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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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Clash between Libya’s religious and secular authorities regarding the permissibility of surcharging for e-payments
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

Clash between Libya’s religious and secular authorities regarding the permissibility of surcharging for e-payments

A clash is occurring between Libya’s secular and religious orders as to the permissibility of merchants imposing an extra charge for receiving payment...

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Secular and religious agree on need for Libya’s gradual energy subsidy reform
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Secular and religious agree on need for Libya’s gradual energy subsidy reform

The secular and religious worlds have come to agreement on the need for Libya to gradually reform its fuel subsidies in the unlikely bedfellows of the...

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Grand Mufti of Libya laments demise of exchange rate of Libyan dinar – and lack of resignations by officials as a result
Feb 2 Sami Zaptia

Grand Mufti of Libya laments demise of exchange rate of Libyan dinar – and lack of resignations by officials as a result

In video excerpts published by the Dar Al-Ifta, Libya’s Religious Council, its head, the Grand Mufti of Libya, Sadeg Al-Ghiriani, was very critical of...

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No saviour for Libya except through constitutional based elections to end transitional periods: Grand Mufti
Jan 23 Sami Zaptia

No saviour for Libya except through constitutional based elections to end transitional periods: Grand Mufti

‎The Tripoli based Dar Al-Ifta, Libya’s official religious advisory council, reported today that British Ambassador Martin Longden met with the Grand...

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Beida government’s Awqaf and Islamic affairs department warns against celebrating Christmas
Dec 21 Michel Cousins

Beida government’s Awqaf and Islamic affairs department warns against celebrating Christmas

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 21 December 2017:The Awqaf (religious endowments) and Islamic Affairs Administration in the eastern-based interim gove...

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Ghariani indicates cautious approval of Baset Igtet
Sep 14 Michel Cousins

Ghariani indicates cautious approval of Baset Igtet

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 14 September 2017:Controversial cleric Sadek Al-Ghariani has indicated his tacit support for Baset Igtet, the Swiss-ba...

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Jun 22 Michel Cousins

Thirty-three percent difference in Eid Zakat payment between east and west

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 22 June 2017:The House of Representatives’ Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Committee has announced that the amount for the Z...

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Jun 14 Michel Cousins

Dar Al-Ifta announces Ramadan Zakat payment

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 14 June 2017:The Tripoli-based Dar Al-Ifta, run by Sadek Al-Ghariani, has set the amount of the Zakat tax payable th...

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Jun 10 Nigel Ash

Radical religious scholars deny Sheikh Ghariani is a terrorist: UPDATE

By Libya Herald reporters. Sheikh Sadek Ghariani is not a terrorist say scholars (Photo: LH)Tripoli, 10 May 2017:Libyan religious leaders linked to th...

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May 29 Michel Cousins

Dar Al-Ifta claims attack on headquarters, blames security forces

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 29 May 2017:The Dar Al-Ifta ("Fatwa House"), headed by controversial grand mufti Sadik Al-Ghariani, says that its he...

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