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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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Sexual harassment of Libyan women
Jul 9 Michel Cousins

Sexual harassment of Libyan women

By Nafissa Assed. How often Libyan women are verbally abused in Libya? As a young woman who has experienced the very worst of the Libyan man’s verbal...

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A shock to the system: Who guards the guardians?
May 10 Michel Cousins

A shock to the system: Who guards the guardians?

Nafissa Assed has been writing for Libya Herald almost since it started. She also writes numerous blogs and on-line publications. She knows about serv...

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May 1 Michel Cousins

The media needs to tell people about the elections

By Nafissa Assed.Tuesday, 1 May:Libyans began registering today to vote in the June elections for a national assembly, as the Libya geared up for its...

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Apr 16 Michel Cousins

No Morals in Politics

By Nafissa Assed Tripoli, 15 April:We all know that Libya has suffered too much, but there are still Libyans who are able to decide the future of the...

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Mar 28 Michel Cousins

A plea for Libya's rape victims

By Nafissa Assed.T.S. Eliot once wrote: “There are some things about which we can say nothing, but before which we dare not keep silent.”I heard of Ka...

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Mar 24 Michel Cousins

The journey to freedom in our new Libya

By Nafissa Assed. Starting wars has often been brutal and rapid and needs determination, but maintaining peace is almost always untidy, long — maybe...

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Mar 17 Michel Cousins

The crisis of trash in the new Libya

By Nafissa Assed.Today, Saturday 17 March, there were demonstrations outside the Prime Minister's office in Sharia Al-Sika (Railway Street) from 11:00...

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A real celebration of International Women's Day in Tripoli
Mar 16 Michel Cousins

A real celebration of International Women's Day in Tripoli

The National Support Group, the Support and Participation of Women in Decision-Making, the "Our Families" Association and the Coalition of National...

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Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Opinion: Women’s role in the Libyan uprising

by Nafissa Assed. The world was plainly stunned by Libya’s uprising he-roes. But it high time we fêted Libya’s uprising she-roes! The success of the...

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Opinion: The need to study English in the new Libya
Mar 3 Michel Cousins

Opinion: The need to study English in the new Libya

by Nafissa Assed. Introduced many centuries ago, Arabic has long been the official language of Libya. It is spoken by the majority of the population...

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