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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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Aldabaiba forms technical committee to examine controversial NC7 Hamada oil deal – must report by 30 January
Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba forms technical committee to examine controversial NC7 Hamada oil deal – must report by 30 January

Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, has formed a technical committee to examine the controversial NC7 Hamada oil exploration a...

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Moroccan Consul confirms imminent return of flights with Libya and ending need for visas
Nov 14 Sami Zaptia

Moroccan Consul confirms imminent return of flights with Libya and ending need for visas

According to eastern based Libyan government (unrecognised by most of the international community), the Consul General of Morocco, Saeed Benkirane, sa...

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HoR calls for oil export halt and expulsion of US, UK, French, German and Italian ambassadors over Zionist Gaza genocide
Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

HoR calls for oil export halt and expulsion of US, UK, French, German and Italian ambassadors over Zionist Gaza genocide

Libya's parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), based in eastern Libya, yesterday called on the eastern based Libyan government (a government...

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Tripoli Libyan government to conduct a series of public opinion polls
Aug 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government to conduct a series of public opinion polls

The Tripoli-based Libyan government media site reported that meeting was held today at the Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba's Office Wednesday, to...

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High State Council elects new head: Mohamed Takala
Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

High State Council elects new head: Mohamed Takala

In elections broadcast live, the High State Council (HSC) elected Mohamed Takala as its new head today. Incumbent HSC head Khaled Al-Mishri lost by 62...

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NOC refutes African Intelligence report on prosecutor probes
Feb 25 Sami Zaptia

NOC refutes African Intelligence report on prosecutor probes

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) refuted on Thursday claims made in an article by Africa Intelligence on 21 February, widely circulated on...

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Op-Ed: Twelve years on from the 17 February revolution of 2011, Libya is still stuck in a political quagmire
Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

Op-Ed: Twelve years on from the 17 February revolution of 2011, Libya is still stuck in a political quagmire

Looking back on some articles I had written over the last 11 years on the successive anniversaries of the revolution, today, on the eve of yet another...

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Oil Minister Aoun denies barring two UK companies from investing in oil sector
Feb 14 Sami Zaptia

Oil Minister Aoun denies barring two UK companies from investing in oil sector

Mohamed Aoun, the Minister of Oil and Gas in the Tripoli-based government of Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, denied circulating news of his ministry’s approval...

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Health Minister resigns two days after being reinstated
Dec 9 Sami Zaptia

Health Minister resigns two days after being reinstated

Two days after being reinstated by Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba to his Ministerial post, the Minister of Health Ali Zanati, announced his resi...

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Health Minister Ali Zanati cleared by court of corruption, resumes his job
Dec 6 Sami Zaptia

Health Minister Ali Zanati cleared by court of corruption, resumes his job

The suspended Minister of Health, Ali Zanati, and his Undersecretary for Technical Affairs, Samir Koko, were acquitted by a court Monday of the corrup...

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