Libya’s eastern government visits Syria, meets Assad, reopens embassy – Tripoli objects
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s eastern government visits Syria, meets Assad, reopens embassy – Tripoli objects

By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 March 2020:A high-level delegation from Libya’s eastern based ‘‘Government’’, which is not recognized by the international c...

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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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Mar 1 Sami Zaptia

U.S State Department briefing on Libya: The U.S is asking Khalifa Hafter to ‘‘suspend’’ his Tripoli offensive not withdraw or surrender

By Sami Zaptia. London, 1 March 2020:In a U.S State Department special briefing on U.S. engagement with Libya to the media in Washington on Friday, th...

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Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns continuing truce violations as its beleaguered Libya political track negotiations in Geneva go ahead - despite boycotts

By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 February 2020: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the continuing Tripoli truce violations yesterda...

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Feb 25 Sami Zaptia

France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union welcome ‘‘considerable progress’’ in the UN-facilitated Libya military ceasefire talks in Geneva

By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 February 2020: The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the Delegatio...

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Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Internationally recognized Libyan government suspends participation in Geneve 5+5 Libya Military talks – after continued Tripoli truce violations

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: PC/GNA).London, 19 February 2020: The internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli led by Faiez Serraj announc...

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Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

NOC evacuates fuel tankers from Tripoli port after it was hit by projectiles

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: NOC).London, 18 February 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that fuel vessels were urgently evacuated...

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Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame
Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 February 2020: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame put a positive spin today at the end of the latest round of 5+5 Libya Military tal...

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Feb 15 Sami Zaptia

Banned cluster munitions used in Tripoli should be stopped, secured and stock destroyed: HRW

By Sami Zaptia. London, 15 February 2020: Banned cluster munitions have been used in Tripoli and this use should be stopped and stocks should be secur...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Flights suspended at Mitiga airport due to shells landing

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 February 2020: Flights have been suspended this lunchtime as Mitiga airport suffered another hit today. No casualties or da...

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