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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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Snow in Zawia, flooding in Tripoli
Feb 4 Nigel Ash

Snow in Zawia, flooding in Tripoli

Snow may be a novelty but kids quickly work out what to do with itTripoli, 4 February 2013:There was snow in Zawia today and severe flooding in Tripol...

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Classic Car rally in Zawia
Jan 25 Michel Cousins

Classic Car rally in Zawia

Tripoli, 25 January 2013:Local residents flocked to a classic car exhibition in Zawia today as proud owners showed off their treasured vehicles, many...

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Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

The Voice of Libyan Women’s premises vandalized

Zawia, 19 January 2013:The Voice of Libyan Women’s (VLW) Zawia Women's Centre premises were the subject of vandalism on the night of 15 January.VLW do...

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Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

NGO Voice of Libyan Women holds women's political debates in Zawia

Tripoli, 7 January:Yesterday was the first of a new bi-weekly discussion forum called “marbo3a seeyasia” (Political Sittings, gatherings or salons) th...

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Dec 17 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Women’s rights in Libya – a positive viewpoint.

By Alaa Murabit.Zawia, 17 December 2012:Due to recent media attention painting a negative picture on certain incidents related to women's rights issue...

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Protest in Zawia in support of Jalil
Dec 15 tomlittle

Protest in Zawia in support of Jalil

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 15 December:Around 100 people held a demonstration in Zawia in solidarity with the embattled former chairman of the Na...

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Dec 8 George Grant

Libyans accused of fighting for Qaddafi spared jail by Zawia court

Tripoli, 8 December:Eight Libyans accused of fighting for the Qaddafi regime during last year’s revolution have been spared imprisonment by the crimin...

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Mass grave found in Tripoli
Dec 6 George Grant

Mass grave found in Tripoli

One of the 103 bodies discovered in the grave visible between two men involved in the excavation.Tripoli, 6 December:One-hundred and three bodies have...

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Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Zawia refinery protests produce panic petrol buying in Tripoli

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 28 November:There were long queues of cars at petrol stations in Tripoli this evening following fresh protests in the afterno...

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Zawia mosque rebuilding launched by Magarief
Oct 21 Michel Cousins

Zawia mosque rebuilding launched by Magarief

Zawia, 21 October:The President of the National General Congress Mohammed Magarief today, Sunday, inaugurated the reconstruction of the Martyrs' Squar...

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