The commercial port at Sirte, which closed earlier this month after repeated threats and attacks against its workers by armed men, has yet to reopen.

Days after the departure of the Algerian ambassador in Libya, the Emirati and Saudi Arabian ambassadors have also both reportedly left the country.

Some 250 Egyptian drivers, who were reportedly captured by a militia in eastern Libya, have now been released.

Militiamen have reportedly held around 250 Egyptian truck drivers in eastern Libya to protest against the detention of members of their own group in Egypt.

Annual imports from Austria increased by 42% in 2013, but trade in the other direction dropped by around a quarter, mainly due to lower oil output.

The commercial port at Sirte has been forced to close, after repeated threats and attacks against its workers by armed men, some of who have taken over facilities.

The Jordanian ambassador to Libya, who was captured by an unknown group on 15 April, has been freed and has returned to Jordan.

Long a popular staple in Libya, Italian pasta imports increased by more than 200% last year.

The two countries have agreed to develop maritime cooperation and "remove obstacles" to increased trade.

The Saudi ambassador to Libya has reportedly left temporarily due to security concerns, a week after the Jordanian envoy to Tripoli was kidnapped.

Land'Or, one of Tunisia's largest food processing companies, says its first-quarter exports to Libya stopped completely due to border disruption.

A member of the committee responsible for implementing the project claims it will attract investment of "over LD20bn ($16bn)" and create "more than 40,000 jobs."

Tunisian exports to Libya topped the LD1bn ($800m) mark in 2013, a record high, while trade in the other direction also rose strongly on 2012 levels.

Tunisian exports to Libya fell by over 36% in the first quarter of 2014, partly due to the prolonged closure of the main border crossing between the two countries. 

The main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing reopened today after weeks of closure, said officials quoted by LANA.