Libyan transit visa in Tunis?
 

I've read here and on LP that it's possible to obtain a transit visa at the Libyan consulate in Tunis, permitting traveling without a guide for seven up to ten days. I'm wondering if this still holds true recently...I'd like to know whether anyone has obtained it successfully or has been turned down in recent weeks, and what nationality he or she is and reasons given if they've been refused. I'm a Taiwanese and American passport holder, but I will use my Taiwanese passport to apply given the chances of success may be higher. And also I'll be traveling solo on public transport and will fly into Tunis from London in late June on an overland trip to Egypt. Thanks for any helpful tips.

BTW, is an Egyptian visa required if applying for Libyan transit?