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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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U.S continues Libya’s national emergency status for another year
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

U.S continues Libya’s national emergency status for another year

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 February 2021: The U.S. has extended Libya’s ‘‘national emergency’’ status first declared through a Presidential Executive O...

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Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Italian financed and built coastal motorway project to commence spring 2021

By Sami Zaptia.Construction of the Italian financed and built coastal motorway will start in spring 2021 (Photo: Tripoli Foreign Ministry).London, 18...

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Libya rates as most-worsened country in world for past decade: FSI
Sep 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya rates as most-worsened country in world for past decade: FSI

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 September 2020:A report by Patricia Taft in the 2020 Fragile States Index (FSI) rates Libya as ‘‘the most-worsened country i...

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Sep 9 Sami Zaptia

Another electricity blackout yesterday blamed on use of force

By Sami Zaptia.Another week, another electricity blackout in Libya (Photo: Social media).London, 9 September 2020:There was yet another total electric...

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In a sad testimony of the times, Libya’s Aman bank offers loans to buy power generator
Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

In a sad testimony of the times, Libya’s Aman bank offers loans to buy power generator

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 July 2020:In a sad testimony of the situation in Libya today, the private sector Aman bank announced that it is now offering...

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Jul 8 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government discusses return of Turkish companies to resume stalled projects: Report and analysis

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Tripoli government is discussing the return of Turkish companies to resume their stalled contracts (Photo: Social Media).London...

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Apr 21 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s former prime minister Al-Kib dies

By Sami Zaptia.Former Libyan Prime Minister Al-Kib died in the USA today (Photo: Libya Herald archives from Libyan TV).London, 21 April 2020:Libya’s f...

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Italy to start implementing stalled coastal motorway as part of colonial era compensation
Sep 16 Sami Zaptia

Italy to start implementing stalled coastal motorway as part of colonial era compensation

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 September 2019:Italy has decided to start implementing the long-stalled Libyan coastal motorway project, the Libyan embassy...

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Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council extends UNSMIL mandate until 2019

By Sami Zaptia. The UN Security Council has extended UNSMIL's mandate until 15 September 2019 (Photo from archives).Dusseldorf, 13 September 2018:The...

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Aug 16 Sami Zaptia

UN ‘‘concerned’’ by death sentences passed on 45 pro Qaddafi killers of 2011 revolution supporting protestors

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 August 2018:UNSMIL has today expressed its concern on the 45 death sentence by firing squad passed by a Tripoli Court of App...

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