CAIRO: Protesters demonstrating against ongoing power outages in Libya stormed a key energy complex overnight and closed gas lines that fuel power plants, which officials warned could trigger a nationwide power blackout. Demonstrators in the capital Tripoli, Zawiya, Misrata and other locations across western Libya have protested for several days over hourslong power outages. They demand better electrical services and have called for the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.

Protesters shut roads and the foreign ministry in Tripoli as a civil disobedience campaign over power cuts spreads.

Residents face up to 10 hours without electricity daily in Tripoli and surrounding areas