At the first 2026 Cabinet meeting: Aldabaiba calls for unified state institutions, freezes development spending and calls for elections
Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

At the first 2026 Cabinet meeting: Aldabaiba calls for unified state institutions, freezes development spending and calls for elections

Addressing broader political matters at the first Cabinet meeting of 2026 held at the Cabinet Office in Tripoli last night, Prime Minister Abdel Hamid...

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Aldabaiba reveals his new ministerial appointments – top posts of Interior, Oil and Gas, Foreign Affairs and Defence remain unchanged: Report and analysis
Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba reveals his new ministerial appointments – top posts of Interior, Oil and Gas, Foreign Affairs and Defence remain unchanged: Report and analysis

Having secured the political backing of the President of the High State Council, Mohamed Takala, and the President of the Presidency Council, Mohamed...

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Aldabaiba receives support from Presidency Council and High State Council for new ministerial appointments
Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba receives support from Presidency Council and High State Council for new ministerial appointments

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, has succeeded in obtaining the political backing from the Presidency Council and the High...

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As Tripoli PM Aldabaiba fills two vacant ministerial posts, Presidency Council expresses a split over the legality of their appointment
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

As Tripoli PM Aldabaiba fills two vacant ministerial posts, Presidency Council expresses a split over the legality of their appointment

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba made two new ministerial appointments yesterday, filling gaps due to suspensions / resignat...

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Libya’s political crisis persists due to competition for economic resources: SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh
Apr 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s political crisis persists due to competition for economic resources: SRSG and UNSMIL head Tetteh

In her in-person remarks yesterday to the Security Council on the situation in Libya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna S. Tetteh...

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High Court rejects Mishri’s appeal against Takala’s victory as HSC head – both still claim leadership of the body
Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

High Court rejects Mishri’s appeal against Takala’s victory as HSC head – both still claim leadership of the body

The High Court rejected last Wednesday (22 January) the appeal filed by Khaled Mishri against the ruling issued by the South Tripoli Court of Appeal -...

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UNSMIL welcomes HoR’s appointment of consensual CBL Board of Directors‎
Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes HoR’s appointment of consensual CBL Board of Directors‎

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) yesterday welcomed the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) p...

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Agreement reached on appointment of CBL Governor, Deputy and Board
Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

Agreement reached on appointment of CBL Governor, Deputy and Board

UNSMIL announced at a signing ceremony at its Tripoli headquarters yesterday that the House of Representatives and the High State Council had agreed o...

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Presidency Council welcomes yesterday’s UN Security Council statement – will participate in national dialogue within broader framework
Aug 29 Sami Zaptia

Presidency Council welcomes yesterday’s UN Security Council statement – will participate in national dialogue within broader framework

‎Responding today to yesterday’s UN Security Council statement on Libya, the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, said he welcomed...

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Op-Ed: International community complicit with Libya’s corrupt political and military elite in delaying democratic elections
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: International community complicit with Libya’s corrupt political and military elite in delaying democratic elections

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported last Friday that it had received on 5 October a copy of the latest electoral laws from p...

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