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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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Visiting UK PM agrees extra security help
Jan 31 Nigel Ash

Visiting UK PM agrees extra security help

Tripoli, 31 January, 2013:British Prime minister David Cameron has pledged to supply further help to Libya to help its security forces and police beef...

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On Independence Day, Dutch-Libyan historic friendship revived
Dec 24 Michel Cousins

On Independence Day, Dutch-Libyan historic friendship revived

Tripoli, 24 December:Today, sixty-one years ago, on 24 December, 1951, Libya was proclaimed an independendant and sovereign state after the Dutch dipl...

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Political leaders to commemorate Libya's first Prime Minister, Mahmoud Muntasser
Sep 29 Michel Cousins

Political leaders to commemorate Libya's first Prime Minister, Mahmoud Muntasser

By Michel Cousins.Muntasser addressing Libyans accompanied by Crown Prince (Photo: Belgassem Muntasser)Tripoli, 30 September:A one-day event to commem...

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An emotive history — the story of the flag
Sep 2 Michel Cousins

An emotive history — the story of the flag

By Nour Naas.Tripoli, 2 September:From the very beginning of the 17 February Revolution, the tricolour flag with the crescent and star has been its ra...

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Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"
Jun 2 Michel Cousins

Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 2 June:There were pro-Cyrenaica rallies in Ajdabiya, Al-Bayda and other eastern towns on Friday against the distribution of...

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Distrust in Ghadames as Tuareg dream of a new city
Apr 9 Michel Cousins

Distrust in Ghadames as Tuareg dream of a new city

By Marcus Rhinelander.Ghadames, April 7.Tuareg elders at an asihar at the proposed site of Alwaal. (Photo: Marcus Rhinelander)Dozens of Tuareg elders...

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Libyans protest across the country against an autonomous Cyrenaica
Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Libyans protest across the country against an autonomous Cyrenaica

Tripoli, 9 March: Libyans took to the streets across the country in their thousands after prayers on Friday to demonstrate against a plans in the east...

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Mar 3 Michel Cousins

50th Anniversary of death of Libyan nationalist Mohammed Al-Issawi

by Ashraf Abdul Wahab.According to Libyan historian Salam Kabtih, Thursday, 1, March was the 50th anniversary of the death of the prominent Libyan sch...

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Mar 1 Nigel Ash

Tobruk power plant blast not sabotage

A failure in ageing equipment is being blamed for an explosion which ripped through a Tobruk power plant, the noise of which was heard throughout the...

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For Amal, life (re)begins at 75
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

For Amal, life (re)begins at 75

Since the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi hundreds of independent newspapers have spring up in Libya, like flowers in the desert after a rare downpour. ...

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