Court convicts Libya’s former ambassador to Belgium to 7 years imprisonment for embezzlement
Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Court convicts Libya’s former ambassador to Belgium to 7 years imprisonment for embezzlement

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported today that the Tripoli Criminal Court issued a verdict convicting the head of the political mission of Libya t...

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Malta opens new visa application centre in Misrata
May 28 Sami Zaptia

Malta opens new visa application centre in Misrata

The Maltese Embassy in Libya announced today that it had opened a new visa application centre in Misrata yesterday. The centre is in partnership with...

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New Turkish ambassador to Libya named as Guven Begec - to start ‘‘soon’’
May 27 Sami Zaptia

New Turkish ambassador to Libya named as Guven Begec - to start ‘‘soon’’

A Turkish source confirmed to Libya Herald today that a new ambassador to Libya will be taking over from Kenan Yilmaz at Tripoli ‘‘soon’’.The new amba...

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Spanish Ambassador holds farewell reception after almost 4 years of intense activity
May 11 Sami Zaptia

Spanish Ambassador holds farewell reception after almost 4 years of intense activity

The Spanish Ambassador to Libya, Ambassador Javier García-Larrache, held a farewell reception at his residence in Tripoli today for the Libyan authori...

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Iranian-Libyan Supreme Committee to be held in Tehran - exhibition and economic forum for Iranian industries to be held in Libya
May 10 Sami Zaptia

Iranian-Libyan Supreme Committee to be held in Tehran - exhibition and economic forum for Iranian industries to be held in Libya

Iran seeks to hold the 13th session of the Iranian Libyan Supreme Committee in its capital, Tehran, and seeks to organize an exhibition and economic f...

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Serbian embassy in Tripoli reopens
Apr 25 Sami Zaptia

Serbian embassy in Tripoli reopens

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the Serbian embassy has resumed its work from Tripoli.The announcement c...

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UNSMIL head and SRSG Bathily tenders his resignation
Apr 16 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head and SRSG Bathily tenders his resignation

Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), announced at a press c...

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Turkish Airlines lands in Tripoli after a 10-year hiatus – MoU on enhanced air transport signed
Mar 29 Sami Zaptia

Turkish Airlines lands in Tripoli after a 10-year hiatus – MoU on enhanced air transport signed

After a 10-year hiatus, a Turkish Airlines flight landed at Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport yesterday. The landing was timed to coincide with the signing of...

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Turkish Airlines MoU for return of flights to Libya presented to Libya for review
Mar 14 Sami Zaptia

Turkish Airlines MoU for return of flights to Libya presented to Libya for review

At the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport for Air Transport Affairs, Khaled Swesi, received on Wednesday...

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Transport Minister Shahoubi looks forward to return of Turkish Airlines flights to Libya
Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Transport Minister Shahoubi looks forward to return of Turkish Airlines flights to Libya

The Minister of Transport of the Tripoli based Libyan government, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, expressed his pleasure and gratitude for the meetings that took...

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