Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba

Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba reacted to SGSR and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily’s criticism of the House of Representativ...

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U.S. urges key Libyan leaders to approach UN election plan in constructive spirit
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

U.S. urges key Libyan leaders to approach UN election plan in constructive spirit

During Monday’s regular update to the Security Council on Libya, UNSMIL head and Special Representative to the Secretary General Abdoulaye Bathily lau...

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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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UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023
Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023

In his regular update to the Security Council on Libya yesterday, UNSMIL head and Special Representative to the Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily,...

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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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High State Council approves sovereign positions shortlist
Feb 8 Sami Zaptia

High State Council approves sovereign positions shortlist

The High State Council approved on Monday its shortened list of nominees for sovereign posts to be sent to the House of Representatives (HoR).At its T...

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At Tuesday’s session, HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law
Dec 6 Sami Zaptia

At Tuesday’s session, HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law

At Tuesday’s session in Benghazi, the House of Representatives (HoR) passed with a majority of votes a controversial Constitutional Court Law, accordi...

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High State Council demands actions taken against Aldabaiba for using militia force to prevent meeting
Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

High State Council demands actions taken against Aldabaiba for using militia force to prevent meeting

The head of the High State Council (HSC), Khaled Mishri, demanded that action be taken against incumbent Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba after me...

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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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