U.S. Ambassador Norland met Haftar in Abu Dhabi to discuss Libyan crisis
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

U.S. Ambassador Norland met Haftar in Abu Dhabi to discuss Libyan crisis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 September 2019:The U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar o...

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Aug 12 Sami Zaptia

Five-state joint statement welcomes Libya Eid fighting truce

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 August 2019:A joint statement released yesterday by the governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United K...

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Italian Defence Minister Trenta affirms support on reconciliation, health and illegal migration
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Italian Defence Minister Trenta affirms support on reconciliation, health and illegal migration

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 July 2018:Italy’s Defence Minister, Elisabetta Trenta affirmed her support for Libya in the fields of reconciliation, health...

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UN reports numerous Libya arms embargo violations on both sides of the conflict
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

UN reports numerous Libya arms embargo violations on both sides of the conflict

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2017:A United Nations report concludes that arms have continued to be illicitly transferred to and from Libya on a regu...

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Serraj tells Russians he wants greater economic cooperation
Apr 26 Nigel Ash

Serraj tells Russians he wants greater economic cooperation

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 26 April 2017Faiez Serraj has told a visiting Russian delegation, headed by Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov,...

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Apr 13 Nigel Ash

Hafter says Moscow wants no Libyan bases and spurns UN arms embargo breach

By Jamie Prentis. Khalifa Hafter says Moscow has not asked about Libyan bases (file photo)Tunis, 13 April 2017:Khalifa Hafter has insisted that Moscow...

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Italian ambassador moves to soothe HoR concerns about Italy's policies on Libya
Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Italian ambassador moves to soothe HoR concerns about Italy's policies on Libya

By Jamie Prentis. Italian ambassador Giuseppe Perrone with HoR president Ageela Saleh (Photo: HoR)Tunis, 6 February 2017:In an move aimed at improving...

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LNA denies Hafter has signed any arms deal with Russia
Jan 18 Nigel Ash

LNA denies Hafter has signed any arms deal with Russia

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 18 January2017:The Libyan National Army has denied that armed forces commander-in-chief Khalifa Hafter has signed...

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International support for Presidency Guard at Tunis conference
Dec 13 Michel Cousins

International support for Presidency Guard at Tunis conference

By Libya Herald reporter. Colonel Najmi Al-Nakua, head of the presidential guard (Photo: Libya Herald)Tunis, 13 December 2016:A number of countries at...

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HoR tells UN Panel of Experts weapons sanctions must end
Nov 15 Michel Cousins

HoR tells UN Panel of Experts weapons sanctions must end

By Libya Herald reporter. UN Panel of Experts meets with members of HoR committees (Photo: HoR)15 November 2016:The UN Panel of Experts was told in To...

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