UNSMIL expresses concern over mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL expresses concern over mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces

UNSMIL expressed concern in a statement yesterday over the mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces.This comes as Western Libyan forces...

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444th Combat Brigade claims it has closed all smuggling routes in the Libyan desert
Jul 23 Sami Zaptia

444th Combat Brigade claims it has closed all smuggling routes in the Libyan desert

The Tripoli based 444th Combat Brigade of the Libyan Army announced yesterday that several days ago it had ‘‘completely closed all smuggling routes an...

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Aldabaiba rejects and hits back at El-Kaber and Saleh’s attempts to introduce 27 percent FX tax
Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba rejects and hits back at El-Kaber and Saleh’s attempts to introduce 27 percent FX tax

In a speech broadcast last night on state controlled Libyan TV, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba said he completely rejects t...

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Libya loses about US$ 12 billion annually in smuggled subsidies: Aldabaiba
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya loses about US$ 12 billion annually in smuggled subsidies: Aldabaiba

During his meeting with the (elected) Local Chiefs of Libya, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, said Libya loses about LD 60...

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Pre-empting any forced closure: Security is bolstered inside and outside Mellitah complex
Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

Pre-empting any forced closure: Security is bolstered inside and outside Mellitah complex

Against the backdrop of the threat to close the port of Zawia and the Mellitah complex, the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) confirmed Sunday that it...

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Moroccan Consul confirms imminent return of flights with Libya and ending need for visas
Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

Moroccan Consul confirms imminent return of flights with Libya and ending need for visas

According to eastern based Libyan government (unrecognised by most of the international community), the Consul General of Morocco, Saeed Benkirane, sa...

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At Gharian cabinet meeting, Aldabaiba explains fall in black-market value of dinar and resounds alarm over fuel subsidies
Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

At Gharian cabinet meeting, Aldabaiba explains fall in black-market value of dinar and resounds alarm over fuel subsidies

The most prominent points in the speech of Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba at the ninth regular cabinet meeting of 2023 held...

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UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout

The United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) in Libya expressed its concern in a statement today about the armed clashes in Benghazi over the last few...

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UNSMIL statement on unified Derna reconstruction process receives support from leading states
Oct 3 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL statement on unified Derna reconstruction process receives support from leading states

In a ‘‘Joint statement’’ yesterday, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the U.S.A gave their strong support to an earlier statement by UNSMIL on the r...

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Eastern Libya authorities must lift restrictions on journalists: Amnesty International
Sep 22 Sami Zaptia

Eastern Libya authorities must lift restrictions on journalists: Amnesty International

Khalifa Hafter’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces (formerly called the Libyan National Army - LNA), an armed group in control of eastern Libya, must immediate...

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