Transport Minister discusses with Turkish ambassador return of Turkish flights, lifting air ban, modernizing civil aviation, training and return of Turkish companies
Jun 22 Sami Zaptia

Transport Minister discusses with Turkish ambassador return of Turkish flights, lifting air ban, modernizing civil aviation, training and return of Turkish companies

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 June 2021:Libya’s Minister of Transport Mohamed Al-Shahubi, received in his office yesterday Turkish Ambassador Kenan Yilmaz...

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Cement cargo continues to arrive at Libya’s ports: 62,000 tons over three weeks
Aug 19 Sami Zaptia

Cement cargo continues to arrive at Libya’s ports: 62,000 tons over three weeks

By Sami Zaptia.Increased cement cargo arriving at Libyan ports is seen as evidence of the resurgence of the country's construction sector (Photo: Ceme...

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LISCO resumes production of 6mm steel wire coil
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

LISCO resumes production of 6mm steel wire coil

By Sami Zaptia.London, 17 August 2020:After what it referred to as ‘‘a stoppage due to technical reasons’’, the state Libya Iron and Steel Company (LI...

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Benghazi port receives 398 containers of mixed goods, 25,000 tons of wheat, 28,500 tons of barley and 6,000 tons of cement
Aug 13 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi port receives 398 containers of mixed goods, 25,000 tons of wheat, 28,500 tons of barley and 6,000 tons of cement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 August 2020:Containers of mixed goods and ships carrying grain and cement are amongst the ships that have docked this week a...

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Aug 12 Sami Zaptia

8,000 tons of cement to arrive at Tobruk port

By Sami Zaptia.Tobruk harbour (Photo: Archives Tobruk Port Authority)London, 12 August 2020:Tobruk port reported that the cement transport ship NS Spi...

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Sep 21 Michel Cousins

America firmly backs Libya, US Defence Secretary tells Al-Thini

By Libya Herald Staff.Tripoli,  21 September 2013:The United States will continue to back Libya despite the present difficulties. Moreover, it looks t...

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Sports Minister meets with German companies to discuss plans for AFCON 2017
Nov 29 George Grant

Sports Minister meets with German companies to discuss plans for AFCON 2017

By Mohamed Assed. Casablanca, 29 November:Preparations for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2017) that will be hosted in Libya might well have been g...

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Mar 20 Michel Cousins

Come to Libya and Understand the Revolution

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, March 20: We have all heard of eco-tourism, but now a UK-based travel company is offering conflict zone tourism by organising...

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Mar 20 Michel Cousins

Libya's 2012 budget: some further commentary

By Sami ZaptiaA government spokesman talking on the Doha-based Libya Alahrar television station said that the reason why the budget was released so la...

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