Border Forensics and Human Rights Watch reconstructed the events of July 30, 2021, when several boats carrying migrants were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard. Frontex says there were 433 detections by aerial surveillance in the central Mediterranean in 2021 alone. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Top Headlines Libya Africa Human Rights By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Frontex should put in place effective measures to fulfill its obligation to assess whether its activities, including aerial surveillance, violate fundamental rights. In the meanwhile, Frontex, with support from the EU and all member states, should use aerial surveillance to support meaningfully rescue at sea and to prevent the risk that people will be taken to Libya.

KUWAIT - Libya is producing about 1.2 million barrels per day of oil, oil minister Mohamed Oun told reporters on the sidelines of an OAPEC meeting on Monday. "We hope to return to 2010 levels, which was 1.6 million bpd, within two or three years," he added. He added that he hoped that Libya's decision to lift force majeure on oil and gas exploration, which was announced last week, would encourage foreign oil companies to return to the country. (Reporting by Ahmed Hagagy, writing by Ahmad Ghaddar in Dubai; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Louise Heavens)

The retired FBI agent worked on the deadliest terror attack on British soil that has finally yielded a criminal capture more than three decades in the making. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 fell from the sky. “Clearly, it was a very significant attack against the world, against the United States. It was an attack on all of us done by a state sponsor of terrorism,” Marquise said. Of the Americans on the Pan Am flight, 35 Syracuse University students were killed.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the explosive appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism. Two other Libyan intelligence officials have been charged in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in the attack, but Mas'ud was the first defendant to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. The announcement was a career bookend for Barr, who in his first stint as attorney general in the early 1990s had announced criminal charges against two other Libyan intelligence officials. That affidavit said Mas'ud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), who graduated from Syracuse University’s law school and whose district includes Syracuse, lauded U.S. law enforcement and intelligence in a statement on Monday. “I hope this arrest will help the victims’ families heal,” Katko said. “I thought perhaps I was dreaming,” Stephanie Bernstein, who was married to Michael Bernstein when he was killed, said about receiving the news of the arrest. Crediting intelligence agencies, retired Gen. Jack Keane said Sunday on Fox’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that the development was likely a “huge relief” to the victims’ families. In 2001, former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of bombing the flight, and he’s the only person to be convicted over the attack.

Abu Agila Masud, a Libyan intelligence official, will face federal charges in Washington over alleged involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the U.S. Justice Department said Sunday. This comes after Scottish authorities announced yesterday that Masud had arrived in U.S. custody. The Associated Press reported today that, although he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. Charges against Masud were first announced by American authorities in December 2020. He was being held at a Libyan prison for unrelated crimes when the Justice Department unsealed the charges, which include destruction of an aircraft resulting in death.

ROME : Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the EU's border agency Frontex is facilitating the forced return of sea migrants to Libya rather than their rescue by NGOs or other vessels that would take them to Europe. Sending back migrants to Libya, where it is known that they face "atrocious treatment", makes Frontex "complicit in the abuse", Judith Sunderland, HRW's associate Europe and Central Asia director, said in a statement. It witnessed one of the Libyan interceptions "by chance", HRW and Border Forensics said. Frontex said it liaises with "all rescue coordination centres in the region: Italy, Malta, Libya and Tunisia. Unlike what the (report) states, all four are internationally recognised rescue centres," it said.

The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi for his alleged involvement in the bombing two years ago, a spokesman for the UK Crown Office and Prosecutor Fiscal Service told CNN. The attack killed 270 people as the bomb detonated over the Scottish town as it flew from London to New York. Al-Marimi had been in custody in Libya for unrelated crimes when charged by the US Justice Department two years ago. The UK official told CNN that “the families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing have been told that the suspect “Mas’ud” or “Masoud” is in US custody. The Lockerbie bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack to have taken place in the United Kingdom.

XR Today spoke to Amy Peck, Founder and Chief Executive of EndeavorXR about the top tech trends in 2023 on the sidelines of her keynote speech at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 in Miami. Peck is also the Board Chair of Prospera Women and hosts the Future Construct podcast. Keynote 2023 Tech TrendsAmy recalled some top takeaways from her keynote speech, many of which explained the dichotomy between metaverse creation for consumer and enterprise-facing companies. Tech Trends for 2023Speaking on the emerging trends for 2023, Peck explained that sectors in social media, fashion, entertainment, and games would intersect with a “multimedia approach” to engage consumers. Digital twin technologies were rising as emerging trends, namely from major tech firms such as NVIDIA, Unity Technologies, and others.

Those who survive and are caught by the Libyan coast guard and returned to the country, face an uncertain future. According to the report, Frontex began using drones to scan the Libyan coastline from a base in Malta in May 2021. The funds are intended to bolster its coast guard service with better vessels and equipment, and improve conditions for migrants in detention centers. Libya's coast guard has also profited, with members often handing over migrants intercepted at sea to militias as part of financial deals. EU members have for years fought over who should take responsibility for migrants arriving in southern Europe.

The Lockerbie bombing was the biggest terrorist attack to be carried out on UK soil. How did the Lockerbie attack happen? About two years before the attack, Libya was blamed for the bombing of a Berlin disco that killed three people. With Masud in Libyan custody, though, his prosecution remained largely theoretical. US and Scottish officials pledged to work for his extradition so that he could be tried.

American authorities in December 2020 announced charges against Mas'ud, who was in Libyan custody at the time. Though he is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the US in connection with the attack, he would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution. The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on December 21, 1988. He also said the operation was ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Gadhafi thanked him and other members of the team after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case. That affidavit said Mas'ud told Libyan law enforcement that he flew to Malta to meet al-Megrahi and Fhimah.

The firm reached out for a test run of its Conquest Pro VR audio headphones. Conquest Pro: Device SpecsI had the chance to peruse the colourful inner packaging of the headphone kit, which comes in a comfy protective case complete with instructions. Using the Conquest Pro VR headphones for meeting spaces like AltspaceVR, Meta Horizon Worlds, and Spatial is also an ideal use case. According to research, spatial audio deepens immersion during virtual training sessions, and Conquest VR’s solution is a perfect complement to this. Such devices will provide learners with a better contextual immersive experience by memorising sound directions with premium spatial audio.

Click to expand Image The drone Frontex uses to conduct aerial surveillance in the central Mediterranean Sea in front of its hangar in Malta International Airport, Malta. Frontex says there were 433 detections by aerial surveillance in the central Mediterranean in 2021 alone. Click to expand Image Flight tracks of six Frontex aircraft conducting aerial surveillance January-December 2021. Frontex should put in place effective measures to fulfill its obligation to assess whether its activities, including aerial surveillance, violate fundamental rights. In the meanwhile, Frontex, with support from the EU and all member states, should use aerial surveillance to support meaningfully rescue at sea and to prevent the risk that people will be taken to Libya.