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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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​How Libya can avoid the “Oil Curse” with smart constitutional design
Nov 27 Nigel Ash

​How Libya can avoid the “Oil Curse” with smart constitutional design

By Lorianne Updike Toler.London, 27 November 2014:Oil and the money its extraction generates are behind many of the issues facing Libya today. These i...

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Anticipating Sovereignty Power Plays: who will exercise it for Libya?
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Anticipating Sovereignty Power Plays: who will exercise it for Libya?

By Lorianne Updike Toler.Congress buildings in Tripoli Tripoli, 5 August 2013: The General National Congress’ (GNC) 16 July passage of the electoral...

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Defining Libya’s Constitutional Timeline (Part III)
Mar 31 Nigel Ash

Defining Libya’s Constitutional Timeline (Part III)

By Lorianne Updike TolerLondon, 31 March 2013:Now that the GNC’s squatting problem has been resolved, it can refocus energies on defining Libya’s cons...

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GNC decides on elections, Adrian Pelt would be pleased
Feb 6 thomwestcott

GNC decides on elections, Adrian Pelt would be pleased

By Lorianne Updike Toler Libya Commissioner Mr. Adrian Pelt (center) with David Vaughan (left), Acting Secretary-General for UN Department of Conferen...

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Join or Die: Part I
Feb 2 Nigel Ash

Join or Die: Part I

By Lorianne Updike Toler Tripoli, 2 February 2013:Thirteen separate legal entities with different cultures and climates with little trust between them...

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Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

Libya Primed for Constitutional Success

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 30 December:The turbulence and controversy surrounding the production and ratification of Egypt and Tunisia’s...

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The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III
Dec 7 George Grant

The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part III

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 7 December:Groups of young veterans, frustrated by unfair economic and political treatment after fighting vali...

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The Libyan public's role in drafting the Constitution: Part I
Nov 23 George Grant

The Libyan public's role in drafting the Constitution: Part I

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 23 November:Over the past week, the GNC has turned to the question of who should draft the new constitution.  ...

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Should Libya choose the Parliamentary or Presidental model of government? Lessons from other states
Nov 12 George Grant

Should Libya choose the Parliamentary or Presidental model of government? Lessons from other states

By Lorianne Updike Toler.Many presidential governments have descended into dictatorship, but parliamentary systems are not without their challenges.12...

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