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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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Benghazi reconstruction moving forward, stalled projects reactivated
Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi reconstruction moving forward, stalled projects reactivated

The Benghazi Reconstruction and Stabilisation Committee says it aims to carryout maintenance of different areas of the city and its university. With a...

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Libya recalls its Ambassador to Greece over Foreign Minister Dendias’s Tripoli visit spat
Nov 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya recalls its Ambassador to Greece over Foreign Minister Dendias’s Tripoli visit spat

A diplomatic spat erupted between Libya and Greece yesterday after Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias refused to get off his plane at Tripoli’s Miti...

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Bathily's first remarks to UNSC reflect the scale of the Libya problem
Oct 24 Sami Zaptia

Bathily's first remarks to UNSC reflect the scale of the Libya problem

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily’s maiden presentation on the Libya problem to the UN Security Council reflected the huge task ahead of him. He made no o...

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UNSMIL head Bathily ends a busy week of inclusive meetings of Libya's stakeholders
Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL head Bathily ends a busy week of inclusive meetings of Libya's stakeholders

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily ended a very busy first week in his new role with inclusive meetings covering a cross section of Libyan stakeholders.Rep...

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U.S. court rules against Hafter in war crimes case – Hafter liable to pay monetary compensation
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

U.S. court rules against Hafter in war crimes case – Hafter liable to pay monetary compensation

A Federal U.S court has ruled against eastern Libya military commander Khalifa Hafter on Friday in a multiple war crimes case brought against him by s...

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Demonstrators block roads with makeshift fires in protest at lengthening power cuts
Jun 30 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrators block roads with makeshift fires in protest at lengthening power cuts

Demonstrators, overwhelmingly youth, blocked several roads in the greater Tripoli area yesterday setting alight to debris and old car tyres. The prote...

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Hafter’s army is ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Libyan territories under its control: Amnesty
Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

Hafter’s army is ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Libyan territories under its control: Amnesty

The eastern Libya-based Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the control of Hafter’s Libyan...

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Ten former antagonists, now presidential candidates, including Hafter, Bashagha and Maetig gather in Benghazi
Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

Ten former antagonists, now presidential candidates, including Hafter, Bashagha and Maetig gather in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 December 2021: Ten former antagonists, now presidential candidates, met in Benghazi yesterday. The ten were: Khalifa Ha...

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Nov 23 Sami Zaptia

Presidential elections candidacy acceptance closed – 98 candidates put their names forward

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 23 November 2021:Libya’s High National Elections Commission HNEC announced today that by the end of yesterday’s deadline a tot...

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Aug 21 Sami Zaptia

PM Aldabaiba speaks to Bloomberg on elections, foreign intervention, Saif Qaddafi, Hafter, departure of mercenaries, foreign investment and replacing Sanalla

By Sami Zaptia.Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba (Photo: Archives from GNU).London, 21 August 2021:Prime Minister Abd Al hamid Aldabaiba was...

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