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President's orders seek to define new federal crimes, and increase penalties for existing ones, to further protect local and federal officers from acts of violence, and dismantle international drug cartels. “President Trump intends to build task forces to investigate and stop national trends that don’t exist,” said Jeffrey Robinson of the American Civil Liberties Union . . .
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Iran’s Cyber Police has arrested thousands of Iranians during the coronavirus epidemic for exposing the regime’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.
Two senior officials told state-run TV that criminal charges had been filed against the detainees who had “spread rumors” about the coronavirus epidemic.
Yesterday, the head of the Cyber Police Diagnosis and Prevention Center told state-run TV that the detainees had said the regime was covering up the number of deaths from the virus.
“Before COVID-19 even entered the country and before it was officially announced, we had numerous reports and rumors from videos that showed coronavirus patients hospitalized or patients that had collapsed on the street,” Colonel Mohammad Ali Rajabi said.
The Cyber police official said that people had started criticizing the regime for not closing its borders with other countries and not implementing quarantine, adding that there were efforts to “cause despair among the people”.
“For example, they wanted to make it seem as though the (state) was not transparent in this regard and that the people were not given the truth,” he told state-run TV.
“At the same time, they tried to imply that the government was inefficient and that the country’s health and administrative system could not manage the COVID-19 epidemic,” the Cyber Police official added.
Colonel Mohammad Ali Rajab said that the Cyber Police had identified more than 2,000 websites and social media channels that had shed light on the regime’s shortcomings.
“We have introduced 370 cases to the judiciary, and these include arrests, summonses, and pledges,” he added.
An IRGC commander also told state-run TV that 3,600 citizens were arrested for “spreading rumors” about the COVID-19 crisis.
General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran thanked the Cyber Police for countering “rumors”.
“As for the actions taken to confront those who spread rumors, the Cyber Police have done a great job,” he told state-run TV on April 28.
“3,600 people who spread rumors on social media were arrested by the police and the (Paramilitary) Basij forces, and 1,136 lawsuits have been filed against them,” he added.
Today, Iran’s Ministry of Health announced the death toll from COVID-19 as 6,028.
But an opposition group that accuses the regime of covering up death toll figures said that 37,600 people had died in 308 cities across Iran.
The National Council of Resistance says its death toll figures have been gathered by reliable sources inside the country.
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Lahore motorway rape culprits to be arrested soon: Shahzad Akbar
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Thursday vowed to bring the culprits involved in the Lahore motorway rape case to justice soon, ARY News reported.
Talking to journalists, Shahzad Akbar said that the samples have been collected from the crime scene, adding that the law enforcement agencies will soon arrest the suspects.
Condemning the incident, the advisor said that the government will not tolerate such crimes at any cost. He said that it was the responsibility of the government and the police to make the highways safe.
The adviser said that he had discussed the incident with Punjab chief minister and police chief. He hoped that crime ration will significantly fall in Punjab within few days. He said that CCPO’s statement about the incident was ‘misinterpreted’.
Meanwhile, talking to journalists, CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh said the medical examination of the woman confirmed she was gang raped. He said that the police were collecting evidences from the nearby villages of the crime scene. The police officer said that they obtained CCTV footage of the incident but it was not clear.


As India returned the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party to office, the country’s renewed strategic orientation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be of interest to the countries in the Indo-Pacific, including Australia. It is expected that the new government will focus on expanding its strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific while simultaneously ensuring that it attains a credible strategic deterrence against both China and Pakistan. It is believed that the new government will undertake the above measures as a part of its Grand Strategy without altering the existing civil-military relationship.
- It is expected that the new government will focus on expanding its strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific, while simultaneously attaining a credible strategic deterrence against both China’s and Pakistan’s conventional and nuclear threats.
- India will strengthen its capacity to engage in limited warfare against both China and Pakistan.
- India’s maritime strategic outlook will be a major element in its conception of the Indo-Pacific and that will constitute a part of its Grand Strategic outlook.
- The new government will appoint a Permanent Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee as an interim measure to creating the office of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Last year, direct investment of Lithuanian business in Ukraine amounted to EUR 180 million, mostly in the financial sector and trade.
"Last year, Lithuanian business invested EUR 180 million in Ukraine, in particular, in financial sector, insurance, wholesale and retail trade. In addition, the trade turnover between our countries reached 1 billion 200 thousand euros," Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Valdemaras Sarapinas said at the first Lithuania–Mykolayiv Business Forum in Mykolayiv city, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
According to him, many companies work in Ukraine dealing with construction, agriculture, import of Ukrainian grain, oil, metal, coal, etc.
In addition, Lithuanian business is interested in developing relations with Ukraine in such areas as renewable energy, energy efficiency, ecology, water purification, reducing climate change, infrastructure restoration.
The Ambassador also stressed that it was no secret that foreign business faced certain problems in Ukraine. "More transparent courts, aversion to corruption, and the reduction of administrative barriers could help Ukraine attract even more foreign investment," Sarapinas noted.
As reported, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Lithuania opened in Mykolayiv.
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Forum addresses Minnesota Sandpiper pipeline concerns
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – Environmental concerns were among the issues addressed last week at a forum about the proposed Enbridge Sandpiper oil pipeline.
About 40 people gathered Wednesday at Northwoods Bank in Park Rapids to hear information about the project.
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Pawlenty says government needs to leave farmers alone
MORGAN -- The federal government is sticking its nose into farmers' business, and hurting Minnesota agriculture in the process, Tim Pawlenty said Thursday after delivering his final FarmFest speech as governor.
If he were in charge of the federal government, the potential presidential candidate said, that would stop.
Pawlenty also said that government should continue to play a role in biofuel development, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated a three-day nationwide polio eradication drive by administering polio drops to children.
In a brief ceremony held here, the prime minister said that a nationwide drive was being started to overcome the resurfacing of the polio cases.
The prime minister said that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out the onus with their hard work and commitment.
He further observed that unfortunately, Pakistan was among the few countries where polio cases had resurfaced.
A few years back, during the government of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, these cases were completely eradicated, he added.
The prime minister said about 20 cases of polio were reported from Waziristan, but due to consistent efforts, these were restricted and controlled and did not spread to other parts.
The prime minister also lauded those frontline workers and law enforcement agencies personnel who had laid down their lives to achieve the objective and embraced shahadat.
He said that their sacrifices would always be remembered.
“I have the conviction that all the provincial governments, along with the federal government will continue collaborating to eradicate the disease forever,” he added.
He added that the resurfacing of the few cases had certainly raised concerns among the partners including Bill Gates Foundation, World Health Organization (WHO), and other stakeholders.
The prime minister said that during a telephone conversation, Bill Gates had expressed his commitment to support the government’s efforts to eliminate the disease.
The prime minister also expressed his gratitude to the WHO, stakeholders, related departments, law enforcement personnel, and the daughters of the nation for their continuing efforts and commitments.
The prime minister mentioned that he had held meetings with the federal health ministry officials and others, whereas the federal and provincial governments were all supporting these efforts.
He expressed confidence that they would control the disease with collective efforts.
Earlier, the prime minister also gave away certificates to the best-performing polio workers.


