Libya unity gov't blames rival faction for Tripoli airspace closure

Libya's UN-backed unity government has accused authorities in Tripoli of closing down the capital's airspace to prevent it from travelling from Tunisia to start work. The unity government's Presidential Council released a statement on Monday after two days of swirling rumours that it was on its way to Libya and several flight stoppages at Tripoli's Mitiga airport. The Presidential Council said a minority led by the Tripoli-based prime minister was "terrorising the safe population of Tripoli and