Mar 23 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL to reconvene LPDF meeting next Friday 26 March

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 March 2021:UNSMIL announced today that it will reconvene a virtual meeting of the selected 74-member Libyan Political Dialog...

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Mar 23 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: No to aborting the political process and wasting the LPDF Roadmap compass

By Zahra’ Langhi.LPDF / UNSMIL logo.23 March 2021:Analysts who follow developments in the Libyan scene and the positions of some parties are surprised...

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UN withholds from publication LPDF bribery section of its report
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

UN withholds from publication LPDF bribery section of its report

By Sami Zaptia.UN Panel of Experts report on LPDF bribery allegations (Photo: Social media).     London, 17 March 2021:The United Nations has chosen t...

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Mar 16 Sami Zaptia

Anti-Corruption Commission calls for completion of financial disclosure declarations by both outgoing and incoming governments

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's National Anti Corruption Commission has called upon both Libya's outgoing and incoming government to complete the financial dis...

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New Presidency Council takes constitutional oath before Tripoli Constitutional Court
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

New Presidency Council takes constitutional oath before Tripoli Constitutional Court

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 March 2021:The new three-member Presidency Council took the constitutional oath this morning before the Constitutional Court...

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Najla Mangoush – Libya’s first female Foreign Minister
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Najla Mangoush – Libya’s first female Foreign Minister

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 March 2021:Libya’s new Foreign Minister is Najla Mohamed El-Mangoush. Fluent in English, she trained as a lawyer at Benghazi...

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GNU prime minister designate Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba calls on HoR gathered in Sirte today to grant confidence in his government
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

GNU prime minister designate Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba calls on HoR gathered in Sirte today to grant confidence in his government

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 March 2021:Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, designate prime minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), today appealed to the H...

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Tripoli HoR ready to hold reunified session in any Libyan city - free of mercenaries and foreign forces
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli HoR ready to hold reunified session in any Libyan city - free of mercenaries and foreign forces

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 March 2021:The breakaway Tripoli House of Representatives (HoR), meeting in Tripoli yesterday, affirmed its readiness to hold...

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Mar 1 Sami Zaptia

After backlash, Aldabaiba backtracks in his stance on presence and role of women in his government

By Sami Zaptia.Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba prime minister designate of the Government of National Unity was forced to backtrack on his comments on women at...

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Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba's GNU: Not women friendly?
Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba's GNU: Not women friendly?

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 February 2021:Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, prime minister designate of the proposed Government of National Unity (GNU), came in fo...

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