Suez Canal blockage hastens establishment of Turkish logistic centre in Libya for African trade
Mar 30 Sami Zaptia

Suez Canal blockage hastens establishment of Turkish logistic centre in Libya for African trade

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 March 2021:Murtaza Karanfil, chairman of the Turkey-Libya Business Council of the Council on Foreign Economic Relations (DEI...

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Demonstration in front of Tripoli port against ECTN - demonstrators give government a week to meet their 5 demands or they will go on strike
Feb 22 Sami Zaptia

Demonstration in front of Tripoli port against ECTN - demonstrators give government a week to meet their 5 demands or they will go on strike

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 February 2021: A small demonstration was held in front of the entrance of Tripoli port yesterday against the introduction by...

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Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Cost of living continues to rise, liquidity problem persists: Libya market report

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Sami Zaptia).London, 22 January 2021: The cost of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) across Libya rose by 1.3% (LD 9.54) to L...

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Jan 14 Sami Zaptia

No justification for mills’ wheat price rises: Economy Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.The Tripoli Economy Ministry says there is no justification for wheat Mills raising flour prices (Photo: Archives).London, 14 January 2...

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Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Tunisian fruit shipments to Libya continue by sea freight, as land border trade remains blocked

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 September 2020: The first shipment of Tunisian fruit via sea freight to Libya is scheduled for 25 September from Sousse to T...

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Brega restarts its Tripoli cooking gas cylinder refilling depot
Sep 7 Sami Zaptia

Brega restarts its Tripoli cooking gas cylinder refilling depot

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 September 2020:Brega Marketing Company, the National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) subsidiary charged with importing and distributi...

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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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New cars and trucks direct RoRo shipping service from Antwerp to Misrata and Benghazi
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

New cars and trucks direct RoRo shipping service from Antwerp to Misrata and Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2020:A new direct Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping service is to commence from Antwerp to Misrata and Benghazi for cars...

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Despite Coronavirus, goods continue to flow between Libya and Tunisia via land border
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

Despite Coronavirus, goods continue to flow between Libya and Tunisia via land border

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 July 2020:Goods have continued to flow between Libya and Tunisia through their land border, the Ras Jdair Security Directora...

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Regular shipping service launched between Slovenia and Libya
Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Regular shipping service launched between Slovenia and Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 June 2020:A regular shipping service from the Slovenian port of Koper to Libya will be launched in the first week of July, No...

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