Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame tenders his resignation

By Sami Zaptia. Ghassan Salame speaking in 2017 about creating the right conditions for elections in Libya said people must be able to vote freely wit...

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Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

As projectiles rained in on Tripoli today, Salame attempts to keep the boycotted Geneva political dialogue on Libya going

By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 February 2020: As projectiles rained in on Tripoli overnight and in a 6-hour spell from 7 am to 1 pm today, UNSMIL head Gha...

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Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

Salame condemns repeated attacks on Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, reiterates call for a truce

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 August 2019: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame y...

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Ghassan Salame to UNSC: "Libyans are fighting wars of others". Proposes three-point peace plan
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Ghassan Salame to UNSC: "Libyans are fighting wars of others". Proposes three-point peace plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2019:In his latest remarks to the UN Security Council made by video link from Tripoli yesterday, SGSR and UNSMIL head,...

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UNSMIL postpones Ghadames National Conference until conditions are right
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL postpones Ghadames National Conference until conditions are right

By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 April 2019: Ghassan Salame, head of UNSMIL, had announced today the postponement of the forthcoming National Conference...

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Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

HoR forms committee to participate in National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: HoR). London, 1 April 2019: During its session held in Tobruk today, the House of Representatives (HoR) formed a committee t...

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Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

EU ambassadors visit Benghazi and issue strong statement for Salame’s elections and National Conference efforts

By Sami Zaptia. The EU ambassadors to Libya issued a joint statement after their visit to Benghazi yesterday (Photo: EU Delegation). London, 27 Mar...

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Salame’s latest brief to UN Security Council: Qualified praise for Hafter, warned against mobilization, concerned about Derna, confirmed Abu Dhabi outcomes, need more economic reforms and stressed need for National Conference
Mar 21 Sami Zaptia

Salame’s latest brief to UN Security Council: Qualified praise for Hafter, warned against mobilization, concerned about Derna, confirmed Abu Dhabi outcomes, need more economic reforms and stressed need for National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. Ghassan Salame making his latest brief to the UNSC from Tripoli (Photo: UNSMIL). London, 21 March 2019: During his latest brief on...

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Salame calls on Libya's political elite to meet people's daily demands
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Salame calls on Libya's political elite to meet people's daily demands

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2019: In his latest briefing to the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya delivered yesterday by video link...

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Palermo Libya conference makes no major breakthrough, postpones elections, reaffirms LPA and Action Plan
Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

Palermo Libya conference makes no major breakthrough, postpones elections, reaffirms LPA and Action Plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 November 2018:The international conference on Libya held by Italy in its Sicilian city of Palermo came to an end yesterday w...

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