Explanation of U.S. vote on the UN Security Council Resolution on Libya Ceasefire
By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 February 2020: Cherith Norman Chalet, Acting Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN offered a ...
Tag: UN Security Council
‘‘Keep your hands off Libya’’, UNSMIL’s Salame to foreign interference
By Sami Zaptia. London, 7 January 2020: Keep your hands off Libya and get out of the Libyan nightmare, Ghassan ...
Biscuit factory air strike leads to calls for Hafter’s prosecution for war crimes
By Sami Zaptia. An aerial attack on a biscuit factory yesterday on the outskirts of Tripoli led to the death ...
Ghassan Salame to UNSC: “Libyans are fighting wars of others”. Proposes three-point peace plan
By Sami Zaptia. Reporting to the UNSC yesterday, SRSG and UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame said "Libyans are fighting wars of ...
Security Council condemns 2 July attack on Tripoli detention centre which resulted in 53 killed and over 130 injured
By Sami Zaptia. The UN Security Council condemns the attack on the Tripoli migrant centre killing 53 people (Photo: UN ...
UN Security Council unanimously renews measures to implement Libya arms embargo for another year
By Sami Zaptia. The UN Security Council has extended its Libya arms embargo until 2020 (Photo: Archives UNSMIL). London, 11 ...
HoR designates the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: HoR). London, 14 May 2019: Libya’s internationally recognized parliament based in Tobruk, the House of Representatives ...
Thousands demonstrate against Hafter Tripoli attack amidst international split on Libya
By Sami Zaptia. Thousands demonstrate in Tripoli against Hafter and his attack on Tripoli, as well as his perceived ally ...
Salame slams HoR and HSC as sterile and time-wasting
By Sami Zaptia. UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame was very critical yesterday of the HoR and HSC for failing Libya during ...
Serraj welcomes UNSC’s preparedness to review its Libya arms embargo
By Sami Zaptia. Serraj has welcomed the UN Security Council's preparedness to review its arms embargo (PC/GNA). London, 8 November ...
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