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NDA signs a MoU with France’s Bureau Veritas to enhance project quality

HoR Speaker Saleh calls for session next Monday in Benghazi

Latest CBL stats: a surplus of LD 30.3 billion in revenues but a foreign exchange deficit of US$ 4.9 billion

Libyan-French Economic Summit for Investment and Development ‎launched in Sirte

Backlog of trucks at Libyan-Egyptian land crossing due imposition of ''unlawful'' US$ 150 per truck inspection certificate

Trial launch of Mellitah Oil’s 15 million cubic feet per day associated gas recovery at KK Station Gas Utilization Project

Ministry of Economy & Customs Authority coordinate on prohibiting imports outside banking system

Vietnam interested in oil and gas cooperation with Libya: Petrovietnam

Libyan Railroads positive about resumption of work by China’s CRCC

Libya Business Council hosts multi-sector Business France delegation in Benghazi

French engineering company Artelia inspects Wadi Al Qattara Dam‎

Modern drilling technologies reviewed at technical workshop hosted by NOC, EGYDRILL, and Norwegian partners

Tripoli Interior Minister meets Chinese Minister of Public Security to discuss strengthening security cooperation

Green Industry Centre report provides valuable sector data for policy and plan formulation

Work started in activating Libya’s National Seismic Monitoring Network with 16 stations

Libyan Railroads holds further talks with Hitachi Rail on resumption of work – ahead of Hitachi’s October Tripoli visit

Pilot operations started for the soon-to-be-launched Unified Economic Number

US firm Penta Energy signs Power Purchase Agreement for 25 MW solar power project for LISCO

Arabian Gulf Oil Co. reassigns work to Baker Hughes - parts ways with non-compliant firms

British Council signs MoU with Benghazi University allowing access to the Council's Digital Library to 70,000 students

Security campaign to seize non-compliant military vehicles continues in Tripoli

SLB sees Libya as a vital strategic partner - seeks to expand its activities

Libya and China discuss expanding scope of economic and investment cooperation in several sectors to support Libya's development paths

7,303 illegal migrants deported in August from Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata and Sebha airports

Al-Khadra and Zuwara Hospital medical staff join partial strike as action spreads – union threatens total sit-ins

Plan to establish fully equipped seaside resorts across ten locations - part of wider ''Return to Life'' beach resort project

After relaxation of UN asset freeze, Long Term Investment Portfolio (LTP) achieves US$ 1.25 bn profits in 2025

Agreement reached to set maximum selling price of 280 dinars per qintar (100 kg) for flour sold to bakeries

Libyan Business Council discusses boosting trade and investment cooperation with Spanish Embassy’s Commercial Office

Prime Minister Aldabaiba reviews progress on Tripoli International Airport and Airport Road development projects

Feasibility of supplying power plants with liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of liquid fuel discussed

Why has the CBL failed to bring down the black-market foreign exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar?

MoU signed to implement National Initiative to Stabilize and Support the Bread Industry

Mellitah Oil and Gas Al-Rimal Field Well R-3 achieves 3,026 barrels per day after rehabilitation work

Voyages by vessel Gothica to resume from Benghazi Maritime Terminal to Istanbul on 11 September

Libya’s North Africa Bank to launch direct payment service to China using Alipay

Electroencephalography (EEG) clinic at Tripoli Children's Teaching Hospital reopens after a 10-year hiatus

Medsky making progress in discussions to launch direct flights to Bosnia Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo

Misrata-Benghazi passenger ferry line launched

Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative (GCUPI-B) launched in Benghazi

Goods imported for trade outside official banking channels banned from 30 September: Minister of Economy

Dar Il-Ifta issues opinion on personal use foreign currency transactions, profit-sharing investment & banking commissions

CBL Governor Issa launches several initiatives and reviews achievements at Tripoli Arab Savings and Financial Literacy conference

500 companies black-listed in connection with LC fraud: ACA

Tripoli government announces dismantling of sabotage cell and reveals major plot targeting Libyan assets

Julyana Free Zone Port receives 93 commercial vessels in August

Second Libyan-American Development and Reconstruction Forum inaugurated in Benghazi

Recruitment of foreign medical personnel only a temporary measure for specific shortages – not substitute for nationals

Harouge Oil Operations’ replacement well B79A at Amal Field enters production at 2,000 barrels per day

Spanish business mission seeks to strengthen trade ties with Libya

Health Sector Movement Union object to import of foreign medical staff at expense of local cadres

