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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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Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
Mar 24 Sami Zaptia

Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts

SZ-24/03/26 The damaged and drifting Russian (LNG) gas tanker within Libyan territorial waters, the Arctic Metagaz, has been brought under control by...

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Three thousand migrants rescued in a single day
Mar 19 Nigel Ash

Three thousand migrants rescued in a single day

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 19 March 2016:Over 3,000 migrants were saved off the Libyan coastline today, a vast increase on the 1,394 rescued i...

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Oct 25 Michel Cousins

Number of migrants drowned off Zliten now put at 45

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 25 October 2015:The Libyan Red Crescent has said that the number of bodies found near Zliten in the latest migrant drowning tr...

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Aug 31 Nigel Ash

Tobruk oil slick kills birds and fish

Libya Herald reporters.The Hariga export terminalTripoli, 31 August 2015:A large oil slick off the coast of Tobruk has killed seabirds and fish Tobruk...

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Oct 3 Nigel Ash

Yet more migrants drown

By Libya Herald reporters.As many as 90 more migrants may have drowned when another almost certainly  unseaworthy and overcrowded boat capsized, only...

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Jul 30 Nigel Ash

Major refugee tragedy off coast

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli 30 July 2014:Coastguards have recovered some 150 bodies off the coast from Khoms and found pieces of wreckage thought to...

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Apr 27 thomwestcott

Decomposing body found on Sirte beach likely to be another migrant lost at sea

Tripoli, 27 April 2014:A decomposing and headless body discovered on a beach near Sirte is believed to be that of an illegal immigrant lost at sea, a...

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Jan 13 thomwestcott

Abandoned migrant boat discovered off Derna coast

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 13 January 2014:An abandoned dinghy of the type often used by migrants trying to get to Europe was discovered yesterday...

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Dec 17 thomwestcott

Libyan coastguard catches 195 migrants

Tripoli, 17 December 2013:The Libyan coastguard picked up two boats of migrants bound for Europe yesterday, one of which was discovered during a routi...

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Jul 12 George Grant

Fifty-four migrants die of thirst en-route from Libya to Italy

Tripoli, 12 July:Fifty-four migrants heading for Italy died of hunger and thirst when their inflatable boat ruptured in the Mediterranean, the UN refu...

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