Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga Air Ambulance flights deliberately targeted by Hafter: Tripoli Transport Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 April 2020:Libya’s Tripoli-based Transport Ministry accused ‘‘Hafter’s militias’’ targeting Mitiga airport of deliberately ta...

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Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

Zawia port and Mitiga airport navigation centre projects progressing: Transport Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.Some projects are continuing to progress despite the Coronavirus curfew, Libya's Tripoli Ministry of Transport revealed in a meeting ye...

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Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

As projectiles rained in on Tripoli today, Salame attempts to keep the boycotted Geneva political dialogue on Libya going

By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 February 2020: As projectiles rained in on Tripoli overnight and in a 6-hour spell from 7 am to 1 pm today, UNSMIL head Gha...

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Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns continuing truce violations as its beleaguered Libya political track negotiations in Geneva go ahead - despite boycotts

By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 February 2020: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned the continuing Tripoli truce violations yesterda...

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Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns attack on Mitiga airport - as Berlin truce and commitments falter

By Sami Zaptia. London, 26 January 2020: UNSMIL today condemned ‘‘in the strongest possible terms the attack against Mitiga Airport (today), by two gr...

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Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport reopened - first sign of Tripoli ceasefire holding

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 January 2020: The Ministry of Transport aligned to the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli announced th...

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Second Global Air aircraft arrives in Tripoli as part of expansion plan
Dec 14 Sami Zaptia

Second Global Air aircraft arrives in Tripoli as part of expansion plan

By Sami Zaptia. London, 14 December 2019: The second aircraft belonging to Libya’s Global Air arrived at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport last Sunday, the com...

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Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Ministry of Transport holds meeting with British embassy officials on airports, flight ban and training visas

By Sami Zaptia. Libya's Ministry of Transport held a meeting today with British embassy officials to discuss airports, the EU flight ban and training...

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Serraj government condemns continuing Hafter bombing of Tripoli ''civilian'' sites
Sep 30 Sami Zaptia

Serraj government condemns continuing Hafter bombing of Tripoli ''civilian'' sites

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 September 2019:The internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli and led by Faiez Serraj ‘‘condemned in the...

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Tripoli-Misrata airport express shuttle bus service launched
Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli-Misrata airport express shuttle bus service launched

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 September 2019:The Asahem (Essahim) Public Transport Company announced yesterday that it is launching its express airport sh...

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