New mobile control tower arrives from Italy for Mitiga
May 23 Michel Cousins

New mobile control tower arrives from Italy for Mitiga

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 23 May 2017:A new mobile air traffic control tower in arrived in Tripoli port from Italy yesterday to be installed a...

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Sewehli calls on Italy to push for international criminal proceedings against Hafter and the LNA for alleged war crimes
Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Sewehli calls on Italy to push for international criminal proceedings against Hafter and the LNA for alleged war crimes

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 22 March 2017:The head of the State Council, Abdulrahman Sewehli, had called on Italy, along with the European Union,...

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Zintan-Verona twinning deal starts to bear fruit
Mar 15 Nigel Ash

Zintan-Verona twinning deal starts to bear fruit

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 15 March 2017:The first fruits of a twinning agreement signed last October between Zintan and the Italian city of Verona have...

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Italian civil aviation officials assess security at Mitiga
Feb 7 Michel Cousins

Italian civil aviation officials assess security at Mitiga

By Alessandra Bocchi. Italian civil aviation team arrives at Mitiga (Photo: Social media)Tunis, 7 February 2017:A delegation of Italian civil aviation...

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Visas from Tripoli and direct flights ‘‘soon’’. Power generator ‘‘in the shortest period of time’’: Italian embassy Tripoli
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Visas from Tripoli and direct flights ‘‘soon’’. Power generator ‘‘in the shortest period of time’’: Italian embassy Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2017: Contrary to the timeline widely reported by some Libyan and international (especially Italian) media on when t...

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Italian 48-hour diplomatic drive ends with embassy reopening
Jan 10 Nigel Ash

Italian 48-hour diplomatic drive ends with embassy reopening

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis and Tripoli, 10 January 2017:Italy’s new ambassador to Libya presented his credentials today to Presidency Council cha...

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Italy agrees to ease visa process for Libyan Businessmen Council members
Dec 20 Sami Zaptia

Italy agrees to ease visa process for Libyan Businessmen Council members

By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 December 2016: The Tripoli-based Libyan Businessmen Council (LBC) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the I...

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Aug 12 Michel Cousins

Italy appoints new ambassador, plans to reopen embassy; warns Egypt not to create divisions in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter. Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni (Photo: Italian government)Tunis, 12 August 2016:Italian foreign minister Paolo Gen...

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Italian freed in Zuwara four months after kidnapping
Nov 13 Michel Cousins

Italian freed in Zuwara four months after kidnapping

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 November 2014:Marco Vallisa who was kidnapped in Zuwara four months ago has been finally been freed and flown back t...

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Nov 27 Michel Cousins

Defence Minister unveils plans for Italian border surveillance system

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 27 November 2013:The Minister of Defence has flown to Italy to discuss collaboration on security. In the advance to his meeti...

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