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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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Temporary ceasefire in Sabratha as elders from Zintan and Zawia try to mediate peace
Sep 20 Michel Cousins

Temporary ceasefire in Sabratha as elders from Zintan and Zawia try to mediate peace

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi/Tunis, 20 September 2017:Despite clashes for the fourth day early this morning in Sabratha, the town centre was rep...

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Sep 16 Nigel Ash

More than a thousand migrants caught by the coastguard

By Libya Herald reporters. A flimsy rubber raft packed with migrants (File photo: MSF)Tripoli, 16 September 2017:The Libyan Coastguard today said it h...

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Sabratha gets new police station
Aug 23 Nigel Ash

Sabratha gets new police station

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 23 August 2017:Sabratha mayor Hassen Dhawadi has opened his town’s new police station, a day after it emerged  that...

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Italian FM focuses on migration in Tripoli visit but stresses support for GNA
May 6 Michel Cousins

Italian FM focuses on migration in Tripoli visit but stresses support for GNA

By Libya Herald reporter. Italian FM Angelino Alfano meets with Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj (Photo: PC) Tunis, 6 May 2017:Italy’s foreign mi...

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Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya refused international requests to strike migrant smuggling militias: GNA Foreign Minister Siala

By Sami Zaptia. Mohamed Siala PC/GNA's foreign minister (Photo: CNN Arabic)London, 29 April 2017:Presidency Council / Government of National Accord (P...

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Apr 25 Nigel Ash

Brussels technical talks on disrupting migrant smugglers' business model

By Libya Herald reporters. Italian coastguards intercept migrants smuggled from Libya (File photo)Tunis, 25 April 2017:The EU took a closer look at wh...

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Some 240 migrants feared lost off Libya coast
Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Some 240 migrants feared lost off Libya coast

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 24 March 2016:As many as 240 migrants are feared to have drowned around 15 kilometres off the Libyan coast north of Sabrat...

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Jan 30 Nigel Ash

Navy says people-smugglers fired on coastguard vessel

By Libya Herald reporters. A typical rickety over-crowded migrant boat (File photo)Tripoli, 30 January 2017:A Libyan coastguard vessel was reportedly ...

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Italy to help Libya prevent illegal migration, no repatriation says new ambassador Giuseppe Perrone
Jan 10 Sami Zaptia

Italy to help Libya prevent illegal migration, no repatriation says new ambassador Giuseppe Perrone

By Sami Zaptia.London, 10 January 2017: Today Libya Herald was the first Libyan publication to exclusively interview the new Italian ambassador to Lib...

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Migrant deaths in Mediterranean hit new record in November, over 4600 dead in 2016
Nov 18 Sami Zaptia

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean hit new record in November, over 4600 dead in 2016

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 November 2016: The death toll of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, mostly from the Libyan coast, hit a new record for...

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