Taking the duty oath for the new justices of the Libyan Supreme Court was split on Monday between Benghazi in the east for those appointed by the House of Representatives (HoR) and Tripoli in the west for those appointed by the Supreme Court in the presence of the Chief Justice.
A delegation representing components of the south has threatened to form a parallel government similar to other existing governments, or to demand UN intervention if the rights of the southern region, which they outlined in a set of basic demands, were not met.
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Council Abdullah Al-Lafi reiterated in a meeting with the UK ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, on Sunday that it is very important to coordinate efforts to maintain the ceasefire and stability in the country.
Al-Lafi added that reaching consensus on the remaining points of disagreement on the constitutional path between the House of Representatives and the High Council of State will be an important step to reach an integrated roadmap for the solution.
The Chairman of the Libyan Egyptian Joint Economic Chamber, Ibrahim Al-Jarrary, has said that the exemption of Libya from the Egyptian decision to ban exporting basic commodities would achieve some kind of boom in the local market amid the current slump in markets.
Al-Jarrary told Libya Al-Ahrar TV that importing basic commodities and Egyptian merchandise is of great importance to the food market in eastern Libya, saying that this would help reduce the prices of commodities for the locals.
