Aug 20 Sami Zaptia

Ageela Saleh: Aldabaiba increased centralization, lack of elections may cause chaos, army needs more money, Turkey should be punished

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 August 2021:House of Representatives (HoR) head, Aguila Saleh, stressed that the unified Libyan government led by Abd Alhami...

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Aug 11 Sami Zaptia

U.S. Ambassador Norland meets Hafter in Cairo to push for 24 December elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 August 2021:The U.S. Embassy revealed yesterday that U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland is in Cairo...

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Jun 14 Sami Zaptia

In lead-up to Berlin 2, UNSMIL head Kubis holds wide domestic and international consultations

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 June 2021:In the lead up to the second Berlin Conference, UNSMIL reported Friday that its head, Jan Kubis, continued his eng...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes freeing of prisoners – calls for more arbitrarily held persons to be released

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 May 2021:  UNSMIL welcomed yesterday the recent release of dozens of detainees by the command of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libya...

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11 unofficial Tripoli militia dens closed as part of security plan
Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

11 unofficial Tripoli militia dens closed as part of security plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 April 2021:The 444th Combat Brigade, a security force aligned to the Libyan state, announced Monday that it had closed 11 un...

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Vaccine politics: Libya's first batch of Russian Sputnik V anti-Coronavirus vaccines arrive from UAE
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Vaccine politics: Libya's first batch of Russian Sputnik V anti-Coronavirus vaccines arrive from UAE

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 April 2021:Speaking at a press conference yesterday to celebrate the arrival of the first batch of ant-Coronavirus vaccines t...

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Public Prosecutor issues local and international arrest warrants for Tarhuna mass graves
Mar 1 Sami Zaptia

Public Prosecutor issues local and international arrest warrants for Tarhuna mass graves

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 March 2021:Libya’s Tripoli based Public Prosecutor's Office issued, on Saturday, domestic and international arrest warrants a...

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Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

Kubis continues familiarization round of meetings in Benghazi and Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 February 2021: UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Kubis consults widely with domestic and international stakeholders on how to move the Libyan process forward

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 February 2021: Over the past two days, Special Envoy for Libya and Head of UNSML Jan Kubis continued his introductory calls...

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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

Egypt plans new African link road through Libya

By Sami Zaptia.A Benghazi road with solar lighting implemented by the UNDP (Photo: UNDP Libya).London, 1 February 2021: Further to earlier news that E...

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