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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...

Health treatment for Libyans abroad to resume
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Health treatment for Libyans abroad to resume

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 19 January:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said that health treatement for Libyans abroad will resume shortly.Zeidan revealed th...

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Jan 9 Sami Zaptia

GNC officially renames Libya the "State of Libya" - until the new constitution.

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 9 January:The General National Congress (GNC) voted yesterday, Tuesday, to adopt the "State of Libya" as the country's officia...

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Casualty figures exaggerated, says Ministry
Jan 7 Nigel Ash

Casualty figures exaggerated, says Ministry

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 7 January:During the revolution, 4,700 people died and 2,100 went missing, according to official figures issued by the Ministry...

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Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

Abdul Jalil accuses ‘Libyan Islamists’ of Younis’s death

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 25 December:Former NTC head Mustafa Abdul Jalil accussed a group of ‘’Libyan Islamists’’ of being responsible for the death of...

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Breaking: Benghazi military court drops Fatah Younis case
Dec 19 George Grant

Breaking: Benghazi military court drops Fatah Younis case

Benghazi, 19 December:The military court in Benghazi has declared that it will no longer be responsible for the trial relating to the killing of Abdul...

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Revolutionaries continue pro-Jalil protests in Tripoli and Tajoura
Dec 19 George Grant

Revolutionaries continue pro-Jalil protests in Tripoli and Tajoura

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 19 December:Protests in support of former NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil continued for a second day in Tripoli and Tajoura...

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French naval captain speaks of gladness at post-revolution return to Libya
Dec 17 George Grant

French naval captain speaks of gladness at post-revolution return to Libya

By Tom Little.Tripoli, 17 December:The captain of a visiting French warship spoke of his gladness today at returning to Libya for the first time since...

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Abdul Jalil will stand trial "very soon" in connection with Younis murder
Dec 16 George Grant

Abdul Jalil will stand trial "very soon" in connection with Younis murder

By Mohamed Bujenah and George Grant.Benghazi, 16 December: Mustafa Abdul Jalil will stand trial “very soon” in connection with the killing of General...

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Protest in Zawia in support of Jalil
Dec 15 tomlittle

Protest in Zawia in support of Jalil

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 15 December:Around 100 people held a demonstration in Zawia in solidarity with the embattled former chairman of the Na...

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Dec 15 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Libya’s Character

By Shahrazad Kablan.Washington DC, 15 December 2012:I was perplexed with so many conflicting emotions that engulfed me as I heard of the questioning o...

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