A Libyan businessman went viral on social media after posting a video of him receiving a shipment of mobile phones he had purchased, which finally arrived after a 16-year delay, sparking funny comments from both believers and non-believers.
In detail, the businessman ordered the shipment in 2010, but it did not arrive on time and was delayed for 16 years for him to receive it at the beginning of 2026. In the video, he is seen opening a bag full of old Nokia phones, in a scene dominated by an atmosphere of laughter and sarcasm.
The video quickly garnered wide interaction from users, who wrote funny comments. One of them asked: "Are these phones or artifacts?", referring to the age of the devices and the technological gap between them and the phones currently sold in the markets.
While another comment read: "They should be distributed in schools so that the new generation gets to know old technology", while some users called on the businessman to sell them at a public auction as rare items.
Other commentators considered that the incident reflects the extent of the complexities faced by the import and trade sector in recent years, due to the turmoil and conflicts that Libya witnessed, and the disruption it caused to supply chains and delays in the arrival of shipments.