Telugu Desam Party senior leader and Tadipatri Municipal Chairman Jesse Prabhakar Reddy said that the people were strongly opposed to Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, however, said that people feel bad. Speaking to the media on Friday, Eddewa said that YCP MLAs were roaming the villages in the name of ‘Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Pravartham’ and were chasing village and ward volunteers and praying for more Jagannath to be blessed. Jesse Prabhakar Reddy criticized the secretariat staff, officials and police for going along with the YCP MLAs. An MP, however, has to catch the pulse of the people. He said that he had noticed the TDP telling the volunteers to lock them up. He said if Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy was coming anywhere in the state, shops would have to close. Eddewa said that there are 600 policemen in the provision, which means that the government can understand the level of fear. Jesse Prabhakarreddy reminded that Chandrababu is being called a template .. but he is still circulating among the people. But Jaganmohan Reddy, who claims to be young, is afraid to come out in public, the setters said. Jesse Prabhakar Reddy commented that the YCP was under the big tree of the police. The TDP fighters also said they had already been sitting at home for three years. He said that their activists had gone to jails and faced difficulties in the local body elections. All TDP leaders are still advised to come into the public eye. They called for Chandrababu to be made the CM again .. therefore he should be ready to go to jail.


Qatar Condemns Israeli Occupation Raid Targeting Relief Workers In Gaza
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) DOHA, April 2 (KUNA) -- Qatar strongly condemned on Tuesday an Israeli raid that targeted a number of relief workers in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry described the raid as a shocking crime that violates "international laws and humanitarian norms".
It also affirmed Qatar's rejection of the use of food as a weapon against civilians in the war on Gaza, stressing the need for aid to reach all areas of the Strip without obstacles.
The Ministry reiterated the importance of strengthening regional and international efforts to ceasefire in Gaza immediately and permanently, in addition to ensuring accountability and non-impunity for all crimes committed as a result of this horrific war. (end)
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Islamabad, Oct 20: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that media of his country and India should play a significant role in creating an environment where governments of the two countries could take care of the interests of their people.
Speaking during the Pakistan-India Media Peace Conference, Kaira said the Pakistani and Indian governments have decided that they would not allow peace to be hijacked even if any serious incident happens.
According to the Daily Times, Kaira said that both the nations have common enemies, which are poverty and unemployment. He said that issues could never be resolved through wars.
He also urged the Indian government to allow Pakistani channels to be aired in India, saying that Pakistan has already allowed Indian TV channels to air their programmes.
According to the paper, Kaira also stressed that for the better relationship between the two countries, education and sports could play a vital role.
He added that Indian Premier League could also bring both nations closer.
“Sport activities should be promoted between the two countries to further ease tensions. Relations among countries develop through trade,” the paper quoted Kaira, as saying.
“The economy of both the countries is growing and we have to remove barriers like other countries,” he added. (ANI)


PESHAWAR (APP): Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov has said that direct flights between Baku and Sialkot will be started during the next two months to increase both bilateral and trade relations between the two countries.
He was talking to KP Caretaker Minister for Industries, Trade and Technical Education, Mohammad Adnan Jalil, who called on him on Sunday. He said that direct flights between Baku and Sialkot, an industrial city of Pakistan will strengthen bilateral relations.
He said that earlier weekly flights have already been started between Lahore and Baku, which are operating successfully, saying such connectivity is extremely important for the strengthening of economic and trade relations.
The Ambassador said that he is in constant contact with the business community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and had visited Peshawar Chamber of Commerce several times.
He said that Peshawar is an important city from an economic and historical point of view, which has historical relations with Azerbaijan and Central Asian states.
Khazar Farhadov said that Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a very crucial role in trade with Central Asian countries including Azerbaijan.
He said that Peshawar and Azerbaijan have similarities in culture and food, which can make the historical relationship between the two countries more sustainable in the present era.
He said that last year 53,000 Pakistanis visited Azerbaijan, which speaks of the volume of the people to people contact between the people of both countries. He was hopeful that the number of visitors from Pakistan to Azerbaijan will further increase during the current year.
He said that he will play his due role in increasing economic and trade relations between Azerbaijan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that tourism is another potential sector for promotion of bilateral relations between both countries.
He said that the private sector, including the chamber of commerce, will play an important role in the economic and trade relations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan and the business community of Peshawar is preparing to play its role in this regard.
On this occasion, the provincial minister of commerce and industry Adnan Jalil invited the ambassador of Azerbaijan to come and discuss investment and trade relations with the business community.
He said that he will soon lead a trade delegation to Azerbaijan.
Adnan Jalil said that Azerbaijan and Pakistan have extensive cooperation opportunities in various fields including textile and agriculture and industry and trade.


Traffic delays after Coast smash
A two-car smash on the Sunshine Motorway could bring traffic delays.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics were called to the Mount Coolum incident at 2:58pm and were assessing three patients, two of which had minor injuries.
She said the third patient had slightly more serious injuries.
A Queensland Police spokesman said police are on the scene and are organising traffic control.
He said drivers had started doing illegal U-turns to avoid delays.
Firefighters are also on the scene.


With an aim to promote transparency in the tendering process, the Punjab government has launched an online system for the tendering of government projects.
Sharing the details about the online tool, the spokesperson of the district administration said that the new system is being introduced for the convenience of the contractors in the province, and also ensure transparency during the tendering of government project.
He added that the e-tendering system has been introduced on the direction of the Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
The spokesperson said that in the first phase of the said digital system, the government had received online tenders for the development projects worth PKR50 million and above. While in the next phase, the authorities will perform the tendering of all the projects online.
A central dashboard has also been developed in the online system that will help the authorities monitor all the projects at the provincial level.
This system has helped in providing equal opportunities to all the contractors registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council to take part in the tendering process, he added.
Aside from providing equal opportunities to everyone, the online system has also eliminated the need for paperwork and made business easier while ensuring transparency. Now, a contractor can take part in the tendering process of a project from any part of the world, the official informed.
For more information the contractors can visit the official website of the ‘Local government and community development department’, of the Punjab government.


(MENAFN) Direct flights to Baghdad International Airport will officially be resumed for Saudi Arabian Airlines on October 30.
Led by Saudi Exports Development Authority Chairman Saleh Al-Salmi, a Saudi flight carrying a high-level trade and media delegation has arrived in Baghdad, paving the way for the regular flights to resume between the two neighboring countries.
Saudi Embassy Charge d'Affaires Abdulaziz Al-Shammari earlier said that the number of flights between Saudi and Iraq would top 20 weekly.
Saudi low-cost budget airline Flynas operated the first flight to Baghdad last Wednesday.
The last Saudi flight landed in the Iraqi capital was 27 years ago back in 1990.
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You should know that science has led to the invention of technology and more medicines hence improving medical or health sector has it has reduced thousands of death that were as a result of poor medical sector hence science has influenced the health sector as there is the invention of technology that takes care of patients.
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It is important to know that one of the important things that have influenced the aspects of life is science as it has influenced aspects of everyday life such as food and leisure.


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VADODARA: The city police chief has intervened in the issue of children of a city-based school not being granted admissions at the JeevanBharatiVidyalaya. Police commissioner Satish Sharma took interest in the matter after he met parents of students who had stepped into a police van on Friday.
While the city police is in no way responsible for the admissions, Sharma had called the parents to get information regarding the incident of students being made to sit in a van. He said that it has transpired that when the van reached the spot a local leader had asked the students to sit in the van.
Five children and their parents had gone to meet the district education officer after 37 students of the school were given leaving certificates. The police was informed regarding the incident and reached the spot to ensure there was no law and order problem.
Sharma added that the local police had in fact arranged for a meeting between the parents and the district education officials. "The parents too told us that the police was cooperative and had not harassed them in any way," he said. Sharma said that the parents were also assured that the police would also try to help them with the admissions.


(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) As many as 85 people were caught throwing trash outside their vehicles in the last three months, revealed the Abu Dhabi Police.
According to a statement issued on the Abu Dhabi Police Instagram account, the police have called upon all motorists to keep the environment clean and dispose the trash in designated places and also make sure that the children in the vehicles do the same.
The police also conveyed that the fine for throwing trash on the streets is Dh1,000 along with 6 black points.
Brigadier Ahmed Al Shehhi, deputy director of Traffic and Patrols Department in the Central Operations Sector said the Abu Dhabi Police will continue their efforts to raise awareness among motorists and road users by urging them to avoid behaviours that harm the environment.
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Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two men who were planning to rob a cash van in the Bahadurabad neighbourhood of Karachi. They also claimed that the suspects had looted Rs200 million from a cash van last year.
Officials said that the police had received information about the presence of the suspects planning to rob the cash van near Char Minar in Bahadurabad. They said that the police reached the area and arrested the two men, adding that they were identified as Mudassir Shah and Abid.
Police claimed to have recovered weapons and drugs from the possession of the suspects as well as impounded the motorbike they were riding at the time of the arrest.
Officials said that the two men and their accomplices had robbed Rs200 million from a cash van they had stolen at II Chundrigar Road on August 9 last year.
They said that the van’s driver had sped off with the vehicle and later emptied it of all the cash, adding that Abid had escaped to Afghanistan after the robbery and returned to Pakistan recently.
Police said Abid had also been arrested earlier in a robbery case by the Sachal police, adding that around half a dozen other suspects, including the driver, had already been arrested in connection with last year’s incident.


