Libyan companies involved in pre-2011 projects have been invited to restart work, says the housing minister.

The ministry says it is considering housing loans and temporary units to address urgent needs across Libya.

A dispute between Kuwait's Kharafi Group and the Libyan government has reportedly been settled for $930m (LD1.2bn).

The government has agreed a deal with a Chinese contractor to restart work on a LD3bn ($2.4bn) housing project in Benghazi which was 40% completed as of February 2011.

The Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) has published details on the status of certain projects in various regions of Libya.

Speaking at a recent conference in Tripoli, Ali al-Sharif said he has approval to commission 120,000 further units, and urges the private sector to play a bigger role.

The head of the real estate registry held a meeting branch managers to discuss activating the agency's work and obtaining Libyan land document archives held in Turkey and Italy.

The housing and utilities ministry plans to build several new state housing developments in the coastal town.

The state-controlled National Union Engineering Consultants (NUC) has reported a loss for the first three months of 2013.

In an interview with the Financial Times, the Chinese engineering and construction firm says it lost $1.2bn (LD1.5bn) from suspended contracts and another $200m (LD250m) in writedowns.

Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan says that several Turkish firms will resume work on housing projects in Tripoli and Benghazi, and promises to speed up housing for displaced families.

The head of Egypt's Arab Contractors Company (ACC) says that the Libyan authorities have agreed to compensate the firm for equipment that was damaged or lost during the 2011 conflict.

A small delegation from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was recently in Tripoli to discuss cooperation, according to the Building Design magazine.

The Housing and Utilities Committee of Libya's General National Congress (GNC) is to review a plan from the housing ministry to address problems in the sector.

Officials from the investment and privatisation agency have made site visits to a number of stalled real estate projects in the capital, including Tripolis Towers and the Forum Oyia.