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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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Security & Risk

May 21 Sami Zaptia

Security vacuum and lawlessness threaten NOC operations

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: NOC).London, 21 May 2019:Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said today that it is increasingly concerned about the state of...

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Mar 6 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport temporarily closed due to drones

By Sami Zaptia.Mitiga Airport's main entrance (Photo: Nigel Ash, Libya Herald archives)London, 6 March 2019:Tripoli's only operating airport, Mitiga A...

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Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

14 Zawia refinery Tunisian employees kidnapped by armed gang

By Sami Zaptia.The Serraj MoI says that it is investigating the kidnapping of 14 Tunisians working at the Zawia Oil Refinery (Photo: MoI).London, 16 F...

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LNA coalition of forces claim total control of Sharara oilfield
Feb 12 Sami Zaptia

LNA coalition of forces claim total control of Sharara oilfield

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 February 2019:The Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan National Army (LNA), as well as forces aligned to it, claimed that they had take...

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UK signs MoU with Libyan Airports Authority to supply explosives detectors
Jan 25 Sami Zaptia

UK signs MoU with Libyan Airports Authority to supply explosives detectors

By Sami Zaptia.London 25 January 2019:The UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wth Libya's Airports Authority to supply it with explosives de...

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Rada appeals to public for information on wanted terror suspects
Jan 11 Sami Zaptia

Rada appeals to public for information on wanted terror suspects

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 January 2019:The Rada Special Deterrence Force (SDF) has appealed to the Libyan public for information on a number of terror...

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Tripoli terror alert as offices are evacuated
Jan 11 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli terror alert as offices are evacuated

By Sami Zaptia. London, 11 January 2019:The Special Operations Force, a Tripoli security force aligned to the Faiez Serraj Presidency Council and Gove...

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BREAKING: Suicide terror attack on Tripoli Foreign Ministry leaves 3 dead
Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

BREAKING: Suicide terror attack on Tripoli Foreign Ministry leaves 3 dead

By Sami Zaptia.Malta , 25 December 2018:A suicide terror attack on Libya's Tripoli Foreign Ministry has left 3 dead and 10 injured according to the Tr...

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Nov 26 Sami Zaptia

ISIS claim responsibility for Tazirbu attack

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 November 2018:ISIS yesterday claimed responsibility for Friday's terror attack on Libya's desert town of Tazirbu, which led...

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Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli's Mitiga airport to reopen tomorrow

By Sami Zaptia.Mitiga airport is to reopen tomorrow, Libya's Airports Authority said today (Logo: LAA). London, 25 September 2018:Libya's Airports Aut...

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