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 ten 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]
Holidays
Source:[6]
- 17 February - Revolution Day
- 19 March – Commemoration of the Victory over Gaddafi
- 30–31 March – Little Feast
- 5–9 June – Feast of the Sacrifice
- 26 June – Islamic New Year
- 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 16 September – Martyrs' Day
- 23 October – Liberation Day
- 24 December – Independence Day
References
- ^ "Death toll rises to 23 in bus crash in Libya, 5 injured". Xinhua News Agency. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Libya warlord arrested in Italy on warrant from the International Criminal Court, but then expelled". AP News. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan says 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya, 10 others still missing". AP News. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Lockerbie bombing whistleblower arrested in Libya". BBC. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Libya Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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