Meta may undergo another employee restructure, according to a statement by Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of the Menlo Park-based firm. Last Friday, the CEO explained that Meta is considering reorganizing their management structure, potentially flattening the Menlo Park-based firm’s cooperate hierarchy. Zuckerberg added:I don’t think you want a management structure that’s just managers managing managers, managing managers, managing managers, managing the people who are doing the work. Moreover, comments from Chris Cox, Meta’s Chief Product Officer, made earlier this month solidified rumours of the firm’s cooperate flattening. While Meta is facing hurdles from many sources, the Menlo Park-based firm continues to strive towards its XR goals.

The Ministry of Education has confirmed that the mid-term break started on Sunday and will last for one week until February 5. The Minister of Education, Musa Al-Mqaryif had approved the results of the basic education completion certificate exams for schools for the education and rehabilitation of the deaf and hard of hearing, with a success rate of 91.13% for 72 students out of 79.

January 30, 2023, by Nadja SkopljakItalian oil and gas company Eni and the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC) have signed an agreement for the development of a strategic project aimed at increasing gas production to supply the Libyan market as well as to ensure export to Europe. The combined gas production from the two structures is expected to start in 2026 and reach a plateau of 750 million of standard gas cubic feet per day. The project is said to be the first major project in Libya since early 2000. Eni has been operating in Libya since 1959, with a share of 80 per cent of the national production (1.6 bscfd in 2022). Operations are run through the joint company Mellitah Oil and Gas BV, in which Eni and NOC each hold 50 per cent.

By Adria CalatayudEni SpA has launched a new natural-gas project in Libya to supply the domestic market and ensure exports to Europe, with an overall estimated investment of $8 billion and production slated to start in 2026. The Italian energy company said Saturday that production from the project called "Structures A&E," which consists of two gas fields, is expected to reach a plateau of 750 million standard gas cubic feet a day. Eni said the project includes the construction of a carbon capture and storage facility at the existing Mellitah complex in Libya aimed at reducing significantly its carbon footprint. Eni separately said Sunday that it and TotalEnergies SE have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in two exploration blocks off the coast of Lebanon. Following the transfer, operator TotalEnergies and Eni will each retain a 35% interest in the blocks, with QatarEnergy holding the remaining 30%, Eni and TotalEnergies said.

CAIRO – 30 January 2023: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi returned home on Sunday evening, after a foreign tour that included India, Azerbaijan and Armenia. This is in addition to reviewing the latest developments with regard to combating terrorism, which threatens various countries. Later, President El-Sisi left Zvartnots International Airport in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, heading back home after a foreign tour that also included India and Azerbaijan. President El-Sisi conveyed his sincere appreciation to President Aliyev for his invitation to visit Azerbaijan and for the warm reception and hospitality, lauding the firm and longstanding relations between Egypt and Azerbaijan. This was particularly evident during the current visit by President El-Sisi, who is the first Egyptian President to visit Baku.

What are the American people going to say when they wake up one day and American soldiers have crossed the border into Ukraine and are fighting a shooting war with Russians? /sarcI saw that BHL tweet because Bill Kristol, one of the intellectual architects of the Iraq War, retweeted it. About the Iraq War: as US Senator, Joe Biden voted for it. Bush administration in senior policy positions, defending the Iraq War. This whole Ukraine business has me obsessing over how the Iraq War was sold to the American people.

Minister of Social Affairs Wafaa Al-Kilani has held several meetings with her Arab counterparts on the sidelines of her participation in the 42nd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs in Doha. Al-Kilani discussed during her meeting with the ministers of social affairs of Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Mauritania, Somalia, and the Sultanate of Oman social issues, stressing the importance of joint Arab cooperation, according to the media office of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The delegation accompanying the Minister of Social Affairs also visited the Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs to learn about their experience in treating people with autism.

The UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily met in Congo the Congolese President, Sassou Nguesso, on Saturday and briefed him on his recent consultations with all Libyan stakeholders and the efforts to bring stability and security, as well as to restore legitimacy through elections in 2023. "President Nguesso pledged his full support to the UN efforts highlighting the risks associated with the continuation of the status quo. He also emphasized that the Libyan issue is of African, Arab and international concern and thus all should play a positive role in its resolution." Bathily said on Twitter. According to Bathily, they also agreed that the African Union's reconciliation team should be on the ground in Libya and must include experts from African countries with experience in reconciliation, in addition to having all resources and support needed to deliver their mandate.