(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT, May 5 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Wednesday.
His Highness the Amir also received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim.
Furthermore, His Highness the Amir received His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. (end)
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Civilian killings aimed to create communal hatred in Kashmir: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that the recent civilian killings especially
those of the minority community members, were an attack on the traditional brotherhood of Kashmir.
These killings by the militants are aimed to create an atmosphere of communal hatred in Kashmir with the help of their mentors across the Line of Control, the DGP said while addressing the Police Commemoration Day function at Armed Police Complex Zewan.
“Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security agencies will bluntly answer these forces and eradicate them from the soil,” he asserted.
The J&K Police Chief said that the Police and other security agencies will foil all nefarious attempts by militants and will not allow them to succeed.
“Civilian killings not only disrupted the peaceful atmosphere but also hit the livelihood of common people of Kashmir and the tourism as well," he said. “We have given a befitting reply to the enemies of peace and will continue to do that.”
While paying tributes to policemen and other personnel of security forces who laid down their lives while serving the nation, he said: “Police are committed to protect the sovereignty and integrity to keep the peace intact in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
He also paid tributes to the civilians who lost their lives.
He said that Jammu and Kashmir Police would take the fight for restoration of peace in Kashmir to its logical conclusion.
He said, "I want to pledge that every effort will be made to maintain peace and security in J&K.”


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) JERASH — Residents of the Souf and Jerash Palestinian refugee camps sent two trucks on Tuesday laden with humanitarian aid to Syrians displaced in the areas across the border with Jordan.
The camps' administrators said refugees, though in need of assistance themselves, 'rushed to help their brothers out of solidarity'. They said that some of them even donated half of the few things they have.
Since the start of the Syrian government's bombardment campaign on rebel-held parts of the southern Daraa provice, [on June 18], Jordanians across the Kingdom rushed to collect donations to help the Syrians who had left their homes.
Residents of the two camps filled the trucks with collected foodstuffs that were then sent to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation's (JHCO) storage facility in Mafraq, said the head of the Jerash camp, Odeh Abu Hussein, in an interview with The Jordan Times on Wednesday.
'The committee [formed to gather the donations] collected only foodstuffs that do not need to be cooked as the stranded Syrian brothers do not have any cooking equipment,' said Abu Hussein.
The residents of the Souf Palestinian refugee camp collected canned food, dates, water bottles and blankets, according to Abdul Muhsin Banat, head of the camp's committee.
'We share the Jordanian cities' and villages' responsibility to help our brotherly neighbours across the border,' said Banat.
Upon arriving in Mafraq, the donations were almost refused because JHCO's storage has reached its maximum capacity, but they were eventually accepted because they were deemed 'more useful for the displaced Syrians than some other donations [as ready to eat]'.
Abu Hussein noted that all residents were very keen to contribute in the philanthropy campaign and provided anything they could.
'One of the residents had one bag of child formula milk, he gave away half of it,' according to Abu Huessien.
Jerash Camp, also known as Gaza Camp, has also participated in sending aid to Iraq in 1990, according to Abu Hussein.
According to the two officials, 30,000 and 18,000 refugees live in the Jerash and Souf camps, respectively. The two camps were established in 1968, following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
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Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam, on Monday, told media that Pakistan had achieved a bumper crop of rice, estimated at over 9 million tons during the current season.
Addressing a press conference, the Minister said that the bumper crop has been achieved owing to the policy interventions and incentives offered to the farmers by the government.
He said that last year rice output was recorded at 8.4 million tons as against the domestic consumption of 3.4 million tons and there was carryover stock of over 2.5 million tons from last year.
The minister said that with the addition of the carryover stock, the total available stock of rice has risen to 11.5 million tons as against the local requirement of 3.5 million tons, creating an export surplus of about 8 million tons of rice during next year.
Imam said the country has the potential to fetch $4.75 billion by exporting its surplus produce. The Minister suggested that a committee should be formed under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan to push the exports of rice.
He said that Pakistan was mostly exporting rice to China, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia during the last five years. He pointed out that there is huge potential for rice exports to Africa and Latin America. The minister stressed the need for Pakistani embassies to play a proactive role in further increasing the export of rice.
The Minister praised the farmers for their contribution and said that during the current season record production of corn, wheat and sugarcane has also been achieved.
He said that cotton arrival till the current month has reached 6.8 million bales as against 4.1 million bales during the same period last year. Imam expressed hope that the target of 8.5 million bales will be achieved.
To a question, Imam said that sugar prices were artificially increased by certain individuals, adding that the prices will come down further when the crushing season starts.


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Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced the launch of first qualification course for new Qatari imams, muezzins and preachers in the fiqh of purification and prayer, which is organised by the ministry for 15 days.
Eleven Qatari muezzins have already participated in this qualification course in order to perform the call to prayer in the country's mosques, and they have been nominated in cooperation with the Ministry's Mosques Department. The course is presented by Muhammad Abdul Latif Al Mahmoud, where he explains the chapters on the fiqh of purification and prayer. The course comes as part of the Ministry's plan to prepare the Qatari muezzin and provide them with the Sharia necessary to perform this task, and graduate a new batch of qualified Qatari muezzins.
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Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Tuesday that the government will continue to support social protection programmes and the subsidy system, while establishing an accurate database to determine who should benefit from these subsidies.
Madbouly was speaking at the second session of the simulation model of the Egyptian state at the seventh National Youth Conference, which kicked off on Tuesday in the New Administrative Capital.
This session focused on the issues of social protection, terrorism, security challenges, and regional unrest.
The PM added that the rationalisation of oil products helps the government expand in the provision of healthcare and education services.
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali said during the session that around 1,000 new families will be added to the Takaful and Karama welfare programmes with the beginning of the new fiscal year.
She added that the social solidarity ministry has set up a database of 7 million households, which will help ensure that eligible families benefit from social protection programmes.
During the session, a documentary on the state's efforts to fight terrorism and achieve stability was shown.


