We wish all our readers a peaceful and prosperous 2013.

The Libya Report wishes its readers in Libya and overseas a happy and prosperous 2013. Thanks for all of your support and interest in 2012!

State-owned Afriqiyah Airways has unveiled its new branding, replacing its old 9.9.99 logo with a simple blue and black design.

The next Libya Report newsletter will be published on Sunday 23 December, a day earlier than normal, due to the Christmas break.

Libya's General National Congress needs a new logo, and is offering a prize of LD10,000 for the winning design.

The Libya Report is currently offering a special price for an annual singer-user subscription and a copy of our new Tripoli real estate market update.

Al Watan has published images of the new 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Libyan Dinar banknotes that are expected to come into circulation from early 2013.

Libya’s unelected interim government, in place since late 2011, finally stepped aside last week as the new cabinet led by prime minister Ali Zeidan moves into power.

The new government of prime minister Ali Zeidan is scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday.

Ministers in the new cabinet, which was approved by the General National Congress on 31 October, were originally due to formally take up their positions last week.

Frontier has recently carried out several assessments on the Libyan real estate market, finding that the sector has been one of the most significantly affected by the 2011 conflict.