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Members of the Libyan navy take part in the “Dara’ al-Karama 2” military exercises, conducted by the Libyan National Army under the command of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, in the Ras al-Alba region in southeastern Libya on May 16, 2026. (Abdullah Doma/AFP)
October 22, 2026, 6:44 am
Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey
Foreign Ministry says ‘deal infringes upon the sovereign rights of our close allies,’ accuses Ankara of ‘working to destabilize the east Mediterranean region’
By Agencies
Deputy Commander of the Libyan National Army, Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar looks on before his meeting with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in Athens, on June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
September 29, 2026, 5:17 pm
Report: Netanyahu met son of powerful Libyan general in Abu Dhabi
Italian daily suggests Saddam Haftar, whose warlord father rules the country’s east and who’s a contender for the presidency, sat down with the Israeli leader to secure support
By Lazar Berman and AP
The beach in Tel Aviv during a dust storm, February 14, 2026. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 5:53 pm
Climate change likely to bring more dust storms, earlier in the year, expert says
Assaf Hochman of Hebrew University’s Earth Sciences Institute warns increase in dust clouds will affect Israeli agriculture, public health
By Sue Surkes
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi speaks to the media at a press conference in a hotel in Tripoli, Libya., February 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
February 3, 2026, 11:15 pm
Son of late Libyan dictator Gaddafi said killed in his home outside Tripoli
Circumstances of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s death not immediately clear; father Muammar ruled country for 40 years before being killed in 2011 civil war that plunged country into chaos
By Agencies
Turkish soldiers and rescue teams search for the remains of a private jet carrying Libya's military chief and four others that crashed after taking off from Ankara, killing everyone on board, in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2025. (AP/Efekan Akyuz)
December 24, 2025, 6:10 am
Libya’s military chief and 7 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey
Officials say crash caused by technical malfunction, taking life of top commander who played crucial role in ongoing, UN-brokered efforts to unify country’s military
By Suzan Fraser and FAY ABUELGASIM
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (Omar Havana/AP)
December 2, 2025, 2:32 pm
Germany sends Libyan suspected of war crimes to face justice at ICC
Court prosecutors say Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was senior commander at Mitiga prison in Tripoli, overseeing murder, torture, rape and sexual violence
By Mike Corder
FILE: France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his residence to present himself to La Sante Prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence on October 21, 2025. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
November 10, 2025, 4:40 pm
French court frees former president Nicolas Sarkozy from jail, pending appeal
Ex-leader set to go free 20 days after beginning 5-year sentence over a scheme to secure campaign funds from Gaddafi’s Libya, with appeal meaning he’s again presumed innocent
By Alexandre Marchand and Eleonore Dermy
Screen capture from undated video of Gazan Muhammad Abu Dakha riding a jet ski from Libya to Italy. (YouTube)
September 15, 2025, 7:24 pm
From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: One Gazan’s story of a daring escape to Germany
After a journey that lasted over a year and spanned three continents, Muhammad Abu Dakha hopes eventually to be reunited with the family he left in Khan Younis
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians walk through a makeshift camp along the beach in Gaza City, August 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 13, 2025, 11:54 pm
Israel said in talks with Indonesia, Libya, 3 more countries about taking in Gazans
Somaliland, Uganda and South Sudan also reportedly in discussions, with diplomatic source telling Channel 12 Indonesia and Somaliland are particularly interested
By ToI Staff and AP
Members of a humanitarian convoy of at least 1,500 people, including activists and supporters from Algeria and Tunisia, wave Palestinian flags from a bus as the group travels toward Gaza via Egypt's Rafah Crossing, in Zawiya, Libya, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
June 13, 2025, 8:34 pm
Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march to protest Gaza blockade
Demonstrators from 80 countries intended to walk toward Egypt-Gaza border to highlight Israeli restrictions on aid into enclave, but hundreds detained and deported in Cairo
By AP and ToI Staff
Children sit with plastic buckets as displaced Palestinians collect water in Gaza City, on May 20, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
May 20, 2025, 9:45 pm
Rubio: US ‘pleased’ by lifting of Gaza aid blockade, but deliveries still not enough
Secretary confirms administration reaching out to countries to see if they’ll temporarily take in those looking to leave Strip, but says he’s unaware of conversations with Libya
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians move with their belongings as they flee the northern cities of Jabalia and Beit Lahia Gaza Strip towards Gaza City amid continuous Israeli strikes in the besieged Palestinian enclave on May 17, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
May 18, 2025, 9:59 am
US embassy in Libya denies report of plans to relocate Gazans to country
Mission rejects NBC report US is in ‘serious’ talks to move up to 1 million Palestinians to war-torn North African country
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee Gaza City on May 16, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
May 17, 2025, 2:55 am
US reportedly developing plan to resettle 1 million Gazans in Libya
NBC News says proposal is serious enough to have been discussed with Libyan leaders; unclear where in the North African country the Palestinians would live, or how they’d get there
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush speaks during a press conference with her Turkish counterpart at Turkey's foreign ministry in Ankara, February 13, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
January 13, 2025, 11:28 am
After scandal, ex-Libyan FM insists 2023 Israel meeting was okayed by Tripoli
Najla Mangoush was fired and forced to flee country after then-foreign minister Eli Cohen publicized secret sit-down and hailed it as a ‘first step’ toward diplomatic ties
By ToI Staff
Hamas members released by Libya en route to Turkey on December 1, 2023. (Social media)
December 2, 2023, 6:38 pm
Libya said to free four Hamas members held since 2016
Terror group members were charged with trafficking arms to Gaza; unverified image shows three men in what appears to be a private jet
By AFP and ToI Staff
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