Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

In light of anti-government demonstrations, UNSMIL holds meeting with Libyan activists

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 August 2020:In light of the anti-government demonstrations by Libyans that started on Sunday across a number of cities inclu...

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Aug 21 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes call for ceasefire by both conflicting Libyan parties

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 August 2020:UNSMIL welcomed last night the two separate, but coordinated, announcements by the two conflicting Libyan sides...

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Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

CBL independent audit going ahead: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 July 2020:UNSMIL reported today that the independent international audit of both Central Banks of Libya (CBL) has been final...

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Jul 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government orders militias out of 12 Tripoli civilian locations

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Archives Tripoli militias).London, 16 July 2020:The Joint Operations Room delivered letters to several militia groups in 12 civ...

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Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL discusses Security Sector Reform and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration with Libya’s Tripoli government

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 July 2020:UNSMIL reported yesterday that it had held a virtual meeting on Saturday (11 July) with the Interior Ministry of L...

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Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli CBL claims it has no objection to its international audit – international veiled threat of sanctioning its CBL Governor

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 13 July 2020:The Tripoli Central Bank (CBL) of Libya has again claimed that it has no objection to an inter...

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Jul 8 Sami Zaptia

Economic Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya meet

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 July 2020:UNSMIL reported yesterday that as part of the ongoing Berlin process, experts of the Economic Working Group of the...

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Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

Russia’s Wagner may booby-trap and plant air defences in Libya’s oilfields: Sanalla

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: NOC).London, 7 July 2020:In a lengthy interview on Libyan television last night, National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa...

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Jul 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL mourns death of two Tripoli mine clearers

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 July 2020:Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mis...

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Jun 24 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes establishment of Fact-finding Mission to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 June 2020:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) yesterday welcomed the establishment of an international Fact...

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