Eastern Libya bans nationals aged 18-45 years from travelling abroad without permission


Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. 

The region's military chief of staff, Abdelrazzak Al-Naduri, said the aim of the move is to prevent people from joining terrorist groups abroad.  

Libya has rival administrations in the east and west, and much of the country is effectively controlled by militias.  

The new order comes days after a controversial ban on women's travel was introduced, and quickly suspended.  

That order, also issued by the authorities in eastern Libya, prevented women under 60 from travelling without a male companion.  

Libyans in other parts of the country are unlikely to be affected by the new ban, because the two rival centres of power do not recognise each other's authority. 


SOURCE: BBC News