The Ministry of Youth and Sports has allocated LD10.8m ($8.6m) in funding for sports clubs across the country.

The new government, led by prime minister Ali Zeidan and officially sworn in last week, includes several new portfolios.

Twenty new Libyan ministers were officially sworn in on 14 November, with four others rejected by the Integrity Commission and a further four still in limbo.

Jamal Abdel Malik, the chairman of the Benghazi-based Bank of Commerce and Development, (BCD), has said he is "not optimistic" about the new Libyan government.

Libya's General National Congress (GNC) has voted to approve the cabinet put forward by prime minister Ali Zeidan, although six proposed ministers remain subject to further investigation.

Members of Libya's General National Congress (GNC) have elected Ali Zeidan, a former diplomat and lawyer, as the new prime minister. He is due to propose a cabinet within two weeks.

Libya’s General National Congress has approved a vote of no-confidence in Mustafa Abu Shagour after he failed to win backing for a second proposed cabinet.

Libya's prime minister, Mustafa Abu Shagour, has withdrawn his proposed list of government ministers after it encountered strong opposition from members of the General National Congress (GNC).

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.