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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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Sep 1 Sami Zaptia

Libya Iron and Steel factory resumes production after a two-month halt to reduce countrywide power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.LISCO reports that it has resumed production after a two-month hiatus to reduce Libya-wide power cuts (Photo: LISCO).London, 1 Septembe...

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Attorney General taking action to protect the Electricity Company
Jun 30 Sami Zaptia

Attorney General taking action to protect the Electricity Company

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 June 2021: Libya’s Attorney General Sideeg Al-Sour revealed that his Office had started procedures to question or arrest all...

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Oct 12 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau demands GECOL response on delayed GE, Siemens, ENKA, Calik, GESCO electricity contracts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 October 2020: Libya’s Tripoli Audit Bureau demanded that the beleaguered state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL)...

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May 12 Michel Cousins

Tripoli suffers fresh power outages as temperatures soar

By Libya Herald reporters Ruwais power station (Photo: GECOL)Tripoli, 12 May 2017:Power cuts have again hit Tripoli. Many areas of the capital were wi...

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Cold weather, petrol and gas cylinder queues and 12-hour power cuts in Tripoli
Jan 2 Sami Zaptia

Cold weather, petrol and gas cylinder queues and 12-hour power cuts in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 2 January 2017: Winter weather in the Greater Tripoli area has contributed to petrol and cooking gas cylinder queues in the cap...

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Oct 10 Sami Zaptia

GECOL promises to decrease power cuts within 45 days

By Sami Zaptia.Youth burning tyres as part of demonstrations against extended power cuts in Tripoli this summer (Photo: Social Media).London, 10 Octob...

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Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

Technical fault causes wide and long power cuts across Libyan cities

By Sami Zaptia.GECOL said a technical fault was the cause of yesterday's wide ranging power cuts (Photo: GECOL).London, 28 April 2016:A ‘’technical fa...

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Aug 24 Nigel Ash

Libya Dawn seeks return of Turkish power contractors

By Libya Herald staff. Part of Sirte's Turkish-built power station, now in IS hands (File photo)Tripoli, 24 August 2015:In the face of regular and wid...

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Jul 1 Callum Paton

GECOL denies arrival of Indian technicians at Sirte power station

By Moutaz Ali. Tripoli, 1 July 2014: Indian technicians have not arrived at the Gulf power station in Sirte to replace Turkish workers who left re...

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Mar 30 thomwestcott

Gas supply to Mellitah now fully turned off in anti-GNC protest

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 30 March 2014:The gas supply from the Wafa field to the Mellitah complex  in Zuwara has now been stopped completely, after the...

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