Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

Afriqiyah flight turned back over Cypriot airspace

By Libya Herald staff.Malta, 8 January 2015:Afriqiyah flight 972, destined for Istanbul, was forced today to return midway through its flight after Cy...

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Dec 23 Nigel Ash

Afriqiyah returning to EU skies as it hires foreign Airbuses?

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 23 December 2014:Afriqiyah Airways has signed a deal with a Georgian company in what is believed to be a fresh attempt to res...

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Dec 11 Nigel Ash

EU slams immediate formal ban on all flights by Libyan carriers

By Hadi Fornaji. Afriqiyah, one of seven named Libyan carriers banned from EU skies (File photo)Tripoli, 11 December 2014:The European Union has impos...

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EU Ambassador calls for “serious and constructive” engagement in political dialogue
Oct 29 Newsdesk1

EU Ambassador calls for “serious and constructive” engagement in political dialogue

By Libya Herald staff.Beida, 29 October 2014:European Union Ambassador Nataliya Apostolova has called for a “serious and constructive” engagement in t...

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French call for action on Libya unlikely to have military results say Italians
Sep 9 Michel Cousins

French call for action on Libya unlikely to have military results say Italians

By Libya Herald staff.Paris, 9 September 2014:A French call for joint action with other European states to bring about peace in Libya and stamp out te...

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Jul 4 Nigel Ash

IMG pair freed after 15 day "spy" arrest in Beida

By Mathieu Galtier.Tripoli, 4 July 2014:A Frenchman and an Austrian accused of spying by General Hafter’s spokesman have arrived in Tripoli after bein...

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Apr 5 Michel Cousins

EU to appoint special advisor on Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 April 2014:The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, has announced plan...

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EU launches Euro 3 million Libyan media support projects
Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

EU launches Euro 3 million Libyan media support projects

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 1 April 2014:In a small crammed room at  Tripoli's Waddan hotel  last Saturday, Deutsche Welle Akademie, in a joint project wi...

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EU Air Safety officials losing patience with Libya
Dec 15 Nigel Ash

EU Air Safety officials losing patience with Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Libya carriers still banned from EU airspace (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 15 December 2013:The EU Air Safety Committee appears...

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Afriqiyah boosts European routes with new service to Paris
Nov 1 thomwestcott

Afriqiyah boosts European routes with new service to Paris

By Tom Westcott. The new European routes will be serviced by one of Afriqiyah's Airbus A320s, once the EU flight ban has been lifted (Photo: Tom Westc...

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