NOC Chairman Bengdara resigns for health reasons – Masoud Sulieman Mousa appointed as temporary Acting Chairman
Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

NOC Chairman Bengdara resigns for health reasons – Masoud Sulieman Mousa appointed as temporary Acting Chairman

‎Libya's state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday that the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, had accepted th...

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Aldabaiba calls for constitutionally based elections to return Libya to the will of the people - report and analysis
Jan 1 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba calls for constitutionally based elections to return Libya to the will of the people - report and analysis

In his speech delivered on 24 December celebrating the 73rd anniversary of Libya's independence, Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abdel Hamid Alda...

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Tripoli based Libyan PM Aldabaiba takes part in Q&A as part of Tripoli Media Days – talks about Russia, corruption, El-Kaber, Bengdara and elections
Dec 20 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli based Libyan PM Aldabaiba takes part in Q&A as part of Tripoli Media Days – talks about Russia, corruption, El-Kaber, Bengdara and elections

‎Speaking for about an hour at the Government Communication Forum, within the question-and-answer segment called ‘‘The Prime Minister Answers’’, which...

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Op-Ed: Another UNSMIL Libya initiative, another Bouznika meeting - the domestic and international status quo conspiracy continues against Libyan citizens?
Dec 19 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Another UNSMIL Libya initiative, another Bouznika meeting - the domestic and international status quo conspiracy continues against Libyan citizens?

The final communiqué issued at the end of the two-day ‘‘Consultative Meeting’’ held by members of Libya’s parliament (the House of Representatives - H...

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Turkish Airlines to start direct flights from Istanbul to Benghazi on 14 January
Dec 13 Sami Zaptia

Turkish Airlines to start direct flights from Istanbul to Benghazi on 14 January

Turkish Airlines announced today the start of its direct flights between Istanbul and Benghazi on 14 January 2025 and lists Benghazi’s Benina Airport...

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Wilton Park Libya consultative meeting held 4 to 6 December – deliberations and outcomes unclear
Dec 7 Sami Zaptia

Wilton Park Libya consultative meeting held 4 to 6 December – deliberations and outcomes unclear

UNSMIL reported yesterday that, at the invitation of the United Kingdom, the Chargé affaires of UNSMIL, Stephanie Khoury, participated in a consultati...

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High-level Canadian trade delegation to visit eastern Libya: Canadian ambassador Savard
Dec 3 Sami Zaptia

High-level Canadian trade delegation to visit eastern Libya: Canadian ambassador Savard

A high-level Canadian trade delegation will visit eastern Libya, Canada’s ambassador to Libya, Isabel Savard, was reported by the eastern based Genera...

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Democracy is the only way forward for Libya: Aldabaiba to Libyan youth
Nov 25 Sami Zaptia

Democracy is the only way forward for Libya: Aldabaiba to Libyan youth

Speaking at a Youth Forum held in his city of Misrata last Saturday (23 November), where 600 young men and women from across the country participated,...

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Eastern Libyan PM and Hafter’s sons meet Belgium’s Jan De Nul marine projects company – company ready to implement projects
Sep 9 Sami Zaptia

Eastern Libyan PM and Hafter’s sons meet Belgium’s Jan De Nul marine projects company – company ready to implement projects

‎The eastern based Libyan Prime Minister, Osama Hamad, met yesterday at his Benghazi headquarters representatives of the Belgian Jan De Nul group of c...

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Aldabaiba meets Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig – previously detained by the Attorney General
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba meets Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig – previously detained by the Attorney General

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, ‎met at his Tripoli office with the Acting Minister of Oil and Gas Khalifa Abdel Sadig yes...

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