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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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Zawia clashes lead to Zawia Refinery shutdown and evacuation of Zawia Port
May 8 Sami Zaptia

Zawia clashes lead to Zawia Refinery shutdown and evacuation of Zawia Port

Armed clashes and exchanges of fire broke out in the city of Zawia overnight, intensifying rapidly as the morning went on. The city clashes inclu...

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Fierce overnight militia clashes in Surman - unconfirmed deaths reported by media
May 2 Sami Zaptia

Fierce overnight militia clashes in Surman - unconfirmed deaths reported by media

Fierce overnight militia clashes in the western coastal city of Surman between two militia groups using light and medium weapons, have reportedly...

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Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain - many roads flooded, drivers stranded
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain - many roads flooded, drivers stranded

Bad weather with winds and a heavy rainstorm over northwestern Libya, including the Greater Tripoli area, has led to today being announced a public ho...

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Filipino gravesites located six years after kidnap and execution by ISIS
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

Filipino gravesites located six years after kidnap and execution by ISIS

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 March 2021:The gravesites of four Filipino oil workers who had been kidnapped and later executed by ISIS in Derna, Libya, six...

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Ghat stable as flood water recedes but risk of disease outbreak is still high
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

Ghat stable as flood water recedes but risk of disease outbreak is still high

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2019:The situation in the municipality of Ghat has stabilized since 7 June as the rains have stopped and flood water le...

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Four deaths, 2,500 displaced and 20,000 affected by Ghat torrential rain flooding
Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Four deaths, 2,500 displaced and 20,000 affected by Ghat torrential rain flooding

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 June 2019:The wave of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that hit the south western Ghat region of Libya has led to four reporte...

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UN expresses concern on humanitarian situation in Derna and south
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

UN expresses concern on humanitarian situation in Derna and south

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 February 2019:The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed its concern about civilians in...

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Oil crescent fighting will lose Libya billions in oil revenues: NOC
Jun 19 Sami Zaptia

Oil crescent fighting will lose Libya billions in oil revenues: NOC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 June 2018:Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday that the fighting that erupted last Thursday at the cou...

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UN fears human rights abuses will increase in Derna as LNA takes full control
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

UN fears human rights abuses will increase in Derna as LNA takes full control

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 June 2018:The UN has renewed its call for humanitarian access into the city of Derna where the Hafter-led Libyan National Ar...

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Nov 5 Nigel Ash

Syrian migrants found in Benghazi beach chalet

By Libya Herald reporters. Migrants off Libya (File Photo: MSF)Benghazi, 5 November 2017:A tip-off led immigration officials to a chalet in Benghazi’s...

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