Jan 10 Sami Zaptia

Sirte’s Gardabiya milk factory resumes production with 3,000 litres per day

By Sami Zaptia.Sirte's state Gardabiya milk factory resumes production. It is owned by the Manmade River Investment Authority (Photo: Social media).Lo...

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Nov 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission ends first meeting in Sirte, decides to reopen coastal road and remove foreign fighters

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Commission ended its first meeting at its Sirte permanent headquarters yesterday (Photo: UNSMIL).London, 13...

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Jun 23 Sami Zaptia

Third International Follow-up Committee meeting on Libya Berlin conference outcomes expressed alarm on military escalation and renews calls for immediate de-escalation

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 June 2020:UNSMIL reported yesterday that the Third International Follow-up Committee (IFCL) meeting on the Libya Berlin conf...

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Egypt readies army for intervention in Libya, declares Sirte and Jufra a red line
Jun 21 Sami Zaptia

Egypt readies army for intervention in Libya, declares Sirte and Jufra a red line

By Sami Zaptia.Egyptian president Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi warns that Egypt has the legitimacy to intervene in Libya militarily if the Turkey-backed Tripol...

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Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL confirms Libya’s 5+5 military talks underway, calls for de-escalation, further avoidance of civilian casualties and new waves of displacement in and around Sirte

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 June 2020:UNSMIL confirmed yesterday that Libya’s 5+5 military talks between the internationally recognized Libyan governmen...

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Jun 10 Sami Zaptia

U.S expresses concern for continued escalation of fighting in Sirte

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 June 2020:The U.S. Embassy said yesterday that the U.S. is concerned for the continued escalation in Sirte. It said that it...

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Jun 13 Sami Zaptia

Three LNA airstrikes on ''terrorist'' targets south of Sirte

By Sami Zaptia.The LNA Air Force reports that it has carried out three airstrikes 60 km south of Sirte (Photo: Archive from Pro HoR LANA)London, 13 Ju...

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Bodies of Egyptian Copts murdered by ISIL in Sirte returned to Egypt
May 15 Sami Zaptia

Bodies of Egyptian Copts murdered by ISIL in Sirte returned to Egypt

By Sami Zaptia. London, 15 May 2018:The remains of 20 Egyptian Copts ceremoniously murdered while being recorded on video by the terrorist organizatio...

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PC to give Sirte LD 4.5 million for maintenance projects
Dec 14 Michel Cousins

PC to give Sirte LD 4.5 million for maintenance projects

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 14 December 2017:The Presidency Council (PC) has agreed to give Sirte municipal council LD 4.5 million to help with hygiene an...

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Dec 5 Nigel Ash

Thieves rob Sirte blind office

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 5 December 2017:The offices of Sirte’s association for the blind have been robbed.Among items stolen were power cab...

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