A high-level Libyan delegation and U.S. officials from Congress, the administration, and think tanks hold roundtable discussion in DC
Nov 23 Sami Zaptia

A high-level Libyan delegation and U.S. officials from Congress, the administration, and think tanks hold roundtable discussion in DC

A high-level Libyan delegation currently visiting Washington DC and U.S. officials from Congress, the administration, and think tanks, held a roundtab...

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Minister of Economy Hwej discusses with French Ambassador activation of trade agreements signed between the two countries
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

Minister of Economy Hwej discusses with French Ambassador activation of trade agreements signed between the two countries

During his meeting with the Ambassador of France, Thierry Vallat, at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters yesterday, the Minister of Economy and Trade,...

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National Oil Corporation discusses prospects for technical cooperation with America’s Halliburton
Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

National Oil Corporation discusses prospects for technical cooperation with America’s Halliburton

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported yesterday that it had held an expanded meeting on the same day at its Tripoli headquarters with...

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NOC signs MoU with Exxon Mobil – returning to Libya after a 10-year hiatus
Aug 5 Sami Zaptia

NOC signs MoU with Exxon Mobil – returning to Libya after a 10-year hiatus

‎The National Oil Corporation (NOC), represented by its Chairman, Masoud Suleiman, announced yesterday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understandin...

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Acting Minister of Oil and Gas meets Shell delegation to discuss future partnership opportunities
May 21 Sami Zaptia

Acting Minister of Oil and Gas meets Shell delegation to discuss future partnership opportunities

‎The Acting Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Sadig, held a meeting yesterday with a senior delegation from Shell to discuss prospects for cooper...

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Op-Ed: Libya's premium real estate, undervalued strategic assets in Central Africa – wasted potential needing leverage beyond oil through a new African partnership vision
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Libya's premium real estate, undervalued strategic assets in Central Africa – wasted potential needing leverage beyond oil through a new African partnership vision

After spending some time recently in the Central African Republic, I got to see firsthand what the Libyan African Investment Company (LAICO) has built...

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USLBA’s ‘‘Libyan American Forum for Development and Reconstruction’’ starts in Washington D.C. from 28 to 29 April
Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

USLBA’s ‘‘Libyan American Forum for Development and Reconstruction’’ starts in Washington D.C. from 28 to 29 April

The U.S.-Libya Business Association’s (USLBA) ‘‘Libyan American Forum for Development and Reconstruction’’ (28 to 29 April) opened in Washington D.C....

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Libya seeks review and development of its investments in Rwanda
Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

Libya seeks review and development of its investments in Rwanda

On the margins of the Italian African Summit in Rome (28-29 January), Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, discussed yesterday...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping to instruct Chinese companies to return to work in Libya
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

Chinese President Xi Jinping to instruct Chinese companies to return to work in Libya

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to ‘‘direct his instructions to Chinese companies to return to work in Libya, and to support the start of recons...

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Libya and Canada discuss strengthening cooperation in the field of renewable energies
Jul 14 Sami Zaptia

Libya and Canada discuss strengthening cooperation in the field of renewable energies

Libya and Canada discuss ways to strengthen a ‘‘partnership and strategic cooperation’’ in the field of renewable energies.The discussions took place...

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