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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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Libya Al-Ahrar

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For the first time in 15 years, Libya receives international approval to import dollars in cash
Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

For the first time in 15 years, Libya receives international approval to import dollars in cash

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has received international approval to import US$ 600 million monthly in cash, for the first time in...

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Assigning a tracking company for Libya’s imported cargo could eliminate Letters of Credit fraud: Attorney General Al-Sour
Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Assigning a tracking company for Libya’s imported cargo could eliminate Letters of Credit fraud: Attorney General Al-Sour

Speaking about corruption in Libya’s Letters of Credit file, in an interview with Istanbul-based Libyan satellite TV channel, Libya Al-Ahrar, Libya’s...

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Economy Minister Hwej warns that Libya can run out of hard currency reserves if it does not control imports
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Economy Minister Hwej warns that Libya can run out of hard currency reserves if it does not control imports

Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Economy Mohammed Al-Hwej, in an exclusive live interview yesterday with the Istanbul-based Libyan satellite TV statio...

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Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Media Department head Mohamed Attawil reveals he has been sacked

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo MFA).London, 15 October 2021:Mohamed Attawil, the head of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Foreign Media Department (FMD)...

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May 3 Sami Zaptia

Libyan television and its influence on the security sector: Report by USIP

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 3 May 2015:The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) released a report last Thursday entitled ‘‘Libyan Television a...

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Oct 1 Callum Paton

Libya Shield's post-Ghadames ambivalence may mark cracks in Dawn alliance

By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 1 October 2014: In what may signal a rift between the revolutionary brigade and its partners in the Libya Dawn Opera...

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May 27 thomwestcott

Libya pays tribute to slain editor

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 27 May 2014:Tributes have been paid to the life and work of slain Benghazi newspaper editor Muftah Awad Buzid, while his ki...

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May 26 Sami Zaptia

RWB condems today's editor murder in Benghazi

Tripoli, 26 May 2014:Reporters Without Borders (RWB) condemned the murder of respected Burniq newspaper editor Muftah Bu Zeid’s today in Benghazi.In i...

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Newspaper editor gunned down in Benghazi
May 26 Callum Paton

Newspaper editor gunned down in Benghazi

Moataz Ahmed. Muftah Awad Buzid was shot and killed in Benghazi (Photo: from social media)Benghazi, 26 May 2014:The Editor-in-Chief of the prominent B...

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Feb 12 Callum Paton

Defence Minister threatens action after calls for military rule in Libya

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 12 February 2014:Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni said yesterday that the names of a number of officers who had disc...

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