Libya recalls its Ambassador to Greece over Foreign Minister Dendias’s Tripoli visit spat
Nov 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya recalls its Ambassador to Greece over Foreign Minister Dendias’s Tripoli visit spat

A diplomatic spat erupted between Libya and Greece yesterday after Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias refused to get off his plane at Tripoli’s Miti...

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UNSMIL head Bathily ends a busy week of inclusive meetings of Libya's stakeholders
Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Bathily ends a busy week of inclusive meetings of Libya's stakeholders

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily ended a very busy first week in his new role with inclusive meetings covering a cross section of Libyan stakeholders.Rep...

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UNSMIL head Bathily ready to discuss Morocco agreement details with Saleh and Mishri
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Bathily ready to discuss Morocco agreement details with Saleh and Mishri

UNSMIL head, Abdoulaye Bathily said he ‘‘took note of the outcome of the meeting’’ on Friday between House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker, Ageela Sa...

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Saleh and Mishri agree to unify Libya’s governments at Morocco meeting
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

Saleh and Mishri agree to unify Libya’s governments at Morocco meeting

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Saleh, said on Friday that he had agreed with Khaled Mishri, the head of the High State Coun...

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UNSMIL head Bathily meets Aldabaiba, Menfi and Saleh
Oct 18 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Bathily meets Aldabaiba, Menfi and Saleh

After his arrival in Tripoli on Friday, the new UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily conducted round robin meetings with the Tripoli-based and incumbent care...

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Head of Supreme Court hand over process passes smoothly
Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Head of Supreme Court hand over process passes smoothly

Contrary perhaps to all the forecast doom and gloom in conventional and social media about the political division of Libya’s judicial system, the Supr...

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HoR calls for an official meeting tomorrow in Benghazi
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

HoR calls for an official meeting tomorrow in Benghazi

Ageela Saleh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), has called for an official meeting of the HoR tomorrow. The session will be held in B...

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Sep 5 Sami Zaptia

HoR members prevented from flying from Tripoli to today’s Benghazi session

The planned House of Representatives (HoR) session to be held in Benghazi today was cancelled after HoR members were prevented from flying out from Tr...

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Aldabaiba: Let us all leave the political scene, but through elections
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba: Let us all leave the political scene, but through elections

In his pre-recorded televised speech this evening, the incumbent caretaker Libyan prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, called on all the main Libyan...

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Aldabaiba calls for closing of central Tripoli militia barracks
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba calls for closing of central Tripoli militia barracks

Libya’s incumbent caretaker Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba announced today that he has instructed the Ministry of Defence to expedite the devel...

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