The police have arrested four people in connection with organised crime over alleged drug trafficking and money laundering. The joint operation, which involved a number of sections within the Corps, was carried out after police received information that a drug deal was scheduled to take place. A 21-year-old man was also arrested at the Marsa shop, after he was found in the possession of objects related to drug trafficking, and cannabis which was ready to be trafficked. A search yielded cocaine, a weighing scale, a pistol, ammunition and a number of mobiles. The four men are being held at the Floriana lockup, as investigations by the police are still ongoing.

October 26, 2022 10:57 UTC

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Türkiye's defense minister on Tuesday, building on an agreement that was agreed in 2019. Another deal signed by Dbeibah on Tuesday aims to "boost the capacity of Libya's air force using Turkish expertise," read the statement, accompanied by pictures of him with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. Dbeibah was in Türkiye to visit the SAHA Expo defense and aviation fair. The latest deals come three weeks after Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu signed a deal in Tripoli allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libyan waters in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ankara’s support for Tripoli’s previous Government of National Accord (GNA) helped turn the tide of Libya’s civil war.

October 26, 2022 10:40 UTC

This is why “spatial audio” is now gaining so much attention. Here are some of the major reasons why businesses with an interest in XR should consider investing in spatial audio. With spatial audio, interactions feel more natural and human, as well as being easier to follow. Increasingly, as audio technology evolves, we’re also becoming more adept as human beings at recognising the presence of spatial audio cues. Customers will be able to tell the difference between the psychological experience of a VR environment enhanced with spatial audio, and a lower-level VR interaction.

October 26, 2022 10:26 UTC

A Maltese chartering company owner and four employees have been acquitted of supplying vessels for the evacuation of mercenaries from Libya in breach of EU sanctions. The boats were leased on the pretext that they were going to be used to evacuate 'geological survey workers' from Libya in 2019. The men had been released from arrest by police two days after the Maltese company that leased them the two RHIBs, Sovereign Charters, accepted to pay a €15,000 fine for immigration irregularities. Lodge claimed that Opus Capital Headquarters had informed him that they would be sending two RHIBs that had been leased from Sovereign Charters Ltd. The prosecution insisted that as the defendants had not sought the authorisation of the Sanctions Monitoring Board before sending the RHIBs to Libya, this constituted a breach of EU sanctions on Libya.

October 26, 2022 09:39 UTC

Listen to this story:ROME – On Tuesday, as new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled down on her hardline anti-migrant policies, a rescue hotline sent an alert warning that boats carrying 1,300 people were in distress between the coasts of Italy and Malta. In a tweet sent Tuesday morning, the hotline said “Reportedly, a person died and engines aren’t working anymore. Earlier in the evening, the hotline reported that “12 people have died or are unconscious and many suffer from dehydration. Ocean Viking yesterday sent a series of tweets saying they had rescued two boats in distress carrying 146 people total. On Wednesday Alarm Phone dispatched another tweet stating that the 1,300 migrants in distress were finally rescued by the Italians “After long operations carried out” throughout the night.

October 26, 2022 08:32 UTC





Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey’s defence minister on Tuesday (25 October), building on a 2019 agreement that angered European nations. The 2019 deal had seen Turkey claim large and potentially gas-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean, angering Greece, France and the European Union. Athens says Turkey ‘blackmailed’ Libya to sign MoU by sending weapons Turkey blackmailed Libya to agree to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) demarcating maritime zones in the region by sending weapons to the country, Greek media quote a high-ranking diplomat as saying. Another deal signed by Dbeibah on Tuesday aims to “boost the capacity of Libya’s air force using Turkish expertise”, read the statement, accompanied by pictures of him with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar. Dbeibah was in Turkey to visit a defence exhibition.

October 26, 2022 04:44 UTC

The first agreement envisions "the use of Turkish experience in improving the effectiveness of Libya's military aviation capabilities." "The second agreement included protocols for the implementation of the security agreement signed by the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (of Libya) in 2019," the statement said. In February, the parliament sitting in the east of Libya voted for the candidacy of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha for the post of prime minister. In March, ministers from the government formed by Bashagha were sworn in before parliament in the city of Tobruk. In May, Bashagha, after an unsuccessful attempt to place the cabinet in Tripoli, announced that the government would start working in the city of Sirte.

October 26, 2022 04:04 UTC

Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey’s defense minister on Tuesday, building on a 2019 agreement that angered European nations. The 2019 deal had seen Turkey claim large and potentially gas-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean, angering Greece, France, and the European Union. Another deal signed by Dbeibah on Tuesday aims to “boost the capacity of Libya’s air force using Turkish expertise,” read the statement, accompanied by pictures of him with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. The latest deals come three weeks after Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu signed a deal in Tripoli allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya’s Mediterranean waters. That was also built on the 2019 deal, which demarcated the countries’ shared maritime borders but sparked anger in Greece and Cyprus.

October 26, 2022 03:07 UTC

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October 26, 2022 01:45 UTC

ROME (AP) — Italy’s new far-right-led government of Premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday night easily won the first of two required confidence votes in Parliament by a comfortable margin. On Wednesday, the new government will face a vote in the upper chamber, the Senate, where it also holds a solid majority. Such attitudes are tantamount to "a lack of respect for the Italian people, who don't need lessons,'' Meloni said. With the confidence votes out of the way, Meloni will be able to get down to the business of governing. “I have never felt sympathy or closeness for any non-democratic regime, including fascism,” Meloni told lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies.

October 25, 2022 22:09 UTC

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October 25, 2022 21:38 UTC

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October 25, 2022 21:38 UTC

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey’s defense minister on Tuesday, building on a 2019 agreement that angered European nations. Dbeibah’s administration posted a statement saying the deals included “implementation protocols for the security agreement” signed that year by authorities in Tripoli, who at the time were fending off a blistering assault by eastern-based military chief Khalifa Haftar. The 2019 deal had seen Turkey claim large and potentially gas-rich areas of the eastern Mediterranean, angering Greece, France and the European Union. The latest deals come three weeks after Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu signed a deal in Tripoli allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya’s Mediterranean waters. AdvertisementThat was also built on the 2019 deal, which demarcated the countries’ shared maritime borders but sparked anger in Greece and Cyprus.

October 25, 2022 21:15 UTC

“There will never be such a thing as our abandonment of the nuclear weapons or denuclearization,” Kim declared last month. After North Korea last month declared itself a nuclear weapons state, it’s time for the U.S. and its allies to accept this reality — and learn to live with it. Jeffrey Lewis, a leading nuclear weapons expert, has called on Washington to “contemplate the unthinkable” and accept North Korea’s nuclear statehood, citing the increasing risks of a flashpoint as South Korea and Japan talk up first-strike capability. The window for military action against North Korea closed during the Clinton administration, when the U.S. considered a preemptive strike. The South Korean public is already roundly in favor of also possessing nuclear weapons.

October 25, 2022 16:52 UTC

The Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022 concluded last week in Lisbon, Portugal with a massive gathering of tech giants, professionals, thought leaders, and enthusiasts for the two-day event. Taking place 20-21 October, the world-renowned event saw companies showcase their latest products, speak to the media, deliver keynote speeches, and offer networking opportunities. Pico’s news comes just days after the Meta Connect 2022, where Company CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled many solutions, devices, and key developments at the virtual event. The novel solutions will help companies tackle skyrocketing demand for remote repair, maintenance, guidance, and training solutions. Her company’s platform provided frontline workers with four specific tools, leading to massively increased performance, accuracy, training, and speed of deployment outcomes.

October 25, 2022 16:24 UTC