Criminal Court convicts twelve officials responsible for managing Derna's dams
Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

Criminal Court convicts twelve officials responsible for managing Derna's dams

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported today that Derna Criminal Court convicted twelve defendants for the failure of Derna’s dams in the 2023 Storm...

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Joint WB/UN/EU report on damage by Storm Daniel disaster to eastern Libya puts recovery cost at US$ 1.8 billion
Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

Joint WB/UN/EU report on damage by Storm Daniel disaster to eastern Libya puts recovery cost at US$ 1.8 billion

Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated at $1.8 billion, according to a ne...

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Libya’s Derna flood response cost lives – independent investigation needed: HRW
Dec 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Derna flood response cost lives – independent investigation needed: HRW

An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in the Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya in September 2023,...

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U.S. visiting medical team completes tour of Derna post Storm Daniel disaster
Nov 5 Sami Zaptia

U.S. visiting medical team completes tour of Derna post Storm Daniel disaster

Last Friday, the Emergency Medicine and Support Centre (EMSC) announced that the visiting American medical team completed last Thursday 30 October its...

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A plane carrying 71,000 kgs of humanitarian aid arrives from Serbia
Oct 17 Sami Zaptia

A plane carrying 71,000 kgs of humanitarian aid arrives from Serbia

A plane carrying 71,630 kilograms of humanitarian aid arrived yesterday from Belgrade, Serbia arrived at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport. The aid was sent by...

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Ministry of Local Government signs MoU with Spanish NGO Remar to establish and manage hospital
Oct 7 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Local Government signs MoU with Spanish NGO Remar to establish and manage hospital

The Ministry of Local Government reported that the head of the Tripoli-based Libyan Government Team for Emergency and Rapid Response - the Minister of...

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As U.S. calls for unified east-west Libyan effort, eastern Libyan government postpones Derna reconstruction conference to November
Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

As U.S. calls for unified east-west Libyan effort, eastern Libyan government postpones Derna reconstruction conference to November

The Supreme Preparatory Committee for the ''International Conference for the Reconstruction of the City of Derna and the Affected Cities and Regions''...

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Spanish epidemiologists and water specialists arrive in east Libya to help with post-Storm Daniel recovery
Sep 28 Sami Zaptia

Spanish epidemiologists and water specialists arrive in east Libya to help with post-Storm Daniel recovery

Libya’s Emergency Medicine and Support Centre (EMSC) announced today that a Spanish team specializing in epidemiology and water analysis and technolog...

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Russian rescuers end mission in Libya: Russian Foreign Ministry
Sep 28 Sami Zaptia

Russian rescuers end mission in Libya: Russian Foreign Ministry

Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Official Spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said during her routine press conference yesterday that her country’s rescuers are...

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Switzerland offers extra CHF 1 million for Libyan flood effort
Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

Switzerland offers extra CHF 1 million for Libyan flood effort

The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced that its Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) will offer an extra CHF 1.1 million in humanitarian a...

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