Libya's internationally recognised premier presented Wednesday a new
cabinet to parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk, in opposition to a
Tripoli government, as the strife-torn country's political divisions deepened. The administration of Abdullah al-Thani and parliament, elected in June, both moved to Tobruk in August for security reasons when Islamist-backed militias captured most of the capital
Tripoli and second city Benghazi. Since then, the dissolved interim parliament, or General National Congress (GNC), has been reinstated in
Tripoli and a
rival government named under Omar al-Hassi.
Libya has been rocked by political instability since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
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