A preliminary deal allowing Turkey to engage in oil and gas exploration work in Libya was already reviving and fueling domestic and regional tensions, analysts and industry sources said Oct. 10. Libya's oil sector has been severely impacted by ongoing political turmoil, with various groups seeking control of the state-owned National Oil Corp. and its revenue. Exploration focusIn the MoU, seen by S&P Global, the two parties agreed to work together on the "development of projects related to exploration, production, refining transportation distribution and trade of hydrocarbons". Ankara's gas exploration in the waters offshore Cyprus and plans to drill offshore Greece over the past few years have faced the wrath of Europe and other regional countries. Turkey and Greece have long been at odds over the division of maritime zones in the Mediterranean and the Aegean.

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Turkey-Libya controversial energy accord threatens stability in eastern MediterraneanCYPRUS: A controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last Monday between the government of Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based interim government concerning the exploration of hydrocarbons by mixed Turkish-Libyan companies in Libya’s territorial waters has angered East Mediterranean countries, particularly Greece, Egypt and Cyprus and it poses a serious threat to stability in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush signed the MoU in Tripoli, the capital of Libya’s internationally recognized government. The Memorandum follows the maritime accord between the two countries reached in 2019 with the former Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Greece and Egypt challenged the legitimacy of last Monday’s deal, considering it to be the culmination of Ankara’s efforts over the years to establish itself in the Eastern Mediterranean. And with the critical reactions of the European Union and the United States, Turkey appears to be bracing for even stronger headwinds in the eastern Mediterranean.” (ANI)

In statements after meeting his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Sunday, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias accused Turkey of creating a “monstrosity” in the Turkish-Libyan memorandum of 2019, by blackmailing and exerting pressure on Libyan officials. Dendias stressed, in his statements, that it was Greece’s obligation to defend its territorial rights using all available legal means. “No government can grant Turkey concessions for exploratory drilling in areas where it does not have sovereign rights,” he underlined. No one can ignore geography, no one can create a ‘virtual’ world in which islands stop appearing on maps,” he added. We seek nothing that does not belong to us….We do not undertake aggressive action nor undermine peace and stability,” Dendias said.

During the 1920s, some began to address the veil, as I wrote about in my book on the women’s rights movement. All women’s demonstrations were met with violence. During the early days of the revolution, female members of recognized religious minorities such as Zoroastrians and ethnic Christian groups opposed the forced headcover as well. The state elite have been pontificating on gender for more than 40 years, and women’s rights activism has been just as constant. Every time they compared Muslim women with Western women, arguing that women have been oppressed in the West but not in Islam, they raised awareness.

The European Union has condemned Russia’s missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities that killed civilians and damaged infrastructure. The indiscriminate targeting of civilians amounts to a “war crime”, Peter Stano, a spokesperson for the European Commission told a news briefing on Monday. "They are barbaric and cowardly attacks," he said as Russian missiles continued to rain down on major cities across all Ukraine. The Russian military launched a wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in retaliation to an explosion over the weekend that damaged the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The missile strikes in Kyiv and other cities in the north and west were the first since Russian forces withdrew from the north of Ukraine in April.

During the visit, they received a briefing on Pakistan’s perspective on Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation as well as the imperative of unhindered access to dual-use technologies for peaceful socio-economic applications, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said. The Fellows will also be visiting different laboratories, globally acknowledged reference libraries and state-of-the-art facilities at DESTO and NIH. At SUPARCO, the participants will get acquainted with Pakistan’s space programme and its utility for the socio-economic development of the country. The UN Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament was launched by the General Assembly at its First Special Session devoted to Disarmament in 1978. It is for the first time that Pakistan is hosting such an international study tour for UN Disarmament Fellows.

Today Turkey denied a flag state consent request from IRINI to inspect MV MATILDE A in accordance with UNSCR 2292 on the Arms Embargo on Libya, Operation IRINI said Monday. “UN Security Council calls upon all UN members to cooperate with inspections,” the Operation noted out.

