TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's government has appointed a new head for the state oil security guards, fulfilling a part of a deal with rebels to reopen eastern ports they seized 10 months ago, officials said on Wednesday.
Outgoing premier Abdullah al-Thinni signed a decree appointing Colonel Ali Al-Ahrashi as head of the Petroleum Facilities Guards, officials said. A rebel official welcomed the appointment.
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