Riyadh, Jeddah real estate market to remain strong in Q3
(MENAFN) The real estate markets in Riyadh and Jeddah have maintained the steady growth during the third quarter of this year, real estate firm JLL said in a new report.
Demand remains strong within the residential sector, particularly as high-end residential properties and community developments continue to be active and on track for completion in 2016 and 2017.
The strong demand is attributable to continued demand for existing office space and further delays in the delivery of mega-projects King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and the IT and Communications Complex (ITCC).
"The Riyadh real estate market has maintained a steady performance this quarter. The office sector showed signs of stability," National Director and Country Head of JLL KSA said.
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PMâ€™s visit to US extremely successful: Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Senior analyst Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Rais has described the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to US as extremely successful and constructive.
Speaking in a programme of Current Affairs Channel of Radio Pakistan on Saturday, he said the visit has authenticated the fact that friendship between the two countries is multi-dimensional and not focused on just security issues. He said the visit will have far reaching impact on development of the country.
He said the Prime Minister has effectively raised the issue of Indian involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan.


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The weather in the UAE on Thursday will be fair in general.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicts low clouds to appear over the east coast by morning, with a chance of rainy convective clouds forming eastward and southward by afternoon.
It will be humid by night and Friday morning, with a probability of mist forming over some coastal areas.
Temperatures are set to reach highs of 43°C and 41°C in Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively.
Light to moderate winds, freshening at times, will cause blowing dust during the daytime.
The sea will be slight in both the Arabian Gulf and the Oman Sea.
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The state government was committed for ensuring welfare of employees as they play an important role in effective implementation of policies and programmes of the state government. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the delegation of ASHA Workers Union, ‘Silai Katai Karamchari’ and ‘Prayatan Nigam Karamchari Sangh’ under the banner of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh Himachal Pradesh here today.
Chief Minister said that the state government has always maintained cordial relations with the employees and most of their demands had been redressed and they have been provided benefits worth crores of rupees. He said that all the genuine demands of the employees were being redressed.
Jai Ram Thakur said that ASHA workers were playing major role in improving mother and child health care services which was the major area of concern of the state government. He said that the state government has enhanced the state share of honorarium of the ASHA workers twice during the last two years. He assured the ASHA workers that their demands to enhance the honorarium would be considered sympathetically.
Chief Minister said that government was also sensitive to the demands of ‘Silai Katai Karamchari Sangh’ as they were working hard to train the women to become self sufficient.
Jai Ram Thakur also assured the ‘Prayatan Nigam Karamchari Sangh’ that government is alive to their demands.
State President Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Rakesh Sharma welcomed the Chief Minister and apprised him about various demands of these Employees Unions.
General Secretary, BMS, Mangat Ram Negi, Vice President Madan Rana, President ‘Silai Katai Karamchari Sangh’ Meera Sharma and other office bearers of these Employees Unions were also present on the occasion.


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Jordan garners pledges amounting to total of USD3.4B in 11 months
(MENAFN) In a promising turn of events for the Jordanian economy, the Kingdom of Jordan has garnered substantial pledges amounting to a total of USD3.4 billion during the period spanning from January to November 2023. The Ministry of Planning in Jordan made this announcement, elucidating that these pledges encompass regular grants, soft loans, and additional grants.
The primary objective behind these financial commitments is to bolster the Jordanian response plan to the Syrian crisis, showcasing a robust international commitment to supporting Jordan in its economic objectives and addressing the humanitarian challenges associated with the Syrian crisis.
These funds signify a strong endorsement from the international community to assist Jordan in achieving its economic goals while effectively responding to the humanitarian exigencies arising from the Syrian crisis. The pledged support is designed to align with Jordan's comprehensive modernization efforts, encompassing economic, political, and administrative facets. This backing assumes a critical role given the substantial economic and humanitarian challenges confronting Jordan, and the international commitments underscore the global community's readiness to stand in solidarity with Jordan.
The aim is to augment Jordan's endeavors towards sustainable development and mitigate the economic ramifications stemming from the prevailing humanitarian crisis in the region.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro officials said they have seen more students wanting and needing counseling services.
Vivian Barnette, Ph.D., is the executive director of counseling at A&T and said before now, most people didn’t report mental health issues.
“Since COVID, more people are coming forward and talking about some of those concerns that that have bothered them maybe over the last 18-20 months,” Barnette said.
Barnette said with more students needing help with counseling, they have seen a waitlist up to two weeks long.
Barnette said students that need emergency help get seen right away, while others are offered help through various apps until they are seen.
UNCG officials said they have also seen an increase in students that need counseling.
Director of the Counseling Center at UNCG Jennifer Whitney said this year the university has started programs that help students and staff learn how to respond to others dealing with mental health.
“It’s an international training and a more broad training about mental health and substance abuse issues overall and really helps folks understand, identify, and then to respond to mental health, substance abuse broadly,” Whitney said.
Whitney said they have also started a program that helps to prevent suicides in the campus community.
Health officials said all these services are ways to acknowledge and understand a growing epidemic.


Amir Sends Condolences To King Of Bahrain
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Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the martyrdom of a number of the Bahrain Defense Force, within the Arab coalition forces participating in Operations Decisive Storm and Restoring Hope, praying to Allah Almighty to have mercy on their soul, rest them in peace in paradise, inspire their families with patience and solace, and grant the injured a speedy recovery.
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The World Health Organisation has praised the efforts made by India in the wake of COVID 19 outbreak across the world.
Talking to media in New Delhi today, WHO representative to India, Hank Bakedam said, the commitment from Indian government, from the top level including Prime Minister’s Office, has been enormous.
He said, it is impressive that everyone has been mobilised. Mr Bakedam also said, there are very good research capacities in India and the country will continue to be part of the research community to look at various elements regarding coronavirus.
PM Modi praises role of media in creating awareness on COVID-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the role of media in creating awareness on the issue of Corona virus in the country.
After BJP Parliamentary party meeting held in parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told media persons that the Prime Minister has asked the MPs to go to their respective constituencies on the weekend and hold the awareness programmes on Corona.
He also asked them to take help of Media to educate people on the issue. The Prime Minister suggested them the do’s and don’ts related to COVID-19. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan gave a presentation in the meeting on the measures being taken by Centre with the help of state governments to deal with the virus.


The industrial sector will have to provide all possible incentives and employment opportunities to the youth, the Prime Minister said
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the industrial sector will have to provide all possible incentives and employment opportunities to the youth.
According to details, a meeting of the economic team was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan in which proposals related to the next federal budget for the financial year, 2020-21 were discussed.
Addressing the meeting on the occasion, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Karunaoba has severely affected the pace of the economy, adding that the government has given an extraordinary package to businesses and industries despite financial constraints.
Imran Khan said that the industry would have to provide all possible incentives and employment opportunities to the youth and every effort should be made to keep the economy afloat. He said that more assistance would be provided in the budget by identifying the most affected sectors. To be provided.
The Prime Minister directed to reduce unnecessary government expenditure during the meeting and said that federal, as well as provincial governments, should also reduce expenditure.
Stressing on the need to review the existing system of subsidy provision, Imran Khan said that the current situation calls for speeding up reforms in key sectors, accelerating the process of reforms to reduce the burden on the exchequer and provide relief to the people.