Dhanbad Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the state government was committed to provide quality and uninterrupted power to the people of the state adding that coal of Jharkhand has power to light up the world.
Addressing the people after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 120 projects of the power department at Gobindpur here he said that after coming to power his government accorded focus for the improvement of basic amenities of life including power, water and roads. He said that in 30 lakh homes electricity was provided by the state government as without power development can not be imagined in the state.
He said that against the requirement of 114 grids there were only 31 grids in the state however under his tenure work on construction of 18 grids have been completed while work was in the last phase on 46 another grids while another 350 substations are on out of which 120 have been completed and work on another 54 will be completed soon. Mr. Das who inaugurated 16 grids during the function said that this will also reduce dependency on DVC and people in rural areas will also get quality power.
The Chief Minister said that the state government was working to provide a separate feeder for the agricultural works. He said that 174 feeders for agriculture works are being constructed and said that from the Adani Power Plant in Godda 25 per cent power will be provided to the state. He said that those who claim to provide free power to the people are misleading them and the present government does not believe in making fake promises.
Mr. Das said the government was committed to provide quality power to the people however in return the people should also pay their bills or else the power department will go in loss. He said that the people needed to think who despite having surplus coal deposit the power department in Jharkhand was in loss.
Mr. Das said that earlier if instead of selling the coal work for power production would have been done and value-added plants would have been put than direct and employment would have been generated. He assured that in the days to come to the closed units in Nirsa will be opened.
Those present on the occasion also included Dhanbad MP PN Singh, MLAs of Sindri and Dhanbad and others.


North rift leaders have signed peace accord in a bid to end conflict and stop banditry activities that have seen several people killed and property lost.
The historic event held at the Chesogon market at the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet was witnessed by elected leaders from Marakwet and Pokot and hundreds of residents from the two communities.
Chesogon Market had been closed for seven years due to the perennial bandit attacks.
West Pokot governor Prof John Lonyangapuo said that it was time that the residents of the two communities start doing business together and continue with their social life.
Lonyangapuo said that as political leadership they will continue partnering with the Elgeyo- Marakwet counterparts in ensuring that several projects that had stalled due to the conflict are revived to boost development.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 28. Passenger
traffic at the airports in Kyrgyzstan has increased over the year,
trend reports via
the press service of the Manas International Airport OJSC.
According to statistical data, passenger traffic at Kyrgyz
airports amounted to 4.7 million people, which is an increase of
30.7 percent over the same period in 2021.
During the reporting period, the number of flights served by
Manas International Airport OJSC amounted to 38,462: 26,555
international flights and 11,907 domestic flights.
'Manas International Airport in the capital of Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek served almost 2.5 million people from January through
November 2022, Osh International Airport - 2.1 million passengers,
while Issyk-Kul International Airport - 88,690 people,' the
Notably, Manas International Airport OJSC manages 11 operating
airports in Kyrgyzstan: five international and six regional.
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King, In Phone Call With Saudi Crown Prince, Checks On Health Of Saudi Monarch
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Amman, May 13 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday checked on the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who is also the deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah asked Crown Prince Mohammed to convey his greetings to King Salman, expressing wishes for continued good health and wellbeing, after he recently underwent medical check-ups.
The phone call also covered the strong ties between the two countries and the latest regional and international developments, with His Majesty stressing the importance of maintaining coordination and consultation on issues of mutual concern and on expanding cooperation.
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said that the Punjab government will hold local body elections soon.
Usman Buzdar has directed to complete the ongoing projects of the local government as soon as possible. The Punjab chief minister said that more than 6,000 drainage and sewerage schemes would be completed at a cost of Rs 17 billion.
He directed that local government schemes across Punjab should be completed in a transparent manner. Buzdar said that a strong system of local government would solve the problems of the people at the grassroots level.
Read more: Usman Buzdar expresses grief over demise of CM Sindh’s brother-in-law
The chief minister said that the Punjab Local Government Act would provide real representation to the people at the grassroots level.
“We will bring an ideal system to strengthen the local bodies,” he said. Earlier, Buzdar and Prime Minister had discussed the rising number of coronavirus cases in Punjab and steps taken by the provincial government to tackle the virus.


Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Telangana has once again bagged a huge number of Swachh Survekshan awards.
This year, 16 Urban Local Bodies (ULB), in the state have bagged Swachh Survekshan awards 2022 which will be presented in Delhi on October 1.
Selection for the awards was conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs which gave star ratings for the resolution of issues related to sanitation, and garbage free city, for the period of July 2021 to January 2022.
A total of 90 topics were considered in selection of the awards.
The awards have been announced in the categories of solid Waste Management, community level composting, public toilets, liquid waste management, awareness levels among people, management of community toilets, citizen engagement, innovation, and others.
Adibatla, Badangpet, Boothpur, Chandur, Chityal, Gajwel, Ghatkesar, Husnabad, Kompally, AKoratla, Kothapalli, Neredcherla, Sircilla, Turkayamjal and Vemulawada municipalities and Secunderabad Cantonment have bagged the awards.
Minister for municipal administration and urban development, K.T. Rama Rao has congratulated all officials and employees of the ULBs.
He said that several programmes were taken up for improvement of cities under the direction of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
Rama Rao said the achievement was possible because of CM KCR's vision for the all round development of urban local bodies in the state.
A lot of development is witnessed in towns and cities because of the state government's pioneering Pattana Pragathi programme and new Municipal Act.
KTR said that the awards bagged over consecutive years is a testament of Telangana's commitment towards all round development of cities.
He claimed that the state is already a role model to the country with its pioneering policies and programmes.
He added that the nationwide recognition, the Swachh Survekshan Awards, shows that Telangana is certainly a role model in urban development and administration too.
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Saudi - Jazan Security Patrols Foil Attempt to Smuggle over a Ton of Khat
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Jazan, January 14, 2022, SPA -- Director of Relations and Media at the Interior Ministry's Agency for Security Affairs Col. Ahmed Al-Towayan, said that the security patrols in the Jazan region have successfully thwarted a smuggling attempt of 1,050 kilograms of narcotic khat.
He noted that confiscated quantities were delivered to the relevant authorities.
21:53 LOCAL TIME 18:53 GMT
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Key Petroleum acquiring interests in Canning Basin oil and gas licences
Key Petroleum () has executed a sales agreement to acquire interests in three oil and gas licences in the Canning Basin Western Australia.
The company is acquiring Pancontinental Oil and Gas () and ’s () interests in Exploration Permit 104 Retention Lease R1 and Production Licence L15.
This will increase Key’s interest in EP 104 to 89.23% L15 to 85.4% and R1 to 85.23%.
Key will assume all rights obligations and liabilities associated with the assignment of their interests in the three permits.
In addition Pancontinental and FAR have agreed to pay the company $50000 cash each.
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GCC General Secretariat, SDRPY Hold Meeting On Yemen
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Aug 9, 2022, SPA -- The Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs and Negotiations at the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Owaishek, held a meeting at the headquarters of the Secretariat here today with the delegation of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), headed by the Assistant General Supervisor of the Program, Eng. Hassan Al-Attas.
During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the Republic of Yemen.
The SDRPY gave a visual presentation on the projects being implemented by the Program in the various Yemeni governorates.
23:06 LOCAL TIME 20:06 GMT
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(MENAFN) Based on the Lebanese economy minister, the country is predicted to continue its discussions with the International Monetary Fund the upcoming week on an economic improvement scheme together with a USD4 billion loan.
Amin Salam stated during an interview with Anadolu Agency, that formal discussions with the IMF are going to begin on Monday.
The Arab country is looking to agree on an aid scheme with the international financial organization in an attempt to pull itself out of the harsh economic and financial catastrophe that has been fighting it since late 2019.
Salam stated, "the negotiations will start upon the completion of preparatory discussions on the figures requested by the IMF regarding the extent of losses in the financial and banking sectors.”
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2,142 terrorists killed during six months, says Ch Nisar
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Interior Minister Ch Nisar presented the annual report in the parliament on Wednesday.
The minister said that 2,142 terrorists were killed during six months, while 1,711 were arrested.
“As many as 148 cases were sent to military courts. Action has also been taken on hateful speeches,” he added.
The minister said that terrorism and target killing had reduced by 80 and 53 per cent respectively.


Business owners have been consistently urged to ensure that they are giving back to the community. However, as the current information has already shown, the majority of such individuals are not working on some of the essential techniques that can help them to give back to their communities. It is already obvious that such individuals are consistently involved in adopting some business strategies that are highly focused on enhancing the wellbeing of their companies in the market. However, Sudhir Choudhrie has always fallen into the category of the business owners who believe that something should be done to ensure that the complex healthcare problems are professionally addressed and that the businesses are always giving back to their customers and the general community. Sudhir Choudhrie has been working on such strategies for multiple years, which means that he is not focused on such aspects because he is concerned about business competition.
As trends have already indicated, Sudhir Choudhrie has been giving back to most of the communities that seem to have been neglected by the concerned authorities. For example, changing the state of the healthcare industry has been a fundamental community undertaking that he has been actively trying to address so that he can come up with the right solutions to the thousands of people who have been suffering without the right healthcare services. Also, Sudhir Choudhrie has been working on ensuring that he is investing in the educational sector. This is an area that seems to have been professionally addressed in the United Kingdom. Therefore, looking at some of the areas of want clearly to show that some countries such as India have been suffering from an essential healthcare sector that needs immediate attention. These are the countries that he has been aggressively working in addressing so that he can achieve consistent success in the corporate social responsibility sector.


Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has said that leaders will be held personally liable for actions their supporters will be involved in.
Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the Judiciary, and officials from the Interior Ministry, the CS said action will be taken against such leaders, including petitioning the IEBC to disqualify them from vying for public office.
“We will be presenting to the relevant agencies evidence and information we have of individual political actors who are engaged in incitement and mobilizing groups of people to disrupt meetings and they should take individual responsibility,” Matiang’i said.
He noted that the government is closely monitoring political activities across the country and will ensure law and order prevails.
Matiang’i said the government is fully prepared and has not only increased personnel but also acquisitions, and is ready to support the IEBC and other agencies that are going to conduct elections.
“We will be adding 5,500 police officers from college and 300 specially trained cadet officers who will beef up the work of IEBC,” he said.
“I want to assure Kenyans there is nothing to fear, we are ready to provide the security we have the requisite resources and the capacities we need to ensure that the country remains peaceful during the election season.”
Chief Justice Martha Koome who chaired the meeting said the Judiciary will set up special courts that will deal with cases of hate speech during the election period.
“We are looking to set up these courts in five places, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Kisumu,” she said.
The CJ added that if need be, the special courts will be extended to other places that will be deemed hotspots, to deal with issues of hate speech.


