Threat to Fully Shut Down Oil and Gas Facilities in Libya

The Libyan Oil Facilities Guard threatened on Sunday to close all oil and gas facilities in the western region of the country after a ten-day deadline for authorities to meet their demands, which include a 67% salary increase, expired. The oil sector, the main source of income in Libya, has been the target of local political protests and broader demonstrations since the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi in the NATO-backed uprising of 2011.