Jul 2 Sami Zaptia

Hafter spat in the UN’s face by attacking Tripoli on the eve of the peace conference: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.Ghassan Salame speaking in 2017 about creating the right conditions for elections in Libya said people must be able to vote freely with...

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Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Interior Ministry condemns Tripoli water cut - attributes it to Hafter despite conflicting evidence

By Sami Zaptia.Water has been cut to Tripoli and the Western region for two days ostensibly due to an armed group with a personal grievance (Photo: So...

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ICC upholds admissibility of Saif Qaddafi's trial
Mar 10 Sami Zaptia

ICC upholds admissibility of Saif Qaddafi's trial

By Sami Zaptia. London, 10 March 2020:The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday unanimously confirmed the admissibility...

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Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame
Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 February 2020: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame put a positive spin today at the end of the latest round of 5+5 Libya Military tal...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes UNSC resolution endorsing Berlin outcomes

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 February 2020: UNSMIL today welcomed yesterday’s United Nations Security Council Resolution (2510/2020) endorsing the Concl...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s oil blockade losses at US$ 1.4 bn: NOC

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: NOC).London, 13 February 2020: In its latest information bulletin on the oil blockade of ports and pipelines released yesterday...

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UNSMIL’s Salame deeply angered and disappointed by hypocrisy towards Berlin conference outcomes
Jan 31 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL’s Salame deeply angered and disappointed by hypocrisy towards Berlin conference outcomes

By Sami Zaptia. London, 31 January 2020: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salamé, briefing the United Nations Security Council on Libya yesterday, said that ‘‘ther...

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Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL regrets blatant Libya arms embargo violations by both sides despite Berlin commitments

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 January 2020: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released yesterday that it deeply reg...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL convenes meeting of Libyan economic experts in Tunis as part of its Three Step Initiative to solve Libya crisis

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2020: UNSMIL reported yesterday that it had convened on Monday a meeting of 19 Libyan economic experts representing...

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Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Keep your hands off Libya’’, UNSMIL’s Salame to foreign interference

By Sami Zaptia. London, 7 January 2020: Keep your hands off Libya and get out of the Libyan nightmare, Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the S...

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