Libya Herald Headlines Today

De La Rue meets Governor of Central Bank of Libya in DC to follow up on its currency printing plan

Jumhuria bank announces its Palm Payment service

Libyan British Business Forum to be held in London on 22 June

Governors of Central Bank of Libya and People’s Bank of China agree to launch direct banking transactions

UNDP and the Ministry of Marine Resources sign MoU to advance Libya’s Blue Economy

LIA to revalue its assets using one of the Big Four global auditing firms

Grimaldi shipping holds meeting with Libya’s Khoms Port – to strengthen partnership

Libya’s Ras Jedir crossing is a strategic crossing into the depth of African markets: Tunisia’s Chargé d’affaires

Minister of Economy Abushiha approves creation of new foreign companies – signalling internationally that Libya is improving its business climate

PM Aldabaiba appoints Mohamed Ben Ghalboun as his new Minister of State for Cabinet and Prime Ministerial Affairs to replace the infirmed Adel Juma

ICAO conducts inspection of Tripoli’s Mitiga airport in anticipation of the operation of more international flights

CBL Governor Issa holds and participates in several meetings during the IMF’s Spring Meetings held 13 – 18 April in Washington DC

LIA welcomes UN Security Council Resolution 2819 enabling it to reinvest frozen cash balances while remaining frozen

PM Aldabaiba inaugurates 52nd Tripoli International Fair in its centenary year with the participation of 35 foreign companies

Customs Authority introduces new Customs Dollar Rate – up from LD 2.2 to about LD 6.35

The 4th Libya Aviation Forum and Expo will be held at the Hayat Tower Lancaster Hotel from 3-4 November

Libya joins International Dates Council

Tripoli follow-up meeting held on US State Department’s Investment Climate Report on Libya – investment climate reform measures matrix reviewed

Libya France Business Forum 2026 – first leg opens in Marseille

South Korea to dispatch special envoy to Libya to seek alternative oil sources to blockaded Gulf supplies

Libya adopts regulatory framework for use of in-flight internet services within Libyan airspace

Syria’s Fly Cham to start direct flights to Tripoli from 25 April

Benghazi based Emaar Libya Holding discusses investment opportunities in various sectors with China Railway Corporation

Minister of Housing discusses real estate financing mechanisms via Sovereign Sukuk with Stock Market Authority and Savings Bank

NOC Chairman Suleiman hails completion of 42-inch, 130 KM gas pipeline from Zueitina Field 103 to Sirte Oil Line 36B

Former Director of NOC International Marketing Department sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fined US$ 1.8 billion for fraud

Benina airport receives Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Flydubai – in preparation of resumption of direct flights

MFZ presents initial “Oil and Petrochemical Tank Terminal” investment project concept

NOC to Libya Herald: Resumption of gas tanker arrivals at Marsa al-Brega port boosts supplies and reduces costs

Breakthrough expected in LD-dollar FX market: Central Bank launches comprehensive cash sales plan and distributes US$ 1 billion to banks

US Embassy welcomes signing of unified budget by the two split Libyan administrations

MedSky CEO foretells the resumption of direct Tripoli-London flights as an imperative on several levels

Libya and Algeria agree resumption of flights

Tripoli Prime Minister Aldabaiba welcomes the signing of the Unified Public Spending Agreement

Misrata Free Zone Port Customs Centre thwarts attempt to smuggle 4.5 million tablets of highly dangerous narcotics

Breaking: Libya’s Western and Eastern administrations agree a unified budget

Undersecretary of Defence Zoubi effuses about the forthcoming Flintlock military exercises in Sirte as a sign of progress in Libya’s unification

The 2026 Annual Olive Exhibition Opens in the city of Khoms

IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Consultation Mission to Libya

Mellitah successfully brings well R11 back into production at 2,062 barrels per day

Government Reporting Platform activated as a unified tool for monitoring performance and measuring achievement levels within public entities

Austria’s Desert Greener explores localisation of its advanced water desalination technology with Municipality of Tripoli Centre

LAICo signs MoU with Azerbaijani company Sisan in agricultural and livestock investment

LEDA Chairman and Libyan-Italian Chamber of Commerce hold meeting

Sirte Oil restarts seawater filters at Petrochemical Complex desalination plant after years of shutdown

High-level Libyan government delegation visits Oman – Cooperation in several sectors discussed

New discoveries reflect the significant potential of Libya’s oil and gas sector: NOC Chairman Suleiman

The National Oil Corporation and Eni North Africa announce successful drilling of new gas discovery in offshore Block D (Contract D)

Italian Embassy in Libya, ITA and the Libyan Board of Architecture, announce competition for students in Architecture and Urban Design

The NOC and Repsol Libya Branch announce a new oil discovery in the Murzuq Basin

Sebha’s new Palm City Residential Project: 106 residential buildings with 3,000 housing units

The National Oil Corporation and Algeria’s Sonatrach announce new oil and gas discovery in Ghadames Basin

Ministry of Health celebrates successful conduct of complex operation on baby at Tripoli’s Al-Hadba Hospital

Spending on construction has not led to price hikes and a rising dollar rate – spending by Libya’s two governments has: Belgasem Hafter

CBL Governor unveils package of measures to support dinar, regulate foreign exchange market, and inject $1.5 billion

Germany’s Ferrostaal to resume its gas exploitation work at AGOCO’s Sarir and Messla J22 Fields

Savings and Real Estate Bank discusses with Chinese company ways of cooperation in implementation of development projects‎

Solar-powered single pivot agricultural irrigation circles launched in southern Libya

Production begins at Kufra Grain Mill – part of wider effort by NDA to reduce food imports and improve food security

New China Qingdao Port to Libya route, avoiding Hormuz Straight, to reduce shipping time by up to ten days: Julyana Free Port

Military Intelligence Chiefs Conference for the Sahel and Mediterranean countries 2026 held in Tripoli

Latest developments regarding tanker “Badr”, being detained by Bulgaria in port of Burgas, discussed.

NOC Chairman Suleiman reveals the highest crude oil production rates in ten years

CBL continues briefings to talk up the dinar – vows to inject US$ 1.5 billion and bring dinar down to the LD 6.90 mark

Dusseldorf Airport lists in its schedule two direct MedSky flights to and from Libya from 17 May

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce to hold seminar with Embassy of China on 12 April on strengthening bilateral trade

National Housing and Real Estate Development Programme opens registration for construction companies to implement new and stalled projects

New Minister of Economy and Trade Suhail Abu Shiha finally assumes his duties following completion of official handover