TRIPOLI: More than two tonnes of natural uranium reported missing by the UN’s nuclear watchdog in war-scarred Libya have been found, a general in the country’s east said on Thursday. IAEA inspectors on Tuesday found that “10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium in the form of uranium ore concentrate... were not present” as previously declared at the location, it said. It is used in the preparation of nuclear fuel for reactors, and can also be enriched for use in nuclear weapons. On Facebook, Mahjoub said that after the inspection revealed the disappearance, Haftar-linked forces recovered the containers. Libya under Kadhafi had a suspected nuclear weapons programme, which it scrapped in 2003.

Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a training vest before Libya's then-dictator, Moamer Kadhafi, banned his beloved sport. Boxing was "in his blood", said the 63-year-old Tripoli resident who proudly keeps the image as his phone's wallpaper. But the sight of so many young people freely practising the sport and "waving the flag of Libya" brings him "joy". Story continuesOne in particular stands out among the ringside crowd -- Mountaha Touhami, one of few women boxers in the conservative Muslim country. "Even here, people are surprised to see a woman," she said, having come to the boxing gym to support a friend.

Libya Missing Uranium: Days after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that around 2.5 tonnes of uranium stored in Libya have gone missing, armed forces in the eastern region of the country has said that they found it, reported BBC. It sounded an alert after a visit by its inspectors earlier this week to the undisclosed site, the report added. According to BBC, the self-styled Libyan National Army’s (LNA) media head said that ten drums containing the ore were found near the border with Chad. On Wednesday, as reported by AP, Vienna-based IAEA said that its director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, informed member states about the missing uranium. BBC mentioned in the report that the LNA, which claims to have found the uranium, is a coalition of military units, local, tribal and Salafi militias.

Ten drums of uranium declared missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, have been found near the warehouse in southern Libya where they were taken from, Eastern Libyan forces said on Thursday. Khaled Mahjoub, head of a media unit for the Libyan National Army, the main eastern military force, said the 10 missing barrels had been recovered — though a separate video he sent showed workers counting 18. In a confidential statement to member states seen by Reuters, the IAEA said that it had detected the missing uranium during a check at an unnamed site in Libya on Tuesday. It told member states that the uranium ore concentrate had been at a site not under government control requiring complex logistics to reach. It said the missing uranium could represent a radiological and nuclear security concern.

Around 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a site in war-torn Libya, the United Nations nuclear watchdog has revealed, raising security and safety fears. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement that its director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, informed member states about the missing uranium Wednesday. That makes finding the missing uranium a priority. Russia claimed last year that Ukraine planned to deploy a so-called dirty bomb, but it provided no evidence. With sophisticated security and policing systems in place, de Bretton-Gordon said, it was unlikely the nuclear material would be used for "nefarious reasons."

“This fund will support the purchase and installation of solar power generation systems for at least 25 businesses,” she said. The deficit created by the Lebanese electricity sector is about 45 percent of the country’s total. Before the crisis, the Lebanese received 12 hours of state electricity per day. Lebanese citizen Ahmed Al-Rabih said: “I decided to cancel my electricity subscription because I cannot bear all these burdens. Activists launched an online campaign under the slogan “We will not pay” in objection to the new tariff for state electricity and to boycott the payment of EDL bills.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm bells over some 2.5 tons of Ghadafi-era natural uranium that has disappeared from a site in Libya that is not under control of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU). IAEA inspectors "found that ten drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium in the form of UOC (uranium ore concentrate) previously declared by (Libya) ... as being stored at that location were not present at the location," the global nuclear watchdog said in a Wednesday statement delivered by IAEA head Rafael Grossi. "The loss of knowledge about the present location of nuclear material may present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns," Grossi added. Sabha was a Ghadafi-era facility that had hoped to eventually enrich uranium for a nuclear weapons program until it was mothballed in 2003. The IAEA vowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the uranium.

