FX black-market has existed for years and decades, and eliminating it in a short period is impossible: CBL Governor Issa
May 20 Sami Zaptia

FX black-market has existed for years and decades, and eliminating it in a short period is impossible: CBL Governor Issa

Speaking during a press conference after his meeting with the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor Naji Issa last Monday (18 May), Interior Minis...

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IOM reports 928,839 migrants identified across Libya in 2025
Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

IOM reports 928,839 migrants identified across Libya in 2025

There were 928,839 migrants identified in Libya by the IOM Libya’s DTM Round 59 covering August to October 2025. These migrants were across 663 assess...

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Aldabaiba holds meeting with Interior Minister Trabelsi and Undersecretary of Defence Zoubi to follow up on ‎‎security and military developments
Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba holds meeting with Interior Minister Trabelsi and Undersecretary of Defence Zoubi to follow up on ‎‎security and military developments

‎Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba held an extensive meeting on yesterday that included the Acting Minister of Interior, Major...

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IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024
Oct 10 Sami Zaptia

IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024

IOM’s latest Libya Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme identified a total of 894,890 migrants from 45 nationalities across the 100 Libyan mun...

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Aldabaiba seeking long term partnership not interim solutions on combatting irregular migration
Jul 10 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba seeking long term partnership not interim solutions on combatting irregular migration

Last Tuesday (8 July) the Tripoli hosted a high-level ministerial meeting, in the presence of several interior ministers and representatives of Europe...

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Aldabaiba hails recent security operations, vows to end militias - warns against illegal eastern parallel spending leading to inflation and LD devaluation
Jun 4 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba hails recent security operations, vows to end militias - warns against illegal eastern parallel spending leading to inflation and LD devaluation

Speaking at yesterday’s 2nd Ordinary Cabinet Meeting of 2025 held at Tripoli’s Al-Nasser Woods Complex (formerly Rixos Complex), Tripoli based Libyan...

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Tripoli PM Aldabaiba decrees reorganisation of some security units following Ghnewa Kikly’s reported killing
May 14 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli PM Aldabaiba decrees reorganisation of some security units following Ghnewa Kikly’s reported killing

‎Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba issued a package of decrees that he described as "decisive within the measures to impose th...

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Libya will not bear burdens of illegal immigration alone or be settlement area: Interior Minister Trabelsi
Mar 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya will not bear burdens of illegal immigration alone or be settlement area: Interior Minister Trabelsi

‎The Tripoli based Libyan Acting Minister of Interior, Imad Trabelsi, chaired yesterday an expanded meeting that included a number of ambassadors and...

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Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants – we are not Europe’s security guard: Aldabaiba
Mar 14 Sami Zaptia

Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants – we are not Europe’s security guard: Aldabaiba

‎Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants, and it is not Europe’s security guard. The statement was made by Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister,...

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Libya needs more help from EU with its 3 million illegal migrants or it will start forced repatriation: Acting Interior Minister Trabelsi
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya needs more help from EU with its 3 million illegal migrants or it will start forced repatriation: Acting Interior Minister Trabelsi

In a television interview with a Libyan TV channel yesterday, Tripoli based Libyan Acting Interior Minister, Imad Trabelsi, said Libya might be forced...

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