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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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Libya imports 38,000 tonnes of corn and 19,000 tonnes of wheat from Ukraine in April
Apr 24 Sami Zaptia

Libya imports 38,000 tonnes of corn and 19,000 tonnes of wheat from Ukraine in April

According to a report on 15 April by Fastmarkets.com, Libya imported 38,288 tonnes of corn from Ukraine so far in April this year. Libya also importe...

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Libya calls on Ukraine to reopen its Tripoli embassy and release its Antonov cargo plane detained in Kiev
Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

Libya calls on Ukraine to reopen its Tripoli embassy and release its Antonov cargo plane detained in Kiev

Today, Thursday, Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba met with the new ambassador of Ukraine to Libya, Volodymyr Khomanets, in th...

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Pretrial detention of three former heads of Libyan mission in Ukraine for corruption for ‘‘hundreds of thousands’’ in hard currency
Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Pretrial detention of three former heads of Libyan mission in Ukraine for corruption for ‘‘hundreds of thousands’’ in hard currency

The Public Prosecution Office ordered on Wednesday the pretrial detention of three former Libyan diplomats at its Ukraine mission from 2012 to 2019 fo...

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Government attempts at price fixing are distorting prices and causing price rises: Husni Bey
Mar 20 Sami Zaptia

Government attempts at price fixing are distorting prices and causing price rises: Husni Bey

Commenting exclusively to Libya Herald yesterday on last week’s article on price increases in Libya, leading Libyan businessman, Husni Bey said ‘‘It a...

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Rising Libyan food prices on the eve of Ramadan: caused by Ukraine war and other external factors or simple profiteering?
Mar 17 Sami Zaptia

Rising Libyan food prices on the eve of Ramadan: caused by Ukraine war and other external factors or simple profiteering?

Libyan consumers have been complaining about the sudden food price rises upon the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Within days of the war starti...

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MFA evacuates first batch of 200 stranded Libyans out of Ukraine – successive batches to follow
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

MFA evacuates first batch of 200 stranded Libyans out of Ukraine – successive batches to follow

Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday the departure of the first batch of stranded Libyans residing in Ukraine to Slovakia. The Mini...

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Dec 14 Sami Zaptia

EU imposes restrictive measures against Wagner Group

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 14 December 2021: The EU adopted what it called ‘‘a set of restrictive measures’’ yesterday against the Wagner Group, which it...

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Idle Libyan Foreign Investment Company property in Kiev, Ukraine to be converted into 58 luxury hotel apartments
Oct 6 Sami Zaptia

Idle Libyan Foreign Investment Company property in Kiev, Ukraine to be converted into 58 luxury hotel apartments

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 October 2021:The Libyan embassy in Kiev, Ukraine announced yesterday that it is to convert an idle building belonging to the...

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Interior Ministry’s Diplomatic Missions Protection personnel receiving training in Ukraine
Aug 25 Sami Zaptia

Interior Ministry’s Diplomatic Missions Protection personnel receiving training in Ukraine

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 August 2021:Libya’s Interior Ministry reported Monday that the second training course in the field of: Dangers of explo...

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Libyan Ukrainian virtual business meeting to be held on 25 May
May 21 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Ukrainian virtual business meeting to be held on 25 May

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 May 2021:The Libyan Business Council (LBC) announced yesterday that the previously announced (19 April) virtual meeting betw...

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