Azerbaijan, the host of 2024’s global climate talks, suggested that continued fossil fuel extraction aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement. New climate initiativesThe initiatives, which countries are encouraged to sign at the summit, include a range of climate action schemes. Voluntary contributions from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies, with Azerbaijan as a founding contributor will finance the fund. “To be 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned is the goal,” Soltanov stated, emphasizing the need to differentiate between 1.5C alignment and hydrocarbon views. There is much to do.”COP29 in Baku is set to be a critical event as the world grapples with the balance between fossil fuel use and achieving climate goals.
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July 20, 2024 12:35 UTC
Turkish forces have neutralized 15 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq’s Hakurk and Asos regions, and four PKK/YPG terrorists in Syria’s Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring regions, said the Ministry of National Defense on Saturday. “In honor of those fallen, our nation and our homeland, we continue our relentless fight against terrorism. Our brave Turkish Armed Forces have eliminated 15 PKK terrorists in Hakurk and Asos and four PKK/YPG terrorists in the Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring regions,” the ministry affirmed its ongoing commitment to combating terrorism. “We remain dedicated to proactive and uninterrupted operations to eradicate terrorism at its source,” the statement added. The YPG is considered an extension of the PKK in Syria.
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July 20, 2024 10:42 UTC
Türkiye’s Tosyali International Company and Libya’s United Libya Steel Company (SULB) signed a joint agreement in Istanbul to invest in an iron and steel factory in Benghazi. This deal, between Türkiye’s Tosyali International Company and Libya’s United Libya Steel Company (SULB), includes direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot cast iron (HBI) plants. The agreement, structured under the Libyan Investment Law, establishes a joint venture dedicated to the iron and steel industry. Largest iron, steel production plant globallyThis strategic partnership is set to become one of Libya’s largest industrial projects. With a production capacity of 8.1 million tons per year, it will be the world’s largest iron and steel production plant.
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July 20, 2024 10:36 UTC
Saipem Wins Contract to Manage the Libya-Italy Undersea Gas PipelineSaipem has been awarded a contract to ensure the supervision and the subsea intervention services of the GreenStream pipeline throughout the offshore and onshore sections at the Mellitah (Libya) and Gela (Sicily, Italy) terminals. The new contract, awarded by GreenStream BV, one of the leading midstream players in the Mediterranean Sea, merges the activities that Saipem has been undertaking for GreenStream since 2008 as to asset integrity, inspection, maintenance and emergency pipeline services, and expands them to cover a wider range of scenarios and customer’s needs. The activities will be managed by Sonsub, Saipem’s center of excellence for robotics, underwater technologies and services, and executed in coordination with the Saipem Engineering Hub located in Fano, Italy. Specifically, repair interventions in case of damage will be performed via the SiRCoS technology, a remotely operated repair system industrialized by Sonsub and qualified to operate in water depths of up to 2,200 meters. It also consolidates the long-term cooperation between Saipem and GreenStream BV, which in 2002 awarded the company a contract for the pipelaying of said pipeline, a project thanks to which Saipem achieved the record for the deepest pipelaying with anchors.
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July 20, 2024 05:13 UTC
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be her first guest on the show, which will celebrate nature and the power of the natural world. Kearney said: “After more than four decades in the news jungle, I’m escaping to the wild world of nature programmes. She will also begin presenting episodes of BBC Radio 4’s Open Country this spring. She has also won multiple awards including the The Television and Radio Industries Club (Tric) awards radio presenter of the year. This Natural Life is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
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July 19, 2024 23:01 UTC
The weather bulletin about expected weather conditions in Libya, for Friday, 19 July 2024 as follows:1. - Wind: Moderate to active northwesterly speed. Al-Jufra - Sabha - Ghat - Ghadames – Hamada (South West of Libya):- Sky condition: Clear. - Wind: Moderate northeasterly to easterly speed. The Oases - Sarir - Tazirbo – Kufra (South East of Libya):- Sky condition: Clear.
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July 19, 2024 18:25 UTC
The Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela, and his accompanying delegation, conducted a two-day visit to Libya last Tuesday (16 July) to hold bilateral meetings and participate in the Trans Mediterranean Migration Forum. Abela held meetings with his Libyan counterpart Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba as well as the Presidency Council head Mohamed al Menfi, which, the Maltese embassy in Tripoli reported, included discussions on bilateral cooperation in the fields of combating illegal migration, tackling organized crime, renewable energy and trade. Trans Mediterranean Migration ForumAt the Trans Mediterranean Migration Forum held Wednesday (17 July), which included participation from Libya’s neighbouring countries and from the EU, Malta’s Prime Minister remarked during a panel discussion that immigration needs to be part of a very important discussion on the strategic relations between Europe and countries in North Africa, such as Libya. Holistic approachHe insisted on the importance of having a holistic approach and an effective strategy that involves countries of origin and transit. While border management is an immediate priority to prevent human smuggling, long-term goals are also required to address the motives behind people’s attempt to take perilous journeys, he added.
