64 government headquarters in Tripoli handed over to Interior Ministry
Sep 16 Sami Zaptia

64 government headquarters in Tripoli handed over to Interior Ministry

The Tripoli based Libyan government claimed last Wednesday (11 September) that 64 government headquarters in the municipalities of Hay al-Andalus and...

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Tripoli based government forms Supreme Committee for Security Arrangements, launches plan to organise security within Tripoli
Aug 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli based government forms Supreme Committee for Security Arrangements, launches plan to organise security within Tripoli

Tripoli based Libyan ‎Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba issued Decree No. 379 today stipulating the formation of the Supreme Committee for Securit...

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Tripoli government forces regain control over Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing
Mar 28 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government forces regain control over Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing

The Tripoli based government Joint Task Force seems to have regained control over the Ras Jedir Libyan-Tunisian border crossing yesterday. Several med...

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Armed clashes between government forces and local Zuwara forces at Libyan-Tunisian border crossing – Tunisia closes border
Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

Armed clashes between government forces and local Zuwara forces at Libyan-Tunisian border crossing – Tunisia closes border

There were reports late last night/early this morning of armed clashes between government security personnel and local armed forces from Zuwara on the...

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Attorney General calls for enforcement of 8,676 old arrest warrants, including against 1,632 convicts still working for Interior Ministry
Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General calls for enforcement of 8,676 old arrest warrants, including against 1,632 convicts still working for Interior Ministry

On Wednesday the Attorney General’s Office called for the enforcement of 8,676 old arrest warrants that have not been carried out. Specifically, it ca...

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Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation

The Ministry of Interior’s Special Tasks Department in Misrata reported yesterday that it had arrested three individuals and seized four fuel trucks a...

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Demonstrations are a right - but were infiltrated by internal and external spoilers
Jul 5 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrations are a right - but were infiltrated by internal and external spoilers

Speaking at Monday’s cabinet meeting, Interior Minister Khaled Mazin said the demonstrations in Martyr Sq led by NGO ‘‘Beltrees Youth Movement’’ had a...

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Raid on criminals, drug dealers and illegal migrants in Girgarish area of Tripoli
Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Raid on criminals, drug dealers and illegal migrants in Girgarish area of Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 October 2021:A major dawn raid was conducted by the Ministry of Interior this morning on what the government called dens of d...

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Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL discusses progress in security sector with Interior Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 August 2021:At a meeting between Assistant Secretary-General and UNSMIL Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga and Minister of Interior...

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Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2021:The violent clashes that erupted yesterday at a checkpoint on the main coastal road between Zawia and Al-Maya betw...

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