Friday demonstrations for and against HoR – again marred by gunfire
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 16 August 2014: Yesterday's Martyr Square demonstration in central Tripoli were again, and for the second...
Heavy artillery bombardment rains down on parts of Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 16 August 2014: Yesterday's demonstrations seem to have given the anti House of Representatives (HoR) bloc...
Opinion: Tripoli wakes to another Friday of pounding by militias – as the war moves to control of the airwaves
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 15 August 2014: Tripoli residents are awaken to yet another Friday - the third Friday in...
“We will not succumb and we will not compromise” Representative Ali Tekbali
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 14 August 2014: House of Representative (HoR) member for Tripoli Central, Ali Tekbali, refuted smear allegations...
I totally reject foreign intervention in Libya & condemn with full force the attack on the people and their assets – Abushagur
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 14 August 2014: Members of the House of Representatives (HoR) adjourned their extended sitting and set...
UN delegation visits Misrata to discuss solutions out of crisis and build constitutional institutions
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 15 August 2014: A delegation from the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the European...
Another fuel tanker enters Tripoli port – laden with 14 million litres of petrol
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 15 August 2014: Tripoli Municipal Council and the National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed the arrival yesterday...
Caretaker government assures of its “control” of all Libya’s ports
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 14 August 2014: In a statement released today, the Caretaker government of Abdullah Thinni assured that...
OMV resumes Libyan oil production
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 13 August 2014: The NOC reported yesterday the first shipment of Sirtica oil from its Harouj...
HoR disbands officially recognized and funded militias
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 13 August 2014: The House of Representatives (HoR) passed a law today disbanding all officially recognized...
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