New UNSMIL head Kubis continues calls with Libya’s main stakeholders
Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

New UNSMIL head Kubis continues calls with Libya’s main stakeholders

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 February 2021: As he assumed his functions on Monday, the UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the Unite...

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Feb 8 Sami Zaptia

Jan Kubis assumes his role as UNSMIL head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 February 2021: Jan Kubis officially began his duties today as the UN Secretary-General's envoy to Libya and head of UNSMIL.Ye...

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Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

Italy submits two draft memoranda on maritime border demarcation and digital technology

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 February 2021: Italy submitted on Tuesday two draft memoranda to Libya, Tripoli’s Foreign Ministry reported today.The first m...

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Jan 23 Sami Zaptia

Serraj calls on UN to ensure 24 December elections are held on time through UNSC resolution

By Sami Zaptia.Faiez Serraj has called on the UN to support Libya's 24 December elections and results through technical support and a UN Security Coun...

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Italy appoints Pasquale Ferrara Special Envoy for Libya
Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

Italy appoints Pasquale Ferrara Special Envoy for Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 January 2021: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio has appointed its former Ambassador to Algiers Pasquale Ferrara to serv...

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Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for unification of Libyan army and police institutions

By Sami Zaptia.UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres (Photo: UN)London, 15 January 2021: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed that a nu...

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Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

EU receives UN Secretary General request to contribute to Libya ceasefire observers, EU response not ready yet

By Sami Zaptia.The EU has received UN request to participate in Libya ceasefire observers, but has not responded yet (Photo: Archives).London, 14 Janu...

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Slovak Jan Kubis candidate to succeed Salame as new UNSMIL head
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Slovak Jan Kubis candidate to succeed Salame as new UNSMIL head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 January 2021: Sources in the UN Security Council announced that the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterre...

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Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Italian fishermen released after Conte and Di Maio visit Hafter in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.Italian Prime Minister Conte and his Foreign Minister Di Maio visited Khalifa Hafter in Benghazi prior to the release of the Italian fi...

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Dec 17 Sami Zaptia

Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov new Libya UN special envoy, Zimbabwean Raisedon Zenenga to be UNSMIL Coordinator

By Sami Zaptia.Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov has been approved as the new Libya UN special envoy (Photo: Wikipedia).London, 17 December 2020: The UN Sec...

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