No saviour for Libya except through constitutional based elections to end transitional periods: Grand Mufti
Jan 23 Sami Zaptia

No saviour for Libya except through constitutional based elections to end transitional periods: Grand Mufti

‎The Tripoli based Dar Al-Ifta, Libya’s official religious advisory council, reported today that British Ambassador Martin Longden met with the Grand...

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UN Security Council Resolution 2769 updates Libya Sanctions Regime, extends Mandate until May 2026
Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council Resolution 2769 updates Libya Sanctions Regime, extends Mandate until May 2026

The UN Security Council updated its sanctions regime on Libya yesterday and extended its mandate until May 2026 (under Chapter VII of the Charter).The...

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Joint Statement: France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US support UNSMIL’S Koury Libya political initiative
Dec 17 Sami Zaptia

Joint Statement: France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US support UNSMIL’S Koury Libya political initiative

The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, UK, US welcome the Security Council briefing by UNSMIL Officer-in-Charge Stephanie Koury on 16 December 2024,...

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UN Security Council calls for a consensus-based solution to the current Central Bank crisis
Aug 29 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council calls for a consensus-based solution to the current Central Bank crisis

In a press statement issued yesterday, the members of the UN Security Council expressed concern at recent developments and tensions in Libya. The tens...

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UNSMIL deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Libya resulting from unilateral decisions
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Libya resulting from unilateral decisions

In a statement issued yesterday, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed its deep concern over the deteriorating situation in...

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Bathily's first remarks to UNSC reflect the scale of the Libya problem
Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

Bathily's first remarks to UNSC reflect the scale of the Libya problem

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily’s maiden presentation on the Libya problem to the UN Security Council reflected the huge task ahead of him. He made no o...

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Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL alarmed by reported attack on Sebha court looking into Saif Qaddafi’s election disqualification appeal

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 November 2021:UNSMIL said it was alarmed by the reported attack yesterday on a court in Sebha.The attack was reported to ha...

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The U.S. sanctions Libyan managing Zawia migrant detention centre for human rights abuses
Oct 27 Sami Zaptia

The U.S. sanctions Libyan managing Zawia migrant detention centre for human rights abuses

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 October 2021:The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), corresponding with an action by...

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Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Joint Statement of the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 October 2021: The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States continued to call for the...

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Oct 11 Sami Zaptia

Joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcoming 5+5 JMC Action Plan for withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters and forces

By Sami Zaptia.A joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcomed the signing of the 5+5 JMC Action Plan for withdrawal of fore...

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