Paris, France

I made this video about Paris City which I visited in Mar 2009

Paris, France, Champs-Elysées, louvre, eiffel tour, arc de triomphe, laseine concordeo, Libya, Italy, UK, England, London, USA, Sacre-Coeur, Moulin Rouge, Opera Palais Garnier, Place Vendôme, The Hôtel Ritz, Notre-Dame, Pont De Bir Hakeim, Tour Eiffel, The Champ de Mars, Mona Lisa, The Louvre Museum, The Place de la Concorde,

The Circus

The Circus
Originally uploaded by TAR3K

I took this photo when I was in the city of Bath in Easter break in April 2007, I like it and I like the Circus too, I took other photos from the city too. I stayed there for 3 days and I truly enjoyed the city and the history especially the Roman baths which were amazing. The city is a great and if you have not been there I think you should give a try.

Furthermore, I received an email from someone called Emma Williams on 3rd December 2008 to inform me that this photo was short-listed for inclusion in the 6th edition of Schmap Bath Guide and she was asking for my permission to allow this photo to be published.

Well, I was so pleased to receive such an email about one of my photos which I felt so proud.
Then on 19th December 2008 I received another email from Emma informing me that the photo has been selected for inclusion in the Guide.

I am extremely happy and proud at the same time and the reason is that I am NOT a professional photographer at all, I just like to take photos of places wherever I go and I publish some of them on Flicker, my website , Panoramio or Youtube.

Meeting between NOC chairman & CEO of NOEX

Dr. Shukri Ghanem, chairman of Libya's NOC, met on Monday 20th April 2009 with Mr. Makoto Koseki President and CEO of NOEX, meeting was also attended by Mr. Ali Saleh NOC's General Manager, Mr. Azzam Ali Elmesallati Members of the Management Committee and Mr. Khalifa Ben Gharbia chairman of the management committee of Nippon in Libya.

During the meeting both parties discussed various subjects with regard to the mutual interests between NOC and NOEX and the progress of merger between two Nippon Oil companies. They, furthermore, discussed the exploration projects which are undergoing by Nippon Libya in which the company announced the successful completion of the seismic operation and the start of drilling in its first well on 15th April 2009.

Since the execution of the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement in 2005 in which NOC has 92% and the remaining belongs to the Japanese company , NOEX has been conducting exploration activities in Libya, the company won, in the 2nd round, a sharing agreement onshore for Area 2 Blocks 2-1/2 and 40-3/4 about the city of Sabratha. NOEX is working with Japex Libya.

Source: NOC

Two new oil & gas discoveries in Libya

The Libyan state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) has reported two new oil and natural gas discoveries - one with Algerian partner Sonatrach in the Ghadames basin and the other with Spanish partners Repsol YPF SA and OMV AG in the Sirte basin.

NOC said Sonatrach made the first discovery on Block 65 in the Ghadames basin with the wildcat A1-65/02 well. The well was drilled to 9,033 ft TD about 230 km south of Tripoli, encountered both oil and gas in the Mamouniyat formation at intervals of 8,532 and 8,560 ft.
Testing of the wildcat showed oil of 48.8° gravity flowing at 1,344 b/d and gas flowing at 1.88 MMcfd through a 28/64-in. choke, NOC said.

NOC holds a 75% stake in the Block 65 license, while Sonatrach holds the remaining 25% stake, which it acquired in 2005.

NOC's second reported discovery, in the Sirte basin about 500 km east of Tripoli, was with the A1-NC202 wildcat, drilled to 15,815 ft TD in 50 m of water.

NOC said the A1-NC202 discovery found both oil and gas in the Demah formation at intervals of 4,442 and 4,484 ft. Testing of the well showed 26° gravity oil flowing at 1,264 b/d and gas flowing at 0.58 MMcfd through a 32/64-in. choke.

Repsol YPF operates the NC202 Block, which was awarded in 2003. Repsol YPF holds 21% interest, while NOC has a 65% stake, and OMV holds the remaining 14%.

Hassan Araiby's Death

أتقدم بأحر التعازي الى آل عريبي في ليبيا في وفاة المغفور له بإذن الله فناننا الكبير حسن عريبي نسأل الله ان يتقبله بالمغفرة والرحمة ويسكنه فسيح جناته وان يلهم أهله وذويه وأصدقاءه الصبر والسلوان وإِنَّا لِلهَِّ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

I start my article with a Verse from The Quran to express my deepest condolences to his death.

Hassan Araiby (حسن عريبي) has died in Tripoli, Libya on Saturday 18th April 2009 by a sudden heart attack in which he was taken to Alkhadra Hospital in Tripoli. His funeral will be held at Al Hani Cemetery on Sunday 19th April 2009.

He was born in 1935 in Sough El Guima (سوق الجمعه) area Tripoli, he moved to Benghazi at young age and worked as an employee at ministry of transportation. He was discovered as a singer by Mohamed Sudagi who gave him an opportunity which Araiby did not waste and it worked for him, after he joined the Music Department at Benghazi’s radio station as an advisor.

He collaborated with many Libyan, Egyptian, Lebanese and Tunisian singers.

He later returned to Tripoli to form his Maloof (Andalusi Tradition is a very popular type of music in North Africa) band in 1964 with many well-known names at that time in Libya.
He was the first president of the Libyan music board.

During his life time, he received many prestigious awards, medals and appreciation certificates, he as well chaired various positions in Libya and the Arab world and he was the chairman of the Arabic Music Board. In 2003 he chaired the Libyan Music Festival.

His death came as a shock to many Libyans who loved his timeless work.