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)

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Meta Platforms is set to sack an additional 10,000 jobs across its operations, Meta’s Chief Executive and Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday. Zuckerberg said in his statement the job cuts would be “tough” amid the company’s “year of efficiency” plans. Zuckerberg added that he believed the company had suffered a “humbling wake-up call” due to poor revenues in 2022. The firm reported a 4 percent year-on-year drop in earnings, despite profiting over $23 billion USD that year. Layoffs.fyi, a website for monitoring redundancies across the tech sector, reported over 128,000 job cuts in 2023 alone.

Seventeen migrants rescued after the latest deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean were brought ashore by the Italian authorities on Monday as Italy faced criticism for its response to the crisis. Thirty people were feared drowned after the boat they were traveling in from Libya capsized in bad weather on Sunday, Italy's coastguard said. The tragedy follows a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 people died. Rome requested merchant ships in the area to join the rescue efforts, the Italian coastguard said. But the migrant vessel capsized during an attempt to transfer the passengers to the FROLAND merchant ship on Sunday morning, it added.

A few years ago, most people viewed smart glasses as little more than a futuristic idea, similar to teleportation or holograms. With smart glasses, industrial professionals are already accessing crucial information and collaborating with team members when on-the-job, to reduce errors and improve efficiency. Now that Meta, Microsoft, Apple, and countless other vendors are beginning to invest in the future of smart wearables, the marketplace for smart glasses is bigger than ever. In the UK, there are still only a handful of reputable smart glasses vendors offering solutions to enterprises and business leaders. Westbase.io entered a distribution deal with Vuzix in August 2022 to bring their smart glasses to UK and EU customers.

ROME, March 13: About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue attempt by a cargo ship off Libya, Italy's coastguard said on Sunday. Seventeen migrants were saved and a search was underway for the missing after the early-morning attempted rescue in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, the coastguard said. "During the rescue operations... the boat capsized during the transfer of the migrants: 17 people were rescued and recovered by the (cargo) vessel while approximately 30 migrants were missing," said the coastguard. First to be alerted to the boat in distress some 100 miles (160 kilometres) northwest of Benghazi was Alarm Phone, a charity that monitors migrant boats. The rescue operation began early Sunday morning after the cargo vessel "Froland" reached the site, during which the migrant boat overturned, the coastguard said.

EventMuscular dystrophy patients plan to protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tripoli from 09:00 March 14 to demand access to medical treatment. Increased security is likely near the Prime Minister's Office the morning of March 14. Localized transport disruptions are possible if large numbers of protesters turn up. Clashes between police and protesters cannot be ruled out, particularly if demonstrators are overly disruptive or if they ignore police orders to disperse. Allow additional time if traveling through the affected area March 14.

Aerial view shows a packed migrant boat en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023 in this handout image. PHOTO: REUTERSThirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy's coastguard said. The tragedy comes just weeks after a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 died. Rome's ability to rescue migrants at sea has come under scrutiny following last month's shipwreck and the issue is piling pressure on the rightwing government which took office last October promising to curb the influx of migrants. On Saturday, the coastguard said that more than 1,300 migrants had been rescued in three operations off the southern tip of Italy, with a further 200 saved off Sicily.

Land mines still being plantedLand mines remain a serious problem in many parts of Libya. More land mines and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were allegedly planted by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, who continues to control much of the east of the country. In 2022, Human Rights Watch reported that the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which was supporting Haftar, had planted land mines and booby traps near Tripoli as recently as 2020. "This job is like a direct confrontation with death," explained Aseel al-Ferjani, 28, another of Libya's new female deminers. Today there are female deminers working in 25 different countries, including in Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Jordan, Jones said.

Seventeen survivors were rescued in an operation about 100 miles off the Libyan coast Sunday partially coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard. The incident comes two weeks after another shipwreck off the coast of southern Italy left at least 79 people dead. Italian authorities brought more than 1,000 rescued migrants to Italian shores over the weekend. Regarding Sunday’s shipwreck, the Italian Coast Guard said it asked three merchant vessels to respond to the emergency after Libyan authorities notified them that they were not able to. Commercial ships are continuing the search for the missing migrants, assisted by aerial surveillance flights operated by the European border control, Frontex, the Italian Coast Guard said.