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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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Man-Made River Authority

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Man-made River water resumes to Greater Tripoli after yet another case of vandalism
Jul 5 Sami Zaptia

Man-made River water resumes to Greater Tripoli after yet another case of vandalism

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 July 2019:The Man-made River Authority (MMR) reported yesterday that water supplies to the Greater Tripoli area had resumed y...

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Dec 3 Michel Cousins

Water trickles back but week-long water stoppage has affected millions

By Jamie Prentis. Water again is moving though the MMR system (Photo: MMR)Tunis, 3 December 2017:It is reported that water is slowly returning to Trip...

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Nov 26 Nigel Ash

Ahnish's militiamen again threaten Tripoli's water

By Libya Herald reporters. Mabrouk Juma Sultan Ahnish (Photo: Rada) Tripoli, 26 November 2017:Tripoli again faces major water shortages a month after...

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 “Water, water everywhere, but not drop to drink” - Tripolitans despair as heavy flooding spreads, yet no water in the taps: UPDATE
Apr 10 Nigel Ash

 “Water, water everywhere, but not drop to drink” - Tripolitans despair as heavy flooding spreads, yet no water in the taps: UPDATE

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 10 April 2017:Tripoli and the Jebel Nafusa have again been hit by flooding following heavy rains only weeks after a...

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Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

Power returns gradually after total blackout to most Libya

 By Sami Zaptia. London, 15 January 2017: Electricity supply began to return gradually to parts of Libya in the early hours of this morning after a to...

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Jul 9 Sami Zaptia

Water pressure returns to Tripoli after power returns to southern water wells

By Sami Zaptia.Power cuts affecting the south and the Hasawna MMR water wells north of Sebha have led to water shortages in Tripoli (Map: Encyclopaedi...

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Feb 22 Callum Paton

Maintenance begins at Sarir after month-long closure

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 22 February 2014:Long awaited maintenance work has begun at Sarir Power Station and the Man-Made River (MMR) with hopes that th...

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Feb 10 Callum Paton

Benghazi water reserves could run dry within a month

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 10 February 2014:Water reserves supplying Benghazi could run dry within a month if southern pumping stations for the man-made r...

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Feb 4 Callum Paton

Thieving farmer cripples Man-Made River water supply

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 4 February 2014:A farmer stealing water from the Man-Made River has added to the misery of people in the east, by causing a hig...

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Man-Made River "cut"; western Libya could face water shortage
Sep 3 Nigel Ash

Man-Made River "cut"; western Libya could face water shortage

By Seraj Essul and Elabed ElraqubiThe $2- billion Man-Made River under construction, to bring water from desert aquifers to the coastTripoli and Sebha...

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