Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni has delayed presenting his new slimmed-down government to the House of Representatives, its spokesman Faraj Hashim has told the Libya Herald. An announcement of the cabinet which is to have between eight and ten ministers was expected in the next 24 hours. According to Hashim, the delay is so that Thinni can “study more candidates”.
The Libyan House of a Representatives has issued the names of five people who are on its shortlist for post of Prime Minister. Heading the list is the current caretaker incumbent, Abdullah Al-Thinni.
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Ageela Issa, has met the heads of municipal councils from across the eastern region to discuss their difficulties.
TV presenter Nabil Al-Haj of Libya Ahrar TV has resigned, accusing the new administration of the Qatar-based station of bias and twisting the news.
Hassan Al-Amin, one of the first members of the former General National Congress to resign over what h
The president of the former General National Congress Nuri Abu Sahmain and the Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani have said that the new House of Representatives, elected in June and which held its inaugural meeting yesterday in Tobruk, is unconstitutional.
In a late session in Tobruk of the new House of Representatives broadcast live on TV, which started at about 8 pm Monday and ended at around 1 am on Sunday, Ageela Salah Issa Gwaider from Guba in eastern Libya was elected as the new head of the House of Representatives in a run-off with Abubakr Bahira.
The first session of the newly elected House of Representatives was held this morning in Tobruk.
Members of the new House of Representatives, at an informal meeting yesterday in Tobruk, have said that once they are formally in session they will ban all military organisations that are not under the direct control of the government. They said that no “parallel” bodies will be allowed to exist.
A House of Representatives member confirmed today to Libya Herald that an unofficial consultative meeting was held by over 50 House of Representatives members from the west, centre and south of Libya in Tripoli yesterday. These included members from the city of Misrata.
The General National Congress has said it will begin the handover of power to the House of Representatives on 4 August.
Members of the newly-elected House of Representatives plan to meet in Benghazi as early as Thursday for a consultative meeting.
Residents in Tripoli should stay away from areas where there are armed clashes, the government and army have said. They have also called on community elders to intervene and help bring about a peaceful solution to the current crisis.
The government has condemned today’s clashes at Tripoli International Airport saying brigade commanders had acted outside government control.
