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Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115 Two million POS transactions in a single day across 67,000 points cause collapse of e-payment system - CBL apologises UNSMIL warns of escalation in Zawia and calls for restraint ahead of Eid al-Adha Minister of Economy and Trade affirms Ministry's orientation towards building a more disciplined and transparent business environment Labour Ministry developing specific, secure and healthy Labour Housing Project for legal expatriate workers Head of Airports Authority inaugurates first meeting tasked with testing readiness of systems and equipment at Tripoli International Airport Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts releases its Q1 2026 Report for the Libyan Tourism Sector Libyan Express announces launch of direct flights between Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport and Malta starting 22 June Libyan Railroads meets China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. - joint committees to negotiate activating signed contracts Minister of Economy Abu Shiha approves 13 decisions related to foreign and joint ventures and commercial agencies Akakus Oil uses SLB’s Rhino Reamer technology - the first in the Middle East and North Africa – to successfully drill well M.24H-NC115
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Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling

October 24, 2023The Attorney General’s Office announced Sunday that it had ordered a fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations (in the Zawia region) for d...

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Libya and Turkey agree to activate 2014 customs agreement
Oct 22 Michel Cousins

Libya and Turkey agree to activate 2014 customs agreement

October 22, 2023Libya and Turkey agreed on a working mechanism to activate the customs agreement on mutual administrative cooperation concluded betwee...

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23 flights of international aid from 12 states arrive in Libya within 24 hours – government asks UN to coordinate effort
Sep 13 Michel Cousins

23 flights of international aid from 12 states arrive in Libya within 24 hours – government asks UN to coordinate effort

September 14, 2023Domestic and international aid has started arriving to eastern Libya, the area devastated by Storm Daniel. This includes specialist...

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Part of Khoms Naval Base allocated to Khoms Commercial Port – Aldabaiba refutes leasing to Turkey
Aug 23 Michel Cousins

Part of Khoms Naval Base allocated to Khoms Commercial Port – Aldabaiba refutes leasing to Turkey

August 23, 2023Under the supervision of the Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, the Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi...

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Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) to hold meeting in Tripoli in May 2023
Dec 28 Michel Cousins

Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) to hold meeting in Tripoli in May 2023

The General Secretariat of the Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of the Mediterranean (ASCAME) is to hold its next meeting...

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General Union of Chambers head meets Tunisian ambassador ahead of economic delegation Tripoli visit on 24 December
Dec 13 Michel Cousins

General Union of Chambers head meets Tunisian ambassador ahead of economic delegation Tripoli visit on 24 December

The head of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce, Mohamed Raied, received Sunday the Tunisian ambassador, Al-Asaad Al-Ajili, accompanied b...

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Egypt’s Bahna Engineering to activate its rail contract: Railways Libya
Dec 7 Michel Cousins

Egypt’s Bahna Engineering to activate its rail contract: Railways Libya

Egypt’s Bahna Engineering International has confirmed that it will activate its stalled rail contract to implement engineering works with the Libyan R...

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Libya to pay off its US$ 250 million Tunisian debts by year end
Dec 2 Michel Cousins

Libya to pay off its US$ 250 million Tunisian debts by year end

Libya will pay off its debts to Tunisia, amounting to US$ 250 million, before the end of this year. The promise was made by Libyan prime minister Abd...

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ATMs and e-payments in Libyan shops and businesses set to grow
Dec 2 Michel Cousins

ATMs and e-payments in Libyan shops and businesses set to grow

Libya is still a traditional cash-driven economy. ATMs are relatively few in number; those that work even fewer. It is the same with electronic points...

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Tunisian Civil Aviation and Tunis Air inspect Misrata Airport for possible start of direct flights
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Tunisian Civil Aviation and Tunis Air inspect Misrata Airport for possible start of direct flights

A Tunisian Civil Aviation and Tunis Air team visited Misrata Airport today to assess its suitability to receive direct flights to and from Tunis, Misr...

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