Libya’s latest LD 111 bn draft 2021 budget likely to pass as Hafter and his army finally allocated LD 2.5 bn
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: Tobruk HoR). London, 4 August 2021: Libya’s troublesome 2021 budget is likely to pass through parliament ...
Tag: Khalifa Hafter
Italy opens its consulate in Benghazi – Consul meets Hafter
By Sami Zaptia. Khalifa Hafter meets Italian Consul Carlo Batori as Italian Consulate is opened (Photo: LNA). London, 6 July ...
UNSMIL welcomes freeing of prisoners – calls for more arbitrarily held persons to be released
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 May 2021: UNSMIL welcomed yesterday the recent release of dozens of detainees by the ...
Aldabaiba vows to visit Benghazi despite entry refusal to his forward security detail – What to do with Hafter?
By Sami Zaptia. Presidency Council head Menfi must find a solution to the Hafter problem (Photo: LNA Command). London, 28 ...
Military courts in eastern Libya sentence hundreds of civilians in sham, torture-tainted trials: Amnesty International
By Sami Zaptia. London, 27 April 2021: Military courts have convicted hundreds of civilians in eastern Libya in secret and ...
Egyptian medical aid arriving in Sebha causes some disquiet
By Sami Zaptia. Egyptian medical aid arrives in Sebha (Photo: Health Ministry). London, 14 April 2021: Two shipments of medicines ...
UNSMIL welcomes release of pro-Hafter prisoners of war – released as part of a national reconciliation initiative
By Sami Zaptia. Prisoners of Hafter's war on Tripoli were ceremoniously released in Zawia yesterday as part of a reconciliation ...
Kubis continues familiarization round of meetings in Benghazi and Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 February 2021: UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission ...
New Presidency Council head arrives in Libya, lands in Benghazi – meets Hafter first
By Sami Zaptia. Libya's new Presidency Council head chose to visit Benghazi and Hafter for his first arrival from Athens ...
New LPDF-elected GNU welcomed locally by key stakeholders: report and analysis
By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: UNSMIL). London, 6 February 2021: The new Government of National Unity (GNU) ‘‘elected’’ yesterday by the ...
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Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
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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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LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work
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BREAKING: Eni announces new offshore gas discoveries in Libya of more than 1 trillion cubic feet – gas to supply Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy
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