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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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Operation Sophia

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Jun 11 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council unanimously renews measures to implement Libya arms embargo for another year

By Sami Zaptia.The UN Security Council has extended its Libya arms embargo until 2020 (Photo: Archives UNSMIL).London, 11 June 2019:The UN Security Co...

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Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

$ 750 m worth of Libyan fuel is stolen: Sanalla

By Sami Zaptia.Mustafa Sanalla has called for Operation Sophia to combat fuel smuggling (Photo: Archives by Sami Zaptia).London, 19 April 2018:The Cha...

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Security and migrants at centre of latest Libya-EU talks
Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Security and migrants at centre of latest Libya-EU talks

By Gabriel Harrison.Tunis, 2 August 2017:Continued EU support for the building capacity in Libya as well as Presidency Council’s security institutions...

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Jul 17 Nigel Ash

EU to crack down on sale of rubber dinghies to Libya

By Jamie Prentis. A semi-inflated raft from which the migrants had disappeared (File photo)Tunis, 17 July 2017:The EU is pressing member states to lim...

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Belgian minister says Operation Sophia is "lunacy"
Jul 16 Nigel Ash

Belgian minister says Operation Sophia is "lunacy"

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 16 July 2017:The EU naval operation to save migrants and disrupt human-trafficking networks is “lunacy” and brings “s...

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Operation Sophia is a failure says British parliament
Jul 12 Nigel Ash

Operation Sophia is a failure says British parliament

By Jamie Prentis.Tuns, 12 July 2017:The EU's Operation Sophia has failed in its chief aim of disrupting migrant smuggling a committee at the UK's Hous...

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Serraj in Brussels seeks EU support for borders but wants no migrant camps
Jun 22 Nigel Ash

Serraj in Brussels seeks EU support for borders but wants no migrant camps

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis and Tripoli, 22 June 2017:With EU heads due tomorrow to try and address the burgeoning flow of migrants from Libya,  P...

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UNSC extends Libya maritime arms surveillance mandate
Jun 13 Michel Cousins

UNSC extends Libya maritime arms surveillance mandate

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 13 June 2017:The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its arms embargo off the coast of Libya for another 12 mo...

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Apr 25 Nigel Ash

Brussels technical talks on disrupting migrant smugglers' business model

By Libya Herald reporters. Italian coastguards intercept migrants smuggled from Libya (File photo)Tunis, 25 April 2017:The EU took a closer look at wh...

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Mar 8 Michel Cousins

Italy looks to Niger for deal on Libya migration

By Alessandra Bocchi. Tunis, 8 March 2017:The Italian government is looking to seal a deal with Niger that it hopes will dramatically cut back migrati...

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