The Dar al-Ifta says that 6 October was the first day of the new lunar month, Dhu al-Hijjah, meaning that Eid ad-Adha will be on Tuesday 15 October.

Candidates wishing to run for election to the 60-member body tasked with drafting Libya's new constitution ha

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Libya's oil crisis has taken a new twist, with claims that Naji Mukhtar, the chairman of the national assembly's energy committee, paid millions of Libyan dinars to a group that controls several key oil ports in the east of the country.

Libya's postal service has issued two new stamps to coincide with Martyrs' Day, observed on 16 September.

The US, UK, France and Italy have issued a joint statement supporting the government's efforts to resolve the energy crisis.

This year's Global Competitiveness Report, compiled by the World Economic Forum, ranks Libya poorly in virtually all categories except macroeconomic indicators.

Libya's main football teams will take to the field this month for the first time since February 2011.

The Dar al-Ifta, Libya's religious advisory body, has published its opinion on the current unrest at oil refineries and ports.

Natalia Apostolova, who was appointed as the EU's ambassador to Libya in May, has officially presented her credentials to GNC president Nuri Abu Sahmain.