All About Hassan Tatanaki
Hassan Tatanaki is a Libyan born business man who has contributed substantial financial resources and time to the building of local Libyan communities civil society programs ranging from organic farming, water resource management, water and waste water treatment, the construction of educational facilities, and improvement of the program at the Tobruk School for the Blind.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Obama out on a limb in Cairo
But as the young American leader approaches the dais in Cairo for what many hope will be a milestone of cultural outreach, Obama can take solace in signals from prominent Muslim leaders determined to meet him in the moderate middle.
Officials with Cairo's ancient Al-Azhar University, widely regarded as one of the world's great fonts of Muslim thought, this week announced the launch of a new satellite channel to reclaim what they regard as the authoritative Islam – a pluralistic, tolerant religion committed to a peaceful planet.
The Al-Azhari channel is to go to air in mid-August for the start of the holy month of Ramadan with a 24-hour-a-day blend of education and entertainment that aspires to meet the bridge-building challenge "for the Obama era," says the project's main benefactor.
"We've been talking about it for a few years. But with Obama taking the initiative and going so far to calm tensions, this is the moment to reciprocate," said Hassan Tatanaki, a Libyan oil executive and philanthropist who seeded the station with an initial infusion of $2.9 million.
Getting senior scholars at Al-Azhar on board, Tatanaki said, was the crucial step in bringing the idea to reality. While Islam has no formal hierarchy with which to render religious ruling – Al-Azhar, founded in 975 – stands as the foremost centre of Sunni Muslim learning. read more
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Satellite Channel to Challenge 'Islamic Extremism'
A new free-to-air satellite television channel based in Egypt will promote moderate Islam and challenge notions of extremism when it launches in August, according to its founders, which include Muslim clerics associated with Egypt’s Al-Azhar University.
Sheikh Khaled el-Guindy, a member of Egypt's Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs and a driving force behind the "Azhari" channel, told the Associated Press the channel would leverage the talents of Al-Azhar graduates to combat incorrect interpretations of the religion.
"Azhari will promote the idea that Islam is a religion of moderation free from extremism," he said.
"Several satellite channels right now promote a strict interpretation of Islam and issue incorrect religious opinions that fill young people with extremist ideas.
New channel for moderate Islam to be launched
Al-Azhar announces launch of new satellite channel to challenge extremist distortions of Islam.
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group of Muslim clerics connected with Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar
University have announced the creation of a new satellite channel to
propagate moderate Islam and challenge what it describes as extremist
distortions of the religion.
The announcement comes just ahead of President Barack Obama's address Thursday to the Muslim world from Cairo in a speech co-sponsored by Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's premier educational institution. Sheik Khaled el-Guindy, a member of Egypt's Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs and a driving force behind the "Azhari" channel, said the idea is to use the knowledge and skills of Al-Azhar graduates to combat ignorant interpretations of the religion. "Azhari will promote the idea that Islam is a religion of moderation free from extremism," he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Several satellite channels right now promote a strict interpretation of Islam and issue incorrect religious opinions that fill young people with extremist ideas." There are dozens of Islamic satellite channels in the Middle East, with many receiving funding from the conservative oil-rich Gulf and propagating a very conservative form of the religion. "Audiences need people that deal in reality and respect reality and respect changes in the world. These channels don't present these things. Some of these channels are just ignorant of reality," said el-Guindy, explaining that graduates of al-Azhar university are well grounded in subjects outside of religion as well. Azhari is set to be launched in mid-August, at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and will present a mix of entertainment and educational programing, including children's cartoons, soap operas and call-in shows. The channel will initially be broadcast in English and Arabic, with plans to expand it to Turkish and Hindi, and will be viewable from Europe to Southeast Asia. "The idea is to really show moderate Islam, not this extreme one that is being utilized by others," said Hassan Tatanaki, a Libyan businessman who helped provide the channel's $2.7 million in initial funding. "Our aim is to be able to reach not only the Arab Muslims, but the non-Arab Muslims, mainly in the Far East, the Near East, places like the US and Europe." |
Libya Awalan TV joins CNN’s global affiliate network
CNN International has announced that Libya Awalan TV (which translates as ‘Libya First’) is to join its global network of affiliates. The partnership is the first with a private network in Libya and adds to CNN’s global presence, as well as its strength in North Africa.
