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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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Sami Zaptia

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Tripoli update: Tripoli attempts to creep back to some sort of false normality?
Sep 9 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli update: Tripoli attempts to creep back to some sort of false normality?

By Sami Zaptia.Plastic containers are confiscated at petrol station queues by security to prevent the black market sales of petrol. This writer spent...

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Photo report: War damaged Tripoli
Aug 28 Sami Zaptia

Photo report: War damaged Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 28 August 2014:Five days ago, the fighting in Tripoli which had lasted for six weeks, between the two militia, suddenly came t...

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Breaking news: HoR votes for direct popular election of Libya's president
Aug 12 Sami Zaptia

Breaking news: HoR votes for direct popular election of Libya's president

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 12 August 2014:The House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk voted today by an overwhelming majority in favour of the election...

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New Tripoli road maintenance and repair plans get go ahead
May 5 Michel Cousins

New Tripoli road maintenance and repair plans get go ahead

By Naam Alkhosi.Cabinet approved 32 major road maintenance projects in Tripoli last week (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 5 May 2014:Approval has been gi...

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Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Alexandria Declaration on Women's rights in Islam

Tripoli, 11 March 2014:During the International conference, "Women's Issues: Towards a contemporary Islamic Ijtihad ", participants discussed the impo...

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Mar 9 Sami Zaptia

Have Libya's armed forces lost confidence in Prime Minister Ali Zeidan?

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 9 March 2014: At yesterday's press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan confirmed the details of the events surrounding th...

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Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Conference on e-government 1-3 December in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 1 October 2013:A conference will be held in Tripoli on e-government under the title ''E-government our path to transparency an...

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Startup Weekend Tripoli v2 starts tomorrow
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Startup Weekend Tripoli v2 starts tomorrow

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 September 2013:The second edition of the popular and successful Startup Weekend Tripoli will start tomorrow - 12th Septembe...

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Libya Herald flying high!
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya Herald flying high!

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 September 2013: Libya Herald’s vital stats February 2012-August 2013 3.6 million visits 86 million page vi...

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Aug 20 Sami Zaptia

Registration for version 2 of Startup Weekend Tripoli opened

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 20 August 2013:Registration for the second edition of the popular and successful Startup Weekend Tripoli opened in the first w...

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