After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi
Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi

Under the auspices of UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), made up of military leaders from eastern and western Lib...

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Apr 21 Sami Zaptia

HoR to hold session in Tripoli, urges government to secure border with Chad, investigates Local Government Minister and studies sorcery law

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tobruk HoR).London, 21 April 2021:During its session yesterday called mainly to discuss the 2021 budget, the House of Representa...

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Apr 15 Sami Zaptia

After Chadian insurgents move from Libya to Chad, U.S. embassy reiterates the need for a Libya free from foreign interference and in control of its borders

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 April 2021:The U.S. Embassy in Libya underscored in a statement yesterday the need for a unified Libya with control over its...

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Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

CBL allows for opening of LCs for imports through land borders

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 24 February 2021: The Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has adjusted its regulations to allow for the ope...

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Sep 24 Sami Zaptia

Migrants in Libya decreased by 7 percent since March: IOM

By Sami Zaptia.(IOM).London, 24 September 2020: The number of migrants in Libya has been decreasing since March this year, the International Organizat...

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Chad closes its border with Libya
Mar 5 Sami Zaptia

Chad closes its border with Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 March 2019:Chad’s government announced  that it has shut its border with Libya until further notice.In a televised statement...

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LNA claims to have pushed further south to Gatrun
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

LNA claims to have pushed further south to Gatrun

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 March 2019:The Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan National Army (LNA) has announced on Sunday that it has ventured further south towar...

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Libya signs border security agreement with its southern neighbours
Jun 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya signs border security agreement with its southern neighbours

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 June 2018:Libya, Niger, Chad and Sudan and Chad signed an agreement last Thursday to control the southern border of Libya in...

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Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya agrees border security mechanism with its three southern neighbours

By Sami Zaptia. Lugano, 4 April 2018: An agreement was reached between Libya and its three bordering neighbours, Sudan, Niger and Chad, to establish a...

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Nov 25 Michel Cousins

Media falls for fake Chad intervention story following CNN auction report

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 25 November 2017:Media across Africa have fallen for a story claiming that in the wake of the CNN investigation into s...

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