Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

The opening of the coastal road is significant: U.S. Embassy

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 June 2021:Commenting on the reopening of the coastal road yesterday between western and eastern Libya, the U.S. Embassy said...

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Tripoli Defence Minister Namroush takes steps to secure Tripoli after Bashagha alleged assassination attempt
Feb 22 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Defence Minister Namroush takes steps to secure Tripoli after Bashagha alleged assassination attempt

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 February 2021: The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Defence, Salah Namroush yesterday announced that he had put measures in...

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Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

Visitors will need negative test prior to entering the U.S. as of 26 January

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 January 2021: Effective January 26, 2021, all air passengers departing from a foreign country to the United States will be r...

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Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL and U.S condemn continued militia intimidation of NOC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 December 2020: UNSMIL today condemned the latest intimidation of Libya’s state National Oil Corporation by state-recognized...

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Nov 25 Sami Zaptia

U.S. Embassy offers support to NOC after militias attempt to storm it

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 November 2020: The U.S. Embassy to Tripoli reiterated yesterday U.S. support for the National Oil Corporation (NOC) ‘‘as it...

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Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

U.S Embassy looking for new embassy site in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 November 2020: The U.S. Embassy Tripoli, currently temporarily located in Tunis, announced yesterday its intention to start e...

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Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli CBL claims it has no objection to its international audit – international veiled threat of sanctioning its CBL Governor

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 13 July 2020:The Tripoli Central Bank (CBL) of Libya has again claimed that it has no objection to an inter...

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Jul 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya lifts force majeure on its oil exports – report and analysis

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: NOC).London, 10 July 2020:Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that it had today lifted its force majeure on a...

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Richard Norland confirmed as new U.S. ambassador to Libya
Aug 19 Sami Zaptia

Richard Norland confirmed as new U.S. ambassador to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 August 2019:Richard Norland has been confirmed as the new U.S. ambassador to Libya. He succeeds Peter Bodde.The U.S. embassy...

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Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

Explosive device at Tripoli Post Office was false alarm: Ministry of Interior

By Sami Zaptia. Libya's Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the reported explosive package at the main Post Office was a false aler...

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