EU concludes Rome consultations with Libyan institutions on new migration and border management programme
Dec 4 Sami Zaptia

EU concludes Rome consultations with Libyan institutions on new migration and border management programme

Nicola Orlando, the EU Ambassador to Libya, reported on 28 November that the EU concluded its meetings in Rome with in-depth consultations with repres...

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Al-Hany frigate returns from Malta after undergoing maintenance and technical overhaul there since 2013
Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

Al-Hany frigate returns from Malta after undergoing maintenance and technical overhaul there since 2013

The Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that the Libyan frigate Al-Hani arrived at the Abu Sitta Naval Base in Tripoli after completing...

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Zuwara Naval Operations Force carries out two interceptions of migrant boats within 4 hours
Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Zuwara Naval Operations Force carries out two interceptions of migrant boats within 4 hours

Zuwara Naval Operations Force, affiliated with the Tripoli based Ministry of Defence, reported yesterday that it had successfully carried out two cons...

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MFZ receives British Ministry of Transport delegation
Dec 12 Sami Zaptia

MFZ receives British Ministry of Transport delegation

Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) reported last Monday (9 December) that it hosted a British Ministry of Transport delegation led by Sony Patal, Regional Mariti...

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Ten expatriates convicted for smuggling 1.185 million litres of fuel off the coast of Zuwara
Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Ten expatriates convicted for smuggling 1.185 million litres of fuel off the coast of Zuwara

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the masterminds of the smuggling of 1.185 million litres of diesel fuel were convicted by the Cr...

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Libya to enhance customs cooperation with Turkey
Nov 7 Sami Zaptia

Libya to enhance customs cooperation with Turkey

Libya and Turkey agree to enhance customs cooperation. The agreement was born out of the meeting held last Thursday (31 October) at the Libyan Customs...

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Final phase of 5+5 Defence Initiative’s LIVEX Maritime Security Exercise ''Seaboard 23'' concluded
Oct 3 Sami Zaptia

Final phase of 5+5 Defence Initiative’s LIVEX Maritime Security Exercise ''Seaboard 23'' concluded

The Chief of General Staff of the (Tripoli-based) Libyan Army announced the final phase of the LIVEX Maritime Security Exercise “Seaboard 23” (18 to 2...

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Public Prosecutor detains a Libyan and 8 foreigners caught red handed smuggling fuel
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Public Prosecutor detains a Libyan and 8 foreigners caught red handed smuggling fuel

Libya’s Public Prosecutor has ordered the pretrial detention of a Libyan and 8 foreigners apprehended red-handed for smuggling 100,000 litres of diese...

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British Transport Ministry delegation visits Tripoli Port to discuss training
Aug 26 Sami Zaptia

British Transport Ministry delegation visits Tripoli Port to discuss training

A technical team from the Department of Maritime Affairs at the British Ministry of Transport visited Tripoli Port on Tuesday, Libya’s Tripoli based I...

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Part of Khoms Naval Base allocated to Khoms Commercial Port – Aldabaiba refutes leasing to Turkey
Aug 23 Michel Cousins

Part of Khoms Naval Base allocated to Khoms Commercial Port – Aldabaiba refutes leasing to Turkey

August 23, 2023Under the supervision of the Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, the Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi...

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