CBL Governor & Interior Minister discuss action plan to curb FX black-market, reduce smuggling across borders and imports outside banking system
May 18 Sami Zaptia

CBL Governor & Interior Minister discuss action plan to curb FX black-market, reduce smuggling across borders and imports outside banking system

Naji Issa, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), and Major General Emad Al-Trabulsi, Minister of Interior, discussed a joint action plan a...

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CBL requests Foreign Ministry to instruct employees to only use official foreign exchange bureaux – calls on authorities to close unlicensed foreign exchange shops
Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

CBL requests Foreign Ministry to instruct employees to only use official foreign exchange bureaux – calls on authorities to close unlicensed foreign exchange shops

In a letter leaked on Libyan media dated 12 February, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Issa, requested that Libya’s Minister of F...

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With Ramadan starting in late February, the Tripoli government launches price-control campaign on essential commodities
Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

With Ramadan starting in late February, the Tripoli government launches price-control campaign on essential commodities

The Tripoli based Libyan government announced yesterday that, in accordance with the Prime Minister's directives, a comprehensive monitoring campaign...

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Security plan within Tripoli has resulted in the resolution of several cases: Interior Minister Trabelsi
Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

Security plan within Tripoli has resulted in the resolution of several cases: Interior Minister Trabelsi

Acting Interior Minister, Major General Imad Al-Trabelsi said that the recent and ongoing security plan within Tripoli has resulted in the resolution...

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Aldabaiba holds meeting with Interior Minister Trabelsi and Undersecretary of Defence Zoubi to follow up on ‎‎security and military developments
Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba holds meeting with Interior Minister Trabelsi and Undersecretary of Defence Zoubi to follow up on ‎‎security and military developments

‎Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba held an extensive meeting on yesterday that included the Acting Minister of Interior, Major...

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460 fake petrol stations closed - for involvement in creating the petrol crisis and in fuel smuggling
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

460 fake petrol stations closed - for involvement in creating the petrol crisis and in fuel smuggling

In a video tape, heavily edited and redacted, on the Tripoli based Interior Ministry's official social media page, the Acting Interior Minister, Emad...

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187 new security posts taken over from militias – PM declares victory for the state as all vital Tripoli sites come under its exclusive control for the first time since 2011
Jun 19 Sami Zaptia

187 new security posts taken over from militias – PM declares victory for the state as all vital Tripoli sites come under its exclusive control for the first time since 2011

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba hailed that what has been achieved by enabling the Ministry of Interior to secure the capit...

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23 unidentified corpses discovered in Abusleem Hospital mortuary fridges
May 21 Sami Zaptia

23 unidentified corpses discovered in Abusleem Hospital mortuary fridges

‎The Tripoli based Ministry of Interior announced last Monday (19 May) the discovery of 23 unidentified corpses inside the refrigerator of Abu Salim A...

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Continued, targeted arrests and subsequent sentencing of unprecedent thousands of criminals since 2011 created deterrence against crime: Attorney General
Apr 26 Sami Zaptia

Continued, targeted arrests and subsequent sentencing of unprecedent thousands of criminals since 2011 created deterrence against crime: Attorney General

‎Speaking at a ceremony of new members of the Public Prosecution Service last Wednesday (23 April), the Attorney General, Al-Sideeg Al-Sour,‎ said con...

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Militia clashes in western Tripoli tourist village – Tripoli government clamps down
Jan 23 Sami Zaptia

Militia clashes in western Tripoli tourist village – Tripoli government clamps down

Two militia groups clashed in the Arab Maghreb Tourist Village (formerly known as the Regatta Tourist Village) in the Siahiya area of west Tripoli yes...

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