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137 The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Engr. Masoud Suleiman, has called on Schlumberger Middle East (SLB), one of the world’s leading oilfield service companies, to establish branches of its major factories in Libya. The request includes facilities for manufacturing essential oil and gas equipment such as pumps, wellheads, and other critical components. Engr. Suleiman made the appeal during a high-level meeting held on Tuesday morning in London. He was joined by the Chairman of the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), Mr. Mohamed Ben Shatwan. They met with Mr. José Lamaza, Executive Director of SLB, and Mr. Gökhan…

US president says the Treasury secretary wishes to stay in his current role.United States President Donald Trump has ruled out Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent as his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Trump, who has repeatedly criticised Powell for not moving faster to lower interest rates, said on Tuesday that Bessent wished to continue in his current role.“I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC, adding that Bessent was doing a “great job” and had told him as recently as Monday that he did not want the…

If you have a mental image of a Nobel prizewinner, Demis Hassabis probably doesn’t fit it. Relatively young (he’s 49), mixed race (his father is Greek-Cypriot, his mother Chinese-Singaporean), state-educated, he didn’t exactly look out of place receiving his medal from the king of Sweden in December, amid a sea of grey-haired men, but it was “very surreal”, he admits. “I’m really bad at enjoying the moment. I’ve won prizes in the past, and I’m always thinking , ‘What’s the next thing?’ But this one was really special. It’s something you dream about as a kid.”Well, maybe not you, but…

new video loaded: Gaza’s Hunger Crisis: ‘If We Don’t Fight, We Don’t Get Anything.’By Meg Felling•August 5, 2025After facing international criticism for its hand in Gaza’s food shortage, Israel has allowed nations to parachute in aid. However, international aid officials say it’s still not enough.Recent episodes in Israel-Hamas WarShow more videos from Israel-Hamas War

United States health officials are urging travellers to remain vigilant as a mosquito-borne virus continues to circulate across parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Indian Ocean.Since the beginning of 2025, there have been approximately 240,000 chikungunya virus infections and 90 deaths in 16 countries, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).In China, an outbreak has infected roughly 7,000 people since late June, with most cases concentrated in the city of Foshan, in Guangdong province, just north of Hong Kong. This marks the country’s largest chikungunya outbreak since the virus was first identified there…

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) has announced its intention to transfer all its shares, worth 54.08 per cent in Nation Media Group Plc (NMG) to its fully owned Kenyan subsidiary, NPRT Holdings Africa Limited, as part of an internal reorganization. NMG is a regional media company that is listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange and cross-listed on Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE). ALSO READ: [PHOTOS] Aga Khan pays tribute to Genocide victims in Kigali According to a regulatory notice published under Kenya’s Capital Markets (Take-overs and Mergers) Regulations, the transaction involves the transfer of approximately 92.6 million ordinary shares…

Port Sudan, Sudan — The population in El Fasher faces starvation and humanitarian needs continue to escalate as access to the besieged city has been cut off despite WFP’s scale up across Sudan One year since famine was first confirmed in Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the families trapped inside the besieged state capital, El Fasher, face starvation. The city is cut off from humanitarian access leaving the remaining population with little choice but to fend for survival with whatever limited supplies are left. WFP has not been able to deliver…

GENEVA/PORT SUDAN — This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Sudan Representative Sheldon Yett – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva “Over the past week, I travelled from Port Sudan to Aj Jazeera and Khartoum States, witnessing the impact that this crisis – the world’s largest humanitarian crisis – is having on children and families. “During the mission, I saw homes, houses, and buildings destroyed. I saw our warehouse in Khartoum looted and reduced to rubble. I saw our humanitarian supplies in that warehouse…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney said they have reached out to President Donald Trump‘s administration regarding a potential pardon. Last month, the music mogul was found guilty on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. “It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” attorney Nicole Westmoreland told CNN on Tuesday. Her comments came a day after U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’ bid to be released from prison as he awaits sentencing in October. In May, prior to Combs’ conviction, Trump said…

A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni’s leadership has been jailed.Elson Tumwine disappeared on 8 June – sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists that he had been abducted and illegally detained by military agents.Following an outcry over his disappearance, he was then reportedly left at a police station in Entebbe in mid-July and was subsequently charged with offensive communication and computer misuse.He pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness. The magistrates’ court in Entebbe sentenced him to two months in jail on Monday, noting his…