But in contrast, the report showed Saudi Arabia had 72 active rigs during the period under review, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had 50 operational rigs while Iraq had 55 during the month. For non-OPEC countries, the United States led with 763 oilrigs while Canada and Mexico had 93 and 43 active rigs respectively. For non-OPEC countries, the United States had 763 oilrigs in September, while Canada and Mexico had 211 and 51 active rigs respectively. It came as Angola, Algeria and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s highest crude oil producers, according to the cartel’s Oil Market Report (OMR) for October. Aside the positive correlation between number of rigs and oil production, there are also many jobs attached to rigs when they are operational, meaning less rigs, less jobs in the oil sector.

Lenovo, the world’s largest computer firm by sales units, kicked off its Tech World 2022 event on Tuesday, offering attendees a sneak peek on the firm’s latest product innovations and green strategies. — Lenovo (@Lenovo) October 18, 2022In a Q&A round table ahead of the event, executives spoke on the upcoming trends across the Chinese-American tech giant’s operations with a huge number of insights and product reveals for the company. Watch Lenovo Tech World: https://t.co/3UzjP86yP4 pic.twitter.com/qo1W5I1EXw — Sumir Bhatia (@Sumir_bhatia) October 18, 2022Due to the “fluid” nature of global challenges, Lenovo aimed to help its customers face challenges by building resiliency with technological capabilities such as digital twins. Executives and partner firms have joined to discuss the future of the Metaverse and its ThinkReality, Motorola, and other solutions. Jason McGuigan, Head of Commercial Virtual Reality for Lenovo, unveiled the product along with numerous insights for the Metaverse in a major speech for the event.

(MENAFN) The alertness of the people has dissatisfied foes’ plots to provoke all-out violence in Iran like Syria as well as Libya, the forces counselor to the leader-in-chief stated on Sunday. Amir Hatami stated that “Didn’t enemies want to mire us in a war like Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan? Because we have been, and continue to be, ready and vigilant,” according to Press TV report. We have used technology in the field of air defense. If we want to be successful in possible future wars, we must pay due attention to technology and science,” he noted.

The political solution to the crisis in Libya has “failed” and that is why the Libyan people need to organize protests throughout the country since “an inevitable battle must be fought,” declared Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), on Monday. Addressing crowds during the military parade in Sabha, Haftar affirmed that there is “no solution except for the people to rise up against the political absurdity that exacerbated their suffering” and “those who carry weapons outside the army and police”. In his speech, Haftar said that Sabha is “the line of defense of national identity and national security”. “All cities suffer from the effects of government failure, and the situation in the south has reached an intolerable stage,” he added. The army leader reiterated that “the failure of all paths must be acknowledged”, and “there is no path to success except that made by the people.”“We announce our readiness to protect the people in their uprising to change the reality, and the people have no choice but to advance to the forefront of the scene and they will find us by their side,” he added.

After his arrival in Tripoli on Friday, the new UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily conducted round robin meetings with the Tripoli-based and incumbent caretaker prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba and Presidency Council head Mohamed Menfi Sunday. UNSMIL reported that Aldabaiba welcomed Bathily into the country and offered to extend his government’s support to his good offices. UNSMIL reported that they exchanged views on the situation in Libya and Aldabaiba shared his analysis of options to advance peace and stability in the country. At today’s meeting in Gubba with HoR Speaker Saleh UNSMIL reported that the two discussed options to address the political situation. New UNSMIL head Bathily arrives in Tripoli Friday to ‘‘assume functions’’ (libyaherald.com)New UNSMIL head Bathily officially resumes his duties – expected in Tripoli early October (libyaherald.com)UN officially announces appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as Head of UNSMIL (libyaherald.com)

While the United Nations and human rights groups say NATO airstrikes have resulted in civilian deaths, the number is much lower than the half-million claimed by the posts. A UN investigation found that 60 civilians were killed in NATO airstrikes, and separate reports from human rights organizations indicate dozens of civilian deaths. “NATO launched more than 10,000 air strikes on Libya in 2011, causing more than 500,000 civilian casualties,” reads a simplified Chinese tweet posted on October 10, 2022. “When questioned about civilian casualties, they claimed it was collateral damage and it happens in wars‘ adds the message. Audrey Kawire Wabwire, a spokeswoman for Human Rights Watch told TBEN: “At least 72 civilians have been killed in NATO airstrikes, one-third of whom were children under the age of 18.

While the United Nations and rights groups say the NATO air strikes led to civilian deaths, the number is far lower than the half a million alleged by the posts. A UN investigation found NATO air strikes killed 60 civilians and separate reports by rights organisations indicate there were dozens of civilian deaths. "NATO launched more than 10,000 air raids on Libya in 2011 with over 500,000 civilian casualties," reads a simplified Chinese tweet posted on October 10, 2022. "When they were questioned about civilian casualties they insisted that it was collateral damage and that it happens in wars," the post adds. Responding to the claim that there were 500,000 civilian casualties, a NATO official told AFP: "This is completely bogus."

