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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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Beached whale rescued at Marsa El-Brega
Sep 15 Newsdesk2

Beached whale rescued at Marsa El-Brega

By Libya Herald staff.Photo: Twitter @libyainpic.Tripoli, 15 September 2014: Volunteers in Marsa El-Brega helped a beached whale find its way back int...

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Aug 29 Newsdesk2

Migrant workers in Libya highly vulnerable, says IOM

By Libya Herald staff.Cairo, 29 August 2014:The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is worried about the vulnerability of migrant workers c...

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Aug 11 thomwestcott

Conned migrants told Tripoli outskirts was Malta

Tripoli, 11 August, 2013:A group of migrants who paid Libyan fraudsters for an illegal crossing to Europe were dropped on ‘Maltese shores’ only to dis...

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Coastguard retrieves empty migrant boat, suspects tragic end
May 14 thomwestcott

Coastguard retrieves empty migrant boat, suspects tragic end

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 14 May 2013:An empty boat used by sub-Saharan migrants hoping to reach European shores retrieved by the Libyan Coastguard thi...

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Apr 13 thomwestcott

Five migrants die at sea, 89 rescued

Tripoli, 13 April 2013:Five sub-Saharan migrants died, their bodies thrown overboard, during a rubber dinghy’s five-day voyage towards Europe, before...

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Libyan coastguard seize drugs offshore
Dec 18 George Grant

Libyan coastguard seize drugs offshore

Tripoli, 18 December:The Libyan coastguard confiscated on Monday a life buoy stuffed with drugs and toxic substances that was floating on the Mediterr...

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Aug 30 George Grant

Reports of dozens more drowned in attempt to reach Europe

Tripoli, 30 August:The bodies of 43 illegal immigrants were pulled from the sea near Sabratha on Tuesday, while security forces managed to save 32 oth...

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Aug 28 George Grant

39 migrants feared dead in latest drowning tragedy

Tripoli, 28 August:Thirty-nine emigrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, Libyan and Egyptian officials have...

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Aug 16 George Grant

Refugees dying needlessly, says Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 16 August:Dozens of refugees die needlessly in the Mediterranean every year, according to a paper published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) today...

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Jul 12 George Grant

Fifty-four migrants die of thirst en-route from Libya to Italy

Tripoli, 12 July:Fifty-four migrants heading for Italy died of hunger and thirst when their inflatable boat ruptured in the Mediterranean, the UN refu...

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