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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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Bosnia Herzegovina economic delegation meets several Libyan entities
Oct 31 Sami Zaptia

Bosnia Herzegovina economic delegation meets several Libyan entities

An economic delegation from Bosnia Herzegovina met several Libyan entities in Tripoli over the last week. The delegation was led by Dino Selimović, Ad...

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Increased summer peak-time electricity prices only for high consumption commercial entities: GECOL
Apr 26 Sami Zaptia

Increased summer peak-time electricity prices only for high consumption commercial entities: GECOL

Following a Libyan social media outcry based on the erroneous news that the state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) was raising general ele...

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UNDP organises photovoltaic systems training in Cairo for key Libyan stakeholders
Oct 20 Sami Zaptia

UNDP organises photovoltaic systems training in Cairo for key Libyan stakeholders

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today that it had brought together forty key officials from the Libyan Ministry of Planning...

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Hyundai resumes work on Tripoli West 1,400 MW power station: GECOL
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Hyundai resumes work on Tripoli West 1,400 MW power station: GECOL

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced yesterday that Korea’s Hyundai had resumed work on the Tripoli West 1,400 MW Steam Power St...

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Greece, Italy and Malta identified as points of electrical interconnection with Libya: GECOL
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Greece, Italy and Malta identified as points of electrical interconnection with Libya: GECOL

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) reveal yesterday that Greece, Italy and Malta will be the points of electrical interconnection with t...

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UNDP installs solar power for Jufra municipality to operate water wells
Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

UNDP installs solar power for Jufra municipality to operate water wells

Jufra Municipality announced yesterday that the UNDP had handed over a solar project to generate electricity.It reported that this project is consider...

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The General Electricity Company of Libya lays foundation stone for new Tripoli South power station
Aug 21 Sami Zaptia

The General Electricity Company of Libya lays foundation stone for new Tripoli South power station

The state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) laid the foundation stone yesterday for the construction of the Tripoli South gas-powered elect...

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GECOL signs contract with Egyptian-Qatari consortium to build new fast-tracked 1,044 MW Zliten power station
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

GECOL signs contract with Egyptian-Qatari consortium to build new fast-tracked 1,044 MW Zliten power station

At the Prime Minister’s Office and in the presence of the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, the Chairman of the General Elec...

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REAoL hold follow up meeting with Total Energies on start of Sadada 500 MW solar project
Feb 23 Sami Zaptia

REAoL hold follow up meeting with Total Energies on start of Sadada 500 MW solar project

The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) reported that it held a follow up meeting Tuesday with Total Energies to discuss the latest developmen...

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The Libyan Post-Oil Era: The Challenges and Opportunities of Energy Transition
Nov 23 Sami Zaptia

The Libyan Post-Oil Era: The Challenges and Opportunities of Energy Transition

By Hala Bugaighis and Mazigh BuzakharIn the aftermath of the Arab Spring, Libya witnessed a period of instability and political polarization. The rise...

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