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July 19, 2024 14:27 UTC
The turnover ceremony for the command of EuNavFor Med – Irini, the European Union air-naval mission responsible for implementing the UN arms embargo in Libya, was held today in Rome. He was also tactical commander of the Irini operation from 30 April to 2023 September XNUMX. Most of these related to violations or possible violations of the arms embargo and oil smuggling activities in the western and eastern parts of the country. Now, all member states are authorized to seize and dispose of prohibited items, such as weapons, in international waters off Libya. Member states may temporarily store confiscated items in a secure area before final disposal.
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July 19, 2024 06:45 UTC
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno urged the development of solutions to irregular migration and the identification of its root causes, emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue while upholding human rights. On Wednesday, European and African leaders gathered in Libya attended the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in an effort to collaborate on finding solutions to the migration issue. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya welcomed the convening of the Mediterranean Migration Forum held on Wednesday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that her country considers resolving migration issue a priority, noting that large numbers of irregular migrants require intensifying efforts with the countries in the region. Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela highlighted the efforts made by the Libyan government to rescue migrants and cooperate on the issue of irregular migration, calling for collective action to reduce migration and organized criminal networks.
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July 18, 2024 22:27 UTC
Ghana's Jonathan Sowah wins Libya Premier League with Al Nasr BenghaziBlack Stars striker, Jonathan Sowah is a Libya Premier League winner with Al Nasr Benghazi who have now won their third championship in history. He netted five goals in the regular season to help Al Nasr finish on top of Group 1 to shoot themselves in the Championship playoffs. In the playoffs which was held in Italy, the Alfahamas have been unmatched so far having beaten Al Madina by 2-1 earlier today to record their consecutive win to officially emerge Libya Premier League champions with a game to spare. Sowah, netted two goals in the playoffs to extend his goal tally to seven in nine matches and was really sensational throughout the league triumph. Al Nasr Benghazi will represent Libya in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League season.
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July 18, 2024 21:24 UTC
According to Hachani, it is "necessary" to provide more assistance to countries like Tunisia to face this challenge, as reported by Reuters. "A fragmented approach that fails to recognise the deep-seated structural drivers of human migration is inadequate to resolve the crisis," he adds. For his part, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said during the conference in Tripoli that for 10 to 50 years, funds were allocated to tackle the problem, but "it has not been solved". Dbeibeh stressed that this money should be invested in the countries of origin, and "not in detention camps, whether in Libya or in Europe". The flussi decree is a law promoted by the Italian executive that establishes how many non-European citizens can enter the country to work.
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July 18, 2024 16:13 UTC
Turkish steel conglomerate Tosyalı has signed an agreement with the Libya United Steel Company for the Iron and Steel Industry (SULB) to establish a Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in the Libyan city of Benghazi, according to an Anadolu Agency (AA) report Thursday. According to a statement made by the company, Tosyalı, a global green steel producer, has started a new steel investment in the North African country following its investments in the domestic market, Algeria, Senegal, Angola and Spain. As part of the agreement between Tosyalı and SULB, a new company called Tosyalı-SULB has been established in Benghazi, the report said. "The agreements we signed today are both a major move for the future of the two groups and will bring Libya (Benghazi) and Türkiye closer together economically," Gadalla said. "This investment, which will enable Libya (and) Benghazi to take its place as an important player in the world steel production league, will also have a special place in terms of green steel and decarbonization."
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July 18, 2024 15:23 UTC
Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem has been awarded a contract for supervision and subsea intervention services of the GreenStream pipeline between the Mellitah terminal in Libya and Gela in Italy. The new contract, awarded by midstream player GreenStream BV, merges the activities that Saipem has been undertaking for GreenStream since 2008 regarding asset integrity, inspection, maintenance, and emergency pipeline services, and expands them to cover a wider range of scenarios and needs. The activities will be managed by Sonsub, Saipem’s centre of excellence for robotics, underwater technologies and services, and executed in coordination with the Saipem Engineering Hub located in Fano, Italy. With this award, Saipem will contribute to managing the integrity of a fundamental underwater infrastructure for the Italian energy supply. This also adds to the long-term cooperation between Saipem and GreenStream BV, which in 2002 awarded the Italian firm with a contract for the pipelaying of said pipeline.
Source:Libya Today
July 18, 2024 12:24 UTC
TRIPOLI, July 17 (Xinhua) -- European and African leaders gathered in Libya on Wednesday to attend the Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in an effort to collaborate on finding solutions to the migration issue. The forum aims to formulate a unified vision that enhances cooperation and coordination between the countries concerned, in order to develop the foundations of sustainable economic and trade European-African relations, said Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah. Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno urged the development of solutions to irregular migration and the identification of its root causes, emphasizing the importance of addressing this issue while upholding human rights. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that her country considers resolving migration issue a priority, noting that large numbers of irregular migrants require intensifying efforts with the countries in the region. Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela highlighted the efforts made by the Libyan government to rescue migrants and cooperate on the issue of irregular migration, calling for collective action to reduce migration and organized criminal networks.
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July 18, 2024 04:12 UTC
"There should not be any women in the Secret Service. "I can't imagine that a DEI hire from @pepsi would be a bad choice as the head of the Secret Service. The first women were sworn in as Secret Service agents in 1971. The Secret Service did not immediately respond to questions from AFP. "Trump gets the Secret Service A-team now."
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July 18, 2024 03:35 UTC