The Ministry of Transport has signed a contract with a Cork-based flight academy to train Libyan pilots.

Libya's Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) will use Germany's COMSOFT to upgrade its software and systems at five airports.

Afriqiyah Airways launches a twice-weekly route from Misrata to Cairo.

The council has expressed its disapproval over a decision to establish a new border crossing at Tiji-Mashhad Salih.

The Libyan cabinet has approved the opening of a new border with Tunisia, after local communities on both sides requested an extra crossing.

Transport minister Abdelqader Mohamed al-Ayib has approved the construction of a new port at Zliten, according to state news agency LANA.

The second phase of a new highway along Libya's Mediterranean coast will be put out to tender in September, says the Prime Minister's office.

Libyan Airlines has started a new route between Tobruq and Tunis–Carthage International Airport, according to state news agency LANA.

The director of Sebha International Airport says that international flights are soon to resume after being suspended earlier in the year.

The Italian construction firm will lead a €963m (LD1.6bn) contract to build the Marj-Msaad section of the new coastal motorway, which is being financed by the Italian government.

The Qatar Airways office at Tripoli International Airport was forcibly closed on 3 August, while an inbound flight from Doha was reportedly prevented from landing in Tripoli a day later.

The state-owned carrier will begin regular flights from Tobruq to Tunis and Alexandria.

Benina International Airport will reportedly be closed on the afternoon of 29 July while further maintenance work is carried out on cracks in the runway.

Italy's Salini has reportedly won a contract to upgrade and repair facilities at Kufra airport, in south-east Libya.

The Ministry of Transport said a recent meeting covered the status of the planned new airport in Benghazi, on which a Canadian firm had won a major contract before 2011.