By John Lee.
Libya's Tropoli-based Interior Ministry has reportedly approved the recruitment of 500 new security personnel to protect foreign embassies and missions in Libya.
Col. Wissam Al-Jama, the head of the diplomatic security service, told Xinhua that the new recruits will receive "substantial training."
He added that a number of EU embassies will reopen in early 2018.
(Source: Xinhua)