Nov 17 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government to allocate funds for planned December 2021 elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 November 2020: Faiez Serraj, Prime Minister of the internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli, yesterday...

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Nov 16 Michel Cousins

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum takes break; reconvenes next week on Zoom to decide method to select new Presidency Council and PM

By Michel Cousins. Acting UN Special Envoy Stephanie Williams speaking at a press conference following the LPDF's first session (Photo: Michel Cousins...

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Oct 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL’s Williams warns against spoilers during her closing address at the first virtual Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 October 2020: During her closing address Monday at the first virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Acting...

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Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

UNSC statement on Libya supports elections and National Conference

By Sami Zaptia. The UN Security Council issued a strong statement supporting Ghassan Salame's efforts to hold the National Conference and elections i...

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Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

Leading western states reiterate support for UNSMIL, elections and non-military solution for Libya

By Sami Zaptia. London, 2 March 2019:A joint statement on Libya was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Italy, and th...

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Gun shots fired as HoR agrees in principle on referendum law, postpones vote until after Eid holiday to pass needed constitutional amendment
Aug 14 Sami Zaptia

Gun shots fired as HoR agrees in principle on referendum law, postpones vote until after Eid holiday to pass needed constitutional amendment

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 August 2018:Libya’s parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), failed to pass into law the referendum bill for the coun...

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HoR denouncess Italian ambassador Perrone’s election comments – calls for his replacement
Aug 9 Sami Zaptia

HoR denouncess Italian ambassador Perrone’s election comments – calls for his replacement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 August 2018:The International Co-operation and Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) has denounced...

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Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Gatrani and Majbri announce withdrawal of Cyrenaica from LPA

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 July 2018:Presidency Council members for Libya’s eastern region (Barqa/Cyrenaica) Fathi Majbri and Ali Gatrani, yesterday an...

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Paris conference communique commits parties to December 2018 elections
May 30 Sami Zaptia

Paris conference communique commits parties to December 2018 elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 May 2018:A joint communique was issued by Faiez Serraj, Ageela Saleh, Khaled Mishri and Khalifa Hafter at the end of the Par...

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UN action plan approved by Arab League
Dec 11 Michel Cousins

UN action plan approved by Arab League

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 11 December 2017:The Arab League has thrown its weight behind the action plan of UN envoy Ghassan Salamé to solve the Libyan c...

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