Turkey's ambassador to Libya, Kenan Yilmaz, has said that the Libyan-Turkish memorandum of understanding (MoU) in hydrocarbons and energy is based on a win-win principle. The Turkish ambassador told Libya Al-Ahrar TV Channel that this and other MoUs between Ankara and Tripoli haven’t targeted the interests of any other country, reiterating that the countries which are criticizing Turkey's MoUs with Libya have previously signed similar ones with Tripoli. Yilmaz added that Ankara had never questioned those agreements and reiterated that when the eastern region looks into the details of the MoUs between Libya and Turkey, it won’t reject them because the agreements clearly maintain the interests of Libya and the Libyan people. Speaking about the Turkish consulate’s opening in Benghazi, Yilmaz said it could happen on the scheduled time (December 24) if the east-based authorities finish the required preparations. Yilmaz also said that lifting visa on Libyans traveling to Turkey is still hindered by some challenges but he hoped this could happen soon, adding that some Turkish firms are resuming work in Libya on projects suspended since 2011.

The school year 2022-2023 has started for all educational stages throughout the country, according to the school dates issued by the Minister of Education’s decision No. 1442 of 2022. The Ministry of Education of the Government of National Unity announced that the number of newly registered first graders reached 173,700, and the number of all basic education students reached 1,000,420 students, while the number of secondary education students reached 318,939 students. The Ministry of Education confirmed that the number of public and private educational institutions inside and outside the country reached 6,488.

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the outgoing prime minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, was given “clear” message by the United States that his government does not have “indefinite legitimacy”, said U.S. diplomat. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said her country’s “end game” for the political deadlock in Libya is “getting the 3 million who registered to vote the opportunity to elect a unified government for the first time in a decade.”“We were clear with Dbeibeh that we don’t view his government as having indefinite legitimacy and that he must actively be part of the UN-facilitated process,” she told Egyptian news website Mada in an interview that was published on Sunday. Despite this, Leaf explained that the U.S. does not share the same position as Egypt’s, which supports the rival Libyan premier Fathi Bashagha who was designated by the House of Representatives after it ousted Dbeibeh. Nevertheless, the American diplomat believes that the U.S. “will find a way to leverage” its “different views” with the Egyptians. “I told Egyptian officials that we see a responsibility to get as many of us, the foreign countries that have an interest in Libya, aligned so that [special representative for the secretary general in Libya Abdoulaye] Bathily can do his work without the interference of Libyans bringing one of their foreign benefactors or of foreign governments intruding for an agenda that doesn’t align with what Abdoulaye is trying to achieve,” Leaf said

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Turkey anticipates to open its consulate in Benghazi on December 24 if authorities in eastern Libya provides the conditions for that, Turkish ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz told the press on Sunday. Yilmaz also revealed that there are “some obstacles that impede lifting the visa restrictions for Libyans now, and we hope that they will be lifted soon.”Commenting on the Turkish-Libyan hydrocarbons deal signed recently in Tripoli, the diplomat affirmed that the deal “does not target the interests of any other country”. He also maintained that “the agreement will not be subject to political blackmail.”The deal sparked wide controversy and angered Libyan and international actors who deemed the agreement as “illegal”. Libya’s east-based parliament have quickly rejected deal, declaring that the Tripoli-based transitional government, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, is unauthorized to broker long-term agreements with international parties since its mandate had expired. “When the political parties in eastern Libya look at the texts of the memorandum in detail, they will not reject it because it is in the interest of Libya and the Libyans,” Yilmaz said.

Libya and Serbia have signed on Monday a memorandum of cooperation between the Serbian Diplomatic Academy and the Libyan Institute of Diplomatic Studies in order to enhance the capacity of Libyan diplomatic cadres, according to a statement by the Tripoli-based foreign ministryOverseeing this cooperation is Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and her Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic. The two diplomats held talks in Belgrade, discussing a variety of issues from economic trade to potential reopening of the Serbian embassy in Tripoli.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity offered its condolences to Turkey on the victims of the coal mine explosion in the north of the country, which killed about 40 people. The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that it expresses the solidarity of "the State of Libya with the Republic of Turkey as a result of the explosion at a mine in Bartin province in northern Turkey." It wished a speedy recovery for the injured, and that "the efforts of the relevant authorities be crowned with success in reaching and rescuing those trapped." Earlier on Saturday, Turkish Interior Minister, Süleyman Soylu announced that the death toll from the coal mine explosion had risen to at least 40, in an accident that occurred on Friday, the worst of its kind in years in Turkey.