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SCI: Average housing cost reaches USD1,489 per sq.m. in Tehran city
(MENAFN) The Statistical hub of Iran put the average price for one square meter of a housing unit in Tehran city at 414 million rials (around USD1,489) in the third Iranian calendar month Khordad (ended on June 21).
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) had earlier put the number at 394.14 million rials (nearly USD1,417) in the stated month, which was 8.4 percent more than the number in the second month.
Although, in early May, the chairman of Real Estate Agencies Union stated that “This year is the year of lower housing prices; this condition will continue in the country for the next two years, and we will see a continuous decrease in housing prices”.
Mostafa Qoli Khosravi talked about a report issued by Central Bank of Iran in terms of housing worth in the initial Iranian calendar month Farvardin (ended on April 20), and stated that "The government is trying to compensate the housing shortage in the country with the National Housing Movement plan, and this plan is being prepared and implemented in several urban and rural areas”.
He stated that there is presently deficiency of around 720,000 housing units in the nation, also stating that "Every year, dilapidated apartments are added to this number, therefore, the current government intends to compensate for the housing deficit by recognizing this shortage and implementation of National Housing Movement.”
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ROSCOMMON- State Legislators, local partners and the MEDC team were in the Village of Roscommon yesterday to celebrate the village becoming the 61st Certified Redevelopment Ready Community. The event was announced by MEDC MiPlace
Roscommon has taken remarkable steps forward to streamline the local planning process and develop a business-friendly environment that will open the doors for future economic development opportunities. Local officials have been busy bringing in new unique local businesses into the community.
There are plenty of development and business opportunities in Roscommon and we look forward to our continued partnership to help the community achieve its community supported vision.


Islamabad – Staff Reporter:
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif condemned the behaviour of government members of the Assembly during his post-budget speech.
In this regard, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday and discussed the situation.
It may be recalled that there was a commotion during the speech of Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif in the National Assembly on Tuesday due to which the Speaker had adjourned the sitting for 20 minutes but it could not be resumed.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif termed the incident as a dark day in the history of Parliament.
He further said that he was grateful to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his presence here to show solidarity.
He said that there was little to condemn in the National Assembly.
Shehbaz Sharif said that the ridiculous attitude of government members in the National Assembly has caused absurdity.
He said that the people have seen the attitude of the government members of the National Assembly during the post-budget speech.
Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope that he had consulted on the future political strategy and the opposition would work together to ensure its implementation.
He said that he had talked to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari about the incident that took place on Wednesday.
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the attitude of the government members towards the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament House.
He said that Shahbaz Sharif is the Leader of the Opposition and represents the opposition but what some members of the government do was not acceptable.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he was here to express solidarity with Shehbaz Sharif.
He said that they have consulted on the future political strategy and will work together on it.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was giving instructions to the ministers like children and it was clear that Imran Khan was not interested in running the economy and politics of the country.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he had come to show solidarity with Shahbaz Sharif and would bring forth future strategies in this regard.
He said that the Leader of the Opposition was not allowed to speak in the National Assembly, which showed that the government was scared.


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(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) – Laura Valderrama says there has been a build-up of systemic risk in the European housing market.
USA / EUROPE – The last few months have witnessed tensions in Europe's housing markets as the cost-of-living crisis has eroded real incomes and the surge in interest rates has made borrowers more vulnerable to financial distress.
Laura Valderrama is a macro-financial expert and coauthor of new research that suggests house prices across Europe are overvalued, and housing markets are at risk of a price correction that could undermine the region's economic recovery.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Riyadh, May 30 (IANS) The Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces have reportedly agreed to a five-day extension of a cease-fire agreement they signed on May 20 after negotiations in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
The two sides stressed commitment to allowing safe passage of all civilians from conflict areas and protecting civilian supplies, Xinhua news agency reported, citing an Al Arabiya News report.
The Agreement on a Short-Term Cease-fire and Humanitarian Arrangements was reached through negotiations that started on May 6 under a Saudi-US initiative with the aim of ending the conflict in Sudan and facilitating the access of humanitarian aid to civilians.
The seven-day truce, which entered into force on May 22, was scheduled to expire at 9:45 p.m. local time on Monday.
Violent clashes broke out in Sudan's capital Khartoum between the Sudanese Army and the RSF on Monday, just a few hours before the cease-fire deal between the two sides would expire.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Chancellor
of Germany Olaf Scholz will receive President of France Emmanuel
Macron in Potsdam on June 6, German government representative
Christiane Hoffmann at a press conference in Berlin said, trend reports.
"The sides will discuss bilateral and international
issues during the meeting, as well as the European agenda. There
are no plans to hold a press conference," she said.
The meeting will be held in the format of a working
President of France Emmanuel Macron will pay a state
visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from July 2 to 4 at the
invitation of President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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Two people have been taken to hospital after a collision in Toronto, officials say.
Toronto police said the car accidents today in the Rosedale Valley Road and Park Road area at around 6:20 p.m.
Officers said two vehicles were involved in the crash.
Toronto paramedics told vehicle news two patients were taken to a local hospital.
Police said road closures were in place in the area and asked motorists to “consider alternate routes.”
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Senior Center begins year with a bang
The community came out in full force to eat pork chops, socialize and support the Alexandria Senior Center at a fundraising event last Friday.
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To show strength and tackle resentment against the ruling alliance the BJP organised a massive organisational meet in Guwahati on Saturday.
Addressing the gathering, where several hundred booth BJP presidents and kayrakartas took part, minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the AASU has every right to protest against the controversial Citizenship Act, which has rocked the entire country.
He added that Assam is a land of Shankardeva, Madhavdeva and Ajan Fakir. “Anyone can oppose or support CAA. But we will give reply politically if anyone tries to form new political outfit”, the minister said, adding that the BJP will form government in the state in 2021 again.
He also said that the protests against CAA have adversly impacted business sentiment in the state .
BJP national working president JP Nadda also took part in the meet and addressed the garhering.


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THE Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas has identified Jordan town in Guimaras as its pilot area for its market tourism program.
DOT-Western Visayas Director Helen Catalbas said they will improve and rehabilitate the Jordan's Alibhon public market, which will have two market days -- Wednesday and Sunday -- from what used to be a Sunday only.
“We will already have two market days,” said Catalbas.
The DOT targets the independent travelers who will visit Guimaras for the new project.
"We don't want them to miss the Jordan market," said Catalbas.
The local government of Jordan has initially allocated P12 million for the project, but Jordan Mayor Ruben Corpuz said they might add P10-million budget next year.
The DOT said it will launch the market tourism on May 21 prior to the Manggahan Festival. Tourism officials are expected to attend the launching.
The DOT has identified 20 public markets all over Western Visayas for the market tourism program. (SunStar Philippines)