A visiting Italian delegation headed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday signed agreements on enhancing cooperation in various fields with Libya in the Libyan capital Tripoli, trend reports citing xinhua . Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah told a joint press conference along with Meloni that they discussed increasing cooperation in the fields of energy, economy, border control and combating illegal immigration, as well as coordination of political positions between the two countries. The foreign ministers of the two states also signed a memorandum of understanding, under which Italy will provide Libya with five fully equipped ships to be used for search and rescue operations, Dbeibah said. Italian energy company Eni and Libyan National Oil Corporation agreed on the development of Structures A&E, a strategic project aimed at increasing gas production to supply the Libyan domestic market and ensure gas export to Europe, Eni said in a statement. 'The combined gas production from the two structures will start in 2026 and reach a plateau of 750 million standard gas cubic feet per day,' the statement said.

Throughout the trip, the two nations’ oil firms inked a gas agreement valued at USD8 billion — the biggest single funding in Libya’s energy industry in over 20 years. Libya is the second North African nation that prime minister Giorgia Meloni, three months in charge, took a trip to this week. She is looking to obtain additional provisions of natural gas to sub Russian energy following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. She earlier took a trip to Algeria, Italy’s major provider of natural gas, where she inked many memorandums. She encountered with Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, who rules one of Libya’s competitive administrations, as well as met with Mohamed Younis Menfi, who rules Libya’s ceremonial presidential council.

The deal, signed during a visit to Tripoli by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, aims to increase gas output for the Libyan domestic market as well as exports, through the development of two offshore gas fields. Output will begin in 2026 and reach a plateau of 750 million cubic feet per day, Eni said in a statement. "This agreement will enable important investments in Libya's energy sector, contributing to local development and job creation while strengthening Eni's role as a leading operator in the country," said its chief executive, Claudio Descalzi. Insecurity and lawlessness have made Libya a major, albeit dangerous, route for migrants seeking to reach Europe, often via Italy. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who oversees the migration issue for Rome, accompanied Meloni to Libya, as well as Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

US Secretary of State Blinken in meeting with a number of Egyptian youths at the headquarters of the American University in Cairo (AUC)- Ahmed Maarouf- Youm7CAIRO – 29 January 2023: The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, said that he chose Egypt as the start of his tour in the Middle East because his country shares a strategic partnership and distinguished bilateral relations with EgyptIn a meeting with a number of Egyptian youths at the headquarters of the American University in Cairo (AUC), he praised the AUC as an ancient institution that has witnessed the training and education of thousands of Egyptians and Americans. He noted that young people nourish this strategic partnership and make it greater, especially Egypt is a young country with more than 60% of its population being young. The meeting was attended by a number of doctors, engineers, fashion designers, and workers in women's empowerment, sports, technology, art and culture. The meeting also tackled issues of climate change impact and women’s empowerment. Additional reporting by Rabab Fathy

Italy, Libya Sign $8 Billion Gas Deal as Prime Minister Meloni Visits TripoliItalian multinational oil and gas company ENI's CEO Claudio Descalzi (front L) and Libyan National Oil Corporation chief Farhat Bengdara (2nd R) sign a bilateral agreement during a ceremony attended by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (back 2nd L) and Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah (C) in the Libyan capital on Jan. 28, 2023. During the visit, the two countries’ oil companies signed a gas deal worth $8 billion—the largest single investment in Libya’s energy sector in more than two decades. Libya is the second North African country that Premier Giorgia Meloni, three months in office, visited this week. She is seeking to secure new supplies of natural gas to replace Russian energy amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Instability, increased domestic demand and underinvestment has hampered Libya’s gas deliveries abroad, according to Matteo Villa of the Milan-based ISPI think tank.

“Not just through the trade deal, which could help in some areas, but it’s a broader picture,” he said. This probably is a very good time to invest, whether or not we have a trade deal quickly. A trade deal could help reduce some of the barriers, but it’s not the biggest game in town,” he said. Nevertheless, he said, both the Conservative and Labour parties have concluded that they cannot revisit the trade deal in a fundamental way. “There is a review of the trade deal at the five-year point, which comes in 2025,” he said.

The Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) announced a wide range of business activities for 2023, including a visit to Benghazi. Speaking to Libya Herald, LBBC Chairman Peter Millett said “We had a very successful year in 2022, organising many valuable activities for our members, including the first business delegation to Tripoli for almost 10 years. Looking ahead to 2023, we have an exciting agenda of activities including further visits to Libya, both to Tripoli and Benghazi. With over 120 members, it says it provides unique opportunities for companies to identify and build on business opportunities. LBBC leads delegation to Tripoli of 30 business representatives (libyaherald.com)