New Libya Cabinet sworn in

Published September 28, 2014 12:06pm ET



CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s internationally recognized parliament has held a swearing-in ceremony for the 10-member Cabinet, a day after calling for international aid in its battle with Islamist-allied militias.

Abdullah Al-Thinni’s government has little or no influence outside the eastern city of Tobruk. The capital Tripoli is under the control of militias allied with Islamist parties, which have formed their own parallel government and revived an old parliament.

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