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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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"PM Aldabaiba, oversight bodies, Audit Bureau, and Attorney General bear direct legal responsibility for corruption currently plaguing National Oil Corporation’’
Dec 2 Sami Zaptia

"PM Aldabaiba, oversight bodies, Audit Bureau, and Attorney General bear direct legal responsibility for corruption currently plaguing National Oil Corporation’’

Libya’s western based Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadig al-Ghariani, stated: "Prime Minister Aldabaiba, the oversight bodies, the Audit Bureau, and the Attorn...

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CBL comes in for more criticism from Grand Mufti – accuses it of usury
Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

CBL comes in for more criticism from Grand Mufti – accuses it of usury

As the exchange rate for the Libyan dinar reaches 7.79 against the US dollar in the black-market, making a mockery of the vow by Naji Issa, the Govern...

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18 defendants held in pretrial detention for attempting to smuggle 180,000 litres of fuel across Libya’s border
Aug 22 Sami Zaptia

18 defendants held in pretrial detention for attempting to smuggle 180,000 litres of fuel across Libya’s border

The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that the Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of eighteen defendants involved in fuel smuggli...

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Secular and religious agree on need for Libya’s gradual energy subsidy reform
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Secular and religious agree on need for Libya’s gradual energy subsidy reform

The secular and religious worlds have come to agreement on the need for Libya to gradually reform its fuel subsidies in the unlikely bedfellows of the...

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Aldabaiba proposes three methods of fuel subsidy reform
Apr 24 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba proposes three methods of fuel subsidy reform

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, proposed three alternative methods to reforming the country’s current unsustainable fuel s...

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PM and CBL Governor agree need for public spending, economy and dinar exchange rate reforms
Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

PM and CBL Governor agree need for public spending, economy and dinar exchange rate reforms

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Hamid Aldabaiba and the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, discussed during their meet...

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CBL meeting on Tripoli government spending controls for 2024 – report and analysis
Jan 26 Sami Zaptia

CBL meeting on Tripoli government spending controls for 2024 – report and analysis

A meeting was held yesterday, in the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), to follow up on government spending for the year 2024....

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Alternatives to fuel subsidies with cash payments delivered to Aldabaiba
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Alternatives to fuel subsidies with cash payments delivered to Aldabaiba

Mohamed Hwej, the Minister of Economy and Trade in the Aldabaiba government, has referred to the government his proposals for alternatives to replace...

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Aldabaiba forms ministerial committee to study mechanism for fuel subsidy reform - again
Jun 20 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba forms ministerial committee to study mechanism for fuel subsidy reform - again

Last Thursday, the Tripoli-based Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba government passed a resolution (number 539/2022) to form a ministerial committee headed by the...

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Prime minister Aldabaiba forms Ministerial committee to study reforming fuel subsidies, orders payment of family grant, increases pensions
Mar 28 Sami Zaptia

Prime minister Aldabaiba forms Ministerial committee to study reforming fuel subsidies, orders payment of family grant, increases pensions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 March 2021:Libya’s prime minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba fired off three decrees last week, including one creating a Minister...

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