The Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) says a 150 unit project in Sirte remains on hold as local residents are squatting at the site.

The government has allocated LD1m ($800,000) to the district's local council to assist residents affected by nearby fighting around Tripoli airport.

The Benghazi office of the housing and utilities ministry has forced to close, after it received "threats" earlier this month.

The interim housing minister has published the latest in a series of decisions giving the go-ahead for more infrastructure work.

Since 2005, some LD500m ($400m) worth of projects signed in the Wahat region of eastern Libya have "never been started", say local officials.

Work on a 150-unit housing project has been suspended after protesters "stormed the site".

The spokesman of the housing and utilities ministry says it is coordinating with Chinese construction firms to ensure sites are properly secured.

The interim housing minister has published the latest in a series of decisions giving the go-ahead for more work.

The Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) says it will prosecute those squatting in its buildings in Ghadames, in western Libya.

The interim housing minister has approved the latest in a series of decisions giving the go-ahead for more infrastructure work.

A local firm is to start construction of 97 housing units in Sebha, in southern Libya.

The Sirte Local Council says it is spending LD9m ($7.2m) to renovate public buildings in the city.

The foundation stone has been laid for a new branch of the registry in Sokna, a town in the Jufra district.