Jan 21 Sami Zaptia

Afriqiyah Airlines Tripoli office refutes claims by its Benghazi office that it is transporting Turkish-supplied fighters into western Libya

By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: Afriqiyah).London, 21 January 2020: The Afriqiyah Airlines Tripoli office (the headquarters) refutes claims by its Benghazi of...

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Jan 12 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli midnight ceasefire holding

By Sami Zaptia. London, 12 January 2020: Early reports suggest that Tripoli’s midnight ceasefire is holding. A straw poll through telephone calls this...

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Jan 8 Sami Zaptia

Putin and Erdogan call for Libya ceasefire as of midnight 12 January amidst increased Libya diplomatic activity

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 January 2020: Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan and Russia’s counterpart Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire in Libya’s fig...

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Jan 3 Sami Zaptia

Turkish parliament passes bill to send troops to Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 3 January 2020: The Turkish parliament approved a bill yesterday that allows the Recep Erdogan government to send troops to Li...

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Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government denies presence of Syrian fighters ahead of 8 January Turkish-Russian summit

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 29 December 2019: The internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj has...

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Dec 17 Sami Zaptia

Turkey eases visa requirements for Libyans, seen as part of recent wider cooperation

By Sami Zaptia. Turkey has eased visa requirements  for Libyans which is seen as part of the recent wider increased political and military cooperation...

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U.S. delegation meets Hafter
Nov 26 Sami Zaptia

U.S. delegation meets Hafter

By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 November 2019:The U.S. Embassy to Libya released a statement yesterday confirming news of a U.S. delegation meeting Khalifa...

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Oct 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya refuses Arab League request to reduce relations with Turkey over Syrian attack

By Sami Zaptia.(PC/GNA).London, 13 October 2019:The Foreign Ministry of Libya’s internationally recognized government based in Tripoli has rejected a...

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Oct 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL alarmed by continued attempts by east to divide NOC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 October 2019:The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed its alarm on Friday at what it called the continued attempts...

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U.S clarifies reasoning for meeting both CBL governors
Sep 26 Sami Zaptia

U.S clarifies reasoning for meeting both CBL governors

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 September 2019:The U.S administration made a clarification through its U.S. Embassy social media site today. The clarificati...

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