Libya Awalan TV was founded
in March 2011, shortly after the conflict in Libya began, and made its
inaugural broadcast a few weeks later on 1 April. It employs more than
200 people and has control rooms in Tripoli and Benghazi, as well as in
Cairo. During the Libya conflict, Awalan’s reporters brought detailed
reports from across the country, and the station continues to report on
Libya’s ongoing recovery in five daily news bulletins and across
breaking news.
Deborah Rayner, VP and managing editor at CNN International, said: “Libya Awalan’s bravery and commitment to independent journalism during the conflict in Libya was an example to any news network, and their ongoing commitment to serious reporting is there for all to see. They will be valuable partners to CNN International and we’re delighted to be welcoming them to our affiliate family.”
Hassan Tatanaki, founder and chairman of Libya Awalan TV, added: “CNN is the original 24-hour news channel and a network that continues to set the standard in global news. It has a long-standing presence in and passion for our region, so to become part of its affiliate network is a proud moment for us as a young channel. We hope we can make a strong contribution to CNN’s reporting in a new and free Libya and beyond.”
Libya Awalan has recently covered a range of stories in Libya, from tribal clashes in the deserts of Kufra, to illegal immigration, student demonstrations in Benghazi, and the children returning to school in Zawiya. It regularly interviews Transitional National Council ministers and officials from the transitional government. Its programming includes news, political, social, and health reports, as well as sports coverage.
Deborah Rayner, VP and managing editor at CNN International, said: “Libya Awalan’s bravery and commitment to independent journalism during the conflict in Libya was an example to any news network, and their ongoing commitment to serious reporting is there for all to see. They will be valuable partners to CNN International and we’re delighted to be welcoming them to our affiliate family.”
Hassan Tatanaki, founder and chairman of Libya Awalan TV, added: “CNN is the original 24-hour news channel and a network that continues to set the standard in global news. It has a long-standing presence in and passion for our region, so to become part of its affiliate network is a proud moment for us as a young channel. We hope we can make a strong contribution to CNN’s reporting in a new and free Libya and beyond.”
Libya Awalan has recently covered a range of stories in Libya, from tribal clashes in the deserts of Kufra, to illegal immigration, student demonstrations in Benghazi, and the children returning to school in Zawiya. It regularly interviews Transitional National Council ministers and officials from the transitional government. Its programming includes news, political, social, and health reports, as well as sports coverage.
Exclusive- Another Libyan Club Chases Kotoko Striker Seidu Bancey
By Saddick Adams
Ghana league top scorer Asante Kotoko could be on his way out the club at the end of the season after top Libyan outfit Al Ahli SC of Benghazi offered a mouth-watering offer for the hitman, Ghanasportsonline.com can exclusively reveal.
The striker's contract, Ghanasportsonline.com understands has a year left and the Asante Kotoko chiefs are quietly confident of him signing a new deal but the offer will obviously deril their plans.
Bancey has been watched by the Benghazi-based side for months and they lodged a fresh inquiry this week, according to reports.
Al Ahli Benghazi, owned by Libyan Billionaire business mogul and philantrophist Hassan Tatanaki have made the ex Edubiase marksaman their first-choice target to strengthen their attack at the resumption of the Libyan league.
The Ghanaian giants have just crashed out of the Champions League to Liberian club Barrack Young Controllers in just the first qualification round and things doesnt seem well financiakky for the club as striker Yahaya Mohammed shockingly signed for Libyan side Al Ittihad Tripoli.
Seidu Bancey tops the First Capital Plus Bank Ghana Premier League with 7 goals in 10 matches.
Ghana league top scorer Asante Kotoko could be on his way out the club at the end of the season after top Libyan outfit Al Ahli SC of Benghazi offered a mouth-watering offer for the hitman, Ghanasportsonline.com can exclusively reveal.
The striker's contract, Ghanasportsonline.com understands has a year left and the Asante Kotoko chiefs are quietly confident of him signing a new deal but the offer will obviously deril their plans.
Bancey has been watched by the Benghazi-based side for months and they lodged a fresh inquiry this week, according to reports.
Al Ahli Benghazi, owned by Libyan Billionaire business mogul and philantrophist Hassan Tatanaki have made the ex Edubiase marksaman their first-choice target to strengthen their attack at the resumption of the Libyan league.
