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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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Seven detained, pending case, for international smuggling of 180,000 litres of petrol
Feb 9 Sami Zaptia

Seven detained, pending case, for international smuggling of 180,000 litres of petrol

The Attorney General’s Office reported on Wednesday that seven have been detained, pending their case, accused of smuggling 180,000 litres of petrol o...

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Three gang members imprisoned for attempted fake cheque LD 40 million fraud at Jumhuria bank
Dec 7 Sami Zaptia

Three gang members imprisoned for attempted fake cheque LD 40 million fraud at Jumhuria bank

The Attorney General’s Office announced on Wednesday that three members of a gang were arrested, pending trial, accused of attempting to defraud Jumhu...

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Customs Authority seizes 500 smuggled hunting rifles in October and 820 in September at Khoms Port
Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority seizes 500 smuggled hunting rifles in October and 820 in September at Khoms Port

Libya’s Customs Authority announced last Thursday that it had seized at Khoms Port an illegal shipment of 500 hunting rifles that were hidden inside w...

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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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More than 2,000 dead and thousands missing after Storm Daniel hit eastern Libya
Sep 12 Sami Zaptia

More than 2,000 dead and thousands missing after Storm Daniel hit eastern Libya

More than 2,000 are reported dead and thousands more are still missing in the eastern Libyan city of Derna since the region was first hit by Storm Dan...

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Activation of CID mobile vehicle operations rooms to support dismantling explosives
Aug 29 Sami Zaptia

Activation of CID mobile vehicle operations rooms to support dismantling explosives

Libya’s Tripoli-based Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reported Saturday that it had equipped a mobile operating room (a van) with the particip...

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Dutch embassy assesses security standards, rules and procedures at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport
Jul 12 Sami Zaptia

Dutch embassy assesses security standards, rules and procedures at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport

Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority reported that the Netherlands is monitoring the security standards at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport.The revelation came af...

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Attempt to smuggle 20,000 litres of diesel from Misrata Free Zone thwarted by authorities
Jun 12 Sami Zaptia

Attempt to smuggle 20,000 litres of diesel from Misrata Free Zone thwarted by authorities

An attempt to smuggle 20,000 litres of diesel from Misrata Free Zone was thwarted by authorities today.The seizure was conducted by the Joint Operatio...

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Seven employees of Canadian security firm Guarda World arrested at Mitiga airport by Rada
Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

Seven employees of Canadian security firm Guarda World arrested at Mitiga airport by Rada

Seven employees of the Canadian security company GardaWorld have been arrested at Mitiga airport by the state recognised Rada militia on 11 April, Can...

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Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Three arrests, four fuel trucks and 140,000 litres of fuel seized in Misrata anti-smuggling operation

The Ministry of Interior’s Special Tasks Department in Misrata reported yesterday that it had arrested three individuals and seized four fuel trucks a...

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