(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, June 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the state government has set a target to plant one crore saplings on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 this year.
Urging people to participate in the sapling planting drive in large numbers, the Chief Minister announced a cash prize for the initiative.
"Each person planting a saplig will get Rs 100 as a token of gratitude. After three years, if the plant survives, the person will get another Rs 200," the Chief Minister said.
According to Sarma, to create a forest-centric parallel economy, the state government has taken steps to encourage plantation of commercial timber like sal, teak etc.
Speaking at an event in Kamrup district, the Chief Minister said that the state government is working to increase the total forest cover in Assam from the existing 36 per cent to 38 per cent.
"Not just in summers, but concerted efforts will be made through out the year to plant more saplings, save trees and protect the forests from being encroached upon," Sarma said.
He noted that around 20 per cent of the forest land in Assam is under encroachment and an adverse effect of it is being felt by the people of the state.
Pointing out the steps taken for the preservation of forest land in the state, Sarma said that in the last two years, eviction drives have been launched in Lumding reserve forest, Pabo reserve forest, Burhachapori wildlife sanctuary, Orang national park, leading to freeing of 61,375 bighas of land.
"People are destroying the hills to construct houses. At the same time, with increase in the use of fossil fuel, global warming has become an alarming issue. I appeal to the people at large to contribute to cutting down on carbon emissions to save the balance of Mother Earth," the Chief Minister said.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the country may witness more difficult times as it struggles to steer out of the ongoing economic crisis.
The coalition government has recently taken some "tough" decisions, including a massive increase on petroleum prices.
PM Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing PML-N senators, said that some of his "companions" suggested making election reforms and announcing elections but the government plans to complete its constitutional term.
"We faced many challenges when I took oath as the prime minister," the premier said.
He said that the former government had struck the deal with the IMF to pass on the international prices of oil and gas.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the conditions with the International Monetary Fund have been finalised and the deal with the Fund will close soon.


Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said the state will be among the top three investment destinations in India by 2022, the top destination by 2029 and the preferred destination, among the top five in the world by 2050.
These were the goals defined by the Chief Minister at the CII Partnership Summit 2018 being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh in Visakhapatnam.
Speaking in the plenary session on “Sunrise Andhra Pradesh”, Naidu said that it is his goal to make Andhra Pradesh the “happiest and most livable” state not only India, but the globe.
Pointing out that Andhra Pradesh was chalking “consistent double-digit growth”, he said that in 2016-17 the state GDP grew by 11.61percent and in the first quarter of 2017-18, the growth was 11.16 percent.
The state, he said, was focused on “inclusive growth” and paid equal attention to all sectors of the economy.
He emphasised the criticality of agriculture and added that Andhra Pradesh was poised to become a “global hub of aquaculture”.
The Chief Minister said that Andhra Pradesh led India in water management and said that the state will be “drought-free in 15 years”.
Naidu also said that his administration was aiming to ensure that “there were at least one computer literate person and one entrepreneur in every family”.
The Chief Minister said that few leaders have had the “good fortune” of being in a situation to build a capital city from a scratch. He committed to building “Amaravati” , the new state capital, into “one of the top five cities in the world” .
Inviting investments into the state, he said that he will “personally guarantee that they will receive clearances in 21 days” for their projects and invited them to “sign the MoUs first” and then judge the state government on “how fast we move”.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh Minister for Industries, Food Processing, Agri-Business, Commerce and Public Enterprises N Amaranatha Reddy were present at the summit.


GEORGETOWN — Chief Fred Mitchell is pleased to share that the Georgetown Fire Department has hired its first crew of full-time firefighters.
Chief Fred Alden is pleased to announce that the Ashby Police Department has added a new full-time officer to its ranks.
GLOUCESTER — Interim Chief John McCarthy is pleased to announce that Bryan Sanborn is the newest full-time officer at the Gloucester Police Department.
METHUEN — Mayor Stephen Zanni and Chief Joseph E. Solomon are pleased announce that Jose Santiago has been appointed as the newest full-time officer at the Methuen Police Department.
ASHBY- Chief Fred Alden is pleased to announce that Erik Salo has been promoted to a full-time police officer at the Ashby Police Department.
BOXBOROUGH — Chief Warren Ryder is pleased to announce that Patrolman Kevin Gordon was appointed to a full-time police officer at the Boxborough Police Department last week.


OSLO, Norway (AP) - Experts say more than 42 million people aroExperts say more than 42 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters in 2010, more than double the number during the previous year.und the world were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters in 2010, more than double the number during the previous year.
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre says over 90 percent of these disaster displacements were caused by weather-related hazards such as floods and storms.
The Geneva-based center presented its report at an international conference in Oslo on Monday.
It said the number of reported natural disasters has doubled from around 200 to over 400 a year over the past two decades.
It said Asia was the hardest hit region last year, with the largest number of displaced people seen in countries such as India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China and Pakistan.


