Latest
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
Tag Archive

Humanitarian Crisis

1 / 40

IOM reports 928,839 migrants identified across Libya in 2025
Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

IOM reports 928,839 migrants identified across Libya in 2025

There were 928,839 migrants identified in Libya by the IOM Libya’s DTM Round 59 covering August to October 2025. These migrants were across 663 assess...

Read Article
22,509 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya so far in 2025 – already more than the 21,762 intercepted for all of 2024
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

22,509 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya so far in 2025 – already more than the 21,762 intercepted for all of 2024

The IOM reported yesterday in its ‘‘Libya Weekly Maritime Update’’ that, from 19 to 25 October 2025, 1,273 migrants were intercepted and returned to L...

Read Article
IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024
Oct 10 Sami Zaptia

IOM identifies 894,890 migrants in Libya from 45 nationalities in May-July 2025 reporting period – 18 percent up on 2024

IOM’s latest Libya Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme identified a total of 894,890 migrants from 45 nationalities across the 100 Libyan mun...

Read Article
At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

At least 824,131 illegal migrants in Libya in December 2024: IOM

The International Organization for Migration reported yesterday, in its Libya Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) (Round 55) covering November to Decem...

Read Article
UN ‘‘2024 Situational Assessment of the South of Libya’’ report released: political, economic, social, and environmental challenges for southern region
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

UN ‘‘2024 Situational Assessment of the South of Libya’’ report released: political, economic, social, and environmental challenges for southern region

The UN Libya today published its ‘‘2024 Situational Assessment of the South of Libya’’ report.The executive summary of the 46-page report presents a d...

Read Article
Irregular migration a burden on Libya – Europe needs to help more
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Irregular migration a burden on Libya – Europe needs to help more

‎During a press conference held on the sidelines of the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum held in Tripoli last Wednesday (17 July), the Tripoli base...

Read Article
UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes
May 19 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for ceasefire in Zawia militia clashes

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said yesterday that it is closely monitoring the sporadic clashes in Zawia that broke out earlier...

Read Article
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...

Read Article
Conflicting news over ending of Search and Rescue for survivors in Derna
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

Conflicting news over ending of Search and Rescue for survivors in Derna

There is conflicting news over the ending of Search and Rescue operations for survivors in Derna.Yesterday, eight days after Storm Daniel devastated t...

Read Article
UNSG Guterres calls for opening of investigations into collapse of Derna dams
Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

UNSG Guterres calls for opening of investigations into collapse of Derna dams

Speaking at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the importance of openin...

Read Article