May 14 Sami Zaptia

HoR designates the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).London, 14 May 2019:Libya’s internationally recognized parliament based in Tobruk, the House of Representatives (HoR) desig...

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May 14 Sami Zaptia

LNA military attack on Tripoli is a threat to international peace and security and threatens the stability of Libya: EU Council

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: EU Delegation).London, 14 May 2019:The EU Council said that the attack on Tripoli by the forces aligned to Khalifa Hafter and h...

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Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli fighting expands to south as airbase changes hands, humanitarian conditions worsen and death toll rises

By Sami Zaptia. Photo: UN OCHA and partner agencies London, 18 April 2019: The Tripoli war expanded to the south of Libya today as the Pro Faiez Se...

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UN calls for humanitarian pause to evacuate trapped civilians and deliver humanitarian assistance
Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

UN calls for humanitarian pause to evacuate trapped civilians and deliver humanitarian assistance

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 April 2019: Ten days into the start of clashes in Tripoli, displacement numbers continue to steadily increase and a sig...

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No military solution to Libyan crisis, need to return to dialogue says EU’s Mogherini
Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

No military solution to Libyan crisis, need to return to dialogue says EU’s Mogherini

By Sami Zaptia. London, 17 April 2019: The EU’s High Representative Federica Mogherini called for an immediate ceasefire in the Tripoli fighting a...

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HoR holds its first session in Benghazi
Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

HoR holds its first session in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia. London, 14 April 2019: Libya’s House of Representatives, its internationally-recognized parliament, held its first session in Beng...

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Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

Still time to avoid the worse in Libya: UN Secretary General

By Sami Zaptia. London, 11 April 2019: The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that there was still time to stop violence in Li...

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UN extremely concerned with disproportionate and indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in Tripoli residential areas
Apr 10 Sami Zaptia

UN extremely concerned with disproportionate and indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in Tripoli residential areas

By Sami Zaptia. OCHA map showing approximate areas of Tripoli fighting (Photo: OCHA). London, 10 April 2019: In its Situation Report issued yesterd...

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Mitiga airport to reopen as its possible military use emerges
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport to reopen as its possible military use emerges

By Sami Zaptia. A crater caused by the LNA's airstrike on Mitiga airport yesterday photographed by AFP's Mahmud Turkia (AFP/Mahmud Turkia). London,...

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LNA entered Gharian peacefully: Mesmari
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

LNA entered Gharian peacefully: Mesmari

By Maha Ellawati and Sami Zaptia. The LNA claim to have entered the city of Gharian located one and a half hours and 97 km south of Tripoli (Photo: G...

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