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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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Dec 27 thomwestcott

A week of air strikes in Sirte

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 27 December 2014:Sirte has seen over a week of sporadic airstrikes that have hit the port and the local airbase, as it...

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Dec 25 thomwestcott

Daughter of slain Egyptian couple found dead

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 25 December 2014:The body of the kidnapped teenaged daughter of an Egyptian couple killed near Sirte two days ago has b...

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Dec 25 thomwestcott

Soldiers shot guarding Sirte power plant shot dead

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 25 December 2014:Fourteen soldiers guarding a power plant 30 kilometres outside Sirte were shot dead in the early hours...

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Turkish Airlines boosts Libya services to two daily passenger flights
Dec 22 thomwestcott

Turkish Airlines boosts Libya services to two daily passenger flights

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 22 December 2014:Turkish Airlines has boosted its Libya passenger services and is now operating two daily flights betwe...

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LNA launches major attack on Benghazi's Laithi district
Dec 22 thomwestcott

LNA launches major attack on Benghazi's Laithi district

By Maha Suliman and Adam Ali.Benghazi, 22 December 2014:Heavy fighting in Benghazi’s Leithi district has left at least three dead, possibly seven, aft...

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National is the new international at Tripoli Dates Fair
Dec 21 thomwestcott

National is the new international at Tripoli Dates Fair

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 21 December 2014:Libya’s date-growers and sellers converged in Tripoli last week for a four-day extravaganza featuring...

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Pakistan takes “neutral” stance but "stands shoulder to shoulder with the Libyan people": ambassador
Dec 21 thomwestcott

Pakistan takes “neutral” stance but "stands shoulder to shoulder with the Libyan people": ambassador

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 21 December 2014:Pakistan’s ambassador to Libya said today that the country was maintaining a neutral stance politicall...

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One dead, three injured after rocket hits Benghazi mosque
Dec 21 thomwestcott

One dead, three injured after rocket hits Benghazi mosque

By Maha Suliman.Benghazi, 21 December 2014:A father of six died after a rocket smashed through the walls of a Benghazi mosque last night, during the o...

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Tripoli’s Mayor commits to preserving culture and heritage
Dec 19 thomwestcott

Tripoli’s Mayor commits to preserving culture and heritage

By Libya Herald staff. Wasim A. Elburawi from the Chrome Foundation for Culture overseeing the safe removal of the fighting lions statue in Tripoli (P...

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Libya Dawn forces make “strategic retreat” a few kilometres back from Sidra
Dec 17 thomwestcott

Libya Dawn forces make “strategic retreat” a few kilometres back from Sidra

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 December 2014:Libya Dawn troops, under the name Operation Sunrise, say they have have made "a strategic retreat" of...

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