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List of events
Events in
Libya in
2021 .
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing –
COVID-19 pandemic in Libya ,
Libyan Crisis ,
Second Libyan Civil War
January to April
January 5 – The Libyan dynar (national currency) drops from being worth .746 to .225 US dollars.
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 confidential 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]
September 3 – Fighting breaks out between different factions in Tripoli as tensions rise throughout the country.
[17]
Predicted and scheduled events
March 29 – France is scheduled to reopen its
embassy after seven years.
[18]
December 24 – elections
[2]
Sports
Deaths
See also
References
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a
b
"Surprise as Dbeibah elected Libyan transitional PM" .
Times of Malta .
Agence France-Presse . February 5, 2021.
Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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a
b Magdy, Samy (January 12, 2021).
"Libya's rival governments discuss unifying 2021 budget" .
Associated Press .
Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 .
^ Nichols, Michelle (January 15, 2021).
"U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. Libya mediator" .
Reuters . Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ Magdy, Samy (January 19, 2021).
"Libya rivals meet in Egyptian resort for talks on elections" .
Associated Press . Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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"US calls for withdrawal of Russian, Turkish forces from Libya" .
Al Jazeera English . January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021 .
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"UN agency: Libyan navy intercepts over 800 EU-bound migrants" .
Associated Press . February 5, 2021.
Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
^ Elhennawy, Noha (February 18, 2021).
"Libya's new interim leader meets with Egyptian president" .
Associated Press .
Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .
^ Magdy, Sam (21 February 2021).
"Libyan interior minister survives attack on motorcade" .
Associated Press . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ Magdy, Samy (22 February 2021).
"Libya: Over 150 migrants freed in raid on traffickers" .
Associated Press . Retrieved February 23, 2021 .
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"Fifteen people drown in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya" .
Al Jazeera English . February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021 .
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"Libyan interim gov't calls on UN to publish report on vote-buying" .
Al Jazeera English . March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
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"Libya's new government says migration crisis not its top priority" .
Al Jazeera English . March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
^ al-Warfali, Ayman (March 8, 2021).
"Libyan MPs arrive at Sirte to debate unity government" .
Reuters .
Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021 .
^ al-Warfali, Ayman (March 10, 2021).
"Libyan parliament backs unity government, advancing peace plan" .
Reuters .
Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021 .
^ Magdy, Samy (March 31, 2021).
"UN: 2 women, 3 children drown in shipwreck off Libya's coast" .
Associated Press . Retrieved April 1, 2021 .
^
"Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, as UN agencies call for urgent action" . UN News . 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-05-25 .
^ Elumami, Ahmed (September 3, 2021).
"Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push" .
Al Jazeera English . Retrieved September 3, 2021 .
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"France to reopen embassy in Libya after nearly seven years" .
Al Jazeera English . March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
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"International football returns to Libya after seven-year hiatus" .
Al Jazeera English . March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021 .
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"Gunmen kill wanted Libyan commander in new sign of instability" .
Reuters . March 24, 2021.
Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021 .
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