Italy discusses activating contracted projects: Tripoli Airport and coastal motorway
By Sami Zaptia. London, 28 March 2021: Italy’s Tripoli ambassador, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, met with Libya’s Transport Minister, Mohamed Shahubi...
Prime minister Aldabaiba forms Ministerial committee to study reforming fuel subsidies, orders payment of family grant, increases pensions
By Sami Zaptia. Libyan prime minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba formed a Ministerial Committee to study fuel reform and has decreed...
After a ten-year halt: LIDCO’s Zumurrud Tripoli Gate project resumes work – Foreign contractors will be watching closely
By Sami Zaptia. LIDCO's / Bab Tripoli Zumurrud Shopping Mall project has restarted construction (Photo: Social Media). London, 27 March...
Critical projects must be completed: Minister of Transport
By Sami Zaptia. Libyan GNU Transport Ministry logo. London, 25 March 2021: Libya’s Transport Minister, Mohamed Shahubi said that development...
U.S. companies ready to enter Libyan market in near future: AmCham Libya
By Sami Zaptia. AmCham Libya Directors Ahmed Ghazali and Debbie Hirst with Libyan prime minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba (Photo: AmCham...
Libya and Tunisia reactivate Ras Ajdir unified customs window agreement to strengthen bilateral trade and flow of travellers
By Sami Zaptia. Libya and Tunisia agree to reactivate the Unified Ras Ajdir Window to improve bilateral trade and travel...
Continued political progress in Libya can lead to new U.S. and international investment: US Ambassador Norland
By Sami Zaptia. London, 25 March 2021: U.S. Ambassador Norland said yesterday that continued political progress in Libya can lead...
Libya needs US$ 450 billion and three million foreign workers for reconstruction over a five-year period: Libyan Contractors’ Union
By Sami Zaptia. Libya will need US$ 450 bn over five years for its reconstruction effort (File photo: Libya Herald...
Reassessment by UK financial sector will ensue after recent Libyan political progress: LBBC webinar
By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: LBBC). London, 24 March 2021: The Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) held a webinar entitled “Demystifying...
German business delegation to visit Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: LBC) London, 24 March 2021: The Libyan Business Council (LBC), the only official body in Libya...
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BREAKING: Eni announces new offshore gas discoveries in Libya of more than 1 trillion cubic feet – gas to supply Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy
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Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain – many roads flooded, drivers stranded
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PM Aldabaiba reopens Tripoli Zoo after a 17-year closure: a symbolic turnaround for the Zoo – from a militia military base back to a leading recreation destination
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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC
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LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work
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