NOC declares force majeure at Zawia Refinery after militia clashes set fire to fuel storage tanks
Dec 15 Sami Zaptia

NOC declares force majeure at Zawia Refinery after militia clashes set fire to fuel storage tanks

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared a state of force majeure and a state of emergency of the third degree (maximum) after several ta...

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UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes
May 19 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said yesterday that it is closely monitoring the sporadic clashes in Zawia that broke out earlier...

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Jumhouria bank employee detained, pending trial, for LD 7 million embezzlement
Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Jumhouria bank employee detained, pending trial, for LD 7 million embezzlement

The Attorney General’s Office reported last Thursday (15 February) that an employee of the Jumhouria Bank - Harsha branch, Zawia, has been detained, p...

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Attorney General bans 15 petrol stations for fuel smuggling abroad
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General bans 15 petrol stations for fuel smuggling abroad

The Attorney General’s Office announced yesterday that its Public Prosecutor has banned 15 petrol stations in northwestern Libya for fuel smuggling ab...

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Upon Attorney General’s order, Brega stops supplying 32 petrol stations accused of fuel smuggling
Oct 25 Sami Zaptia

Upon Attorney General’s order, Brega stops supplying 32 petrol stations accused of fuel smuggling

Brega Marketing Company confirmed on Monday that, as instructed by the Attorney General’s Office on Sunday, it has ceased supplying 32 petrol stations...

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Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling

October 24, 2023The Attorney General’s Office announced Sunday that it had ordered a fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations (in the Zawia region) for d...

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Attorney General’s Office arrests 39 in Zawia area for murder, kidnapping and banditry
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General’s Office arrests 39 in Zawia area for murder, kidnapping and banditry

The Attorney General’s Office announced yesterday that it was able to enforce the arrest warrants issued against 39 people in the Zawia area.While red...

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Tripoli Libyan government conducts drone strikes against criminal hideouts in western coast
May 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government conducts drone strikes against criminal hideouts in western coast

The Ministry of Defence representing the Tripoli-based Libyan government led by Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba announced today that it had conducted air strike...

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Highest-level security meeting held over Zawia militia clashes
May 3 Sami Zaptia

Highest-level security meeting held over Zawia militia clashes

A meeting was held Tuesday, in the Presidential Council’s office, which included the Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army, the Prime Minister - Minist...

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Deadly militia clashes in Zawia - another short term ceasefire reached but underlying causes persist
Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

Deadly militia clashes in Zawia - another short term ceasefire reached but underlying causes persist

Violent militia clashes erupted over the Eid holidays in Zawia leading to at least four deaths and over a hundred evacuated.The initial clashes on 23...

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