Airports Authority signs software contract with Dutch firm
By Sami Zaptia. The Libyan Airports Authority says that it has signed a contract with Dutch software company Travsys to...
Libyan applicants for British visa can retain passports pending decision
By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 November 2016: The British authorities announced yesterday that Libyans applying for a British visa in...
At least 239 migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Libya
By Sami Zaptia. At least 239 migrants are reported missing in two shipwrecks originating from Libya (Photo: MOAS). London, 3...
IOM repatriates 142 migrants from Libya to Burkina Faso
By Sami Zaptia. IOM staff helping Burkina Faso migrants at Tripoli's Mitiga airport on their way back home (IOM). London,...
Serraj blames Hafter, Saleh, Elkaber and Ghariani for Libya’s problems
By Sami Zaptia. London, 2 November 2016: In a frank and open interview on the margins of the meetings organized...
Libya Entrepreneurship training programme launched
By Sami Zaptia. The ITC and Expertise France helped launch an entrepreneurship training programme. London, 28 October 2016: The International...
Root causes of extremism need to be addressed: Med Forum 2016
By Sami Zaptia. Malta, 24 October 2016: Malta has a natural understanding of the Arab and the European world and...
IOM reports 3,134 migrant deaths off Libyan coast in 2016, 79 in October alone
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM reports 3,134 migrant deaths through the Central Mediterranean up to 6 October 2016(Photo: MSF) London,...
Letter to the editor: Libyan children’s lives should not be subjected to political infighting
By William M Novick. Libya's Health Minister Reida El-Oakley (l) and American surgeon William Novich after one of the children's...
Eastern government ends food subsidies?
By Sami Zaptia. Tomato paste has historically been subsidized by the state. But has not stopped the import of unsubsidized...
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Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving – Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
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PM Aldabaiba reopens Tripoli Zoo after a 17-year closure: a symbolic turnaround for the Zoo – from a militia military base back to a leading recreation destination
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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC
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China cancels customs duties on Libyan imports starting from this May – banking and financial cooperation will be enhanced
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