None of the fundamental pillars for a healthy nation -- a functioning economy, political system and security -- is in place in Libya, which leads one expert to conclude little has changed from her pessimistic analysis of a year ago.

The House of Representatives and the State Council have begun discussions to bring about amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement which would make it conducive to both bodies for approval by the House of Representatives.

The Tripoli government signed a contract to build a 740-megawatt, gas-fueled power station in Tobruk.

A plan to stabilize Libya , introduced by the United Nations' envoy to the country, is too complex and will take too long to set up, said Karim Mezran, a senior fellow with a Washington-based think tank.

A meeting was held with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya as well as a number of influential individuals for Libyan companies and committees.

The Mayor of Aljafra Municpality is meeting with individuals from the Preparatory Committee of Libya Agricultural Exhibition through Sep. 30.

Representatives of competing powers in Libya met this week in their first face to face under a new United Nations-sponsored plan.

Egypt will hold back but support the eastern-based Libyan army and administration as international moves are made to reach an agreement over the future of Libya, according to one analyst.

The Central Bank of Libya's employees came together on Sept. 6 to protest the kidnapping of Al-Mabrouk Al-Rajabani, director of the information technology department at the bank.

Divisions within Libya are allowing ISIS militants to regroup and operate close to their former strong hold of Sirte, according to multiple reports.

On September 6, the Central Bank of Libya's headquarters were used as the location for a meeting place for the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism to hold their second meeting of 2017.

A meeting was held Monday between the governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Siddiq Omar Al Kabir, and the United Kingdom's ambassador to Libya, Peter Melt.

Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maetig is calling on the South Korean government to lift a ban on its citizens traveling to Libya.

In a recent meeting, Italian Interior Minister Masrco Minniti sat down with Libyan mayors to discuss the fight against human trafficking, with an extension of an agreement being signed between Rome and Tripoli this year.

A flurry of foreign interest in Libya has raised hope among some that a detente between two major figures in the country may be reached.

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has decided to take part in the completion of new power plant projects in the western and eastern Tripoli area and Misurata and Tobruk in the eastern portion of Libya.

Two new heads have been appointed by the Presidency Council's foreign ministry in Tripoli for the Cairo and Amman embassies.

In the Maghreb and elsewhere, new electronic payment models are changing commerce in a big way.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Sadiq Omar Al Kabir, recently met with Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salama.

The National Oil Corp.'s Chairman of the Board of Directors Mustafa Sanalla recently met with the Libya Business Unit director at the location of the Repsol Co.