Jan 29 Sami Zaptia

Updated: 2,000 Filipino workers in Libya, 126 infected and 6 died of Coronavirus

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 January 2021: There are currently 2,000 Filipinos still working in Libya, down from 20,000 prior to 2011, despite the diffic...

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Nov 29 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s ceasefire paves way to ending conflict and creating conditions for peace and stability: OCHA

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 November 2020: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Libya’s ceasefire paves the way t...

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Tripoli Chamber and EU4PSL launch survey to identify private sector needs and difficulties
Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Chamber and EU4PSL launch survey to identify private sector needs and difficulties

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 August 2020:Tripoli’s Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that, together with the EU for the Private Sector in Libya (EU4PSL...

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Misrata airport closed after fire, Mitiga to reopen on 9 August - as Maltese inspection delegation considers flight resumption
Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

Misrata airport closed after fire, Mitiga to reopen on 9 August - as Maltese inspection delegation considers flight resumption

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 August 2020:Libya’s Airports Authority announced today that Tripoli’s Mitiga airport will reopen next Sunday 9 August.Mitiga...

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African Development Bank expects Libya economic downturn in 2020-2021
Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

African Development Bank expects Libya economic downturn in 2020-2021

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 July 2020:The African Development Bank (ADB) expects negative effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on Libya's economic growth...

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