Derna demonstration calls for holding to account of Derna Mayor and dismissal of parliament
Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

Derna demonstration calls for holding to account of Derna Mayor and dismissal of parliament

Angry demonstrators in Derna yesterday called for the Mayor of Derna to be held accountable and for Ageela Saleh, the Speaker of parliament (the House...

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CBL announces that it has returned into a reunified sovereign institution
Aug 21 Sami Zaptia

CBL announces that it has returned into a reunified sovereign institution

The Central Banks of Libya in Tripoli and Benghazi have announced that they have ‘‘returned as a unified sovereign institution’’.The announcement, mad...

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High State Council elects new head: Mohamed Takala
Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

High State Council elects new head: Mohamed Takala

In elections broadcast live, the High State Council (HSC) elected Mohamed Takala as its new head today. Incumbent HSC head Khaled Al-Mishri lost by 62...

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Jun 9 Sami Zaptia

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The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States issued a joint statement today welcoming UNSMIL’s statement of 7 June and ac...

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UNSMIL urges all players to refrain from delay tactics aimed at prolonging the stalemate
Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL urges all players to refrain from delay tactics aimed at prolonging the stalemate

Commenting on the outcome of the 6+6 House of Representatives-High State Council (HoR-HSC) Committee which met in Bouzniqa, Morocco to develop draft e...

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Bashagha suspended by HoR as eastern-based prime minister
May 19 Sami Zaptia

Bashagha suspended by HoR as eastern-based prime minister

At its session on 16 May, The House of Representatives (HoR) voted to suspended the eastern-based Prime Minister of the so-called Government of Nation...

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A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily

Speaking at a Tripoli press conference today on his recent creation, the High-Level Panel for Elections, SRSG and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily said L...

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High State Council passes 13th amendment - paving way for Libyan elections?
Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

High State Council passes 13th amendment - paving way for Libyan elections?

The High State Council (HSC) announced today that it has passed the 13th Constitutional Amendment passed earlier by parliament, the House of Represent...

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Op-Ed: Twelve years on from the 17 February revolution of 2011, Libya is still stuck in a political quagmire
Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Twelve years on from the 17 February revolution of 2011, Libya is still stuck in a political quagmire

Looking back on some articles I had written over the last 11 years on the successive anniversaries of the revolution, today, on the eve of yet another...

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HoR approves 13th Constitutional Amendment, elects Al-Hadi Al-Saghir as Second Deputy speaker
Feb 8 Sami Zaptia

HoR approves 13th Constitutional Amendment, elects Al-Hadi Al-Saghir as Second Deputy speaker

Abdalla Belheeg, the Official Spokesperson for House of Representatives (HoR) reported at the end of yesterday’s session that the HoR had during the d...

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