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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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GECOL new permanent GM Manfoukh appointed - resumes duties
Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

GECOL new permanent GM Manfoukh appointed - resumes duties

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) announced today that its board had yesterday appointed Abdul Hamid Ali Al-Manfoukh as its new permane...

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Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

Power cuts touch a nerve and lead to call for politically neutral public demonstrations

High summer temperatures and widespread power cuts varying from 10 to 16 hours over the last week have led to calls for non-aligned public demonstrati...

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Oct 20 Sami Zaptia

NACC employees demonstrate against the arrest of their head by the Military Prosecutor

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 October 2020: Employees of Libya’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) held a demonstration in front of their Tripoli...

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Sep 24 Sami Zaptia

More road closures with burning tyres in protest at continued acute power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.Continued lengthy power cuts have led to the closure by youth of roads using burning tyres in Tripoli and Zliten (Photo: Social media)....

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Sep 17 Sami Zaptia

Another electricity blackout in western Libya

By Sami Zaptia.GECOL announced another electricity blackout in western Libya today (Photo: Social media).London, 17 September 2020: Libya’s state Gene...

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Demonstrations in east Libya mirror their western and southern counterparts
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrations in east Libya mirror their western and southern counterparts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 September 2020:There were reports of demonstrations in eastern Libya, specifically in numerous areas of Benghazi, yesterday....

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Five Tripoli municipalities demand supply of urgent power stations
Sep 3 Sami Zaptia

Five Tripoli municipalities demand supply of urgent power stations

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 September 2020:Five Tripoli Municipalities have called on the government to provide urgent emergency power stations to cover...

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Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

Audit Bureau refers file of causes of power cuts to Attorney General, recommends travel ban for GECOL officials

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Audit Bureau has referred its investigation of GECOL into acute and continuous power cuts to the Attorney General and recom...

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Major Tripoli power cuts demo called called for Friday
Jul 25 Nigel Ash

Major Tripoli power cuts demo called called for Friday

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 25 July 2017:A power cuts protest has been called for Friday evening in Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square as the capital st...

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Anti-smuggling protests as Zuwara faces fuel crisis
Jun 18 Nigel Ash

Anti-smuggling protests as Zuwara faces fuel crisis

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 18 June 2017:Locals in Zuwara are up in arms at the lack of fuel and have been protesting in the town since Friday...

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