Latest
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
Other

Libya Herald

Editorial entity profile.

Oct 27 Sami Zaptia

Libya Herald exclusive: Libyan Business Council head responds to Aldabaiba’s call on private sector to do more

By Sami Zaptia.Abdalla Fellah, LBC head, has responded to PM Aldabaiba's call for the private sector to do more by calling on the government to implem...

Read Article
May 2 Sami Zaptia

e-payments transactions top LD 1.1 bn in Q1 of 2021 – but cash is still king in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Despite all efforts to introduce e-payments Libyans still prefer cash (Photo: Al-Madar and CBL introduce e-banking).London, 2 May 2021:...

Read Article
Mar 15 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Customs Authority issues exchange rates for other currencies to be used specifically for calculating customs duties

By Sami Zaptia.(Libyan Customs Authority).London, 15 March 2021:Following the decision by the Libyan government yesterday to set a specific exchange r...

Read Article
Op-Ed: Libyan Women; The Guardians of Tradition
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Libyan Women; The Guardians of Tradition

By Esra Bengizi.8 March 2021:International Women’s Day is dedicated to the social, cultural, political, academic and economic achievements and contrib...

Read Article
Op-Ed: Fostering women empowerment and cultural connectivity through Libyan female artists
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Fostering women empowerment and cultural connectivity through Libyan female artists

By Faiza Ramadan.International Women’s Day is celebrated every year to not only commemorate the work that women are doing; but also to shed light on t...

Read Article
Avalanched by media reality, the GNU Media Department caves-in and launches Facebook page
Mar 4 Sami Zaptia

Avalanched by media reality, the GNU Media Department caves-in and launches Facebook page

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 March 2021:After being hit by the reality of today’s 24-hour media cycle and confronted by the avalanche of the unforgiving s...

Read Article
Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

CBL responds to Global Witness report on LC corruption

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 20 February 2021: The Tripoli Central Bank of Libya (CBL) today responded to the Global Witness report cove...

Read Article
Op-Ed: Ten years after a revolution, Libya remains torn
Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Ten years after a revolution, Libya remains torn

By Mohamed Alagteaa.13 February 2021:  It has been ten years since the fate of Libya and its people was altered forever.It is hard to imagine a decade...

Read Article
Private sector Al-Kindi Clinic opens in Tripoli – a welcomed addition to Libya’s beleaguered health system
Sep 24 Sami Zaptia

Private sector Al-Kindi Clinic opens in Tripoli – a welcomed addition to Libya’s beleaguered health system

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 September 2020: On 6 September, a brand-new private sector clinic opened its doors in Tripoli; the Al-Kindi Clinic. The clin...

Read Article
Sep 24 Sami Zaptia

More road closures with burning tyres in protest at continued acute power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.Continued lengthy power cuts have led to the closure by youth of roads using burning tyres in Tripoli and Zliten (Photo: Social media)....

Read Article