Mitiga airport remains closed, flights transferred to Misrata, LNA denies responsibility for its bombing
By Sami Zaptia. Mitiga airport remains closed since Sunday, flights diverted to Misrata and the LNA denies responsibility for its ...
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PC refutes reaching final agreement on army reunification
By Sami Zaptia. The Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council refutes irresponsible reports that the Cairo Libyan army reunification talks had reached ...
Ceasefire breaks down as militia fighting reignites and indiscriminate shelling continues in Tripoli’s militia war
By Sami Zaptia. Frankfurt, 1 September 2018: The fragile ceasefire agreed yesterday in Tripoli’s ‘‘militia war’’ broke down today as ...
Gunfire and shelling still reported despite mediated truce in south Tripoli militia fighting
By Sami Zaptia. Frankfurt, 30 August 2018: Gunfire and shells were still being reported by south Tripoli residents despite a ...
Dozens of children among Libya’s 2017 dead
By Libya Herald reporters. A grieving woman in a Tripoli cemetery (Photo: Benjamin Lowy) Tunis, 1 January 2018: Libya’s 2017 ...
Brak airport upgrade work to finish end of May
By Sami Zaptia and Seraj Essul. Brak airport upgrade work is to be completed at the end of May (Photo: ...
Civilians to march on Gharghour on Friday if Brigades don’t pull out before Friday
By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 14 November 2013: Further to yesterday's report by Libya Herald of civilian plans to march on ...
Calls for peaceful protest to end armed presence in Tripoli
By Houda Mzioudet and Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 13 November 2013: A gathering of Tripoli locals is calling upon Tripoli residents to ...
Abdul Jalil accuses ‘Libyan Islamists’ of Younis’s death
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 25 December: Former NTC head Mustafa Abdul Jalil accussed a group of ‘’Libyan Islamists’’ of being ...
National Congress leader Magarief says Libya should be a “secular state”
By Sami Zaptia. Research by Nihal Zaroug. Mohamed Magarief has opened up one of the most important debates about Libya's ...
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Test flight conducted at Tripoli International Airport – after a near 10-year hiatus
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Decree authorises contracting with Qatari Elegancia Healthcare to operate 6 Libyan health facilities for 15 years
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Customs Authority postpones enforcement of ACI / ECTN cargo registration and tracking system
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Aldabaiba hails Libya’s oil production reaching 1.363 million barrels per day – the highest since 2012
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Libyan Export Promotion Centre signs MoU with the Italian Trade Agency to enhance bilateral trade and access to the EU
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