The recruitment call includes 58 openings in the medical field, a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower announced on Friday, stressing that those wishing to apply for the posted positions can do so only through the ministry's website.

On Monday, Egypt and Libya launched the electronic system to regulate entry of Egyptian workers into the Libyan market, a step that aims to prevent human trafficking and irregular migration to the country's western neighbour.

Today's announcement did not include vacancies in the construction field, which is the main focus of the new e-linkage system that aims to facilitate the reconstruction effort in Libya after a decade of turmoil on the heels of the ouster and killing of  Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Driven by the geographical proximity, oil-rich Libya had long been a key destination for Egyptian migrant labour - especially from rural areas - who seek work in construction and oil fields.

Three million Egyptian workers had been working in Libya up to 2011, but the number dipped sharply after the Egyptian foreign ministry discouraged migration to the western neighbour due to unrest.

Egypt, which shares a 1,200 km border with Libya, has been diligently working to help restore security and stability in the neighbouring country.

On Tuesday, in a meeting in Cairo, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed to Mohamed Al-Menfi, the head of Libya’s Presidency Council, Egypt's full support for "everything that could achieve the higher interests of Libya, activate the free will of its people, and preserve the country’s unity and sovereignty."

The fate of the much-awaited parliamentary and presidential elections that were set to be held today in Libya as a key step in a roadmap to end the crisis in the country remains uncertain.

Direct flights between the two countries’ capitals resumed in April and the Egyptian embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli resumed its work in May after a seven-year-closure.

In September, a handful of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts were signed between both countries following an unprecedented visit by a top Egyptian government delegation — comprising Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and 11 ministers — to Tripoli for talks on development in Libya.

Libya has been pushing ahead with reconstruction efforts, announcing the need for around a million Egyptian workers to join the process.