Five health workers imprisoned for issuing fake Covid-19-free certificates
Mar 7 Sami Zaptia

Five health workers imprisoned for issuing fake Covid-19-free certificates

The Attorney General’s Office reported today that the Tripoli Criminal Court issued a ruling to imprison five employees affiliated with the health sec...

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Libya exits fourth Corona virus wave and into epidemiological stability: NCDC head Sayeh
Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya exits fourth Corona virus wave and into epidemiological stability: NCDC head Sayeh

The head of Libya’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Hayder Al-Sayeh, announced that Libya had exited the fourth wave of the Corona virus.H...

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Dec 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya to impose tough anti-Coronavirus measures to mitigate new Omicron strain – travel, governmental, commercial and legal procedures only through presentation of electronic vaccination card

By Sami Zaptia.NCDC head Hayder Al-Sayeh says tough measures could be taken to mitigate the Omicron Covid-19 variant  (Archived video grab: NCDC).Trip...

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Nov 6 Sami Zaptia

U.S. provides additional US$ 4 million for urgent Covid-19 response in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: USAID).Tripoli, 6 November 2021:The United States—through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—is prov...

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Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Tunisia reintroduces need for negative PCR test for visitors – even those who had had their anti-Coronavirus vaccinations

By Sami Zaptia.(Crossed Flags Pin).Tripoli, 26 October 2021:The Tunisian Health Ministry announced Saturday that passengers flying into its airports m...

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Libya receives 3 million Sinopharm vaccines
Oct 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya receives 3 million Sinopharm vaccines

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 October 2021: A shipment of three million Chinese Sinopharm anti-Coronavirus vaccines arrived in Libya Sunday at Mitiga airp...

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Aug 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya to reopen land borders and resume flights with Tunisia as of tomorrow

By Sami Zaptia.(Crossed Flags Pin).London, 18 August 2021:Following on from ending the country’s partial 6pm to 6am lockdown and from its launch of an...

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Aug 18 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Industry restarts it oxygen factory to alleviate shortage caused by Coronavirus crisis

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Ministry of Industry and Minerals).London, 18 August 2021:The Ministry of Industry and Minerals announced yesterday that it has...

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Aug 16 Sami Zaptia

Libya ends partial lockdown due to stabilizing coronavirus situation

By Sami Zaptia.(GNU).London, 16 August 2021:The Libyan government has lifted the partial 6pm to 6am lockdown as of last Saturday (14 August).It said t...

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A consignment of 117,600 doses of Astra Zeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines land in Tripoli
Aug 13 Sami Zaptia

A consignment of 117,600 doses of Astra Zeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines land in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 August 2021:A new shipment of 117,600 Astra Zeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines landed at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport late last ni...

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