Africa Libya Protesters gathered in Tripoli after the country's eastern parliament appointed former interior minister Fathi Bashagha as head of a new interim government, calling for the dissolution of the parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk that appointed him
Africa Libya The parliament announced the opening of nominations for the post of prime minister, replacing Hamid Dbeibah as head of the interim government; the new premier will reportedly be selected on 8 February
Africa Libya Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Omar Katti stressed the need for Italian companies to return and resume major construction projects, including a highway linking eastern and western Libya, as well as the reconstruction of Tripoli's international airport
Africa Libya Crude oil production has returned to normal, with 1,2 million barrels a day according to the Oil Minister, after the production slump earlier this month with the closure of a key pipeline for necessary repairs
Africa Libya Over the next two years, some two million Egyptian workers are expected to travel to the country to help with reconstruction, of which one million by the end of 2022
Africa Libya According to the proposal of the High National Electoral Commission, in line with the House of Representatives, the first round of voting will be held in exactly one month, thus being postponed to 24 January 2022
Africa Libya The National High Electoral Commission handed over the final report on the phase of electoral appeals for the election of the Head of State to the committee formed by members of the House of Representatives in charge of following the electoral process
Africa Libya The Central Bank of Libya has announced a unification plan to end years of division between eastern and western banks; the completion of the international financial review for the central bank will be held in July
Africa Libya Vaccination against Covid-19 will now be mandatory for employees of public institutions and private companies as well
Africa Libya Registration opens today for candidates for presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for 24 December
Africa Libya Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that all Libyans have the right to run in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, stressing that Gaddafi's son also has the constitutional right to run as candidate
Africa Libya UN Support Mission in Lybia hopes yesterday’s Cairo 5+5 JMC meeting will lead to the first steps in the process of foreign troop withdrawals
Africa Libya Having visited Jewish cemeteries during the war, and having been unsuccessful in restoring them, Libyan psychologist David Gerbi has announced a new effort to establish a virtual cemetery to replace each of the physical ones