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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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Sami Zaptia

Libya Herald Chief Editor

Kufra airport reports further increase in overflight traffic - coinciding with the Hajj season flights to and from Saudi Arabia
May 11 Sami Zaptia

Kufra airport reports further increase in overflight traffic - coinciding with the Hajj season flights to and from Saudi Arabia

Kufra Airport reported last Friday (8 May that) its skies are witnessing a surge in air traffic these days, coinciding with the Hajj season. I...

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Akakus Oil confirms oil pipeline leak at Block 186, confirms leak fixed using Libyan cadres within hours - returning production to normal
May 10 Sami Zaptia

Akakus Oil confirms oil pipeline leak at Block 186, confirms leak fixed using Libyan cadres within hours - returning production to normal

Akakus Oil Operations confirmed today the widely reported crude oil pipeline leak connecting stations A and D to Block 186. However, Akakus al...

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LIA welcomes UN Security Council’s updated Implementation Assistance Notice No. 6 clarifying interpretation of its asset freezing measures
May 10 Sami Zaptia

LIA welcomes UN Security Council’s updated Implementation Assistance Notice No. 6 clarifying interpretation of its asset freezing measures

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) welcomed yesterday the issuance by the UN Security Council, on 1 May 2026, of the updated version of Implem...

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GIZ organises workshop on sustainable municipal waste management systems
May 10 Sami Zaptia

GIZ organises workshop on sustainable municipal waste management systems

Germany’s GIZ Libya reported last Thursday (7 May) that a new phase of Municipal Waste Management Planning workshops has officially started (25 April...

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Libyan United Airlines holds Cabin Crew Open Day in Tripoli - in anticipation of its launch on a yet unspecified date
May 10 Sami Zaptia

Libyan United Airlines holds Cabin Crew Open Day in Tripoli - in anticipation of its launch on a yet unspecified date

The soon-to-be launched Libyan United Airlines (LUA) announced last Tuesday (5 May) that it had held a Cabin Crew Open Day in Tripoli the previou...

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CBL source to Libya Herald: CBL moving towards ending cash collection of taxes and customs duties – moving solely to e-collections
May 10 Sami Zaptia

CBL source to Libya Herald: CBL moving towards ending cash collection of taxes and customs duties – moving solely to e-collections

A senior source within the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) revealed to Libya Herald yesterday that the decision to mandate commercial banks and the f...

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LBC meets Egyptian Business Association in Cairo - arrangements ongoing for large exhibition of Egyptian products to be held in Tripoli soon
May 9 Sami Zaptia

LBC meets Egyptian Business Association in Cairo - arrangements ongoing for large exhibition of Egyptian products to be held in Tripoli soon

A meeting was held last Wednesday (6 May) at the headquarters of the Egyptian Businessmen's Association (EBA) in Cairo, between the Libyan-Egypti...

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Tripoli Court convicts former Financial Controller at the Libyan mission in Bangladesh to fours jail for financial fraud
May 9 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Court convicts former Financial Controller at the Libyan mission in Bangladesh to fours jail for financial fraud

The Attorney General’s Office reported last Wednesday (6 May) that the Public Prosecutor's Office prosecuted a former Financial Controller at the...

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Zawia armed clashes ended - Zawia Refinery’s Aviation Kerosene Tank 501 ruptured
May 9 Sami Zaptia

Zawia armed clashes ended - Zawia Refinery’s Aviation Kerosene Tank 501 ruptured

Libya’s Brega Oil Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the state National Oil Corporation (NOC), announced yesterday that following the armed clash...

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LISCO completes commissioning and testing of High Cold Rolling Mill - implemented by Turkish company Partner Teknik
May 9 Sami Zaptia

LISCO completes commissioning and testing of High Cold Rolling Mill - implemented by Turkish company Partner Teknik

The Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) announced last Wednesday (6 May) that it had completed the commissioning and performance tests of the H...

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