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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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Attempt to smuggle alcoholic drinks thwarted by customs at Misrata Free Zone
Aug 14 Sami Zaptia

Attempt to smuggle alcoholic drinks thwarted by customs at Misrata Free Zone

Libya’s Customs Authority reported last Sunday (10 August) that the Misrata Free Zone Customs Centre successfully prevented the smuggling of a large c...

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EUBAM donates ten advanced handheld X-ray scanners to Narcotics Control Agency and Libyan Customs Authority
Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

EUBAM donates ten advanced handheld X-ray scanners to Narcotics Control Agency and Libyan Customs Authority

EUBAM Libya reported today that, as part of its continued support to Libyan law enforcement agencies, it recently donated ten advanced handheld X-ray...

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EU Civil Protection Mechanism team initial conclusion: Al-Asabaa mysterious house fires not caused by gases, pollution or biological materials
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

EU Civil Protection Mechanism team initial conclusion: Al-Asabaa mysterious house fires not caused by gases, pollution or biological materials

‎Al-Asabaa Municipality reported yesterday that EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism team of experts had explained in a meeting yesterday that, using the l...

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Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured
Mar 25 Sami Zaptia

Four gang members detained, pending investigation, for torturing 10 kidnapped migrants to death – 164 others also tortured

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that four defendants belonging to a network engaged in smuggling migrants and human trafficking in t...

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At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM

The International Organization for Migration reported yesterday, in its Libya Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) (Round 55) covering November to Decem...

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Sebha smugglers charged, their shops closed, goods and HGVs seized
Feb 22 Sami Zaptia

Sebha smugglers charged, their shops closed, goods and HGVs seized

The Attorney General's Office reported yesterday that the Sebha Court of Appeal Public Prosecutor, along with members of the Joint Security Committee...

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Criminal gang detained for holding 263 illegal immigrants hostage to extort ransom from their families
Jan 30 Sami Zaptia

Criminal gang detained for holding 263 illegal immigrants hostage to extort ransom from their families

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that prosectors had ordered the detention of two members of a criminal gang whose members deliberate...

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A gang of 5 convicted of failed LD 25 million National Commercial Bank fraud
Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

A gang of 5 convicted of failed LD 25 million National Commercial Bank fraud

‎The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the Criminal Court issued a verdict convicting a gang whose members began to seize LD 25 millio...

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Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

Nine deaths and 16 injured in Tajura state-recognised militia clashes

At least nine died and 16 were injured in yesterday’s clashes between state-recognised militias in the eastern Tajura district of Tripoli. The fatalit...

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Criminal gang arrests in Jumhouriya bank LD 120 million forged bank instruments case
Jul 25 Sami Zaptia

Criminal gang arrests in Jumhouriya bank LD 120 million forged bank instruments case

The Attorney General’s Office reported today that it has initiated a criminal case against a gang formation whose members deliberately seized LD 120 m...

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