The new House of Representatives is to formally take over from the General National Congress (GNC) early next month.

The government has made an "urgent" appeal to all sides involved in the ongoing clahes in Tripoli.

The High National Election Commission (HNEC) has announced the results of the 25 June vote for the new House of Representatives.

The General National Congress (GNC) says it has begun preparations for the first House of Representatives session, which is set to begin next month in Benghazi.

A new decision provides LD80m ($64m) towards helping improve the situation in Benghazi.

In its latest meeting, the cabinet agreed a new location for the activities of the foreign ministry, which was forced to suspend its operations due to attacks last month.

A Tunisian diplomat and consulate employee returned home on 30 June after being held for two months by an armed group in Tripoli.

The Ministry of Local Government has allocated the Benghazi Local Council a budget of LD200m ($160m) for 2014.

The new Benghazi-based House of Representatives will hold its first session on 1 August.

Initial figures suggest less than half of registered voters took part in parliamentary elections, which were marred by violence in some parts of the country.

Voting is taking place at some 4,500 polling stations throughout the country, with the government declaring a public holiday to encourage higher turnout.

Around 1.5 million people have registered to take part, a marked increase compared to constituent elections held earlier this year but much lower than Libya's first post-revolution election in 2012.

Ali Zeidan has returned to Libya for the first time since being ousted in March, insisting in a TV interview that he is still the legitimate prime minister.

A government decision suggests the country’s new House of Representatives will be based in Benghazi.

Fresh clashes broke out on 15 June between forces aligned with Khalifa Haftar and rival militias.