Dec 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes prisoner exchange, calls for full implementation of ceasefire agreement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 December 2020: UNSMIL welcomed what it called the ‘‘remarkable success’’ on 25 December of the exchange of prisoners from bo...

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Dec 4 Sami Zaptia

HoR calls for session in Benghazi on Monday

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 December 2020: The internationally recognized Libyan parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), yesterday called for the...

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Nov 26 Sami Zaptia

U.S. sanctions Kaniyat family-led militia for human rights abuses

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 November 2020: The U.S yesterday imposed sanctions on the Kaniyat family-led Tarhuna militia for human rights abuses, its De...

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Nov 10 Sami Zaptia

Sixth round of Libya 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks reconvene in Sirte 10-13 November

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 November 2020: The sixth round of Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks will reconvene in Sirte today, UNSMIL announce...

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Nov 9 Michel Cousins

Libya Political Dialogue Forum starts in Tunisia

By Michel Cousins.Tunis, 9 November 2020:The Libya Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), aimed at resolving the divisions and conflict that have plagued th...

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Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

Five more Tarhuna mass graves discovered

By Sami Zaptia.The General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced the discovery of five new mass graves in Tarhuna (...

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Nov 4 Sami Zaptia

5+5 Joint Military Commission agrees permanent ceasefire steps at Ghadames meeting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 November 2020: The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission concluded its two-day meetings as part of the fifth round of talks in...

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Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL’s Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) participant list receiving criticism

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 October 2020: The list of 75 people selected by UNSMIL to participate in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has come in for...

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Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

IRINI inspects vessel from Turkey to Libya as part of UN arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 October 2020: Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini reported yesterday that it had boarded and inspected on Tuesday the Merchant Vess...

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Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL deplores unlawful arrest of Serraj media head Baiyu

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 October 2020: UNSMIL today deplored what it called the ‘‘unlawful arrest’’ of the Head of the Libyan Media Foundation, Moham...

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