On 9 September, the Ministerial Conference of the Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers (ICYSM) concluded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Libya was elected as a member of the permanent ministerial steering committee during the fifth session.
The Ministry of Youth confirmed that the upcoming sixth session will be held in Tripoli.
Libya is again politically torn between two rival governments, in the east and west. The Libyan Parliament-designated Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, and incumbent PM Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba, who refuses to relinquish power until elections.
Tensions have been rising for months in Libya as the two leaders vie for power; raising fears of renewed conflict two years after a landmark truce.
The UN has been pushing the rival parties to hold elections, in order to resolve the legitimacy crisis.