Update: Temporary overnight ceasefire agreed in south Tripoli militia fighting
By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 August 2018: A temporary ceasefire was agreed last night in the fighting between the two...
UN calls for ceasefire and calm as militia clashes in south Tripoli lead to numerous deaths and injuries
By Sami Zaptia. London, 27 August 2018: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has today called on all...
Libya will not accept the return of illegal migrants rescued at sea
By Sami Zaptia. Libya refuses to take back illegal migrants rescued off its Mediterranean Sea coast (Photo MFA). London, 23...
Six security personnel killed in checkpoint terror attack
By Sami Zaptia. Six security personnel were killed by terrorist gunfire at Wadi Kaam checkpoint this morning (Photo: 218News). London,...
UN strongly condemns Libya’s militia attacks on state institutions
By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 August 2018: The United Nations, in the form of its specific Libyan body, the United...
LCOG workshop on increasing private sector participation in Libya’s oil sector
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: LCOG). London, 20 August 2018: The Libyan Council for Oil and Gas (LCOG), a private sector...
Aref Nayed re-launches Ihya movement and announces his candidacy for Libya’s forthcoming elections
By Sami Zaptia. Aref Al-Nayed re-launches his political movement Ihya Libya and announces he will be standing in Libya's next...
CBL sacks Libyan Foreign Bank GM and board of directors, who refuse to abide by decision
By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: LFB). London, 17 August 2018: The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), headed by Saddek Elkaber,...
Serraj reiterates his call for a unified stance by international community on Libyan issues and constitutional democratic elections
By Sami Zaptia. Mohamed El-Sallak, the spokesperson for the head of the PC, Faiez Serraj, said Serraj calls for a...
More official talk of Libyan economic reform, but no action yet
By Sami Zaptia. Libya's Tripoli-based political leaders continue to promise economic reform without any sign of action (Photo: PC). London,...
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