Aldabaiba receives new Russian ambassador to Libya Aganin – embassy to reopen in August
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba receives new Russian ambassador to Libya Aganin – embassy to reopen in August

Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba received the new Russian ambassador to Libya, Aydar Aganin, at his Cabinet office in the cap...

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Jan 12 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli midnight ceasefire holding

By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 January 2020: Early reports suggest that Tripoli’s midnight ceasefire is holding. A straw poll through telephone calls this...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

Putin and Erdogan call for Libya ceasefire as of midnight 12 January amidst increased Libya diplomatic activity

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2020: Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan and Russia’s counterpart Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire in Libya’s fig...

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Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government denies presence of Syrian fighters ahead of 8 January Turkish-Russian summit

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 29 December 2019: The internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj has...

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Dec 23 Nigel Ash

Outside countries prolonging Libya's crisis Dayri tells Moscow

By Jamie Prentis. Beida foreign minister Dayri makes third Moscow trip (File photo)Tunis, 23 December 2017:Foreign intervention was frustrating progre...

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NOC's Sanalla signs deal with Russia's Rosneft and its powerful boss
Feb 21 Nigel Ash

NOC's Sanalla signs deal with Russia's Rosneft and its powerful boss

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 21 February 2017:Russian oil giant Rosneft is looking to partner the National Oil Corporation in the exploration and productio...

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Op-Ed: Playing the Trump card in Libya
Nov 19 Nigel Ash

Op-Ed: Playing the Trump card in Libya

By Richard Galustian Will Trump the negotiator make a difference for Libya?  (Photo: Trump campaign)Malta, 19 November 2016:President-elect Donald Tru...

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Reports of special Moscow envoy in Tripoli incorrect say Russian officials
Oct 4 Michel Cousins

Reports of special Moscow envoy in Tripoli incorrect say Russian officials

By Michel Cousins.Tunis, 4 October 2016:Once again it appears that officials in Tripoli have exaggerated the importance of a foreign visitor.The High...

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Sep 16 Michel Cousins

No reopening of Russian embassy in Tripoli planned

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 16 September 2016:Moscow has no plans to reopen its embassy in Libya, Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov...

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May 10 Michel Cousins

Egypt's President Sisi says Presidency Council must be supported but primary focus is Liyan army

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 10 May 2016:Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi has told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call today tha...

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