UNSMIL postpones Ghadames National Conference until conditions are right
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL postpones Ghadames National Conference until conditions are right

By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 April 2019: Ghassan Salame, head of UNSMIL, had announced today the postponement of the forthcoming National Conference...

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Mitiga airport to reopen as its possible military use emerges
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport to reopen as its possible military use emerges

By Sami Zaptia. A crater caused by the LNA's airstrike on Mitiga airport yesterday photographed by AFP's Mahmud Turkia (AFP/Mahmud Turkia). London,...

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Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head condemns LNA airstrike on Mitiga airport

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 April 2019: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame condemned the airstrikes today by Libyan National Army (LNA) aircraft against Mi...

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Hafter advance towards Tripoli repulsed as 'Wadi Doum 2' operation launched by Western Region Forces
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Hafter advance towards Tripoli repulsed as 'Wadi Doum 2' operation launched by Western Region Forces

By Sami Zaptia. Faiez Serraj photographed by fellow journalist Hamza Turkia at KM 27 checkpoint today (Photo: Hamza Turkia). London, 5 April 2019:...

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Serraj announces state of alert in response to Hafter’s LNA provocation -  international community urges de-escalation
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Serraj announces state of alert in response to Hafter’s LNA provocation - international community urges de-escalation

By Sami Zaptia. The PC announces a state of alert in reaction to Hafter's forces encroaching on Tripoli (Photo: PC) London, 4 April 2019: Faiez Ser...

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Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

HoR forms committee to participate in National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: HoR). London, 1 April 2019: During its session held in Tobruk today, the House of Representatives (HoR) formed a committee t...

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Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

HoR, HSC and PC criticise Salame's political elite corruption claims

By Sami Zaptia. Ghassan Salame has been criticised for generalizing when calling all of Libya's political elite corrupt (Photo: UNSMIL archives). Lo...

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Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

UNSC statement on Libya supports elections and National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. The UN Security Council issued a strong statement supporting Ghassan Salame's efforts to hold the National Conference and elections i...

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Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

EU ambassadors visit Benghazi and issue strong statement for Salame’s elections and National Conference efforts

By Sami Zaptia. The EU ambassadors to Libya issued a joint statement after their visit to Benghazi yesterday (Photo: EU Delegation). London, 27 Mar...

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Salame’s latest brief to UN Security Council: Qualified praise for Hafter, warned against mobilization, concerned about Derna, confirmed Abu Dhabi outcomes, need more economic reforms and stressed need for National Conference
Mar 21 Sami Zaptia

Salame’s latest brief to UN Security Council: Qualified praise for Hafter, warned against mobilization, concerned about Derna, confirmed Abu Dhabi outcomes, need more economic reforms and stressed need for National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. Ghassan Salame making his latest brief to the UNSC from Tripoli (Photo: UNSMIL). London, 21 March 2019: During his latest brief on...

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