Brega claims significant easing of petrol queues with increased supplies – public still complaining about long queues

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size – Only USA votes against the resolution

Rehabilitated Benghazi University reopened during an extravagant opening ceremony

State of emergency declared at Janzour Fuel Depot after drone fibre-optic remnants discovered

Health Ministry launches ‘‘Pulse 2’’ campaign to localise cardiac treatment and reduce waiting lists

Meeting on preparations for Libyan-Korean Economic Cooperation Forum to be held in Libya on 28 September 2026

Libyan-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Association to visit January’s LEES 2027

After delayed GE Vernova maintenance: Zawia Power station's third unit finally returns to national grid with 150 MW

e-payment transactions between 1 January and 31 August reached LD 765 billion - reflecting growing use of e-payment and digital banking

Drone attack: National Oil Corporation condemns drone attack on its Brega Airport Rd Fuel Depot – starts emptying fuel tanks

Drone attack: National Oil Corporation condemns drone attack on its Brega Airport Rd Fuel Depot – starts emptying tanks of fuel

Tripoli Chamber of Commerce to host B2B meetings with Spanish companies on 7 September

Libya and Japan sign first memorandum of cooperation in the health sector

Updated: Drone ''crashes'' near Tripoli’s Airport Road Fuel Depot – no damage, fire, injuries or fatalities reported

Drone ''crashes'' near Tripoli’s Airport Road Fuel Depot – no damage, fire, injuries or fatalities reported

Fuel crisis: 490 petrol stations involved in fuel smuggling closed by Interior Ministry

Chinese companies ready to contribute to development of oil, gas & renewable energy sectors: Chinese Petroleum Chamber of Commerce

LC fraud and its impact on exchange rates discussed at summit meeting

LISCO heads Libyan delegation at ZEPS 2026 exhibition in Zenica, Bosnia Herzegovina – 2 to 5 September

Tripoli International Airport to open in fourth quarter of 2026!

Planning Minister chairs meeting to review Blue Economy priority initiatives and projects

Minister of Housing discusses with several Tunisian investors opportunities for cooperation in building materials manufacturing

Successful maintenance of the Second Gas Turbine Unit at Sirte Oil’s Petrochemicals Power Plant

Julyana Free Zone continues implementation work on 200,000-ton grain storage silos project

Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation directs installation of solar panel systems at ministry’s buildings

Zawia Criminal Court convicts Libyan and nine expatriates of diesel and food smuggling

Sebha Food & Drug Control Office seizes and destroys onions unfit for human consumption originating from Egypt

National Mining Corporation participates in National Dialogue on Sustainable Energy Transition in Libya

NOC discusses enhancing trainee competence and streamlining deployment procedures with prestigious US universities

Several major Saudi companies interested in entering Libyan market – Saudi Chargé d'affaires

Open heart surgeries and cardiac catheterization for children cancelled today due to power cut at Tripoli University Hospital

Messina Line launching new West Med Line in September, combining existing Algeria and Libya services into a single network

IOM repatriates 535 illegal migrants from Libya to Chad, Guinea, Gambia and Bangladesh

Libyan Express to launch three new direct flights to Malta, Rome and Milan on 6 September

NOC completes work at Zuwara Desalination Plant – in preparation for operation after a hiatus of more than seven years.‎

Russia's state geological company Rosgeologia searching for underground water in Libya's Sahara Desert

First batch of Libyan oil arrived at Georgia’s Kulevi oil refinery on 28 August following switch due to anti-Russian EU sanctions

Another partial blackout hits western Libya as the country’s miserable summer continues

Twelve out of 16 fuel tankers scheduled for August received - remaining tankers are discharging at Libyan ports

Tripoli PM Aldabaiba welcomes signing of agreement by the "4+4" Mini-Dialogue Committee

UNSMIL welcomes signing of agreement on Libya’s electoral framework and next steps towards national elections

Minister of Oil and Gas discusses partnership development with Norwegian Energy Minister

Cement prices fall to LD 82 per quintar as Arab Union Construction Company factory restarts

Federation of Egyptian Industries and Libyan Union of Chambers of Commerce in Benghazi discuss establishing permanent Egyptian expo in Libya

Libya aims to localise prosthetics industry by attracting international companies

Fuel receipt and distribution continuing around the clock across Libya

Visiting US medical team performs 16 open heart surgeries and paediatric cardiac catheterization at Tripoli University Hospital