Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases

Military tensions caused by the mobilisation of opposing state-recognized militia forces on Tripoli’s southern border over the last few days eased ove...

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Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Calm returns after Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes lead to 16 deaths and 52 wounded

Calm has returned after the separate weekend Tripoli and Misrata militia clashes led to 16 deaths and 52 wounded, according to the Health Ministry.Rep...

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Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions
Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions

Following Friday’s Tripoli militia clashes, state recognized militias clashed briefly in Misrata yesterday to add to tensions in western Libya.The Joi...

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Interior Minister Mazen sacked after Tripoli militia clashes – tense ceasefire achieved
Jul 23 Sami Zaptia

Interior Minister Mazen sacked after Tripoli militia clashes – tense ceasefire achieved

After widespread and serious militia clashes in Tripoli overnight Friday, which went on until Friday afternoon, caretaker Prime Minister Abd Alhamid A...

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Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

Militia clashes in central Tripoli led to civilian deaths, injuries, and property damage

There were militia clashes in central Tripoli overnight that led to civilian deaths, injuries and damage to property, initial reports say. The fightin...

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Bengdara installed into NOC Tripoli headquarters as new chairman
Jul 15 Sami Zaptia

Bengdara installed into NOC Tripoli headquarters as new chairman

Farhat Bengdara was installed into the National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) Tripoli headquarters yesterday as its new chairman.According to the NOC’s offi...

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As Sanalla refuses to give up his post: NOC Tripoli headquarters surrounded by pro Aldabaiba forces
Jul 14 Sami Zaptia

As Sanalla refuses to give up his post: NOC Tripoli headquarters surrounded by pro Aldabaiba forces

Misrata’s Joint Security Chamber forces have surrounded the Tripoli headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) today. The Joint Security Chamb...

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Defiant Sanalla refuses to handover NOC chairmanship
Jul 14 Sami Zaptia

Defiant Sanalla refuses to handover NOC chairmanship

In a scathing, meandering videoed speech lasting about an hour last night, the recently replaced National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman, Mustafa Sana...

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Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations

High summer temperatures and widespread power cuts varying from 10 to 16 hours over the last week have led to calls for non-aligned public demonstrati...

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Aldabaiba agrees to replace Sanalla as head of NOC: News and analysis
Jun 24 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba agrees to replace Sanalla as head of NOC: News and analysis

Aldabaiba has agreed to the request of his oil minister Mohamed Aoun to replace Mustafa Sanalla as head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The new...

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