Last Friday, in an interview with Protocol, Meta CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed details of the upcoming Meta Quest Pro device, also known as Project Cambria. The firm plans to officially unveil the device this Tuesday as part of its Meta Connect 2022 online showcase. The CEO explained that the consumer-grade Meta Quest Pro device might cost between $300 to $500, and an enterprise model would cost more. More on Meta Connect 2022On October 11, Meta is hosting its Connect event highlighting the firm’s XR technology updates and roadmaps. Alongside the Meta Quest Pro announcement, Connect also covers essential tech topics like third-party immersive ecosystems, business platforms, Horizon Workplace, content publishing, and developer diversity.

U.S. Embassy in Libya “strongly” condemned on Sunday the reported killing of at least 15 migrants and asylum seekers in Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Libya was a key route for clandestine migration towards Europe even before the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Muammar Gaddafi. People smugglers from the western city of Sabratha – some 300 kilometers (185 miles) from the Italian island of Lampedusa – continue to play a key role. Migrants often face horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs, and rights groups have repeatedly accused authorities and armed groups operating under state auspices of torture and other abuses. Since the start of the year, more than 14,000 migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Chelsea Peabody BohannonNon-profit trade association the Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA) has named Chelsea Peabody Bohannon as the winner of its second annual Chad Corzine Young Gift and Home Executive Award. Previously, she served on the leadership board of the Elon University Young Alumni Council, the Elon University Atlanta Alumni Board, the Membership Council of the Junior League of Atlanta and the Spoleto SCENE Board of Directors. When she is not working a market, Bohannon can be found cooking and baking in her kitchen, traveling or on a hike. Named for the late Chad Corzine, founder of Urban Agriculture Co., the Chad Corzine Young Gift & Home Executive Award seeks to honor Corzine’s legacy as a young business leader by recognizing a rising executive in the gift industry under the age of 35. Corzine, who died in May 2021, cofounded the Young Gift Executives group in 2014 with Dylan Schauben in order to bring together young professionals in the industry.

Greece, Egypt and Cyprus view the deal as a clear infringement of the economic rights in an oil-rich part of the Mediterranean, which under international law belongs to them. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush signed the MoU in Tripoli, the capital of Libya's internationally recognized government. The Memorandum follows the maritime accord between the two countries reached in 2019 with the former Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Greece and Egypt challenged the legitimacy of last Monday's deal, considering it to be the culmination of Ankara's efforts over the years to establish itself in the Eastern Mediterranean. (ANI)(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

Foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece held talks in Cairo on Sunday, following a recent oil and gas exploration deals signed between Türkiye and the Libyan Government of National Unity. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias described the deal as a “threat to regional stability,” stressing that achieving stability in Libya and in the eastern Mediterranean region is one of the “strategic goals” for both Greece and Egypt. Libya has been divided into two rival administrations since March, when the eastern-based House of Representatives, or the parliament, appointed Fathi Bashagha as prime minister while Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah refused to step down, saying he would only hand over office to an elected government. Dbeibah’s administration signed with Türkiye earlier this month a memorandum of understanding that allows Türkiye to explore oil and gas fields in some areas of the eastern Mediterranean, over which Greece claims to have sovereignty. Libya has been suffering political instability and chaos ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.

The Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the death of 15 migrants in Sabratha who, according to locals, died in a dispute between two groups of people smugglers. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdel Moneim Al-Arabi, said the Sabratha security directorate arrested five Ethiopians believed to have information about the crime. According to Al-Arabi, six migrants of Bangladeshi nationality survived the incident and received medical treatment. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Bashir Al-Amin, directed the immediate investigation and assigned a Sabratha Public Prosecution Office member to open the investigations, Al-Arabi said. Sabratha Municipality denounced the heinous crime and called on the authorities to assume their responsibilities and prosecute the perpetrators.

© Provided by WIONUnited Nations' Libya mission on Sunday (October 9) condemned the "heinous killing" of 15 migrants near Meditarranean city of Sabratha. "While the exact circumstances remain to be determined, the killings reportedly resulted from clashes between rival traffickers," the UN mission UNSMIL said in a statement. Libya was a key route for clandestine migration even before the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi. The migration via sea from Libya is considered to be the world's deadliest migration route. Migrants often face horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs.