. "Rocket hits near UN headquarters in Libya during envoy's Security Council briefing". AP News . 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
28. "Libya's coast guard accused of firing at humanitarian ship in distress mission". Africanews . 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
29. "At least 50 dead after vessel carrying Sudanese refugees catches fire". Al Jazeera . 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
30. "Libyan naval operations force rescues 35 migrants near Tunisian border". Africanews . 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
31. "Libya Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

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