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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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UN Secretary General appoints Stephanie Williams his Special Advisor on Libya
Dec 6 Sami Zaptia

UN Secretary General appoints Stephanie Williams his Special Advisor on Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 6 December 2021:The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Stephanie Williams as...

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Slovak Jan Kubis candidate to succeed Salame as new UNSMIL head
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

Slovak Jan Kubis candidate to succeed Salame as new UNSMIL head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 January 2021: Sources in the UN Security Council announced that the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterre...

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Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

Mladenov declines UNSMIL position, Williams to continue in post

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 December 2020: Nickolay Mladenov, the newly appointed UNSMIL head will not after all take up the job, the Office of the Spok...

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Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

Libya Business Council objects strongly to UNSMIL choice of Economic Dialogue representatives

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: LBC)London, 2 October 2020: The head of the Libyan Business Council (LBC), Abdalla Fellah, expressed his extreme disapproval of...

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Jul 2 Sami Zaptia

Hafter spat in the UN’s face by attacking Tripoli on the eve of the peace conference: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.Ghassan Salame speaking in 2017 about creating the right conditions for elections in Libya said people must be able to vote freely with...

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Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

US Libya aim is to reduce arms flow from Turks, Russians and anyone: Pompeo

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 June 2020:Speaking at a press briefing in Washington DC yesterday and in answer to the question: ‘‘On Libya, are you willing...

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Salame blames international community for Libya failure
Jun 24 Sami Zaptia

Salame blames international community for Libya failure

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 June 2020:Speaking during a webinar today organized by the Rome 2020 Med Dialogues / ISPI, former UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame...

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Hafter’s war on Tripoli: One year on, no progress and no resolution. EU and UNSMIL continue call for truce - but without any effective action
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Hafter’s war on Tripoli: One year on, no progress and no resolution. EU and UNSMIL continue call for truce - but without any effective action

By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 April 2020:One year on from the attack on Tripoli by Khalifa Hafter and his Libyan National Army (LNA) and their aligned for...

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Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

Stephanie Williams to act as UNSMIL head until Salame replacement agreed

By Sami Zaptia. Former Charge d'Affairs at the U.S. embassy Tripoli and Deputy Special Representative Stephanie T. Williams, has been appointed as Act...

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Mar 2 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame tenders his resignation

By Sami Zaptia. Ghassan Salame speaking in 2017 about creating the right conditions for elections in Libya said people must be able to vote freely wit...

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