The government will provide another update on the scale of the coronavirus outbreak in England and the work being done to tackle it in the daily Downing Street briefing.
Wednesday's briefing comes after NHS England revealed a further 563 deaths have been confirmed over the last 24 hours. A total of 27 deaths was recorded across Yorkshire.
The country has been on lockdown for more than a week as the government put measures in place to stop the virus spreading.
Sporting and entertainment events across the UK have been cancelled with the latest casualty being announced today as Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since the war.
A string of financial measures have also been put in place to try and keep the country running despite the shutdown.
We will bring you updates from the briefing.
The government said it is important that the anti-body test is right and works before it is rolled out
10,000 tests a day
During questioning Dr Doyle said they had now met their target of 10,000 tests being carried out daily.
But the aim was to get to 25,000 per day.
Do not get complacent
Dr Doyle finished her input by saying people should remain at home and not get complacent
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Dr Doyle said there has been an increase in new cases which is concerning.
She said London is the centre of the outbreak but the Midlands is also a concern
Grants already received
He said some businesses have already received the government grants.
Mr Sharma also said the banks should help good businesses just as the public purse bailed them out previously
He said grants for local businesses have gone to councils and he has spoken to them to make sure they are passed on
He said the work being done is vital so that when the virus passes the country can bounce back
He thanked the public for the collective effort tackling the virus and he also thanked the NHS workers.
He also cited businesses that are supporting the life-saving work.
Alok Sharma is currently speaking.
He is talking about the steps being taken to slow down the virus.
152,000 people in the UK have been tested and 29,474 have tested positive.
10,767 have been admitted to hospital. Of those 2,352 have died.
The youngest patient to die was just 13-years-old.
Tragic evidence that this virus does not discriminate
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Dr Yvonne Doyle from NHS England will also be at the briefing to discuss the approach being taken to tackle the pandemic
Today’s briefing comes as NHS England said the death toll in the UK had gone up by 563.
27 of those deaths were in Yorkshire.


A SERIOUS reduction in donor funding has had a major impact on the operations of civil society organizations in Zambia which were working to uplift the lives of the vulnerable in society, says Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) executive director Patrick Nshindano.
Mr Nshindano told the Daily Nation in an interview that non-governmental organizations solely depended on donor funding which has influenced how civil society operated in the country.
He disclosed that donor funding has tremendously gone down in Zambia and to make matters worse civil society organizations were not allowed to engage in business because by nature they were non-profit-making.
“To a large extent most civil societies have gone down; there is a lot more that can be done by the organizations,” he said.
He said the organisations should stand for a cause by speaking on behalf of the vulnerable people because they understood the policy.
The CSPR executive director called on civil society organizations to create a platform which will continue to bring out the voices of the suffering people.
He said this following a report that civil society was not doing enough to see to it that the less privileged in the country were assisted by the Government.
Mr Nshidano said there were so many laws that needed to be understood because there were different players among civil society.
“There are those that are in advocacy and those that are direct trans-provision; those that look at policy they are quite a number of issues around that and that affects how the organisations are supposed to operate,” he said.


Men's hockey: Gophers lose Schmidt to NHL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota defenseman Nate Schmidt has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals.
The deal was done on Tuesday.
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(MENAFN) The official websites of US intelligence organizations have been blocked in Russia when state media regulator Roskomnadzor banned them on Friday for sharing misinformation and doubting Russia’s armed militaries.
The block affected the online portals of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in addition to the US State Department counterintelligence and counterterrorism platform.
After trying to reach cia.gov, fbi.gov or rewardsforjustice.net from Russia, the browser returns a message saying that “the resource at this IP address has been blocked by decision of the state authorities” or simply tells the user that it is “unable to access the site.”
In a declaration to the TASS news agency, Roskomnadzor clarified that the websites were found to be in defilement of Russian Federal rules relating to information, IT and information protection.
"On the basis of Federal Law No. 149-FZ, Roskomnadzor restricted access to a number of resources belonging to state structures of hostile countries for the distribution of materials aimed at destabilizing the social and political situation in the Russian Federation," the organization added.
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Conference aims to give hope to people with mental illness
It's about hope and education, Ginger Spiess said. That's why the Carlton County Local Advisory Council hosted a conference on mental illness last Thursday at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
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Turkey halts flights from Brazil due to new COVID-19 variant
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey has temporarily halted flights from Brazil due to the rise in the more infectious COVID-19 variant, according to Daily Sabah.
Turkey previously stopped flights from Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark and South Africa because of the more transmissible mutated coronavirus variant.
Ankara began its nationwide vaccination campaign by using China's Sinovac on Jan. 14, with health care workers among those who initially received the shots, followed by high-risk groups.
More than 1.2 million people have since been vaccinated against coronavirus.


Turkey requires US withdrawal from Manbij
(MENAFN) Turkey on Saturday called on the United States to pull out personnel from a Kurdish-held town in northern Syria.
As Turkey's offensive assaults in Syria resumed to a second week with new air strikes and artillery, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it was "necessary for them (US) to immediately withdraw from Manbij," where Washington has a military presence.
Earlier, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said "God willing we will crush them (terror groups) like a steam roller," and threatened to expand the offensive against the YPG to Manbij, east of Afrin.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hit out at critics, explaining the "operation was not an option but a necessity."
The numbers of victims is not verified yet, but Observatory said 111 Ankara-backed rebels and Kurdish fighters have been killed between both sides since last Saturday. It added that 38 civilians have been killed by Turkey's assaults but Ankara denounced the number.
Health workers in Afrin told AFP they feared the offensive would lead to a humanitarian "tragedy", Khalil Sabri Ahmed, head of the main hospital in Afrin said that "Medication and humanitarian aid necessary to help civilians will soon run out."
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Saudi- Yemeni Army Tightens Grip on Houthi Militia in Sa'ada
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Aden, Shawwal 06, 1439, June 20, 2018, SPA -- Yemeni army, backed by Arab coalition, controlled today new sites in the Directorate of the Al-Zaher front, south of the province of Saada, the stronghold of the Houthi militia.
According to the Information Center of the Armed Forces, the National Army liberated the mountains of Al-Kharashi and Al-Ruqi, while continuing to move towards the liberation of Jabal Al-Jarzah.
19:44 LOCAL TIME 16:44 GMT
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(MENAFN) The autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq will reportedly resume its oil exports through Turkey on Monday, but with a significant change that marks a clear limit to its autonomy. According to officials from both the regional and federal governments, the oil exports will now be supervised by the federal government in Baghdad, bringing an end to the Kurdish regional government's independent oil exports.
The decision was reached after talks between federal and regional officials, following a ruling by an international tribunal in a nine-year-old dispute that Baghdad should oversee all Iraqi oil exports. Last month, Ankara halted its handling of Iraqi Kurdish oil in line with the ruling.
Moving forward, a federal government official informed AFP that sales of Kurdistan crude will be managed by the State Oil Marketing Organization, while a joint committee formed by the federal and regional governments will supervise the export process. Meanwhile, a Kurdish official stated that the revenues from the oil exports will be paid into an account that is overseen by Baghdad.
This development is significant as it signifies a shift in the power dynamic between the federal government in Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdistan region, with the former taking a greater level of control over the latter's oil exports. It remains to be seen how this will impact the dynamics between the two sides moving forward, particularly given the long-standing tensions between them. Nevertheless, the resumption of oil exports is a positive development that is likely to have a positive impact on the region's economy.
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The trial of Abdou Aziz Dampha, an NIA operative who was charged with giving false information to a public officer, resumed at the Banjul Magistrates' Court before Principal Magistrate Mbai last Tuesday. The proceedings saw the defence counsel Lawyer Jobarteh make a 'no case' submission.
In his submission, Lawyer Jobarteh said that the charge before the court is the accused giving false information to public officers. He said the prosecution is duty bound to show the following; that the information the accused person is alleged to have given has no element of truth and that the information was false.
He said PW1 has not presented evidence to show the information given by the accused was intentionally false. Furthermore, he added, the prosecution has not produced any witnesses who said the accused is not an intelligence officer. He pointed out that the prosecution's evidence was so weak that the court should exercise its power not to call the accused person to enter his defence and moreover the court is the superior power that decides cases. He therefore urged the court to acquit and discharge the accused person.
In his reply, prosecution cadet Inspector Keita said he strongly disagreed with the counsel regarding the 'no case' submission. He said that in support of the charge the prosecution called two witnesses and the counsel came at the time when the prosecution was closing their case.
He said that it is a strict law that before making a 'no case to answer' submission, one must establish the essential evidence. He further told the court that PW1 told the court that he has received the said report, which was written by the accused person. Cadet Inspector added that PW1 also told the court that the said report later went through the normal process and later found the information was untrue. He therefore urged the court to call the accused person to enter his defence.


