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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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Aug 21 Nigel Ash

Unpaid GECOL workers threaten prolonged strike

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 21 August 2016:GECOL workers have said they will go on indefinite strike if their wages are not paid. During a one-...

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Sebha lights up with fury at total power cut
Jul 14 Nigel Ash

Sebha lights up with fury at total power cut

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli and Tunis, 14 July 2016:Sebha has had enough.  For the second day running protestors have taken to the streets to da...

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Jun 16 Michel Cousins

Claims that Misrata is avoiding power cuts not true say locals, but “we don’t complain like others”

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli/Misrata, 16 June 2016:Claims by officials and GECOL staff in Tripoli that it is suffering unfairly from power cuts b...

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Jun 13 Michel Cousins

Now GECOL warns of complete collapse of electricity supply in Tripoli

By Moutaz Mathi.GECOL warned of complete collapse of power supply to Tripoli (Photo: GECOL).Tripoli, 13 June 2016:The General Electricity Company of L...

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May 28 Michel Cousins

Tripoli again suffering from power cuts; activists want general strike: UPDATE

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 28 May 2016:Power cuts are are back to plague daily life in Tripoli and are getting longer as electricity worker str...

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Winds bring down pylon in Tripoli, adding to power problems
May 13 Michel Cousins

Winds bring down pylon in Tripoli, adding to power problems

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 13 May 2016:High winds brought down an electricity pylon in Tripoli’s residential Hadba district yesterday, crushing several c...

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Libya needs to produce another 1800 MW: Tripoli Electricity Minister
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Libya needs to produce another 1800 MW: Tripoli Electricity Minister

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 5 August 2015:Libya needs to produce almost 40 percent more electricity, Nuredin Ali Salem, the Minister of Electricity and Ren...

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Long power cuts make very hot Libyan summer even more unbearable
Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

Long power cuts make very hot Libyan summer even more unbearable

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 4 August 2015:The return of long power cuts across Libya have made the very hot July and August summer months ‘’even m...

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Libya's eastern power grid "on the point of collapse"
Aug 1 Nigel Ash

Libya's eastern power grid "on the point of collapse"

By Adam Ali.Benghazi,  1 August  2015:Libya’s power grid in the east is on the verge of a catastrophic collapse, a senior GECOL engineer has warned.  ...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Tripoli and west suffering ever longer power cuts

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli/Gharyan, 6 May 2015:In what looks increasingly like a reprise of the situation in the capital towards the end of the Qad...

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