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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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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is a UN advanced mission established in Libya following the Libyan Civil War. It operates as a political mission rather than a military one, focusing on post-conflict efforts. Establis...

‘‘One group of unwilling officials clinging to their seats must not be allowed to fail the people of Libya and put the region at the risk of further chaos’’, Bathily to UNSC
Dec 19 Sami Zaptia

‘‘One group of unwilling officials clinging to their seats must not be allowed to fail the people of Libya and put the region at the risk of further chaos’’, Bathily to UNSC

During his latest routine briefing on Libya to the UN Security Council on 18 December, UNSMIL head and SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily said ‘‘One group of unwi...

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UNSMIL / UNESCO organise seminar for 17 Chief Prosecutors on use of modern technology in prosecution
Oct 25 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL / UNESCO organise seminar for 17 Chief Prosecutors on use of modern technology in prosecution

UNSMIL announced Sunday that 17 Libyan chief prosecutors completed a 2-day seminar on the use of modern technologies in prosecution in Tripoli between...

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Joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the USA supporting Bathily’s UN Security Council Libya brief
Oct 17 Sami Zaptia

Joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the USA supporting Bathily’s UN Security Council Libya brief

France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the USA issued a joint statement today supporting UNSMIL head and Special Representative of the UN Secretary Genera...

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Passing election laws no guarantee to electoral success. Elections need genuine commitment and buy-in by all power centres: Bathily
Oct 17 Sami Zaptia

Passing election laws no guarantee to electoral success. Elections need genuine commitment and buy-in by all power centres: Bathily

Presenting his latest remarks on Libya to the UN Security Council yesterday, UNSMIL head and SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily said that the Derna disaster showe...

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UNSMIL completes review of Libyan electoral laws, calls for political settlement on remaining contentious issues
Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL completes review of Libyan electoral laws, calls for political settlement on remaining contentious issues

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, announced Thursday that it had completed an initial technical review of the Presidential Election...

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UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL concerned by weekend Benghazi armed clashes and communications blackout

The United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) in Libya expressed its concern in a statement today about the armed clashes in Benghazi over the last few...

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Op-Ed: International community complicit with Libya’s corrupt political and military elite in delaying democratic elections
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: International community complicit with Libya’s corrupt political and military elite in delaying democratic elections

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported last Friday that it had received on 5 October a copy of the latest electoral laws from p...

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UNSMIL receives copy of latest election laws – stresses need for consensual and implementable solutions
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL receives copy of latest election laws – stresses need for consensual and implementable solutions

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya reported last Friday that it had received on 5 October an official memorandum from the office of Speaker o...

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UNSMIL statement on unified Derna reconstruction process receives support from leading states
Oct 3 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL statement on unified Derna reconstruction process receives support from leading states

In a ‘‘Joint statement’’ yesterday, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the U.S.A gave their strong support to an earlier statement by UNSMIL on the r...

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As U.S. calls for unified east-west Libyan effort, eastern Libyan government postpones Derna reconstruction conference to November
Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

As U.S. calls for unified east-west Libyan effort, eastern Libyan government postpones Derna reconstruction conference to November

The Supreme Preparatory Committee for the ''International Conference for the Reconstruction of the City of Derna and the Affected Cities and Regions''...

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