Minister of Water, Juma Aweso said last week when he witnessed Equity Bank and Duwasa exchange a cheque to that effect at a ceremony held in the new capital, that although the government is investing heavily in water supply, the private sector has an important to play in supporting such investments.
Aweso who was also launching a countrywide campaign to stop water leakages, said the public has a duty to protect and safeguard water supply and sanitation facilities. “The government is investing a lot of money in water project hence the public needs to protect such facilities,” he said.
Speaking at the ceremony, Equity Bank’s Managing Director, Esther Kitoka said the bank has for many years been a good partner to the government and public through offering banking services but also support community projects including water supply.
“Equity Bank as one of the key development partners in the country has decided to donate the cash in order to support water supply at Makole Primary School in Dodoma. We understand very well the importance of water supply to the community hence the donation,” Kitoka said.
She said the donation will also ensure proper sewage system at the public school which in turn will lead to better health for pupils and success in examinations. The Equity Bank Tanzania chief further noted that the bank has through WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) been championing improvement of clean water supply and sanitation facilities countrywide.
“WASH services are aimed at providing clean water supply to communities but also better waste water management,” she said while noting that the bank has loans to support such projects which also include purchasing of storage facilities and borehole drilling.
Equity Bank Tanzania Limited is part of Kenyan based Equity Group Holdings Plc but also has presence in Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and DR Congo. Currently, the bank has 14 branches, over 100 big agents and over 3,600 agents countrywide.


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Doha: As part of Qatar Investment Authority's (QIA) commitment to support and develop Qatar's local economy, QIA has set up a market making initiative to boost liquidity at the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) via market makers.
QSE licensed market makers will be able to access some of QIA's stock inventory and incentives programs to facilitate markets in QSE listed stocks.
CEO of QIA Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud said:“Qatar is uniquely positioned to further open its capital markets to foreign issuers. QIA's commitment to deepening its capital market is an important step to attracting foreign asset managers to invest in Qatar, and to stimulate retail participation that will help diversify and broaden the market. This QIA-sponsored market making initiative is a first step towards this goal and helps to further develop the Qatari financial markets”.
QSE, as part of its wider reform strategy, has been working on various initiatives to enhance liquidity in its market and is working closely with the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and Qatar Central Securities Depository (QCSD) on this important program.
QSE is also engaged with various stakeholders to further increase the free float in the market. Recent announcements by major companies for removal of foreign ownership limits is part of an overarching plan to enhance access for foreign investors. Supporting the development of the asset management industry is also part of QSE's strategy.
“We welcome QIA's initiative to enhance liquidity in the market. Higher liquidity will further attract investors into the market while improving price discovery and boosting investor confidence,” said Abdul Aziz Al Emadi, Acting CEO of QSE.
This year QSE has seen the largest foreign investment flows in its history given its renewed focus on liquidity. The launch of market making initiative will support continuation of this momentum.
The QSE is also working to attract more listings, introduce more ETFs and derivatives to help investors diversify their portfolios and better manage their investment risks.
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SANA: Israeli Air Missiles Target Suburbs Of Hama, Tartous
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) AMMAN, Aug 25 (KUNA) -- Syria's official Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported that an air attack with missiles targeted Thursday, the vicinity of the cities of Hama and Tartous.
The agency quoted a military source as saying that the Syrian air defense 'responded at 19:15 PM (local time) to an Israeli air aggression coming from the sea, targeting southwest (Tartous) and the vicinity of the cities of Hama and Tartus.' adding 'most of the aggression's missiles were shot down.'
The Israeli occupation continued to target Syrian territory since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011.
Last week, Israeli air forces targeted Damascus and Tartous countryside, killing three soldiers and wounding three others. (end)
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Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan held a meeting with senior leaders in New Delhi last weekend.
Also, several Congress ministers and legislators were in the national capital on Friday to lobby for their candidates. Both Chavan and Thakre refused to comment on the issue on Friday.
A senior Congress leader said that the party would attempt to strike a regional and social balance while appointing the state president. While a non-Maratha president is likely to be appointed at the state level, the Mumbai party high command is expected to choose between a Maharashtrian and a non-Maharashtrian candidate.
A Congress leader, who is close to Chavan, said that the CM is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet only after the organisational changes are made.
“The party leadership may change by mid-February,” said the leader, on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.


Sindh Government Denies Lockdown Rumors
Karachi: Sindh government denies lockdown rumors due to Coronavirus in Karachi
According to details, Information Minister Sindh Nasir Hussain Shah denied the rumors of lockdown and said that there was no authenticity in the news circulating on social media.
Nasir Hussain Shah said that there was no lockdown situation and there was no problem. All the steps of the government have been taken as a precautionary measure
Sindh Information Minister said that in this regard, the Chief Minister Sindh has directed the Chief Secretary to write a letter to the FIA, asking them to file cases under cybercrime against those who spread rumors. He added that the public is confident that the government is capable of solving problems
It is to be noted that after the emergence of one more case in the federal capital, and two more cases of Coronavirus in Karachi, the total number of patients in the country has reached 31, of which one woman is in critical condition. Educational institutions, wedding halls, and cinemas have been closed to prevent the spread of the virus while public gatherings and celebrations have been banned.


