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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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Feb 2 Michel Cousins

Maltese ferry company claims €800,000 over 2011 evacuation of US personnel from Libya

By Matthew Xuereb, The Times of Malta.Malta, 2 February 2014:Virtu Ferries Ltd of Ta' Xbiex, Malta, is claiming almost €800,000 from the US government...

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Jan 10 Nigel Ash

US proscribes Ansar Al-Sharia, fingers leaders and doubles Chris Stevens murder bounty

Libya Herald staff:Abu Iyadh, the wanted Tunisian Ansar Al-Sharia leaderTripoli, 10 January 2013:Washington has branded Ansar Al-Sharia in Benghazi, D...

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Dec 7 Michel Cousins

Libyan healthcare team checks out potential US links

Haley Cook.Washington DC, 7 December 2013:More Libyan partnerships with US hospitals may be in the works after the first high-level Libyan healthcare...

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Zeidan to meet John Kerry in London tomorrow
Nov 23 Nigel Ash

Zeidan to meet John Kerry in London tomorrow

Zeidan and Kerry in Washington this MarchTripoli,  23 November 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan is due to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry in Londo...

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Oct 16 Michel Cousins

Washington sees no threat to Libya links from Abu Anas seizure

By Haley Cook.Washington. 16 October 2013:As suspected Al Qaeda terrorist Nazih Al-Ruqaii (alias Abu Anas Al-Libi) went before a US judge in the South...

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Aug 4 Nigel Ash

US embassy to remain closed five more days

By Umar Khan and Nigel AshTripoli, 4 August 2013:Today’s scheduled 24 hour closure of the US embassy in Tripoli  appears to have  been extended until...

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Aug 3 Nigel Ash

Terror threat closes US embassies tomorrow, including here in Libya

By Hadi FornajiTripoli, 3 August 2013:The  US embassy in Tripoli is one of 21 American diplomatic missions in Muslim countries that will be closed tom...

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Aug 3 Sami Zaptia

900 Special Forces to impose order in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 3 August 2013:Nine hundred members of the Libyan army's Special Forces took up their posts all over the city of Benghazi at th...

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Aug 3 Sami Zaptia

MENA security alert closes US embassies tomorrow for one day – including Tripoli

Tripoli, 3 August:The United States issued a security alert on Thursday to its citizens in the MENA region, leading to the closure of its embassies on...

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Sep 12 Michel Cousins

US confirms one employee killed in Salafist attack on Benghazi mission

By Michel CousinsTripoli, 12 September:The US State department has confirmed that a US officer was killed in yesterday's attack on the US mission in B...

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