Following the appointment of Salem Al-Alem as Minister of Culture, the former incumbent, Mabrouka Tougui, revealed that she was prevented from entering to her former ministry’s headquarters this morning. Tougui said there was no official handover procedures between her and the new minister. This comes after Tougui had asserted in a statement yesterday that she did not accept her technical sacking by Tripoli Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, and that she was not giving up her position. It will be recalled that there is opposition to Aldabaiba’s unilateral ministerial appointments which have not passed through the relevant legislative bodies. As Tripoli PM Aldabaiba fills two vacant ministerial posts, Presidency Council expresses a split over the legality of their appointment

Source: Libya Today March 04, 2026 18:00 UTC