The head of a new commission tasked with implementing the recently-approved political "isolation" law says it will be delayed until the end of the month.

The head of the council says a government decision to relocate four public companies to Benghazi was the result of "great efforts" made since last year.

A high-level government delegation visited Sebha to discuss challenges in the southern regions of Libya, a day after workers at several public companies held protests.

Libyan state assets worth up to an estimated $1bn (LD1.3bn) are reported to be held in South Africa.

Mohamed Magarief, the president of the General National Congress (GNC), has become the highest-profile political casualty of the newly-approved isolation law.

The state news agency says that the president of the General National Congress (GNC), Mohamed Magarief, will submit his resignation to the assembly on 28 May.

The new Minister of Interior, Mohamed Sheikh, has been approved by the General National Congress following the resignation of Ashour Shuail.

The Ministry of Justice has published Decision 564, which provides the legal framework for the establishment of a branch office in Benghazi.

A recent workshop covered the implementation of a new labour law, which once drafted will be put to the national assembly for approval.

The interim prime minister pledges to devolve more decision-making power and relocate certain state institutions from Tripoli to Benghazi, following meetings held with local authorities.

The justice and foreign ministries resumed work on 12 May after two weeks of protests and blockades by armed groups came to an end.

Employees of the General Authority for Privatisation and Investment Promotion have held a demonstration at the agency's head office in Tripoli to demand that the current management be replaced.

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has said a cabinet reshuffle is planned, days after the political isolation law was approved by the Libyan national assembly.

The chairman of the Audit Bureau, a body set up in late 2011 to monitor state finances, has submitted his resignation for the fourth time.

The local council in Murzuq, southern Libya, says it has suspended all work in protest over the lack of government help in responding to damage caused by the recent heavy rains.