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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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National Transitional Council

The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established during the 2011 Libyan civil war. Its formation was announced on 27 February 2011 in Benghazi, aiming to be the "political face of the revolution&quot...

Every family to receive 1,000 dinars for Eid
Oct 11 George Grant

Every family to receive 1,000 dinars for Eid

A reasonable sheep currently costs around 800 dinars.Tripoli, 11 October:Every family in Libya is to be given 1,000 dinars to celebrate Eid Al-Adha fo...

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Libya’s shortened constitutional timeline and why it should be extended
Oct 9 George Grant

Libya’s shortened constitutional timeline and why it should be extended

By Lorianne Updike Toler.Compared with Tunisia and Egypt today, as well as other countries in history, Libya's constitutional timeline is worryingly s...

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Oct 3 Nigel Ash

Sharia-compliant banking for Libya

Tripoli, 3 October 2012:Demand for Sharia-compliant banking is so high that Islamic finance could become an important part of Libyan banking by the en...

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Rumours of Jalil's death "greatly exaggerated"
Sep 30 George Grant

Rumours of Jalil's death "greatly exaggerated"

Rumours surfaced on Facebook this afternoon that Mustafa Jalil had died of a heart attack in Germany.Tripoli, 30 September:Former NTC Chairman Mustafa...

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Reasons to believe in the new Libya
Sep 29 George Grant

Reasons to believe in the new Libya

By Andy Griminger.Washington DC, US, 29 September:A friend recently asked me if I still intended to visit Libya given the violence across the region a...

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Update: National Congress evacuated following firefight outside
Sep 25 George Grant

Update: National Congress evacuated following firefight outside

Participants stand during handover ceremony of power from of National Transitional Council to members of the National Congress in Tripoli in August.Tr...

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Ambassador Chris Stevens: A profile
Sep 12 George Grant

Ambassador Chris Stevens: A profile

By George Grant.Chris Stevens on a visit to Misrata in July. He had previously spoken of his hope for Libya's transition to democracy.Tripoli, 12 Sept...

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The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mahmoud Jibril
Sep 11 Michel Cousins

The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mahmoud Jibril

By George Grant Tripoli, 11 September:Mahmoud Jibril has played a prominent role in Libyan political life ever since Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi brought him...

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Interview: Minister of Justice reflects on his term of office
Sep 7 George Grant

Interview: Minister of Justice reflects on his term of office

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.The justice minister spoke of judicial reform, extraditions and the trials of high-profile cases during a wide-ranging interview...

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Demonstration for Amazigh rights
Sep 6 Nihal Zaroug

Demonstration for Amazigh rights

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 6 September:A protest at Tripoli's Palm City complex, which houses the United Nations offices in the city, was organized on 5...

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