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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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Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations

High summer temperatures and widespread power cuts varying from 10 to 16 hours over the last week have led to calls for non-aligned public demonstrati...

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Misrata fast track power station expected to enter service end of June
Jun 16 Sami Zaptia

Misrata fast track power station expected to enter service end of June

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced yesterday that it has linked the power transformer for the first unit at the Misrata...

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Damage from Janzour militia clashes will result in power cuts and delay in Tripoli West power station coming online this summer: GECOL
May 18 Sami Zaptia

Damage from Janzour militia clashes will result in power cuts and delay in Tripoli West power station coming online this summer: GECOL

Damage caused by last Saturday’s militia clashes in Janzour (west Tripoli) will result in power cuts and a delay in the completion of the Tripoli West...

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Janzour militia clashes cause damage to Tripoli West power station
May 16 Sami Zaptia

Janzour militia clashes cause damage to Tripoli West power station

Militia clashes in the Janzour area of western Tripoli on Saturday led to damage to power lines and to the Tripoli West Fast Track power station, the...

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Tripoli West Fast Track power station about to enter production: GECOL
May 14 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli West Fast Track power station about to enter production: GECOL

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced that the first unit of the Tripoli West Fast track Power Plant is ''about to enter pr...

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GECOL and Total discuss necessary arrangements to launch implementation of solar power plant project
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

GECOL and Total discuss necessary arrangements to launch implementation of solar power plant project

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) discussed with Total Energies the necessary arrangements to launch the implementation of the so...

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Exclusive: The Libyan Business Council needs reforming: New caretaker head Bashir Essadi
Mar 23 Sami Zaptia

Exclusive: The Libyan Business Council needs reforming: New caretaker head Bashir Essadi

The Libyan Business Council (LBC) needs reform, its new caretaker head Bashir Essadi told the Libya Herald during a short exclusive interview at its T...

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GECOL launches prepaid electricity metres pilot project
Mar 16 Sami Zaptia

GECOL launches prepaid electricity metres pilot project

The state General Electricity Company of Libya reported yesterday that it has launched a pilot project to install prepaid card electricity metres. The...

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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

HoR calls GECOL head in for questioning over increased power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: HoR).Tripoli, 1 February 2022:At its Tobruk session yesterday, the House of Representatives (HoR) has called the head of the Gen...

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Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

GECOL to establish PPP factories for electric metres, transformers and cables with local and foreign partners

By Sami Zaptia.GECOL head Wiam Alabdali said his entity was considering PPP with local and foreign investors to establish factories for electric metre...

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