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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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Libyan elections will be held in 2018 only if conditions are right: Salame
Dec 4 Sami Zaptia

Libyan elections will be held in 2018 only if conditions are right: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 December 2017:Libya Herald's Co-founder and Managing Editor Sami Zaptia was invited by the organizers of the Rome 2017 Medite...

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Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau calls on CBL to speed up the opening of stalled LCs for essential goods

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 November 2017:The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau has called on the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) to speed up the pro...

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Why do Africans migrate? A report
Oct 23 Sami Zaptia

Why do Africans migrate? A report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 October 2017:A report entitled ‘‘Out of Africa. Why people migrate’’ by ISPI, the Italian Institute for International Politi...

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Conference on role of investment in rebuilding Benghazi to be held next month
Oct 11 Sami Zaptia

Conference on role of investment in rebuilding Benghazi to be held next month

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 October 2017:A conference on the ‘‘role of investment in rebuilding Benghazi’’ will be held on 25-26 November 2017 in Libya’...

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May 4 Sami Zaptia

Corruption in Libyan banking sector ‘‘threatens whole economy’’ - Audit Bureau 2016 Annual Report

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau says in its 2016 Annual Report that corruption in Libya's banking system threatens the country's whole e...

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May 4 Sami Zaptia

Corruption rooted in Libyan psyche and culture, practiced by 86 percent of society - Audit Bureau 2016 Annual Report

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau says in its 2016 Annual Report that corruption is rooted in Libyan culture and is practiced by 86 percen...

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Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Roundtable workshop in Tunis looks to ideas for Libya's future

By Libya Herald reporter.The French Institutes of Tunis and Libya are jointly organizing a two-day Libyan cultural festival in Tunis 11-12 March (Phot...

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Feb 1 Sami Zaptia

CBL to allow every Libyan citizen the right to buy US$ 400 at official exchange rate

By Sami Zaptia.The CBL will offer US$ 400 per annum at the official exchange rate to every Libyan citizen (Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 1 February 2017...

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Op-Ed: Hate speech against migrants in media - Independent Libyan media is weak
Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Hate speech against migrants in media - Independent Libyan media is weak

By Sami Zaptia.Brussels, 26 January 2017: Within the framework of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations’ (UNAOC) #SpreadNoHate initiative and i...

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e-Commerce and Communications Technologies Conference, Benghazi 15-16 Jan
Jan 13 Sami Zaptia

e-Commerce and Communications Technologies Conference, Benghazi 15-16 Jan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 January 2017: The e-Commerce and Communications Technologies Conference under the banner of ‘‘Reality and Future Horizons’’...

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