Kufra airport closes and commences maintenance work after suspicions raised over real drivers of closure decision
Jan 20 Sami Zaptia

Kufra airport closes and commences maintenance work after suspicions raised over real drivers of closure decision

Kufra International Airport announced yesterday that indeed it had started maintenance work after pre-announcing its temporary closure last Thursday 1...

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Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that four defendants belonging to a network engaged in smuggling migrants and human trafficking in t...

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At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM

The International Organization for Migration reported yesterday, in its Libya Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) (Round 55) covering November to Decem...

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Benghazi’s Julyana Free Port increases shipping traffic: 43 ships docked in January
Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi’s Julyana Free Port increases shipping traffic: 43 ships docked in January

‎Julyana Free Zone has made remarkable progress in recent months in attracting commercial ships and achieving record numbers in unloading and transpor...

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Tripoli Transport Minister seeking to activate Transit Roads to Niger and Sudan
Dec 5 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Transport Minister seeking to activate Transit Roads to Niger and Sudan

The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, is seeking to activate Libya’s Transit Roads to Niger and Sudan.The Tripoli based...

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LAIP’s OLA Energy achieves ‘‘record profits’’
Feb 15 Sami Zaptia

LAIP’s OLA Energy achieves ‘‘record profits’’

The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) reported Thursday that its rebranded Ola Energies petrol stations subsidiary (formerly Oil Libya) achieve...

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The most prominent points made by Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba at the last cabinet meeting on Wednesday
May 19 Sami Zaptia

The most prominent points made by Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba at the last cabinet meeting on Wednesday

The most prominent points of the speech of Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba at the fifth regular cabinet meeting of 2023 last Wednesday.- We renew...

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After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi
Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi

Under the auspices of UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), made up of military leaders from eastern and western Lib...

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Economic cost of Libyan conflict to present day: LD 783 bn (USD 174 bn) – ESCWA report
Sep 30 Sami Zaptia

Economic cost of Libyan conflict to present day: LD 783 bn (USD 174 bn) – ESCWA report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 September 2021:The total cost of Libya’s conflict from its outbreak in 2011 to the present day is estimated at LD 783.4 bill...

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Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s peace dividend up to US$ 162 billion by 2025: UN report

By Sami Zaptia.(United Nations ESCWA)London, 22 June 2021:Peace in Libya, if maintained, will yield huge economic gains, not only for Libya but also f...

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