Is the U.S. sending migrants to Libya? ‘‘I don’t know, you will have to ask Homeland Security’’: Trump
May 8 Sami Zaptia

Is the U.S. sending migrants to Libya? ‘‘I don’t know, you will have to ask Homeland Security’’: Trump

‎Asked at a press conference in the Whitehouse yesterday if the U.S. is sending migrants to Libya, President Trump replied ‘‘I don’t know. You will ha...

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e-visas for foreigners launched - to commence Thursday 21 March
Mar 20 Sami Zaptia

e-visas for foreigners launched - to commence Thursday 21 March

Electronic visas for foreigners were officially launched today in the Tripoli based Libyan government’s Cabinet Office.The launch was in the presence...

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Follow-up meeting for the launch of e-visas for foreigners
Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Follow-up meeting for the launch of e-visas for foreigners

A meeting was held yesterday in the Cabinet Office of the Tripoli based Libyan government to follow up on the executive procedures for launching the s...

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Turkey exempts Libyans under 16 and over 45 years old from need for a visa
Nov 15 Sami Zaptia

Turkey exempts Libyans under 16 and over 45 years old from need for a visa

According to the Libyan government media page, Turkey announced yesterday that it is exempting Libyans younger than 16 years old and older than 45 yea...

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Libya Turkey health cooperation: Turkey to issue temporary residencies exempting Libyan overstay patients from any legal violations or fines
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya Turkey health cooperation: Turkey to issue temporary residencies exempting Libyan overstay patients from any legal violations or fines

Turkey will issue temporary residencies that will exempt Libyan patients from any legal violations and fines caused by their overstay.The news was rev...

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US Embassy in Tripoli announces easing of visa protocol: One-year multiple entry visas now replace three-month single-entry visas
May 24 Sami Zaptia

US Embassy in Tripoli announces easing of visa protocol: One-year multiple entry visas now replace three-month single-entry visas

The US Embassy in Tripoli announced today changes in visa protocol for Libyans:''The Government of the United States and the Government of National Un...

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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

Security directorates begin inventory of foreign workers in Libyan labour market

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Tripoli Ministry of Labour says Security Directorates are conducting an inventory of foreign workers (Ministry of Labour).Londo...

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Biden reverses Trumps’ discriminatory U.S. travel ban on Muslim and African countries
Jan 21 Sami Zaptia

Biden reverses Trumps’ discriminatory U.S. travel ban on Muslim and African countries

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 January 2021: Newly inaugurated U.S. President, Joe Biden, yesterday reversed a number of Executive Orders and Presidential...

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Turkey agrees to reduce age range for Libyans requiring an entry visa
Sep 26 Sami Zaptia

Turkey agrees to reduce age range for Libyans requiring an entry visa

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 September 2019:Turkey has agreed to reduce the age range for Libyans travelling with a Libyan passport requiring an entry vi...

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UPDATE: Trump US travel ban for Libyans renewed
Sep 24 Nigel Ash

UPDATE: Trump US travel ban for Libyans renewed

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 24 September 2017:The Trump travel ban has been renewed. The US president said tonight that until the Libyan governme...

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