The cabinet proposed by the recently-elected Libyan premier, Mustafa Abu Shagour, includes many new - and relatively unknown - faces at key economic posts, including oil, health, housing, transport, finance and electricity.

Libya's Minister of Planning has signed an agreement on the European Union's 2011-3 National Indicative Programme, which aims to provide EU-funded support in various fields.

Libyan and Egyptian officials meet as part of a two-day visit to Cairo by Libyan officials, with security the key priority.

Libya and Morocco pledge to strengthen trade relations and work together to rebuild a stronger Maghreb Union

Talks held in Cairo between Libyan and Egyptian ministers have covered stock market investment, the resumption of a housing development in Egypt and possible agricultural projects.

The governments of Egypt and Libya have signed several memoranda of understanding during a visit to Cairo this week by Libya's interim prime minister Abdelrahim al-Keib.

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) yesterday published the final version of Law 59, which proposes a new role, structure and legal basis for local councils in Libya.

The foreign ministers of the three countries have issued the 'Cairo Declaration', which aims to boost political and economic cooperation, and discussed the possibility of allowing visa-free travel for their respective citizens.

The official public-sector working hours for the holy month of Ramadan, which began on 20 July, will be 9am-2pm from Sunday to Thursday.

Some 152 Libyan police students have flown to Istanbul to begin a training programme run by their Turkish counterparts.

In comments published by the state news agency, Libyan Air Force head Saqr Jeroushi has outlined plans to buy French Rafale jets, British-built Eurofighter Typhoons and US Chinook helicopters.

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) has issued a statement denying rumours of a rise in public-sector wages.

Libya's finance minister, Hassan Ziglam, has said he plans to resign 'soon' because of 'wastage' in public funds by the interim government.

Sadiq al-Kabeer, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), has issued a statement refuting charges of fraud and embezzlement that have been levelled against the bank's management.

A recent report from the National Planning Council showed that contracts for some 1,650 projects in Benghazi reached a total value of some LD13.4bn ($10.7bn), or 9.5% of the country’s total.