Feb 14 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Human Rights Commission calls for resolution of detainee, prisoner and missing cases

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 February 2021: The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) stressed the importance of working to settle and ad...

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Five political organizations call for international guarantees for Libya’s 24 December elections
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

Five political organizations call for international guarantees for Libya’s 24 December elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 February 2021: Five Libyan political organizations called yesterday for international guarantees for the country’s planned 2...

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Demining begins on Sirte-Misrata coastal road – part of ceasefire agreement
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Demining begins on Sirte-Misrata coastal road – part of ceasefire agreement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 February 2021: Military engineering teams began to clear mines and war remnants from the coastal road linking Sirte - Misrat...

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Feb 6 Sami Zaptia

5+5 JMC calls on UNSC to oblige members to remove mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya, demining to start from 10 February

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 February 2021: Meeting for a seventh round at its permanent base in Sirte from 4-7 February, the 5+5 Joint Military Commissio...

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Jan 29 Sami Zaptia

In final Libya briefing to the UNSC, Williams asks international community not to let the Libyan people down

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 January 2021: In her final briefing to the Security Council yesterday before handing over to the new permanent incoming head...

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Training of first batch of militias by Interior Ministry starts
Jan 25 Sami Zaptia

Training of first batch of militias by Interior Ministry starts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 January 2021: The first batch of militias started their first training course yesterday at its Higher Officers Institute, th...

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Interior Ministry’s ‘‘Combatants Inclusion’’ Committee prepares for first training course
Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

Interior Ministry’s ‘‘Combatants Inclusion’’ Committee prepares for first training course

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 January 2021: The Tripoli-based Interior Ministry’s ‘‘Combatants Inclusion’’ (militia DDR) Committee announced yesterday tha...

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Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

As deadline for Libya ceasefire withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries passes, UNSMIL promises continued support

By Sami Zaptia.LPDF / UNSMIL logo.London, 24 January 2021: As the 90-day deadline for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and mercenaries from all Li...

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Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

70 percent of the LPDF roadmap has been accomplished, significant progress made by Advisory Committee: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 January 2021: Seventy percent of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) roadmap has been accomplished, and ‘‘significant...

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Budget reunification meeting agrees to form committee to approve 2021 budget
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Budget reunification meeting agrees to form committee to approve 2021 budget

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 January 2021: The budget reunification meeting held in Brega yesterday between the two Libyan governments ended with the for...

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