Qaddafi’s former Presidential plane returns to Libya – end of a saga
Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Qaddafi’s former Presidential plane returns to Libya – end of a saga

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 June 2021:The former Presidential Airbus A340 plane that had been stranded in France since 2014 has finally arrived in Libya...

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Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

Qaddafi’s former plane leaves France for final maintenance in Turkey - before returning to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.The Airbus 340 at Orly Airport, Paris France awaiting its fate (with acknowledgement to Michel Carron http://michel-charron.pagesperso-...

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Mar 24 Sami Zaptia

UK unable to use Libyan frozen assets to compensate IRA victims of weapons and Semtex supplied by Qaddafi regime

By Sami Zaptia.The British government has ruled out using UN-frozen assets held in the UK to pay compensation to IRA victims of weapons and Semtex sup...

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Libya's 2011 17 February Revolution graffiti and murals captured the mood at the time 3/3
Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Libya's 2011 17 February Revolution graffiti and murals captured the mood at the time 3/3

By Sami Zaptia.The 17 February 2011 Revolution graffiti and murals used unifying themes such as this famous quote attributed to anti colonial fighter...

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Libya's 2011 17 February Revolution graffiti and murals captured the mood at the time 1/3
Feb 15 Sami Zaptia

Libya's 2011 17 February Revolution graffiti and murals captured the mood at the time 1/3

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 February 2021:The graffiti and murals on the public walls of Tripoli during the revolution of 17 February 2011 captured the...

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Jul 20 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli releases Qaddafi's last PM Mahmoudi on medical grounds

By Sami Zaptia.Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, Qaddafi's last prime minister is to be released by the Tripoli Serraj government on medical grounds (Photo: Socia...

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Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

Update: British government not seeking to use Libyan frozen assets for IRA victim compensation

By Sami Zaptia.Britain's ambassador to Libya refuted claims that the British government wants to pay compensation to IRA victims from Libya's UN-Froze...

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Bashir Saleh, Qaddafi former chief of staff, survives gun attack in South Africa
Feb 26 Sami Zaptia

Bashir Saleh, Qaddafi former chief of staff, survives gun attack in South Africa

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 February 2018:Former Qaddafi chief of staff and one time controller of the Libyan African Portfolio, Bashir Saleh has surviv...

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Oct 16 Nigel Ash

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov slams "dishonest" NATO in Libya

By Libya Herald reporters. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov slammed NATO (File photo)London, 16 October 2017:In an outspoken attack, Russian for...

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Oct 14 Michel Cousins

Arrest warrant for Abdessalam Jalloud issued by Lebanese judge investigating Musa Sadr disappearance

By Libya Herald reporter.Imam Musa SadrTunis, 14 October 2017:The Lebanese judge investigating the 1978 disappearance in Libya of Imam Musa Sadr has i...

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