Eastern Libyan forces said on Thursday that 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the UN nuclear watchdog had been found near the warehouse they were taken from in southern Libya. Here is everything you need to know about uranium and its usage as a nuclear fuel. What is uranium used for? The radioactive metal is the most widely used fuel for nuclear energy due to its abundance and the relative ease of splitting its atoms. It is also used in treating cancer, for naval propulsion, and in nuclear weapons.

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UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in LibyaThis is a locator map for Libya with its capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday, raising safety and proliferation concerns. In a statement, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said its director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, informed member states Wednesday about the missing uranium. The video footage resembled features of the desert surrounding the uranium stockpile site, though the AP could not immediately locate it. They claimed that a top IAEA official informed them of the “opening” nearly a week earlier than the agency described discovering the missing uranium.

He wants to encourage other young people to use hi-tech to help modernise the divided and conflict-scarred country. Jira, with a bandana around his head, is one of a group of young tech fanatics who took part in a robotics competition in a suburb of Tripoli this month. Unlike Libya's politicians, the young participants worked together at the school gymnasium where the competition took place. But event coordinator Mohammed Zayed said such projects help "open new horizons" for young Libyans. "Libya lacks nothing, neither human resources, nor intelligence, nor the determination of the youth," government spokesman Mohammed Hamouda told AFP at the event.

ROME (AP) — On the defensive after a deadly migrant boat shipwreck near an Italian beach, Italy’s right-wing government is contending that Russian mercenaries in Libya are behind an uptick in migrant arrivals in alleged retaliation for Western support for Ukraine. For years, fighting among rival Libyan militias has left the country a largely lawless land where traffickers and smugglers can thrive. “The surge in migrant departures from eastern Libya over the past year is overseen by the Haftar clan” — a reference to Khalifa Hifter, a powerful Libyan mililtary commander. Wagner mercenaries have been aiding Hifter forces and are centered mainly in central and eastern Libya. We have our own business to deal with,” an apparent reference to Wagner fighters’ role in Russia’s offensive in Ukraine.

That’s a lot of couscous: Chefs and organizers in Sabratah, Libya, broke a world record for the largest couscous dish, weighing in at more than 5,500 pounds. The giant dish was prepared as part of the third-ever “Couscous Day,” an annual event intended to celebrate Libyan cuisine and culture. The record-breaking dish was then broken up into portions and distributed to the hundreds of individuals in attendance. “The couscous is excellent, with its onion, its meat, and its greens. I hope they make [this festival] every year,” said one resident, Khaled Zarti, via Reuters.

Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh meets with Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya Aguila Saleh in Amman on Tuesday (Petra photo)AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Tuesday stressed the Kingdom's support of all political efforts to preserve Libya’s unity, safeguard its security and stability and restore its pan-Arab and international roles. The prime minister expressed the Kingdom's readiness to cooperate with the Libyan government in various sectors, primarily in terms of capacity building, the medical sector and infrastructure. Saleh praised Jordan's continuous support for Libya and commended the "close and historical" relations between the two countries. Saleh reviewed the latest developments in Libya, expressing his appreciation of His Majesty King Abdullah for his continuous support for Libya and its people. Saleh expressed appreciation for Jordan's efforts in helping Libyans realise their aspirations and overcome challenges.

Libya’s Health Ministry reported today that Tripoli’s state Al-Hadba Al-Khadra Hospital succeeded in performing its first brain and nerve surgery since its establishment. A medical team headed by a neurosurgeon, Dr. Reda Al-Mazigri, succeeded in performing an operation on a one-year-old child, who was suffering from a change in the pressure of the cerebral drainage tube, the Ministry reported. From the available capabilities and from the experiences of the national cadres, it added, Al-Khadra hospital succeeded in performing the first neurosurgery operation since its establishment more than forty-five years ago. Localisation of servicesPerforming such complex operations domestically is part of the Ministry and its governments policy of attempting to localise more medical care and services. Tripoli’s Al-Khadra Hospital succeeds in implanting an aortic valve using latest TAVI technology (libyaherald.com)