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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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Siemens flies seven German engineers out of Obari: report
Nov 4 Nigel Ash

Siemens flies seven German engineers out of Obari: report

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 4 November 2017:There are unconfirmed reports that seven German engineers have been flown home from Obari power st...

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Nov 3 Nigel Ash

UPDATE: Armed men seize three Turks and a German near Obari power station

By Libya Herald reporters. Obari power station's fourth turbine being tested last month (Photo GECOL)Tunis, 3 November 2017:An armed gang has this mor...

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GECOL signs MoU with Germany’s Siemens to resume maintenance and complete power stations
Aug 7 Sami Zaptia

GECOL signs MoU with Germany’s Siemens to resume maintenance and complete power stations

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 August 2017:The state-owned General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and German energy giant Siemens signed an MoU last S...

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Thinni lays foundation stone for new power station at Susa
Jul 20 Michel Cousins

Thinni lays foundation stone for new power station at Susa

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 20 July 2017:Abdullah Al-Thinni, the prime minister of the Beida-based interim government, today laid the foundation s...

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Oct 15 Sami Zaptia

Maintenance of existing power stations is quickest means of increasing electricity supply in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Maintenance of existing power stations is considered the quickest route to increased power supply in the short term (Photo: G...

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Jun 11 Emad

Construction at Obari power station to move forward as planned

By Jamal Adel.Arrival of the turbine at Obari Station (Photo: Germa News)Tripoli, 11 June 2014:The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has denied  pre...

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GECOL warns of more power cuts as some contractors quit over security
Oct 14 Nigel Ash

GECOL warns of more power cuts as some contractors quit over security

By Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 14 October 2013:Electricity supplier GECOL is warning that power cuts could continue throughout the winter, because security con...

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We cannot create miracles - Electricity Minister Muhairig
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

We cannot create miracles - Electricity Minister Muhairig

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 July 2013:“I think everybody knows what many have been calling the Electricity Minister”, opened Electricity Minister Ali M...

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Tripoli no more dangerous than Tunis says Danish government minister
Nov 22 George Grant

Tripoli no more dangerous than Tunis says Danish government minister

By George Grant.Tripoli, 22 November:A senior Danish government minister has challenged traditional stereotypes of Libya as a hostile environment for...

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Libya's electricity sector beyond the revolution
Jun 28 George Grant

Libya's electricity sector beyond the revolution

By George Grant and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 28 June:The deputy minister of electricity & renewable energy has spoken about the recovery of the...

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