(MENAFN- IANS) Tel Aviv, Nov 29 (IANS) Hamas has handed over 10 more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as announced by the Qatar Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.
With the handing over of 10 more Israeli hostages, the total number of Israeli hostages released since the ceasefire began on November 24 has touched 60.
The released hostages on Tuesday include nine women and a child. A Filipino national has also been released from the custody of Hamas.
The hostages who are released will reach Israel by late Tuesday night and will be taken for a medical check-up.
In exchange to the release of 10 Israeli hostages, 30 Palestinians will be released from the prisons of Israel.
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Police in West Lothian are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles in the Livingston area which have taken place over the past few night.
Several insecure cars have had property stolen from them in the Murieston and Deans areas and there have also been reports of suspicious people out in the early hours in another area of Livingston.
Police Sergeant Iain Wells said: “ The police are investigating a series of thefts in the Livingston area. It would appear that the majority of these incidents have been opportunistic with insecure cars being targeted.
“I would appeal to members of the public to ensure that their houses and vehicles are secured and other property such as bikes are secured away at night.
“Should anyone hear or see anything suspicious I would also appeal that they contact the police on 101 or 999 to report the matter. Anyone who has information regarding these thefts can also contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 .“


Not just the next mayor of Karachi but the chairmen of the towns to be formed in the city will belong to Pakistan People’s Party as it is all set to secure an overwhelming victory in the upcoming local government elections next month.
The PPP leaders expressed optimism to this effect as they were speaking on Wednesday at a meeting of the People’s Party District East chapter in the city. PPP Sindh President Senator Nisar Ahmed Khuhro chaired the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, Khuhro said the PPP leadership had been trying to meet the candidates of the party from every district in Karachi who were going to contest the local government election in the city next month.
He said the interaction with the candidates for local government election was being held to know firsthand about their preparations and major issues in their respective constituencies.
He mentioned that PPP was the political party of martyrs whose leadership had always advocated serving the cause of public service in the best possible manner.
PPP Sindh General Secretary Waqar Mehdi said the People’s Party had emerged as a major political force in Karachi He said the PPP’s Sindh government had undertaken a record number of development projects in Karachi in the last four years as never in the history of the city such
developmental activity had taken place earlier.
PPP Karachi Division President Saeed Ghani, who is also Sindh Labour Minister, said the PPP’s candidates in Karachi had got ample time to conduct the election campaign to contest the local government polls in the city.
He said the PPP had adopted the strategy that instead of holding public meetings and rallies public contact drives should be conducted for the local government polls in Karachi. He said the PPP was fully committed to resolving the genuine problems of the people of Karachi while considering it as its foremost priority.
The presidents, general secretaries of PPP of all union committees in District East and also the candidates of the party in the district briefed the meeting about their preparations to contest the local government polls and public issues in their respective areas. PPP Karachi General Secretary Jawed Nagori and the PPP’s convener for District East Asif Khan also attended the meeting.


(MENAFN- Live Mint) "The Washington-based financial body, International Monetary Fund (IMF), will send its delegation to cash-strapped Pakistan to review the country's economic performance in the first three months of the current fiscal year, according to a report published by the news agency PTI.
Quoting sources in the Ministry of Finance, The Express Tribune newspaper said that during the meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, the caretaker government will also discuss reforms in various sectors, including taxes and energy report said once the economic review is successfully completed, Pakistan will receive the next installment of USD 700 million from the IMF after its board's approval Washington-based global lender transferred USD 1.2 billion to the cash-strapped country in July, as part of the USD 3 billion bailout program for nine months to support the government's efforts to stabilize the country's ailing economy, PTI reported.
Although essentially a bridge loan, it offered much respite to Pakistan, which was battling an acute balance of payments crisis and falling foreign exchange reserves, the report said, it has also been reported that a plan for expenditure reduction is prepared, and discussions will be held on the plan to reduce expenses, including freezing allowances, and pensions, and suspending officer recruitment government is also likely to be compelled to increase gas prices on IMF demands. Pakistan's economy has been in a free fall mode for the last many years, bringing untold pressure on the poor masses in the form of unchecked inflation country's inflation rose for the first time in four months after the government raised fuel prices to meet the IMF's conditions for an ongoing $3 billion bailout program prices jumped 31.44% in September from a year earlier. The reading exceeds the median estimate for a 30.95% increase in a Bloomberg survey and 27.4% notched in August's caretaker government raised fuel costs on surging global prices and plans to hike gas prices as part of IMF conditions to continue a bailout program that started in July. The moves are likely to increase living costs and may spark protests again among Pakistanis who are feeling the pinch.
(With PTI inputs)
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(MENAFN- AzerNews) China's internet sector registered robust growth in business
revenue and profits in the first 10 months this year, according to
data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Azernews reports, citing Xinhua.
Major internet companies saw their cumulative profits rise 10
percent year on year to total 107.4 billion yuan (about 15.1
billion U.S. dollars) during the period, the data shows.
Their combined business revenues came in at 1.4 trillion yuan,
up 5.9 percent year on year.
Enterprises that mainly offer online sales services saw their
internet business revenues increase 33.5 percent from a year
Major internet companies and related services companies have
annual business revenues of at least 20 million yuan.
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(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM)) ABU DHABI, 11th December, 2020 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso on the occasion of his country's National Day, which is observed on 11th December.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, also sent two similar messages to President Kabore, as well as to Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, on the occasion.
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South Africa’s president has authorized the deployment of an additional 73,180 soldiers to help police enforce lockdown regulations intended to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In a letter to parliament, Cyril Ramaphosa said the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase across the country and the troops will help maintain law and order so citizens adhere to the lockdown restrictions.
Ramaphosa initially deployed 2,280 troops on March 27 but decided to increase their numbers as some people continue to flaunt the rules. He said the additional troops will be deployed until June 26.
South Africa, which has


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ABU DHABI, 29th December, 2017 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has condemned the terrorist attack against the Mar Mina Church in Helwan City, south of Cairo, Friday.
''The UAE wholeheartedly stands with the Egyptian State and people against extremism and terrorism,'' said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a statement, today, expressing the UAE's vehement condemnation of such grave criminal acts and its utter rejection of all forms of terrorism.
"Such heinous acts of terror will never have a bearing on the Egyptian people's determination to stand fast against the evils of terrorism which fly in the face of all religious and human values and principles," said the ministry.
The Ministry reiterated the country's categorical denunciation of all forms of violence and terrorism which target all without distinction as to religion or ethnicity.
The Ministry concluded its statement by expressing the UAE's condolences to the leadership, government and people of Egypt, and the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to those injured in the attack.
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President Mnangagwa has launched the Visit Zimbabwe campaign which will see a massive turnaround in the sector as the nation gears towards vision 2030.
The tourism sector has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which has seen travel almost at a standstill.
While other countries have taken advantage of technology to launch virtual tourism packages, the campaign which encourages sports persons to market Zimbabwean tourist destinations will go a long way in ensuring that numbers pick up.
Tweeting about the launch President Mnangagwa wrote “Today I unveiled #VisitZimbabwe, a national campaign to promote Zimbabweâ€™s tourism industry around the world. Through a partnership of sport and tourism, this initiative will help to bring more visitors to our country in the coming years.”
Zimbabwe boasts of places such as the Mana pools, the magnificent and majestic Victoria Falls, various tourist resorts in the Inyanga and Vumba areas and the Naletale Ruins among others.


It has been noted by pundits over the last several years that the Republican congressional victories in 2010 and 2014 were because of voter rejection of Obama's policies, and that Republicans ignored this to their peril. Yet, each time, Republican Congressional leaders have immediately turned to attempting to work with Obama. Pew has released a poll showing that that pundits were right.
According to the poll, Republican voters want GOP leaders to challenge Obama more often. Since the GOP has failed to do so, some 65% of the respondents to the poll said that Congress has failed to keep its promises to voters.


