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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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UNSG Guterres calls for opening of investigations into collapse of Derna dams
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

UNSG Guterres calls for opening of investigations into collapse of Derna dams

Speaking at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the importance of openin...

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Greater Tripoli Municipalities discuss the region’s main river valley, sound alarm of possible disaster
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

Greater Tripoli Municipalities discuss the region’s main river valley, sound alarm of possible disaster

The mayors of the municipalities of Greater Tripoli held an emergency meeting at the headquarters of the Abu Salim municipality yesterday, to discuss...

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Derna update: International aid continues to arrive, infrastructure damage update
Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

Derna update: International aid continues to arrive, infrastructure damage update

Update on infrastructure damage The Tripoli government updated the number of destroyed bridges/culverts in the east from 10 to 11 and estimated that...

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Derna demonstration calls for holding to account of Derna Mayor and dismissal of parliament
Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

Derna demonstration calls for holding to account of Derna Mayor and dismissal of parliament

Angry demonstrators in Derna yesterday called for the Mayor of Derna to be held accountable and for Ageela Saleh, the Speaker of parliament (the House...

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Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea
Sep 17 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea

Libya’s Attorney General / Public Prosecutor, Sideeg Al-Sour, announced Friday the launch of investigations into the collapse of Derna’s two dams. The...

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UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials

Yesterday, the UN launched a US$ 71.4 million fund appeal for the rescue effort in Libya caused by the Storm Daniel destruction.Martin Griffiths, the...

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Latest UN satellite imagery shows extent of Storm Daniel destruction in Derna
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

Latest UN satellite imagery shows extent of Storm Daniel destruction in Derna

Disasters Charter yesterday released satellite images/maps to estimate the extent and damage of flooding in the city of Derna caused by Storm Daniel....

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Tripoli and Hafter’s army working side-by-side - A roundup of the eastern rescue effort
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli and Hafter’s army working side-by-side - A roundup of the eastern rescue effort

The Tripoli-based 444 brigade has arrived in eastern Libya to help in the rescue and recovery efforts in eastern Libya post Storm Daniel. This could b...

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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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More than 5,300 dead and 10,000 missing in Derna disaster
Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

More than 5,300 dead and 10,000 missing in Derna disaster

The beleaguered city of Derna is slowly trying to come to terms with life after the catastrophe caused by Storm Daniel and the breaching of its two da...

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