Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank to provide Islamic banking consultancy and training to Sahara bank
Jun 9 Sami Zaptia

Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank to provide Islamic banking consultancy and training to Sahara bank

‎Bahrain’s Al Salam Bank is to provide Islamic banking consultancy and training to Libya’s Sahara bank; it was revealed yesterday.The revelation came...

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Jumhouria bank main sponsor of Bahrain’s AAOIFI Annual Conference
Dec 14 Sami Zaptia

Jumhouria bank main sponsor of Bahrain’s AAOIFI Annual Conference

Libya’s largest bank, the state-owned and managed Jumhouria Bank, was one of the main sponsors of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic...

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Bahrain-based Libyan designer promises to keep delivering exquisite designs with a unique Libyan touch
Jan 5 Sami Zaptia

Bahrain-based Libyan designer promises to keep delivering exquisite designs with a unique Libyan touch

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 January 2018:Bahrain-based Libyan designer Arwa Saleh Alarbah is a simple and humble woman proud of her Libyan identity. She...

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Misrata TV forced off air over finance problems
Dec 19 Michel Cousins

Misrata TV forced off air over finance problems

By Libya Herald reporter.Misrata, 19 December 2016:Misrata TV stopped broadcasting yesterday because of financial problems. In a statement on its Face...

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Feb 4 Michel Cousins

Libya loses voting rights at UN General Assembly over non-payment of UN dues

By Libya Herald reporter.Libyan flag at the UN (file Photo)Tunis, 4 February 2016:Libya has had its voting rights UN General Assembly (UNGA) suspended...

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Aug 12 Newsdesk2

Arab Banking Corporation sees 22% rise in first half profits

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 12 August 2014:Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation (ABC), which is 59% owned by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), ann...

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Feb 25 Michel Cousins

ABC Islamic Bank profits in 2013 up near 50 percent

Manama, 25 February 2014:Net profits at the Banrain-based ABC Islamic Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Libyan-owned and controlled Arab Banking...

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Dec 4 Michel Cousins

Ahmed Ramadan Sassi wins gold for Libya at the 32nd Pan Arab Golf Championship in Bahrain

Tripoli, 4 December: The Libyan junior, cadet and ladies golf teams rounded up their participation at the 32nd Pan Arab Golf Championship in Bahrai...

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Al Baraka still working on Libya branch
Nov 14 thomwestcott

Al Baraka still working on Libya branch

Adnan Ahmed Yousif, CEO of Al Baraka.Tripoli, 14 November:The chief executive of Al Baraka Banking Group, Adnan Ahmed Yousif, has said that preparat...

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New Islamic bank to open in Libya
Feb 24 Michel Cousins

New Islamic bank to open in Libya

The Bahrain-based Islamic banking company, Al Baraka Group (ABG) has announced that it is to open a branch in Libya.The announcement was made at its b...

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