Protesters in Tripoli launched a campaign of civil disobedience on Monday, blocking roads and shutting government buildings after power outages reached up to 10 hours a day across the Libyan capital.
Demonstrators unloaded a truck of dirt in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sealed its entrances, and closed offices of the Libyana mobile phone company in Souq al-Jumaa. Crowds also blocked the coastal road in Janzour and burned tyres in Tajoura. The Souq al-Jumaa-based Sons Movement claimed responsibility for the foreign ministry blockade and declared the start of civil disobedience.
The unrest comes as temperatures hit 50 degrees Celsius and the national grid lost roughly 1,350 megawatts of generation capacity since mid-July, blamed on natural gas and fuel shortages alongside technical and security failures. Separately, Massad Boulos said he spoke with Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on July 26 to discuss Libyan unification efforts.