Businessman appointed Libyan PM

Islamist-backed businessman Ahmed Miitig was confirmed on Monday as Libya's new prime minister, after a chaotic session of the interim parliament in the strife-ridden North African country.
The General National Congress confirmed the 42-year-old's appointment, making him Libya's youngest and fifth premier since long-time autocrat Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 uprising.
"Ahmed Omar Miitig was appointed head of the transitional government, and asked to form his cabinet and present it to the GNC for a confidence vote within 15 days," said the text of a decision signed by speaker Nuri Abu Sahmein.
A parliamentary deputy, Tahar al-Mokni, told AFP the decision to name the businessman as premier had been signed by Abu Sahmein, who was absent from Sunday night's session of the GNC to vote on his appointment, according to AFP.