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Meatiga Airport Customs Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle a Quarter Million Euros to Istanbul.
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Tripoli, September 27, 2025 (LANA) – Customs officers at Meatiga International Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle 250,000 euros, which was in the possession of a Libyan passenger bound for Istanbul on a Libyan Wings flight.The Customs Authority explained in a statement that the discovery of the sum was made in cooperation with members of the Anti-Smuggling and Drug Control Department during a routine inspection of passengers' luggage on Friday. The sum was found hidden inside one of the... Read more
New customs duties applied to all vehicles starting tomorrow
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Tripoli, August 31, 2025 (LANA) - Starting tomorrow, Monday, September 1, the new amendments approved by the Libyan Customs Authority regarding the estimated values of customs duties on cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be implemented across all customs departments nationwide.The Customs Authority stated that this amendment was made based on a circular issued by the Ministry of Finance, as part of efforts to unify customs policies across various centers and achieve a more accurate tax.... Read more
Mnifi chairs meeting of technical committee.
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Tripoli, August 19, 2025 (LANA) – The media office of the Presidential Council reported that the President of the Council and Chairman of the Higher Finance Committee, Mohammed Al-Mnifi, chaired the first meeting of the technical committee emanating from the Higher Finance Committee this morning, Tuesday, concerned with monitoring the operating and investment expenditures of the National Oil Corporation and the General Electricity Company, with all its members in attendance.The office... Read more
CBL and GNU meet.
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Tripoli, August 19, 2025 (LANA) – A joint meeting was held at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Libya today, Tuesday, attended by the Governor of the Central Bank, Naji Issa, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbaiba. A number of government and bank officials were also present to discuss priority economic and financial issues.According to the government's media office, the meeting reviewed the bank's efforts to control the sale of foreign currency by... Read more
Guterres appoints Sweden's Richardson as his new Resident Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative for Libya.
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New York, August 9, 2025 (LANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden as his new Resident Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative for Libya, succeeding Ignace Tshuma of Zimbabwe.The United Nations stated in a statement that Richardson brings more than 30 years of experience in development, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict recovery, with a focus on complex political, social, economic, and human rights.... Read more
