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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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Large quantities of smuggled Egyptian onions unfit for consumption seized and destroyed
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Large quantities of smuggled Egyptian onions unfit for consumption seized and destroyed

The official authorities in Tripoli, represented by the Municipal Guard and Environmental Sanitation Tripoli and Abu Salim, and the Internal Security...

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Supplies of basic commodities plentiful for Ramadan: Economy Ministry
Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

Supplies of basic commodities plentiful for Ramadan: Economy Ministry

The Ministry of Economy and Trade said that there were large quantities in the market of various basic goods to meet the needs of consumers for the co...

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The Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of onions unfit for human consumption from Egypt
Feb 5 Sami Zaptia

The Food and Drug Control Centre confirms entry of onions unfit for human consumption from Egypt

In a special statement to Libya Herald, Mohamed Al-Zayat, the Official Spokesperson for Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre (FDCC), confirmed the cir...

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WFP welcomes Czech contribution to rehabilitation of Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre
Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

WFP welcomes Czech contribution to rehabilitation of Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Libya welcomed last Thursday a contribution of approx. US$ 355,000) from the Czech Republic to suppor...

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Over 100 random tests found no potassium bromide in bakeries: Economy Minister Hwej
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

Over 100 random tests found no potassium bromide in bakeries: Economy Minister Hwej

Over 100 tests taken randomly from bakeries across Libya found no evidence of the presence of the carcinogenic additive potassium bromate in bakeries,...

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Oct 18 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Economy is examining impact of genetically modified grains on consumer health

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: The Ministry of Economy and Trade).London, 18 October 2021:The Ministry of Economy and Trade is examining the impact of genetica...

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Unlicensed Tripoli ‘‘McDonald’s’’ closed for health and safety infringements
May 25 Sami Zaptia

Unlicensed Tripoli ‘‘McDonald’s’’ closed for health and safety infringements

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 May 2021:The Libyan Food and Drug Control Centre reported yesterday that an unlicensed ''McDonald’s'' restaurant in the Hay...

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Libya’s Drug Control Centre approves Sputnik V and AstraZeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines suitable for human consumption
Apr 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Drug Control Centre approves Sputnik V and AstraZeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines suitable for human consumption

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 April 2021:Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre today announced that it has approved the Sputnik V and AstraZeneca anti-Coro...

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