Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Man-Made River demands security and funding to prevent complete loss of water supply

By Sami Zaptia.Following the ''terror'' sabotage of one of its stations, the Man-Made River Authority is calling for security and funding to avoid a c...

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Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Continued attacks threaten collapse of entire system and interruption of water supply to most cities: Manmade River Project

By Sami Zaptia.The MMR calls for increased security to avoid the water supply system collapsing due to continued sabotage of its wells (Photo: Man-mad...

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Sep 23 Sami Zaptia

Man-Made River has remained out of politics and acted as a unifier: MMR chairman

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: LBBC).London, 23 September 2020: LBBC webinar with Man-Made River Authority chairman Abdulnaser Bubteina MMR has remaine...

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Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

As another well is attacked, the Man-Made River Authority reports 149 water wells attacked despite appeals to the state for security

By Sami Zaptia.The MMR repeats its calls for the provision of security of its assets as it reports 149 wells sabotaged or stolen (Photo: Man-made Rive...

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Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

130 wells sabotaged as Man-made River calls for provision of security

By Sami Zaptia.Amidst continuing summer water cuts, the MMR calls on the state to provide security for its assets as it reports 130 wells were sabotag...

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Apr 15 Sami Zaptia

‘‘If Libya is to have any chance against COVID-19, the ongoing conflict and attacks on critical civilian infrastructure must come to an immediate halt’’: UN’s OCHA

By Sami Zaptia.(OCHA).London, 15 April 2020:The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that if Libya is to have any chance...

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Apr 10 Sami Zaptia

Western Libya water and electricity cuts: collective punishment of millions of innocent people is abhorrent and must stop immediately says UN

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 April 2020:The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator, Yacoub El Hillo, said today that the collective punishment of millions of inno...

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Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Interior Ministry condemns Tripoli water cut - attributes it to Hafter despite conflicting evidence

By Sami Zaptia.Water has been cut to Tripoli and the Western region for two days ostensibly due to an armed group with a personal grievance (Photo: So...

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Water starts to be pumped to Tripoli
Aug 14 Sami Zaptia

Water starts to be pumped to Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 August 2019:Libya’s Tripoli-based Water Authority announced today that electricity has been reconnected to the Man-Made Rive...

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Water supply slow to arrive in Tripoli due to protesting militias
Jul 17 Sami Zaptia

Water supply slow to arrive in Tripoli due to protesting militias

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 July 2019:In an "important clarification" Libya's Water Resources Authority said today that water will be slow in arriving t...

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