Italy’s new Interior Minister Salvini makes first visit to Libya
Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

Italy’s new Interior Minister Salvini makes first visit to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Italy's new far right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini met Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj in his first visit to Tripoli today (Ph...

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May 9 Sami Zaptia

Construction of Tripoli International Airport to commence within days: Minister

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli International Airport in flames in the summer of 2014 after it was destroyed by militia fighting (Photo: Social media).London,...

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Libyan-Italian Economic Forum held in Tripoli - Serraj looks for practical steps to occupy youth from illicit activities
May 9 Sami Zaptia

Libyan-Italian Economic Forum held in Tripoli - Serraj looks for practical steps to occupy youth from illicit activities

By Sami Zaptia. London, 9 May 2018: The Libyan Italian Economic Forum was held in Tripoli last Thursday. The event was opened by Presidency Council he...

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Foundation stone laid for Mitiga airport air traffic control tower
Mar 22 Sami Zaptia

Foundation stone laid for Mitiga airport air traffic control tower

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 March 2018: The foundation stone was laid at Mitiga airport for the construction of the new air traffic control tower projec...

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Italian embassy resumes visa issuance in Tripoli and Tobruk today
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Italian embassy resumes visa issuance in Tripoli and Tobruk today

By Sami Zaptia:London, 11 March 2018: The Italian embassy in Tripoli has announced that it will resume the issuing of visas from both Tripoli and Tobr...

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HoR Defence Committee deplores Italian Parliament’s vote to increase forces in Misrata
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

HoR Defence Committee deplores Italian Parliament’s vote to increase forces in Misrata

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2018:The House of Representatives’ (HoR) Defence Committee has deplored the Italian Parliament’s vote to increase it...

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Serraj visits Libyan naval ship fixed by Italians
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Serraj visits Libyan naval ship fixed by Italians

By Vanessa Tomassini,Rome, 13 January 2018: Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj visited Libyan naval ship Ibn Ouf at Tripoli’s naval base, Abu Sitta,...

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Jan 9 Sami Zaptia

A year on from Italy reopening its embassy in Tripoli: An interview with Italian ambassador Giuseppe Perrone

By Vanessa Tomassini.Italian ambassador to Tripoli Giuseppe Perrone spoke to Libya Herald today on the first year anniversary of reopening Italy's emb...

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Libya army delegation in Rome for talks with Italian military
Dec 16 Michel Cousins

Libya army delegation in Rome for talks with Italian military

By Vanessa Tomassini.Milan, 16 December 2017:A Libyan army delegation led by Major-General Hussein Abdallah Ramadan, the former head of Libyan army gr...

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Joint Libyan-Italian migrant operations centre to be established
Dec 9 Michel Cousins

Joint Libyan-Italian migrant operations centre to be established

By Jamie Prentis. Serraj and Minniti (Photo: PC media office)Tunis, 9 December 2017:Libya and Italy have agreed to set up a joint operations centre to...

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