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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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Libyana

Libyana Mobile Phone is a Libyan mobile phone company established in 2004. It is state-owned via LPTIC and holds the largest market share in Libya. Established in 2004 as a Libyan telecommunications company. It is one of the two major mo...

May 10 Callum Paton

Cable reconnected following telecoms blackout in the south

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 10 May 2014:Repairs have been made to a broken cable that severely disrupted  telecommunications and related services in Tarhou...

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Huawei to open first showroom in Tripoli ahead of new smartphone launch
Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Huawei to open first showroom in Tripoli ahead of new smartphone launch

By Farah Waleed.Tripoli, 28 April 2014:Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Huawei Company for Technologies will open its first showroom in the Gergarish...

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Feb 13 thomwestcott

Two Libyana employees killed in Benghazi

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 13 February 2014:The head of security at Benghazi’s Libyana office and his driver were shot dead today.Mohamed Al-Amruni an...

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LPTIC previews its 2014 ITC projects
Jan 31 Sami Zaptia

LPTIC previews its 2014 ITC projects

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 30 January 2014: The Libyan Post Telecommunications Information Company (LPTIC) the holding company  that controls all of L...

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Dec 26 Sami Zaptia

CBL and Tripoli port blockaded briefly

By Sami Zaptia.        Tripoli, 26 December 2013: Small groups of demonstrators briefly blocked the entrances of both the Central Bank of Libya (CB...

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Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

Internet returns to Tripoli as "emergency plan" activated

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 22 December 2013:In the wake of  yesterday's loss of internet connection to most parts of Libya, service was resumed today a...

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BREAKING NEWS: Protestors force internet blackout
Dec 21 Sami Zaptia

BREAKING NEWS: Protestors force internet blackout

By Ahmed Elumami and Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 21 December 2013:Attackers have forced engineers to cut internet connections to large parts of Libya and the...

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Final preparations in Zintan for Saturday’s Hamada desert rally
Nov 14 thomwestcott

Final preparations in Zintan for Saturday’s Hamada desert rally

By Ahmed Elumamai.Tripoli, 14 November 2013:Final preparations are now underway for the start of a 1,000 kilometre rally through the country’s Hamada...

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Libyana to be floated on stock exchange next year
Sep 17 Nigel Ash

Libyana to be floated on stock exchange next year

By Nigel Ash."We need to raise our game" Faisel Gergab  LPTIC chairmanLondon, 17 September 2013:Libyana, the larger and more profitable of the two mai...

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Sep 17 Michel Cousins

Libya to allow private mobile phone company to operate

Tripoli, 17 September 2013:Plans to open the Libyan mobile phone market to the private sector have taken a step forward with the announcement by  Comm...

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