Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes UNSC resolution endorsing Berlin outcomes

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 February 2020: UNSMIL today welcomed yesterday’s United Nations Security Council Resolution (2510/2020) endorsing the Concl...

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Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Libyan economic experts to form commission and meet again in March: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 February 2020: UNSMIL reported today that Libyan economic experts gathered under its facilitation in Cairo over the last two...

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Feb 6 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Salame reports progress in Libya’s inter-military faction talks

By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: UNSMIL).London, 6 February 2020: Briefing the media today on the 5+5 Libyan Military talks taking part in Geneva between the t...

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Libya’s 5+5 Geneva Military talks progressing: Salame
Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s 5+5 Geneva Military talks progressing: Salame

By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 February 2020: Talking to the media today in Geneva, UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame confirmed that Libya’s 5+5 Military talks ha...

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Feb 3 Sami Zaptia

The 5+5 Hafter-Serraj Joint Military Commission meets in Geneva

By Sami Zaptia. London, 3 February 2020: UNSMIL has confirmed that the delayed 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission is starting its meetings under the...

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UNSMIL’s Salame deeply angered and disappointed by hypocrisy towards Berlin conference outcomes
Jan 31 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL’s Salame deeply angered and disappointed by hypocrisy towards Berlin conference outcomes

By Sami Zaptia. London, 31 January 2020: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salamé, briefing the United Nations Security Council on Libya yesterday, said that ‘‘ther...

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Jan 27 Sami Zaptia

UN report urges accountability for Tajura’s 53 migrant airstrike deaths

By Sami Zaptia. London, 27 January 2020: A UN report published today urges accountability for the 53 Tajura Detention Centre migrant deaths caused by...

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The Berlin Conference on Libya: CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

The Berlin Conference on Libya: CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2020: The Conclusions of the Berlin Conference on Libya that have just been released provide such a wide remit to pl...

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Jan 12 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli midnight ceasefire holding

By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 January 2020: Early reports suggest that Tripoli’s midnight ceasefire is holding. A straw poll through telephone calls this...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL convenes meeting of Libyan economic experts in Tunis as part of its Three Step Initiative to solve Libya crisis

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2020: UNSMIL reported yesterday that it had convened on Monday a meeting of 19 Libyan economic experts representing...

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