The Ghanaian giants have just crashed out of the Champions League to Liberian club Barrack Young Controllers in just the first qualification round and things doesnt seem well financiakky for the club as striker Yahaya Mohammed shockingly signed for Libyan side Al Ittihad Tripoli.
Seidu Bancey tops the First Capital Plus Bank Ghana Premier League with 7 goals in 10 matches.
Venture Capital Bank Acquires Stake in Major Oil Drilling Company
MANAMA, Bahrain, November 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Capital Bank (VC Bank), a Bahrain-based investment bank, along with its partner, the US private equity firm Global Emerging markets (GEM), have acquired a significant stake in the MENA-based oil drilling contractor Challenger Limited. Established in 1991, Challenger currently owns and operates a fleet of 22 rigs in Libya providing drilling and work-over services of oil, gas and water wells, with offices in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
The acquisition was co-funded by VC Bank and its strategic technical partner GEM illustrating VCBank's non-conventional pursuit to attract North American and European funds and sources of capital to investment opportunities in the MENA region. This significant transaction was completed by a team from VC Bank and GEM, not only strengthening the successful partnership between the two firms, but demonstrating that the region hosts many attractive, yet obscured, investment opportunities represented in privately held companies such as Challenger that operates mainly in Libya.
The conclusion of this transaction by VCBank depicts the dimensions of the Bank's mandate to secure unique and attractive deals in the region for its investors and at the same time provide expansion and financing solutions to the regional small-to-medium enterprises in order to fulfill their untapped potential. Thus, the investment made in Challenger is mutually beneficial to both parties, allowing Challenger to achieve its growth plan and helping VC Bank to achieve its objectives of supporting regional companies and contributing towards the economies of the MENA region.
$25b needed to boost crude output
Tripoli: Libya's oil industry will need at
least $25 billion (Dh91.8 billion) in investment to increase its oil
production to two million barrels a day, said the chairman of
drilling-rig operator Challenger Ltd.
"Fields need to be developed, others redeveloped," Hassan Tatanaki
said in a telephone interview on Friday. "The Libyan oil industry needs a
lot of revamping. We have to reinvest to be able to get the proper cost
effective amount into the industry in terms of the country's production
level."
The armed conflict in Libya, holder of Africa's largest proven
reserves, has reduced the nation's output to 100,000 barrels a day in
July from the 1.6 million barrels pumped before the uprising started in
February. A full recovery of production may take as long as three years,
according to analysts' estimates.
Tatanaki, 53, said he intends to play a role in rebuilding Libya's
oil industry, of which Challenger's 35 rigs across the country "are the
core".
His Libya Al Hurra charity, set up shortly after the unrest began,
has been providing humanitarian aid and relief to refugees and those
displaced by the conflict in Libya operating out of Egypt, Tunisia,
Libya and the US.
"We're not just concentrating on just medical and food supplies,"
Tatanaki said. "We also want to play a part in other ways so that in the
next year or so we have a proper constitution, transparency that helps
create a democracy."
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi continued to battle revolutionaries
in the Libyan capital Tripoli, as the opposition National Transitional
Council said the North African nation's humanitarian aid needs are
"urgent".
Rebel leaders worked to retrieve assets frozen by the United Nations
and individual countries in an effort to obtain funding for food, and
humanitarian and medical needs, transitional council Chairman Mustafa
Abdul Jalil said at a press conference in Benghazi on Friday.
Since fighting began in Libya, the number of people killed has "exceeded 20,000", Abdul Jalil said.
Refinery to restart
A refinery official says a major rebel-held refinery near Tripoli
shut down since Libya's rebellion flared will soon start up again, which
should ease fuel shortages that have sent prices spiralling.
Mohammad Aziz, a long-time operations manager at the Zawiya refinery, says, "After tomorrow, it will be operational."
He says the refinery will start processing stored crude first, and
hopes to begin receiving new supplies from the south in two days.
Anti-regime revolutionaries control much of Tripoli and have secured the road from the capital to Zawiya on Libya's coast.
In Tripoli in recent days, the cost of a 20-litre can of petrol has
leapt to about 120 dinars (Dh360), some 28 times the price before
fighting broke out months ago.
Source: http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-gas/25b-needed-to-boost-crude-output-1.858114
Source: http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-gas/25b-needed-to-boost-crude-output-1.858114
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