Libya’s political crisis persists due to competition for economic resources: SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s political crisis persists due to competition for economic resources: SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh

In her in-person remarks yesterday to the Security Council on the situation in Libya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna S. Tetteh...

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There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo
Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo

In her remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Libya yesterday, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary D...

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Department of State’s 2024 Investment Climate Statements: Libya has a difficult investment environment
Jul 21 Sami Zaptia

Department of State’s 2024 Investment Climate Statements: Libya has a difficult investment environment

The Department of State published the 2024 Investment Climate Statements (ICS) last Wednesday 17 July.  These reports describe the investment climates...

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On 24th December Independence Day Anniversary, UNSMIL bemoans failure to hold Libyan elections for second successive year – failure by Libya, UN or international community?
Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

On 24th December Independence Day Anniversary, UNSMIL bemoans failure to hold Libyan elections for second successive year – failure by Libya, UN or international community?

Marking the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s independence yesterday, UNSMIL bemoaned the fact that Libya has failed to hold elections for the second year i...

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U.S. House of Representatives passes the “Libya Stabilization Act”
Sep 29 Sami Zaptia

U.S. House of Representatives passes the “Libya Stabilization Act”

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 September 2021:The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed the ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’ (HR 1228). The Act include...

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Jul 15 Sami Zaptia

Hafter calls on Aldabaiba government to implement the Berlin Agreement in full

By Sami Zaptia.LNA Official Spokesperson Ahmed Mesmari (Photo: Archives from LANA)London, 15 July 2021:Ahead of Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabiaba a...

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Italy opens its consulate in Benghazi – Consul meets Hafter
Jul 6 Sami Zaptia

Italy opens its consulate in Benghazi – Consul meets Hafter

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 July 2021:Italian Consul Carlo Batori finally arrived in Benghazi yesterday to reopen the Italian Consulate in the city.Offic...

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Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

WHO continues to urge Libyan government to spend adequate share of GDP and huge assets on health

By Sami Zaptia.The 2020 WHO Libya report says the Libyan government must spend an adequate share of its GDP on health (Logo: WHO).London, 8 June 2021:...

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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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Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba vows to visit Benghazi despite entry refusal to his forward security detail - What to do with Hafter?

By Sami Zaptia.Presidency Council head Menfi must find a solution to the Hafter problem (Photo: LNA Command).London, 28 April 2021:Libya’s Prime minis...

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