Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

Gradual resumption of flights between Libya and Tunisia to resume gradually from October

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 September 2020: Flights between Libya and Tunisia will resume in a gradual manner as of the beginning of October, the Libyan...

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Land-based trade restarts between Libya and Tunisia - with anti-Coronavirus procedures
Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Land-based trade restarts between Libya and Tunisia - with anti-Coronavirus procedures

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 June 2020:A gradual return to land-based trade between Libya and Tunisia resumed today, the Ras Jdair border Security Direct...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya-Tunisia land-based trade eased after two-year restrictions

By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: Tunisia Live)London, 13 February 2020: Libyan-Tunisian land-based trade was eased on Tuesday after a meeting in Tunis between...

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Wazen border crossing redevelopment: a photo report
Oct 17 Sami Zaptia

Wazen border crossing redevelopment: a photo report

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 October 2019:Photographs of the latest stages in the redevelopment of Libya’s Wazen land border crossing with Tunisia emerg...

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Go-slow at Libyan-Tunisian border crossings blamed on Tunisians
Aug 14 Sami Zaptia

Go-slow at Libyan-Tunisian border crossings blamed on Tunisians

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 August 2019:The Ras Jadair Central Security Department of Tripoli’s Interior Ministry has blamed the 27-hour delays at the L...

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Main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing operating normally
Jun 26 Sami Zaptia

Main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing operating normally

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 June 2019:The Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior has assured travelling Libyans that its computer system is now up and runni...

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Tunisian border closed due to cable damage
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Tunisian border closed due to cable damage

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 March 2019:The Libyan side of its Tunisian Ras Jdair land crossing was closed today after a main cable connecting its securi...

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Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

14 Zawia refinery Tunisian employees kidnapped by armed gang

By Sami Zaptia.The Serraj MoI says that it is investigating the kidnapping of 14 Tunisians working at the Zawia Oil Refinery (Photo: MoI).London, 16 F...

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Libya’s anti-smuggling efforts of subsidised goods into Tunisia causing diplomatic tensions
Aug 9 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s anti-smuggling efforts of subsidised goods into Tunisia causing diplomatic tensions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 August 2018:Libya’s continued anti-smuggling efforts of its subsidised goods into its neighbouring state Tunisia is causing s...

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Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

Libya to continue closure of its main Tunisian land border crossing until Tunisia provides security

By Sami Zaptia.The Libyan-Tunisian border crossing has seen frequent closures since the Arab Spring Revolutions due to local tensions (Photo: Houda Mz...

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