Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

Wanted by INTERPOL and UN Security Council for human trafficking charges: Abdelrahman Milad ‘‘Al-Bidja’’ finally arrested

By Sami Zaptia.Abdelrahman Milad ''Al-Bidja/Bija'', a captain in the Libyan Coast Guard was arrested in Tripoli yesterday. He was wanted by INTERPOL a...

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Italian Defence Minister Trenta affirms support on reconciliation, health and illegal migration
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Italian Defence Minister Trenta affirms support on reconciliation, health and illegal migration

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 July 2018:Italy’s Defence Minister, Elisabetta Trenta affirmed her support for Libya in the fields of reconciliation, health...

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Jan 10 Sami Zaptia

Dinghy sinks off Libya, 50 immigrants dead

By Vanessa Tomassini.Illegal migrants continue to risk their lives in 2018 to get to Europe from Libya (File photo)Rome, 10 January 2018:The Mediterra...

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UN Human Rights chief blasts EU's Libyan migrant deal
Nov 14 Nigel Ash

UN Human Rights chief blasts EU's Libyan migrant deal

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 14 November 2017:The EU’s support for Libyan Coastguard anti-migrant patrols is “inhuman”, the UN High Commissioner f...

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Crimean tanker hit by coast guard reported capsized
Oct 9 Michel Cousins

Crimean tanker hit by coast guard reported capsized

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 9 October 2017:A Crimean oil tanker which was said to have been shot at and holed by the Libyan Coast Guard on Friday...

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Jul 30 Nigel Ash

Siala says Serraj did invite Italian warships into Libyan waters

By Gabriel Harrison. FM Mohamed Siala and Faiez Serraj in Rome last March (Photo:AFP)Tunis, 30 July 2017:Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj has...

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Jun 29 Sami Zaptia

Serraj on official visit to Holland

By Sami Zaptia.Faiez Serraj is on a two-day state visit to Holland (File photo).London, 29 June 2017:Faiez Serraj, head of Libya’s Presidency Council...

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Jun 18 Nigel Ash

Navy spokesman blasts coastal communities over smuggling

By Libya Herald reporters. Navy spokesman Ayoub Omar Gassem (File photo: Navy)Tripoli, 18 June 2017:Naval spokesman Ayoub Gassem has launched another...

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US has no plan for Libya Trump tells Italian PM
Apr 21 Michel Cousins

US has no plan for Libya Trump tells Italian PM

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 21 April 2017:“I do not see a role in Libya,” Donald Trump said yesterday, Thursday, in one of the few comments on the situati...

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Military operation launched to target fuel smugglers operating at sea
Apr 7 Michel Cousins

Military operation launched to target fuel smugglers operating at sea

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 7 April 2017:The Fuel Crisis Committee, originally established by Tripoli municipal council in 2015 to find solutions to the sh...

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