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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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First UK business delegation in Benghazi in three years looks to ties with AGOCO
Feb 16 Michel Cousins

First UK business delegation in Benghazi in three years looks to ties with AGOCO

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi/Tunis, 16 February 2017:A visiting British business delegation has told one of Libya’s biggest oil companies, Bengh...

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British business delegation in Benghazi
Feb 14 Michel Cousins

British business delegation in Benghazi

By Libya Herald reporter. British business delegation led by Peter Meyer (3rd right) meets Benghazi Security Director Saleh Hweidi (3rd left) (Photo:...

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London’s Libya investment conference legally invalid, places no obligations on Libya: HoR
Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

London’s Libya investment conference legally invalid, places no obligations on Libya: HoR

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 January 2017: The recently held conference in London on investment and the reconstruction of Libya is legally invalid and pl...

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MEA survives UK economic downturn, will be visiting Libya again in autumn
May 7 Sami Zaptia

MEA survives UK economic downturn, will be visiting Libya again in autumn

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 7 May 2014:The Middle East Association (MEA) (www.the-mea.co.uk) has been bought out from administration by British company TL...

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Oct 1 Michel Cousins

Upcoming MEA trade mission aims to develop links with Libya’s private sector

Tripoli, 1 October 2013:Recognising the important role the Libyan private sector has in developing the country’s economy, the upcoming trade mission l...

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Aug 31 Nigel Ash

Two more British trade missions scheduled in quick succession

Tripoli, 31 August 2013:Britain’s Middle East Association will be sending two more trade missions to Libya, bringing to six the number of trips it has...

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Apr 19 thomwestcott

UK’s Middle East Association trade mission arrives Sunday

Tripoli, 19 April 2013:The Middle East Association (MEA) and British Expertise are bringing their third trade mission in the last six months to Tripol...

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The British MEA to lead a trade mission to Tripoli 3-8 March
Feb 25 Sami Zaptia

The British MEA to lead a trade mission to Tripoli 3-8 March

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 25 February 2013:The British Middle East Association (MEA), supported by the United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) is to...

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More British trade missions due
Jan 21 Nigel Ash

More British trade missions due

Tripoli, 21 January:At least two more British trade missions are slated for this year,  after what organisers, the London-based Middle East Associatio...

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Dec 12 Nihal Zaroug

Interest in rebuilding Libya's public sector

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 12 December:Third Deputy Prime Minister Abdusalam Al-Qadi met with Marwan Abassi, Libya’s World Bank representative, today to...

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