2026 in Libya
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Incumbents
- President: Mohamed al-Menfi
- Prime Minister: Contested Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (GNU) Osama Hammad (GNS)
Events
January
- 15 January – At least 21 bodies of migrants are found in a mass grave near Ajdabiya. Up to 10 survivors show signs of torture, and a farm owner is arrested after admitting the presence of the grave.[1]
- 24 January – Libya signs a US$20 billion 25-year oil development deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips through Waha Oil Company.[2]
- 31 January – Three members of the Libyan National Army are killed in an attack along the border with Niger.[3]
February
- 3 February – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, is shot dead in Zintan.[4]
- 6 February –
- The United States says it has captured Zubayr Al-Bakoush, a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attack.[5]
- A rubber boat carrying migrants capsizes off Zuwara, leaving 53 people dead or missing and only two survivors.[6]
- 9 February – A medical helicopter crashes at the Maaten al-Sarra Air Base, killing all five occupants on board.[7]
- 11 February – Libya grants oil exploration and production licences for the first time since 2009 to several foreign energy firms, including Chevron Corporation and Aiteo.[8]
- 21 February – The bodies of five migrants are found washed up on the coast of Qasr al-Akhyar.[9]
- 24 February – Dozens of soldiers are killed in clashes in areas bordering Niger and Chad over several days during a joint operation affiliated with the Libyan National Army.[10][11]
March
- 3 March – The Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz is attacked by a suspected Ukrainian naval drone off the coast of Libya. All 30 crew are rescued.[12]
April
- 18 April – The bodies of 17 migrants are recovered by authorities from the coast near Zuwarah.[13]
- 28 April – The Tripoli Criminal Court sentences four members of a human trafficking gang to between 12 and 22 years in prison for migrant smuggling, abduction, and torture.[14]
- 29 April – A boat carrying migrants sinks off Tobruk, leaving 17 people dead, nine missing and seven rescued.[15]
Undated
Holidays
Source:[17]
- 17 February – Revolution Day
- 30 March–1 April – End of Ramadan
- 5 June – Arafat Day
- 6–8 June – Feast of Sacrifice
- 26 June – Islamic New Year
- 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 16 September – Martyrs' Day
- 23 October – Liberation Day
- 24 December – Independence Day
Deaths
- 3 February – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 53, second son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi.[4]
