HNEC holds conference on Libyans’ reluctance to participate in elections
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

HNEC holds conference on Libyans’ reluctance to participate in elections

Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC), in partnership with the Libyan Academy for Graduate Studies and in cooperation with the United Nati...

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UNSMIL announces results of online survey to be used as a guide to proposing initiative to break Libya’s political deadlock
Aug 18 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL announces results of online survey to be used as a guide to proposing initiative to break Libya’s political deadlock

‎The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced yesterday the results of its online survey, which was open for two months, on the four...

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Op-Ed: Will new SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh continue with the UN’s failed solutions – and has she been set up to fail?
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Will new SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh continue with the UN’s failed solutions – and has she been set up to fail?

The newly appointed SRSG and UNSMIL head, Hanna Tetteh, arrived in Tripoli yesterday to assume her post. Upon her arrival, she issued an official stat...

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There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo
Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo

In her remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Libya yesterday, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary D...

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UNSMIL convenes first meeting of Advisory Committee at its Tripoli headquarters
Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL convenes first meeting of Advisory Committee at its Tripoli headquarters

UNSMIL reported yesterday that its Advisory Committee (AC) launched its work yesterday with an inaugural meeting at the Headquarters of the United Nat...

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Passing election laws no guarantee to electoral success. Elections need genuine commitment and buy-in by all power centres: Bathily
Oct 17 Sami Zaptia

Passing election laws no guarantee to electoral success. Elections need genuine commitment and buy-in by all power centres: Bathily

Presenting his latest remarks on Libya to the UN Security Council yesterday, UNSMIL head and SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily said that the Derna disaster showe...

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Opposing militia commanders fail to meet as agreed on Saturday – may meet in a few days
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

Opposing militia commanders fail to meet as agreed on Saturday – may meet in a few days

Opposing militia commanders in a loose coalition representing on the one side the incumbent caretaker prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, and on th...

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HoR-HSC’ Joint Committee second round of Cairo talks reach initial consensus on 137 articles of constitution
May 21 Sami Zaptia

HoR-HSC’ Joint Committee second round of Cairo talks reach initial consensus on 137 articles of constitution

The House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Joint Committee reached an initial consensus on 137 articles of the draft Libyan const...

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HoR forms 12-member committee to review draft constitution
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

HoR forms 12-member committee to review draft constitution

House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Ageela Saleh issued a decision today naming a 12-member dialogue committee to review the articles and controver...

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Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

HoR to present a mechanism for selecting a new Libyan government and prime minister tomorrow

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).Tripoli, 24 January 2022: The Official Spokesperson for the House of Representatives (HoR) reported that the HoR decided du...

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