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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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Libyans continue to be optimistic, for democracy - against use of force and unilateral regional autonomy
Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

Libyans continue to be optimistic, for democracy - against use of force and unilateral regional autonomy

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 12 March:The third and final public opinion survey conducted in Libya last year, financed by the Danish Foreign Ministry and c...

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Feb 13 thomwestcott

Amendment to penal code “in conflict” with freedom of expression - LFJL

Tripoli, 13 February 2014:Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) has denounced a Penal Code amendment that criminalised insulting the General National Co...

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Jan 26 Michel Cousins

It's time for dialogue

Dear Editor,I worked for 9 months in Libya during and after the revolution of 2011.This was a remarkable time for the country, when everyone had the s...

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May 1 Michel Cousins

UN calls on Libyans to resolve differences through dialogue

Tripoli, 1 May 2013:The UN has called on Libyans to reserve their difference through dialogue, not action.  The call is a response to the sieges of th...

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We will not be intimidated by militias: Zeidan
Apr 29 thomwestcott

We will not be intimidated by militias: Zeidan

By Seraj Essul and Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 29 April 2013:A defiant Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, today said that the government would not listen to opini...

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Learning from Tunisian and Egyptian Arab Spring experiences – part one
Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

Learning from Tunisian and Egyptian Arab Spring experiences – part one

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 31 March 2013:The Programme on Arab Reform and Democracy’s 4th Annual Conference was held in Tunis 28-29 March under the title...

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Calling all journalists: freedom of press award
Feb 20 thomwestcott

Calling all journalists: freedom of press award

Tripoli, 20 February 2013:Entries from North African and Middle Eastern journalists are now being accepted for the 2013 Samir Kassir Award for Freedom...

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Libya at a crossroads
Aug 27 Michel Cousins

Libya at a crossroads

By Dr Ismail Suayah.North Carolina, US, 27 August: My fondest memories of my childhood in rural Libya were of Eid Al-Fitr. It wasn’t the rare gifts of...

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Jul 27 Michel Cousins

Tackling the first hurdles in Libya

By Karim Mezran and Dunkan PickardAfter the successful elections of 7 July, Libya must now concentrate on resolving problems that could derail the tra...

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Jul 23 Nigel Ash

EU wants “inclusive and transparent” constitutional drafting

Tripoli, 23 July:European Union foreign ministers today called for the drafting process for a new Libyan Constitution to be “inclusive and transparent...

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