2023 in Libya
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| Centuries: | 22nd century
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| Decades: | 2050s
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Incumbents
- President: Mohamed al-Menfi
- Prime Minister: Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Events
- 15 February – Eleven people are killed and 73 others are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast.[1]
- 19 February – The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya.[2]
- 12 March – Thirty people are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya capsizes while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.[3]
- 16 March – The Libyan National Army says that it has found about two and a half tonnes of uranium ore contained in ten drums, near the border with Chad, that was reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency.[4]
- 25 April – April 2023 Libya migrant boat disasters
- 11 July – Faraj Bumatari, a former finance minister, is reportedly kidnapped by the militia RADA after arriving at Mitiga airport.[5]
- 13 July – Production at Libya's El Feel, El Sharara and Plant 108 oilfields is down in a protest against the abduction of a former finance minister, Faraj Bumatari.[6]
- 16 July – Two out of three oilfields shut in protest over the arrest of a former finance minister, Faraj Bumatari, resume operations after former finance minister was released on Saturday afternoon. Plant 108 remain closed.[7] The oilfields closure had cost the country the production of 340,000 barrels, said Libya’s Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun.[8]
- 16 August – The death toll from fighting in Tripoli between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force increases to 55 people, with 146 more injured. The fight ended yesterday after the release of a commander.[9]
- 20 August – Libya’s central bank announces its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that has resulted two rival administrations, in the east and the west.[10]
- 27 August – Many took to the streets in the country's western region to condemn any normalization with Israel after news spread that Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush met with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Italy last week. Protesters set fire to residence of Libyan Prime Minister Dbeibeh in Tripoli.[11] Najla later resigned.
- 28 August – Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh dismisses Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush after she meets her Israeli counterpart last week in Rome, Italy.[12]
- 10-11 September – Storm Daniel strikes eastern Libya, killing 200 people. 2,000 are feared drowned, mostly in Derna.[13][14] The death toll from the floods caused by Storm Daniel in northeastern Libya increased to 5,200 people, with thousands more missing.[15] The death toll later increases to 11,000 plus. [16]
- 16 December – December 2023 Libya migrant boat disaster: At least 61 migrants drown when their ship sinks off the coast of Libya after leaving Zuwarah.[17]
See also
2020s portal
Current events portal
Libya portal
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- Government of Libya
- Politics of Libya
- Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
- Slavery in Libya
References
- ^ "Libya shipwreck: At least 73 migrants presumed dead". BBC News. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference". France 24. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ Maccioni, Federico (2023-03-13). "Thirty migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya, charity blames Italy". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Libya uranium: Missing barrels recovered, say eastern forces". BBC News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ Nova, Redazione Agenzia (2023-07-13). "Libya: the tribes of the Oil Crescent threaten to block exports of crude oil". Agenzia Nova. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Ministry issues warning after oilfield closures in Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Libya's oil minister says closure of oilfields cost 340,000 barrels". Arab News. 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Libya fighting leaves 55 dead, dozens injured: Medics". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Libya's central bank reunifies after almost a decade". Reuters. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Nada AlTaher; Mina Aldroubi; Thomas Helm (2023-08-28). "Home of Libya's Dbeibeh set on fire amid protests over Israel talks". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Schwartz, Mostafa Salem,Michael (2023-08-28). "Libya dismisses foreign minister after meeting with Israeli counterpart causes outcry". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 200
- ^ Up to 2,000 feared drowned after Libya city hit 'catastrophic' storm floods
- ^ Uras, Arwa Ibrahim,Umut. "Death toll 'rising by the hour' in flood-ravaged Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Death toll hits 11,300 in Libyan city destroyed by floods". NBC News. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "61 migrants drown in 'shipwreck' off Libyan coast, migration organization says". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
