Oct 21 Sami Zaptia

Agreement reached on several important issues at Libyan 5+5 Geneva Joint Military Talks

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 October 2020: Acting UNSMIL head, Stephanie Williams today reported early agreement on important issues by the two sides at...

Read Article
Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

White House calls for demilitarized solution for Sirte-Jufra ceasefire line and immediate reopening of Libya's oil sector

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 August 2020:The White House yesterday called for a demilitarized solution at Libya’s Sirte-Jufra de facto ceasefire line and...

Read Article
Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL confirms Libya’s 5+5 military talks underway, calls for de-escalation, further avoidance of civilian casualties and new waves of displacement in and around Sirte

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 June 2020:UNSMIL confirmed yesterday that Libya’s 5+5 military talks between the internationally recognized Libyan governmen...

Read Article
Jun 10 Sami Zaptia

Quick negotiations required for ceasefire, time for Libyans to act to stop Russian and other interference: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo on Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 June 2020:As both the warring Libyan sides pour over every reported phone call and every reported utterance by the internati...

Read Article
Jun 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s internationally recognized government claims to have ‘‘liberated all’’ of Tripoli from Hafter’s forces

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 4 June 2020:Libya’s internationally recognized government based in Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj claimed to ha...

Read Article
Jun 2 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes return to talks by Libya’s warring parties

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 June 2020:UNSMIL welcomed yesterday the acceptance by the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli and the Kha...

Read Article
Mar 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes positive responses by fighting Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause

By Sami Zaptia. London, 21 March 2020:UNSMIL welcomed today what it called ‘‘the positive responses’’ by both the fighting Libyan parties to calls for...

Read Article
International community and UNSMIL call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

International community and UNSMIL call for humanitarian truce in Libya in view of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 March 2020:The Embassies of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States alo...

Read Article
Feb 25 Michel Cousins

UNSMIL political track talks to go ahead despite pullout by Tobruk HoR and Tripoli State Council

By Libya Herald reporter. The UN's Palais des Nations, Geneva (Photo: UN)Tunis, 25 February 2020:Political talks organised by UNSMIL which are due to...

Read Article
Feb 25 Sami Zaptia

France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union welcome ‘‘considerable progress’’ in the UN-facilitated Libya military ceasefire talks in Geneva

By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 February 2020: The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the Delegatio...

Read Article