US Federal Aviation Authority permits flights over Libyan airspace
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

US Federal Aviation Authority permits flights over Libyan airspace

By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 March 2019: The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has reviewed its flight ban over Libyan airspace by permitting US...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

Belhaj denies charges of Libya terror attacks

By Sami Zaptia.Abdel Hakim Belhaj (File photo: REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal) London, 8 January 2019:Abdelhakim Belhaj has denied any involvement in any ter...

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Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

Serraj refers LIA accounts to Audit Bureau and international audit firm

By Sami Zaptia.Mohamed El-Sallak, the spokesperson for the head of the PC, Faiez Serraj, said Serraj has referred the LIA's accounts to the Audit Bure...

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U.S. lists Salah Badi on its sanctions list
Nov 19 Sami Zaptia

U.S. lists Salah Badi on its sanctions list

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 November 2018:The U.S. Treasury Department has today officially listed Salah Badi, the Libya Dawn and Somoud militia command...

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Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

LIA aware of interest being moved out of Belgium, but assures assets still frozen

By Sami Zaptia.The LIA confirms its aware of legal transfer of interest and dividend payments from its Belgian based frozen assets (Photo:Libya Herald...

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Serraj welcomes UNSC's preparedness to review its Libya arms embargo
Nov 8 Sami Zaptia

Serraj welcomes UNSC's preparedness to review its Libya arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 November 2018:Security Council Libya Sanctions extensionMohamed El-Sallak, the official spokesperson for Faiez Serraj, the h...

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Sep 12 Sami Zaptia

UN and US impose sanctions on militia leader Ibrahim Jadhran

By Sami Zaptia.The UN and U.S. today announced the imposition of financial sanctions and a travel ban on militia leader Ibrahim Jadhran (File photo).D...

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Salame talks tough in his latest Libya brief to UNSC
Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

Salame talks tough in his latest Libya brief to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.Frankfurt, 6 September 2018:Ghassan Salame, SRSG and UNSMIL head, talked tough yesterday during his latest Libyabrief to the UN Securit...

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Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Consultative phase of the Libyan National Conference comes to an end

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 July 2018:The consultative phase of the Libyan National Conference came to an end last Wednesday 11 July, the Geneva-based C...

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PC rejects British possible use of frozen Libyan assets for IRA compensation
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

PC rejects British possible use of frozen Libyan assets for IRA compensation

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2018:The Faiez Serraj Presidency Council/Government of National Accord (PC/GNA) has strongly rejected the plan by the B...

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