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2021
in
Libya

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2021
List of years in Libya

Events in Libya in 2021.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Libya, Libyan Crisis, Second Libyan Civil War

January to April

  • January 13 – Rival governments meet for talks aimed at unifying the national budget.[2]
  • January 15 – The United Nations Security Council names Jan Kubis, a former Slovakian foreign minister, as its new envoy to Libya.[3]
  • January 19 – Political rivals begin talks under United Nations auspicies to lay the groundwork for a legal foundation for elections on December 24.[4]
  • January 28 – The United States calls for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish troops.[5]
  • February 5
  • February 18 – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah meet in Cairo.[7]
  • February 21 – Armed gunmen attack Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha’s motorcade in Tripoli.[8]
  • February 22 – Authorities free 156 victims of human trafficking from Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan in Kufra. Six traffickers are arrested.[9]
  • February 28 – Fifteen people drown and 115, mostly migrants, are saved when a rubber boat sank near Zawiya. 41 people had drowned in a similar incident on February 20.[10]
  • March 3
    • Agence France-Presse says a UN report finds Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah was elected after bribing at least three people. Dbeibah says the report is untrue.[11]
    • The government says migration is not a top priority and calls upon international organizations to step up monitoring and rescue efforts.[12]
  • March 7 – Parliamentarians from both sides arrive in Sirte to discuss the formation of a unity government.[13]
  • March 10 – Parliament approves Abdulhamid Dbeibeh's interim cabinet 132-2.[14]
  • March 31 – Two women and three migrant children drown when a boat capsizes. 77 others are rescued. 480 migrants were rescued over the weekend.[15]
  • April 23 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that a shipwreck off the coast of Libya claims the lives of 130 migrants.[16]

Predicted and scheduled events

Sports

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM". Times of Malta. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Libya's rival governments discuss unifying 2021 budget". msn.com. Al Jazeera. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. Libya mediator". msn.com. Reuters. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ MAGDY, SAMY (January 19, 2021). "Libya rivals meet in Egyptian resort for talks on elections". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "US calls for withdrawal of Russian, Turkish forces from Libya". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "UN agency: Libyan navy intercepts over 800 EU-bound migrants". news.yahoo.com. AP. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ ELHENNAWY, NOHA (February 18, 2021). "Libya's new interim leader meets with Egyptian president". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Libyan interior minister survives attack on motorcade". AP NEWS. 21 February 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ MAGDY, SAMY (22 February 2021). "Libya: Over 150 migrants freed in raid on traffickers". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fifteen people drown in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Libyan interim gov't calls on UN to publish report on vote-buying". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "Libya's new government says migration crisis not its top priority". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Libyan MPs arrive at Sirte to debate unity government". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  14. ^ al-Warfali, Ayman (March 10, 2021). "Libyan parliament backs unity government, advancing peace plan". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 10, 2021. Through this vote, it became clear that the Libyans are one unit.
  15. ^ MAGDY, SAMY (March 31, 2021). "UN: 2 women, 3 children drown in shipwreck off Libya's coast". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, as UN agencies call for urgent action". UN News. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  17. ^ "France to reopen embassy in Libya after nearly seven years". msn.com. Al Jazeera English. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "International football returns to Libya after seven-year hiatus". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "Gunmen kill wanted Libyan commander in new sign of instability". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.