[AFP/Mahmud Turkia] Libyan soldiers show their skills as they parade during a graduation ceremony for a new batch of troops last May in Tripoli. Libya’s interim authorities say they are making efforts to bolster the military and build a professional army.

TRIPOLI, February 7, 2014 (AFP) – Thousands of Libyans took to the streets Friday to protest against a decision by the interim parliament to extend its mandate, despite fears that lingering political instability could unleash fresh violence.

Libya’s foreign minister announced that the country has destroyed its last known chemical weapons from the era of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

As Libyans prepare to vote to establish a committee to draft the country’s first permanent constitution since Muammer Qaddafi came to power in 1969, one cannot help but reflect on the changed circumstances in the country.

[AFP/Abdullah Doma] Libyan troops are seen patrolling central Benghazi late last year. Violent clashes erupted in Benghazi Thursday (January 30th) after the son of a Special Forces commander was kidnapped.

First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi met on Saturday 1\2\2014 with visiting Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zedan and his accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to Cairo.

Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy said on Friday that relations between Egypt and Libya are deeply-rooted, adding that further efforts will be exerted during the coming period to bolster such relations.

Members of Libya’s constitutional drafting committee will be chosen by popular vote on February 20th, Libya Herald reported on Thursday (January 29th).

Tripoli— Five Egyptian diplomats have been freed Sunday night, according to an official from the Libyan Interior Ministry. The diplomats were kidnapped on Friday in Tripoli along with an Egyptian worker.

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Mr. Georg Charpentier, has expressed his concern about the effects of the clashes in the South which have led to the displacement of hundreds of families mainly within the Sabha area. Displaced families have been hosted by local communities which has added additional …