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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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WHO confirms elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya - particularly notable given years of political instability and humanitarian challenges on health services
Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

WHO confirms elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Libya - particularly notable given years of political instability and humanitarian challenges on health services

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced last Wednesday (18 February) that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, which...

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Italian children’s cancer specialists conduct five-day field visit to Libya
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

Italian children’s cancer specialists conduct five-day field visit to Libya

A specialized paediatric oncology medical team from the Istituto Giannina Gaslini Hospital in Genoa, Italy has begun a field visit to Libya’s National...

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Libya prepares to assess safety of health facilities using Hospital Safety Index
Dec 3 Sami Zaptia

Libya prepares to assess safety of health facilities using Hospital Safety Index

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Libya reported last Sunday (1 December) that between 27 and 28 November, 42 senior health and disaster response...

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UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced

Ten days have passed since Storm Daniel battered the northeastern coastal areas of Libya (10 September), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanit...

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UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials
Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials

Yesterday, the UN launched a US$ 71.4 million fund appeal for the rescue effort in Libya caused by the Storm Daniel destruction.Martin Griffiths, the...

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Nov 20 Sami Zaptia

Turkey does away with need for PCR tests for travellers from Libya

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Social Media).Tripoli, 20 November 2021:Turkey announced last week that travellers arriving from Libya will no longer need a co...

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WHO and the EU deliver portable X-ray machine to Tobruk
Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

WHO and the EU deliver portable X-ray machine to Tobruk

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 October 2021:The World Health Organization, Libya reported on Thursday that it had delivered a state-of-the-art portable X-ra...

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WHO delivers three ambulances to eastern Libya financed by China
Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

WHO delivers three ambulances to eastern Libya financed by China

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 October 2021:The World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya delivered three ambulances to eastern Libya Thursday financed by Ch...

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Denmark donates 114,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Libya
Sep 23 Sami Zaptia

Denmark donates 114,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 September 2021:Denmark donated, free of charge, 144,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccine. The shipment arri...

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Malta delivers 40,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines and test kits to Libya
Aug 18 Sami Zaptia

Malta delivers 40,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines and test kits to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 August 2021:Malta sent 40,000 doses of AstraZeneca anti-Coronavirus vaccines and an equal number of Rapid Antibody test kits...

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