Civilians caught in indiscriminate militia crossfire in Tripoli battle: Amnesty International
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

Civilians caught in indiscriminate militia crossfire in Tripoli battle: Amnesty International

By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 October 2019:Warring parties in the ongoing battle for Tripoli have killed and maimed scores of civilians by launching indi...

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Serraj government welcomes UNSC extension of UNSMIL mandate for another year
Sep 16 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government welcomes UNSC extension of UNSMIL mandate for another year

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 September 2019:The internationally recognized Libyan government based in the capital Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj welcome...

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Salame to UNSC: fighter deaths in thousands, arms embargo is ineffective, both sides ready for peace due to battle fatigue and external state interference main driver of Libya conflict
Sep 5 Sami Zaptia

Salame to UNSC: fighter deaths in thousands, arms embargo is ineffective, both sides ready for peace due to battle fatigue and external state interference main driver of Libya conflict

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 September 2019:In his latest update on the Libyan situation to the UN Security Council yesterday, the head of UNSMIL, Gassan...

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Ghassan Salame to UNSC: "Libyans are fighting wars of others". Proposes three-point peace plan
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Ghassan Salame to UNSC: "Libyans are fighting wars of others". Proposes three-point peace plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2019:In his latest remarks to the UN Security Council made by video link from Tripoli yesterday, SGSR and UNSMIL head,...

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Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Statement from the governments of Egypt, France, Italy, the UAE, the UK and the US on ongoing hostilities in Tripoli and the situation in Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 July 2019:Egypt, France, Italy, the UAE, the UK and the US issued a joint statement on Libya yesterday.While the statement...

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Jul 6 Sami Zaptia

Security Council condemns 2 July attack on Tripoli detention centre which resulted in 53 killed and over 130 injured

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council condemns the attack on the Tripoli migrant centre killing 53 people (Photo: UN flag Creative Commons)London, 6...

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‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC
May 21 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 May 2019:In his latest remarks on Libya to the UN Security Council today, UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame said that Libya could d...

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May 14 Sami Zaptia

LNA military attack on Tripoli is a threat to international peace and security and threatens the stability of Libya: EU Council

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: EU Delegation).London, 14 May 2019:The EU Council said that the attack on Tripoli by the forces aligned to Khalifa Hafter and h...

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Serraj government admit security short fallings, call for partial lifting of arms embargo
Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government admit security short fallings, call for partial lifting of arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia.Malta, 25 December 2018:The internationally recognized government of Libya admitted its security short fallings today following the sui...

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Serraj calls on UN Sanctions Committee to partially lift Libya arms embargo and asset freeze
Nov 1 Sami Zaptia

Serraj calls on UN Sanctions Committee to partially lift Libya arms embargo and asset freeze

By Sami Zaptia. London, 1 November 2018:The head of Libya's internationally recognised Presidency Council, Faiez Serraj, called on the Security Counci...

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