‘‘Make 2023 the year of free and fair Libyan elections’’: U.S. State Department
Feb 24 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Make 2023 the year of free and fair Libyan elections’’: U.S. State Department

The U.S. State Department reported that yesterday, it hosted the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathil...

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Elections the only way forward for Libya: Outgoing SASG Stephanie Williams
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

Elections the only way forward for Libya: Outgoing SASG Stephanie Williams

In her farewell statement as the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, Stephanie Williams said yesterday that the only way forward for Libya is...

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U.S. supports freezing of Libya’s oil revenues until agreement on revenue management mechanism is reached by conflicting political stakeholders
May 15 Sami Zaptia

U.S. supports freezing of Libya’s oil revenues until agreement on revenue management mechanism is reached by conflicting political stakeholders

The U.S. announced yesterday that it supports the temporary freezing of Libya’s oil revenues until agreement on a revenue management mechanism is reac...

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HoR and HSC joint committee agree in Cairo on internal regulations and to meet after Eid
Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

HoR and HSC joint committee agree in Cairo on internal regulations and to meet after Eid

During their meeting in Cairo over the last week under UN facilitation, the House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Joint Committe...

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Statement by the co-chairs of the Political Working Group on the Libyan political process call for calm, stability and consensus
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

Statement by the co-chairs of the Political Working Group on the Libyan political process call for calm, stability and consensus

The Co-chairs of the Political Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (Algeria, Germany, League of Arab States and United Nat...

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Aldabaiba proposes new Road Map for holding elections, loans and land for youth and money for healthcare for war wounded
Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba proposes new Road Map for holding elections, loans and land for youth and money for healthcare for war wounded

Caretaker Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba revealed last night a new political Road Map for holding the postponed elections. He said details of th...

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Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Civil Registry Authority head Bettamer refutes existence of large numbers of forged National ID Numbers

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: CRA).Tripoli, 18 January 2022: Mohamed Bettamer, the head of Libya’s Civil Registry Authority (CRA) denied the existence of lar...

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Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

HoR presidency meets its Road Map Committee to put Libya back on course for elections - report and analysis

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).London, 29 December 2021: The Presidency of the House of Representatives (HoR) held a meeting yesterday with the HoR’s Road...

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Dec 28 Sami Zaptia

HoR makes some decisions following hearing and debating several reports on the failed 24 December 2021 election process

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).London, 28 December 2021: After the live TV transmission of the House of Representatives’ (HoR) session had been abruptly t...

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Dec 27 Sami Zaptia

HNEC report to HoR sets out legal reasons why final candidates’ lists could not be announced – which led to the postponement of the elections

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's 24 December 2021 elections were effectively postponed by HNEC for legal reasons (Logo: HNEC adapted by Libya Herald).London, 27...

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