Yesterday’s HoR session on 2021 budget and Sovereign Positions suspended after argument between two members turns into fight
Jun 15 Sami Zaptia

Yesterday’s HoR session on 2021 budget and Sovereign Positions suspended after argument between two members turns into fight

By Sami Zaptia.London, 15 June 2021:Yesterday’s House of Representatives (HoR) session in Tobruk set to discuss the draft 2021 budget and Sovereign Po...

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Op-Ed: Ten years after a revolution, Libya remains torn
Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Ten years after a revolution, Libya remains torn

By Mohamed Alagteaa.13 February 2021:  It has been ten years since the fate of Libya and its people was altered forever.It is hard to imagine a decade...

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Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL deplores unlawful arrest of Serraj media head Baiyu

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 October 2020: UNSMIL today deplored what it called the ‘‘unlawful arrest’’ of the Head of the Libyan Media Foundation, Moham...

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Libya rates as most-worsened country in world for past decade: FSI
Sep 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya rates as most-worsened country in world for past decade: FSI

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 September 2020:A report by Patricia Taft in the 2020 Fragile States Index (FSI) rates Libya as ‘‘the most-worsened country i...

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Following Serraj’s call for March elections: HNEC says it is not ready for elections due to insufficient funds
Sep 5 Sami Zaptia

Following Serraj’s call for March elections: HNEC says it is not ready for elections due to insufficient funds

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 September 2020:Following the call by Faiez Serraj, Prime Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli...

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Aug 29 Sami Zaptia

With demonstrations and political unrest: UNSMIL urges calm, respect for rule of law and right to peaceful demonstration

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 August 2020:Following last week's unauthorised demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions in several Libyan citi...

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Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

GECOL thanks Joint Force for securing its power stations from militias - Libya still a militia state?

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 August 2020:Libya’s state monopoly, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), thanked the Joint (Security) Force on S...

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Hafter unilaterally revokes LPA – critics call it a blatant coup against civilian rule
Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Hafter unilaterally revokes LPA – critics call it a blatant coup against civilian rule

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 April 2020:Khalifa Hafter, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), last night unilaterally revoked the Libyan Political...

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Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

NOC condemns calls to blockade eastern oil facilities by local tribes ahead of Sunday’s Berlin conference on Libya

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: NOC).London, 17 January 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) today strongly condemned calls to blockade oil ports...

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HoR holds its first session in Benghazi
Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

HoR holds its first session in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia. London, 14 April 2019: Libya’s House of Representatives, its internationally-recognized parliament, held its first session in Beng...

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