Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s unemployment stats are inaccurate says Labour Minister

By Sami Zaptia.Libya's Minister of Labour Alabed says the country's unemployment figures are inaccurate because of the previous political split (Logo:...

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Customs Authority offering interest-free loan to employees for Eid sacrifice through Miza e-payment service
Jun 24 Sami Zaptia

Customs Authority offering interest-free loan to employees for Eid sacrifice through Miza e-payment service

By Sami Zaptia.London, 24 June 2021: Libya’s Customs Authority is offering an interest-free loan to its employees to purchase the Eid-Al-Adha ram (Fea...

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HoR increases retirement age to 70
Nov 9 Michel Cousins

HoR increases retirement age to 70

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 9 November 2017:The House of Representatives has increased the retirement age from 65 to 70. It did so in a vote yeste...

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Dec 3 Sami Zaptia

Salam Jadhran appoints 16,460 new local employees: report

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 3 December 2015:Salam Jadhran, the mayor of Ajdabiya and brother of the oil-blockading head of the Petroleum Facilitie...

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Garbage again a problem in Benghazi
Jul 6 Michel Cousins

Garbage again a problem in Benghazi

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 6 July 2015:In the high heat of summer, the stench of rotting rubbish again pervades the air in Benghazi, adding to the city...

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Sep 23 Nigel Ash

Unpaid Shuwarif teachers stage town centre protest

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 23 September 2013:Local teachers claiming that their salaries are not being paid on time held a protest in Shuwarif’s t...

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Jul 8 thomwestcott

Ramadan working hours announced

Tripoli, 8 July 2013:The official working hours during the month of Ramadan this year will be from 9 am to 2 pm, the government has announced.These wo...

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May 20 Sami Zaptia

“Citizens are the 'army' of the government”- Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 20 May 2013:Not for the first time, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, called upon the Libyan public to stand behind him and his gover...

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