Mar 18 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Dinar gains to under 5 dinar per dollar barrier – further sign of improvements

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 March 2021:The Libyan dinar gained and fell under the LD 5 per dollar barrier yesterday for the first time for years on the...

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UN withholds from publication LPDF bribery section of its report
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

UN withholds from publication LPDF bribery section of its report

By Sami Zaptia.UN Panel of Experts report on LPDF bribery allegations (Photo: Social media).     London, 17 March 2021:The United Nations has chosen t...

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New Presidency Council takes constitutional oath before Tripoli Constitutional Court
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

New Presidency Council takes constitutional oath before Tripoli Constitutional Court

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 March 2021:The new three-member Presidency Council took the constitutional oath this morning before the Constitutional Court...

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Najla Mangoush – Libya’s first female Foreign Minister
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Najla Mangoush – Libya’s first female Foreign Minister

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 March 2021:Libya’s new Foreign Minister is Najla Mohamed El-Mangoush. Fluent in English, she trained as a lawyer at Benghazi...

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The HoR’s reunified Sirte session: First day roundup
Mar 9 Sami Zaptia

The HoR’s reunified Sirte session: First day roundup

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 March 2021:In a landmark moment in Libya’s tumultuous political history since the 2011 revolution, the country’s split parlia...

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GNU prime minister designate Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba calls on HoR gathered in Sirte today to grant confidence in his government
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

GNU prime minister designate Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba calls on HoR gathered in Sirte today to grant confidence in his government

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 March 2021:Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, designate prime minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), today appealed to the H...

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Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

PM designate Aldabaiba submits names of GNU to Tobruk HoR

By Sami Zaptia.Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba today presented the names of his GNU to the Tobruk HoR (Photo: Alrasmiya TV).London, 4 March 2021:...

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Tripoli HoR ready to hold reunified session in any Libyan city - free of mercenaries and foreign forces
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli HoR ready to hold reunified session in any Libyan city - free of mercenaries and foreign forces

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 March 2021:The breakaway Tripoli House of Representatives (HoR), meeting in Tripoli yesterday, affirmed its readiness to hold...

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Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL cannot comment on alleged LPDF bribery allegations

By Sami Zaptia.LPDF / UNSMIL logo.London, 2 March 2021:UNSMIL today said that it is unable to comment on the alleged bribery allegations.The comment c...

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Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

Afriqiyah Airways announces start of Benghazi-Misrata flights – another step toward normalization

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Afriqiyah).London, 2 March 2021:Libya’s state Afriqiyah Airways announced yesterday the restart of its Benghazi - Misurata - Be...

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