Serraj aligned forces attack and occupy El-Feel oilfield, production halted
Nov 27 Sami Zaptia

Serraj aligned forces attack and occupy El-Feel oilfield, production halted

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 November 2019:Forces aligned to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli led by Faiez Serraj attacked and occupi...

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Libya’s aerial fighting continues to intensify despite U.S. call on Hafter to end Tripoli attack
Nov 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s aerial fighting continues to intensify despite U.S. call on Hafter to end Tripoli attack

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 November 2019:Libya’s aerial fighting has continued to escalate despite the U.S calling on Khalifa Hafter’s Libyan National...

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Stalemate Tripoli conflict leads to 607 deaths, 3,261 wounded and 100,000 IDPs
Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Stalemate Tripoli conflict leads to 607 deaths, 3,261 wounded and 100,000 IDPs

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 June 2019:The ongoing conflict in and around Tripoli continues to drive civilian casualties and displacement, the UN Tripoli...

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‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC
May 21 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Cynical joke’’ Libya could descend into a Hobbesian civil war and partition: Salame to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 May 2019:In his latest remarks on Libya to the UN Security Council today, UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame said that Libya could d...

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Rising oil prices increase Libya’s April oil revenues by 22 percent
May 20 Sami Zaptia

Rising oil prices increase Libya’s April oil revenues by 22 percent

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 May 2019:Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) recorded an April oil income of US$ 1.87 billion which is a monthly increase...

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Khoms port arms seizure turns out to be blanks
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

Khoms port arms seizure turns out to be blanks

By Sami Zaptia.Malta, 23 December 2018:Last Tuesday's arms seizure at Khoms port turned out to contain only blank rounds.The seizure of two containers...

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Jun 10 Michel Cousins

BDB now in Sabratha, warns former UN ambassador Dabbashi

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 11 June 2017:The Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) have reteated to Sabratha according to Libya’s former UN ambassador Ibrahim al...

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Feb 11 Nigel Ash

Navy arrests two ships near Derna with foreigners aboard: report

By Libya Herald reporters. A Libya patrol vessel (File photo)Tripoli, 11 February 2016:There are unconfirmed reports that the Libyan navy has intercep...

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Feb 9 Michel Cousins

Tripoli authorities threaten to close Tunisian border if Tunis airport not reopened to Libyan planes

By Libya Herald staff.The Ras Jedir crossing from the Tunisian side (File photo)Tripoli/Tunis, 9 February 2016:The Tripoli-based administration led by...

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Tunisia warns international community against military intervention in Libya as border barrier is completed
Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Tunisia warns international community against military intervention in Libya as border barrier is completed

By Libya Herald reporter. Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (Photo: Social media)Tunis, 6 February 2016:Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has wa...

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