The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has defended a £400m budget underspend from last year, after concerns were raised by some green businesses that the government had cut back unnecessarily on green spending such as the Feed in Tariffs.
According to a new Treasury report, DECC failed to spend nearly 14 per cent of its 2011/12 budget, representing the largest proportional underspend of any government department.
In total, government departments cut their spending by £6.7bn more than was planned last year, meaning government spending fell by 5.2 per cent in real terms between 2010-11 and 2011-12, instead of the expected 3.5 per cent drop.
The largest under-spender was the NHS, which saved £1.7bn. However, DECC emerged as the department that underspent the largest proportion of its budget.
The news is likely to prompt criticism that DECC's programme of cuts, which saw slashed budgets for bodies such as the Carbon Trust and the Energy Savings Trust, was more wide-ranging than necessary.
It has also angered some solar pv installers, which have been urging the government to increase the spending cap for feed in tariffs, instead of making deep cuts to the popular incentive scheme.


National Cabinet will meet for the 50th time today to focus on the escalating COVID crisis.
Australia suffered its worst day of the pandemic in a year after New South Wales recorded the nation’s highest number of deaths since October, and mystery cases gripped Victoria and Queensland.
Health officials have warned the situation will worsen in the coming weeks as the highly contagious Delta variant leaks across the state borders.
Federal and state leaders will discuss how to secure millions of extra doses to reach its 70 per cent vaccination target by December.
They will also consider vaccine incentives which will drive the second phase of the national reopening plan and help Australia move above 80 per cent coverage.


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government was ready to make tougher decisions if needed to bring Pakistan out of its difficult phase.
Talking to media on Tuesday after a meeting of the federal cabinet, the premier laid the blame for the deteriorating economic conditions on the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government’s poor performance.
PM Shehbaz said that the previous government reduced petrol prices on purpose to trap the next government.
He stated that the current government was giving Rs2,000 to more than 700 million deserving people in order to ease their problems. He told that more tax had been imposed upon the rich people in the budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23.
He said that the previous government did not work for the good of the country and reneged on its agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
During the cabinet meeting today, the prime minister said that the prices were raised due to the rising oil prices in the international market.
He also expressed the hope during the meeting that talks with IMF would bear fruit and the economic crisis would be overcome.
Moreover, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail attributed the massive hike in the petroleum prices to its global prices.
He stated during the meeting that this was the first budget wherein taxes were imposed on the rich while the poor were given relief.


Conservative Party chairman Andrew Feldman will step down when the Prime Minister leaves Downing Street later this year.
David Cameron has asked Lord Feldman to stay on while the party elects a new leader, which is expected to take place before the autumn conference.
A Conservative spokeswoman said: “Andrew Feldman always said that he would serve alongside the Prime Minister for as long as he was needed.
“The Prime Minister has asked him to stay as chairman of the Conservative Party whilst the leadership campaign takes place. He will ensure that the party conference is properly delivered in the autumn.
“Lord Feldman will step down when the Prime Minister leaves Downing Street.”
Lord Feldman was seen visiting Downing Street on Friday morning shortly before Mr Cameron announced his resignation.


Juventus player Paul Pogba expresses compassion for citizens of Gaza
(MENAFN) French midfielder Paul Pogba has showed compassion with the Palestinians who were murdered throught Israel's most recent strikes on Gaza.
On Instagram, the Juventus midfielder published a photo of Gazan children who were killed in the strikes with a caption stating "May Allah protect the people of Gaza."
Israeli warplanes began airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week, quoting what the military stated that it was an “imminent threat of attacks” by the Islamic Jihad group.
In line with the Palestinian Health Ministry, more than 45 Palestinians, counting in a girl who is only 5 years old, were murdered in the attack, whereas at least 360 others were wounded.
The French star who is 29 years old has numerous times expressed sympathy for the Palestinian citizen on social media.
He won two English League Cups with Manchester United in 2010 and 2017, and also helped the Red Devils lift the 2017 UEFA Europa League trophy.
Pogba also won the FIFA World Cup title with the French national team in 2018 in Russia.
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Srinagar, May 21: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday paid rich tributes to Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammed Farooq and Abdul Ghani Lone on their 32nd and 20th death anniversaries respectively.
In a statement, Tarigami said that both leaders contributed a lot towards the society and politics in Jammu and Kashmir.
Paying glowing tributes to both, he said that their death had been a great loss for the social and political class in Jammu and Kashmir and the void created by their unfortunate deaths cannot be filled .
He added that both of them sacrificed their lives while being in service of the people of Jammu and Kashmir .
Tarigami said that people of J&K will always remember these prominent leaders.


Authorities at all three levels of government failed to help more than 5,000 people who were displaced from two municipalities in Chiapas due to violence, according to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH).
In a new report, the CNDH said that due to a lack of assistance, 5,266 people from several communities in the municipalities of Chalchihuitán and Chenalhó were forced to live in 11 different camps where their human rights were violated because they didn’t have access to health care and humanitarian assistance and their personal safety was placed at risk.
The people fled their homes in October 2017 after a longstanding territorial dispute flared up and a community leader was slain.
Conditions in the camps where the displaced indigenous Tzotzil people took refuge were precarious, the CNDH said, and municipal, state and federal governments did nothing to remedy the situation.
People slept on the ground in cold conditions at makeshift camps that lacked basic facilities and necessities such as toilets and clean drinking water.
At least four children and four elderly people died in the camps due to cold and hunger and a human rights center and the Catholic Church called the situation a humanitarian crisis.
In its report, the CNDH called on the state government of new Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandón Cadenas, the Executive Commission for Attention to Victims (CEAV) and municipal authorities to pay compensation to the displaced persons and for the federal Attorney General’s office (PGR) to conduct a full investigation into the displacement and the violence that preceded it.
It also called on authorities to carry out a census to determine the exact number of people who were forced to flee their homes and to determine their current situation.
Late last year, almost 500 people who remained displaced from their communities marched to Chiapas state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez to seek a solution to their situation from authorities.
Source: Reforma (sp)


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Minnesota received grant to support mental health care
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota is getting a two-million-dollar federal grant to support mental health care.
Governor Tim Walz says the funding will go to health care providers and first responders combating serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The help will come through seven certified behavioral health clinics across the state.
Walz says the COVID pandemic has taken an incredible toll on Minnesotans, including our mental health and well-being.


