Libya's parliament names new prime minister

A Libyan television station and lawmakers say the country's interim parliament swore in 42-year-old businessman Ahmed Matiq after a vote Sunday, Arab News reports. Initially, only 113 lawmakers voted for Matiq, falling short of the 120 votes necessary to secure his win. After the session was adjourned, Libyan TV station Al-Ahrar reported that voting resumed and Matiq secured eight new votes. Lawmaker Mohammed Samoud confirmed Matiq, from Misrata, won. Lawmaker Fatma Al-Majbari told Al-Ahrar the new votes came after the session was adjourned. She says she will contest the decision. Omar Al-Hassi, a political science professor from the country's second-largest city of Benghazi, ran against Matiq. He is backed by the hard-line Islamist bloc in parliament.