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 ...
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Holding referendum on draft constitution could delay election date beyond 24 December 2021
By Sami Zaptia. The possibility of cancelling the referendum on the draft constitution or delaying the 24 December elections are ...
UN Security Council adopts UK Presidency statement on Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The UK Presidency statement on Libya was adopted by the UN Security Council (Photo: UK Government). London, ...
HoR Deputy heads invite prime minister designate to form government within stipulated time for parliament’s approval
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: Tobruk HoR). London, 9 February 2021: The First and Second Deputy heads of the House of ...
Saleh calls for first HoR meeting since formation of GNU
By Sami Zaptia. Ageela Saleh has called for a meeting of the HoR in Tobruk. He still has a strategic ...
Jan Kubis assumes his role as UNSMIL head
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 February 2021: Jan Kubis officially began his duties today as the UN Secretary-General's envoy to ...
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 ...
France, Germany, Italy, UK, and the USA welcome election of new Libyan Government of National Unity
By Sami Zaptia. The LPDF meeting in Geneva yesterday elected a new Libyan government (Photo: UNSMIL). London, 6 February 2021: ...
BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva
By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: UNSMIL). London, 5 February 2021: The second round of voting by the LPDF gathered in Geneva ...
BREAKING: LPDF Geneva elections fail to secure winner in round one, round two vote-off after lunch between top two lists
By Sami Zaptia. The first round of LPDF voting in Geneva failed to produce an overall winner for Libya's next ...
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