Cottage Grove city incumbents are top campaign spenders
Jen Peterson was the top vote-getter in the Cottage Grove City Council race last fall, and she had another campaign distinction: Peterson raised and spent more money than all other candidates in the city's races.
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan said that about 400 students have tested positive for Covid-19 infection in the state ever since the schools were reopened for classes IX to XII on September 1.
According to a report in the New Indian Express, the health secretary had said that the infection has been contained effectively in the state so far but still the health department has been monitoring the situation closely.
The report said that Radhakrishnan was speaking at a webinar organized on the topic ‘Back to school: challenges and opportunities’ organized by UNICEF in association with Press Institute of India on Thursday.
Quoting the health secretary, the report said that even though students have started testing positive after the schools were reopened, the situation was not alarming and most of the cases were isolated and sporadic.
He said that schools in Thanjavur were identified as Covid clusters earlier this year but the situation was not the same now. He further said that the decision to reopen the schools was taken based on the views of the expert committee that included chief scientists of World Health Organization (WHO) Sowmya Swaminathan and the committee observed that it was important to reopen the schools for the mental health of the students, according to the report.
Meanwhile, the report said that as many as 16 girl students belonging to a private school in Coimbatore district tested positive for the infection on Thursday and the school management had announced that they would reopen their premises on October 1 after closing it for fumigation.
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ODM Leader Raila Odinga has thrown his support behind the Competency-Based Curriculum, saying it is the solution to the country’s education system.
The former Prime minister was speaking during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Raila Odinga Secondary School in Nyando, Kisumu county.
He said the system which promotes critical thinking, communication, teamwork, leadership, professionalism, and information and communication technology had already been adopted in countries including Rwanda, Tanzania and South Africa. He also said that the current discussions surrounding the CBC system was healthy.
“I know that ultimately we are going to find an amicable solution to issues raised on the curriculum. We understand that human beings are generally a conservative animal, and can sometimes be resistant to change,” said Raila.
Also present at the event was Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha. He said that the government had so far spent Sh58 billion to implement the program with an aim of making 100 percent transition.
“Even though the matter is in court, the government must continue to work,” Magoha said.
The CS said the government was planning to spend Sh16 billion in the construction of 20,044 new classrooms for the first lot of CBC junior secondary school students who will join next year.
The Raila Odinga Secondary School is expected to offer the CBC system to junior and secondary school students who will join the institution.


AJK Prime Minister condemns Indian brutalities in IOK
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Choudhry Abdul Majeed has called upon the international community to play its proactive role in stopping genocide of Kashmiris by Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking to various public delegations that called on him here on Monday, he said that India is committing gross human rights violations in the held territory.
He said that international human rights organizations including Amnesty International in their latest reports expressed their grave concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Kashmir which is an eye opener for the peace loving countries of the world.
AJK Premier strongly condemned the illegal detention of Hurriyat leaders, arbitrary arrest of Kashmiri youth and desecration of holy places by Indian forces in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that India could not suppress the indigenous Kashmir freedom movement by its nefarious designs and expressed the hope that a time will come in near future when Kashmiris will see the dawn of freedom of their motherland.
Choudry Abdul Majeed expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in recent torrential rains in occupied Kashmir and said that people of Azad Jammu and Kashmirs are standing should to shoulder with their brethren in Indian occupied Kashmir in the this time of crises.
He appealed to world human rights bodies to generously support the flood victims of occupied Kashmir.
Commenting on the recent Gurdaspur incident, AJK Prime Minister said that India through its intelligence agencies was using all cheap tactics to defame the genuine Kashmir liberation movement.
Replying a question he said that India is trying to deceive international community through its heinous propaganda against Pakistan which is highly condemnable.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) A judicial delegation from Kuwait arrived in Algiers Sunday to participate in an African seminar about the development of constitutional law, due tomorrow.
The delegation is led by Justice Yusuf Al-Mutaw'a, deputy chief of the Court of Cassation. He is accompanied by Justice Adel Burusli.
The delegation was received by member of the Algerian Constitutional Council Abdulnoor Tarawi and Kuwait's Charge D'affaires in Algiers Nezar Al-Baghli.
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Barcelona president Rosell grateful to former players
Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has paid tribute to the club's former players.
Rosell says the current team's success is due to those who came before them.
"Everything that the club is currently doing on and off the pitch is thanks to its former players, they have created the values that we stick by today," Rosell told reporters at the dinner.
"That is what makes us a unique club and it is that attitude that makes the club more than just a football club."


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A stray lion has been spotted in Chiawa village, in Chirundu district, causing people to live in fear and to minimize their daily activities.
A senior resident of Chiawa Leonard Mweemba informed The Sun that the stray lion had so far killed five goats, a donkey and yesterday almost killed a woman but she escaped an unhurt.
He said the matter has already been reported to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife office at Chirundu and he was hopeful that they would respond swiftly.
He has cautioned the villagers unaware of the lion’s presence to be careful and to minimise their movements.
Meanwhile, Nkandabwe ward councilor, Benzia Siamuluwa, has appealed to government, through Chirundu district, to consider grading the Lusitu-Nkandabwe road which he said was in a deplorable state.
Mr. Siamuluwa said that improving the road would help bring investors to the area.
Mr. Siamuluwa regretted that government had abandoned the Lusitu-Nkandabwe road which he said was last worked on by the United National Independence Party (UNIP) government.
The Nkandabwe councilor further said in emergency cases, people fail to move from their homes to nearest clinic which is in Lusitu ward because of the current status of the road which is almost impassable.


Police on Friday booked at least thirty persons for allegedly violating the restrictions that were put in place and ransacking public property including a Masjid, thereby creating law and order situation in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Police sources told news agency KDC that at least thirty people were booked under FIR number 274/2020 under sections 307,145,148 and 149 in police station Pattan for violating restrictions that were put in place to prevent people from attending the religious gathering in view of Covid-19 pandemic.
Local sources said that the incident took place after a religious function was organized in which two groups clashed with each other and police tried to control the situation that was followed up by clashes in the area after some people resorted to stone pelting.
Sources said that the personal driver of former MLA is among the thirty booked by police.
Among the dozens booked, four people including three cops of Jammu and Kashmir Police have been detained at Police Station Pattan. KDC


In the White House’s latest effort to try to explain President Obama’s misleading promise that Americans could keep their health-care plans, press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that the president’s remarks were based on the “general principle” of Obamacare.
“When it comes to that provision in the law that grandfathered in plans that existed before the Affordable Care Act was passed, that’s obviously what the president was referring to,” Carney said at Tuesday’s briefing. “But he was also referring to, more broadly, the general principle and promise of the Affordable Care Act.”
He explained that the 80 percent of Americans who receive insurance through their employers will see no change to their plans. As for the individual market, any plans that have been terminated, he asserted, were due to insurance companies’ decision to change them since the law passed.


LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Central Punjab General Secretary and Senior Minister Syed Hassan Murtaza has said that the PPP would vote Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz in re-voting. Addressing the parliamentary meeting of the PPP at a local hotel here on Friday, he said that the PPP was with the coalition partners in the federal government as well as in the province. He said that the party would abide by the promises of the party leadership including Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. PPP MPA Makhdoom Usman said in his address that the coalition government realised the pressure on the masses, but the government had to make difficult decisions to steer the country out of crises. MPA Ali Gilani said that south Punjab was facing extreme shortage of canal water, who needed immediate relief. He said that revolutionary steps to eliminate deprivation of south Punjab were the need of hour. MPAs Mumtaz Ali Chang, Shazia Abid, Ghazanfar Langah and Raes Nabeel also expressed their views at the meeting.


Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday has said that the future of the masses will be in danger if deforestation will continue to hit Pakistan.
PM Imran Khan addressed the inaugural ceremony related to tree plantation in Mianwali.
The premier said that the influential people have occupied the forest lands by removing all the trees.
Minutes before his speech, PM Imran planted a sapling at Kundian Mianwali.
He also launched a spring tree plantation drive titled Forest Restoration.
According to sources, PM Imran Khan will attend annual convocation of NAMAL University as a chief guest during his visit.
The plantation campaign is a part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Program.
The government has pledged to plant 10 billion trees in five years to control challenges of global warming and deforestation.
Earlier on Saturday, advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam had said that 250 million tree saplings will plant in spring season under 10 billion tree tsunami program.
Malik Amin said that these saplings will plant across the country as the afforestation activities have prioritized by the government to tackle fallouts of the global warming.
However, he said that Prime Minister Khan will kick off national spring tree plantation drive on Sunday.
He will plant a tree sapling in the country oldest Kundian forest area in Mianwali district.


Matt Hancock told the BBC's Andrew Marr that if people "flout the rules" then the government "will have to take action".
He said: "If you don't want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside of your own home, then you've got to follow the rules."
We reported a few minutes ago that Mr Hancock said sunbathing was not allowed and it was "quite unbelievable" that people were still leaving their homes when it was not necessary.He said the timing of restrictions being lifted would all depend on how people behave, saying "the more people stay at home the less the virus will spread".
Mr Hancock said that the goal for the number of ventilators now needed over the coming weeks is 18,000, and said currently they have between 9 and 10,000.
When asked about the number of nurses that had died of Covid-19 Mr Hancock said the latest figure was three deaths.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) CARACAS Venezuela Jumada II 08 1437 March 17 2016 SPA -- Venezuelan officials say all but one of 17 miners found dead in a mass grave near where they went missing had been shot in the head according to AP.
Attorney General Luisa Ortega said Wednesday that all were quickly identified and the bodies are being returned to family members.
The government maintains the massacre in the southeastern state of Bolivar resulted from a turf war for control of a wildcat gold mine. Officials blame the killings on a gang led by an Ecuadorean national who is the target of a manhunt.
But human rights groups are calling for a thorough investigation because witnesses reported the miners were detained by armed men wearing vests bearing police insignia.
The head of Venezuela's investigative police has said he is opening an internal probe.
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Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the situation in Syria and the possible political process there.
Steffen Seibert, spokesperson of the German federal government, said at a press conference on Monday that the two leaders agreed on telephone call that the situation was particularly urgent, Xinhua news agency reported.
Merkel and Erdogan also exchanged views on the possibilities of promoting the political process in Syria, according to Seibert, who added the two leaders also discussed bilateral relations.
Seibert said at the press conference that given the situation in Syria, a new political process needs to get underway.
"A long-term, peaceful solution can only be imagined without Bashar al-Assad”, added Seibert.


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The start of the ISSF World Cup Shotgun - Doha 2023 was marked by a colourful opening ceremony held at the Lusail International Shooting Complex, under the auspices of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday.
The opening ceremony was attended by First Vice-President of the QOC Mohammed Yousef Al Mana, QOC Secretary General Jassim Rashid Al Buenain, President of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association and the Director of the Championship Mishaal Ibrahim Al Nasr, and the Secretary-General of the International Shooting Sport Federation Willy Grill.
The qualification rounds of the trap and skeet events for men and women which begin today, will see the participation of 465 athletes from 63 countries including 30 Olympic athletes.
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NCF head: No staff cuts
There have been no terminations of cultural officers at the National Cultural Foundation (NCF).
Rumours circulating to that affect appear to be just that. News of supposed cuts because of the inability to continue the programmes surfaced last week, and at least four seasoned officers were said to be among them.
The DAILY NATION spoke to one of the said officers, who was very much at work and who said that plans were on stream to roll out a new programme this week.
The source also said the other officers named were still on the job.
When reached yesterday, chief executive officer of the NCF, Dr Donna Hunte-Cox, said she did not know where the information on terminations at the West Terrace, St James office would have come from.
She said “programmes are still ongoing” and that “no persons have been sent home”.
Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley was also contacted, but said he could shed no light on the alleged terminations.


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Measles cases spiked last week as New York City’s ongoing outbreak worsened, according to the CDC.
In just one week, the number of measles cases around the country so far this year jumped 20%, according to new CDC data. The total now stands 465, the second-highest since the the disease was declared eradicated from the US in 2000.
Of the 78 new cases reported last week, 60 were in New York city, the agency said. Officials in the area are battling an outbreak that started in the fall and continues to spread, especially among Orthodox Jewish communities where people are less likely to be vaccinated.
In Brooklyn’s Williamsburg community alone, 41 new cases were reported in the past week, according to the city’s health department. Since October, there have been 259 confirmed cases in Brooklyn and Queens, the health department said, most of which involved the Orthodox Jewish community.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYADH, May 25 (KUNA) -- The GCC, as an entity, will continue its road to achieve success and development to reach the aspiration of people in the region, said the organization's Secretary General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf on Wednesday.
The statement came to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the establishment of the GCC, which is celebrated on May 25 each year.
This year's celebration, said Al-Hajraf, coincided with GCC states individual plans for overall and sustainable development, which in turn would contribute to the welfare of the whole region.
Despite numerous economic, political, and security challenges, the GCC will continue to strive for a better future for its citizens and people, he added.
Al-Hajraf took the chance to remember late GCC leaders who built the foundation of the GCC, as a body focusing on achieving the welfare, security, and aspiration of the Gulf citizens.
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Students, parents fall ill after eating food at school event in Kerala
A spate of incidents, allegedly due to food poisoning, have been reported from the state in the last two weeks
In an incident of suspected food poisoning, a few students and parents fell ill and were hospitalised after eating meals served at an event in a school in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, police said on Sunday, January 8.
While the event was held at the school on January 6, information about seven to eight people, including four children, suffering from food poisoning was received today, an officer of Kodumon police station said, as stated in a report by PTI.
The officer said police came to know about the incident during their routine work and have not yet received any complaints regarding the same. "We are investigating the incident," he said. He also said that the health officials have arrived and were inspecting the eatery from where the food for the event was ordered. Those who fell ill were hospitalised.
Not the only incident
The incident comes close on the heels of about 100 people, who were invitees to a baptism function, fell sick after consuming food served at Keezhvaipur in the state on January 1. Also, a spate of incidents, allegedly due to food poisoning have been reported from the state in the last two weeks. Reshmi, from Kottayam, died allegedly after consuming food from an eatery which was already in the news as around 21 people had fallen ill subsequent to eating from there.


The BJP has decided to organise one virtual rally per district to mark the completion of one year of its second tenure of Modi government on 30 May, 2020.
The party will also reach out to 10 crore families through a letter issued by PM Narendra Modi which will detail policy decisions of the government to make country self-reliant and precautions that need to be taken to prevent spread of COVID-19 .
BJP national general secretary Shri Bhupendra Yadav in a press statement also informed that party’s National President Shri Nadda will address BJP workers across the country and abroad through Facebook Live. Under the leadership of BJP National President the Party will run ‘feed the needy’ campaign across the country. He also stated that the letter will be distributed by two workers per booth. “Every district will witness one virtual rally where issues like self-reliance, COVID-19 status and measures to fight it, social awareness will be discussed,” he added.


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Qatar football players in action during a training session on the eve of their International Friendly Championship match against Syria in Basra, Iraq yesterday.
Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez during yesterday's session.
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