(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Commuters can expect major delays on this Tuesday morning as multiple accidents have been reported.
A major accident has been reported on Emirates road around the Global Village area causing delays this morning. Avoid Emirates road and look for alternatives.
Another accident on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed road towards Abu Dhabi has caused traffic jam. Motorists are advised to expect delays.
The Abu Dhabi traffic's Twitter handle has reported multiple traffic accidents this morning.
08:26 - Accident on Shk Zayed St after Saada Br, outbound left lane blocked. Heavy delays
- Abu Dhabi Traffic (@ad_traffic) 08:05 - Broken down on Hamdan Bin Mohammed St at Shk Zayed St, towards Al Khalidiya has cleared
- Abu Dhabi Traffic (@ad_traffic) 07:53 - Broken down on Hamdan Bin Mohammed St at Shk Zayed St, towards Al Khalidiya middle lane blocked
- Abu Dhabi Traffic (@ad_traffic)
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The Muslim Congress has decided to take a stand against the changes proposed by the government on the 13th amendment.
A Senior spokesperson stated that this decision was taken at the executive committee meeting that was held yesterday and stated that this was not necessarily an action against the government.
National Organizer of the SLMC Shafeek Rajabdeen expressed these views.
He also spoke regarding the PSC.
Meanwhile, the Tamil National Alliance stated that they will not participate in the parliamentary select committee appointed to look in to the national issue.
Leader of the TNA Parliamentarian R Sambanthan expressed these views.
However, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated that if relevant parties do not come forward to discuss the matter at a suitable forum as the PSC, the government will have to enact a solution that is suitable in its opinion.
Meanwhile, JHU Parliamentarian Ven Athuraliye Rathana Thera stated that the government not having clearly expressed its stance to India was it’s fault.


(MENAFN- QNA) Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mektic met here today with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Rashid bin Mubarak Al Kuwari.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and means of enhancing them.
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State And Public Figures Of Azerbaijan Continue To Visit Victory Park (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 27. State
and public figures of Azerbaijan continue to visit the Victory Park
under construction in Baku on September 27, the Day of Remembrance,
According to the decree of President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated December 2, 2020, Azerbaijan
annually marks Remembrance Day on September 27 as a sign of deep
respect to Azerbaijani soldiers and officers who heroically fought
in the second Karabakh war and gave their lives for the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan.
Photo: Zaur Mustafayev
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Guwahati: The DoNER Ministry said that five out of the eight states in the Northeast are corona-free now. He said that the five states are – Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Tripura.
The three states in the region – Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram – are not corona-free but there have been no new positive cases in these states in the recent past.
DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh credited the low incidence of cases in the North-east to the way the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given priority to the region’s development in the past six years.
Singh further said that even during this emergency, the way the air cargo was operational in bringing supplies to the region, there was no shortage in the area of essential goods.
Singh informed that Prime Minister Modi had sent out a clear directive that the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and island areas of the country be given priority.
Singh further pointed out that the DoNER Ministry has made available a fund amounting to Rs 25 crore for the State Governments of the region even before the lockdown was imposed.


Emeriti Dolphin Energy receives USD863m loan
(MENAFN) Dolphin Energy, the Abu Dhabi state-operated venture that produces and transports natural gas to the UAE and Oman, has successfully got a USD863 million loan from local financial institutes.
Accordingly, Mandala, the local public Joint Stock Company owns 51 percent of Dolphin, while Occidental Petroleum Corporation, the US- based oil and gas production firm holds roughly 24.5 percent.
However, the top Emeriti gas company originally raised USD3 billion through a combination of loans and a bond in 2009; some of this was refinanced over a further bond issue in 2011 worth USD1.3 billion.
Moreover, the major project of Dolphin Energy is the Dolphin Gas Project, which produces natural gas from Qatar's North Field, then transport it by offshore pipeline to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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PTI leader Asad Umar said that the statement of selfishness has reached the hearts of the people, the government is also seeing what is happening, he had already said that the Punjab government is a fake government.
Addressing a press conference, Asad Umar said that these people used to convene meetings in hotels and sometimes, strange spectacles were being staged, coercion was being used and the constitution was being violated. And other members are being intimidated, our representatives are being intimidated.
The most common complaint is illegal vote registration, on which we have also filed a petition.
The nation seems to be uniting politically, the election of the Chief Minister was illegal from the first day, now the court decision has also come, PML-N knows that they are leaving Punjab, therefore illegal exchanges are going on in Punjab, votes are being transferred from one constituency to another in Punjab In which new votes also came.


AKURE — Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Bankole Ogunsuyi, said, yesterday that the state government had withheld the cocoa development fund to farmers to forestall fraud.
Ogunsuyi told the News Agency of Nigeria, in Akure, that the government took the decision to halt pilfering of the fund. He said that the fund was withheld because of alleged collusion between the Farmers’ Congress and the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), to open a new bank account.
Ogunsuyi said the state government had observed that the leadership of the farmers’ unions was divided over money.
The official also said that N7 million had been withdrawn by the leaders of farmers in the last three months without the knowledge of the supervising ministry.
“Government has issued a directive to close further transactions.
“Cocoa development account is held in trust for all cocoa farmers by representatives of the farmers, Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Natural Resources, which collects the money,” he said.
Ogunsuyi, however, urged the farmers to unite, to enhance the progress of their associations.
Earlier, Mr Akin Olotu, the new elected chairman of AFAN in the state, described the decision of the state government as a welcome development.
He said that although the fund was utilised for its intended purpose, it was disbursed on selfish and sectional purposes.
Olotu suggested that part of the money should be shared to the national body, the commodity association, while part of it should be retained as stabilisation fund in the Ministry of Agriculture


Kuwait- Parliament celebrates Constitution at Avenues Mall Monday
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The General Secretariat of the National Assembly (parliament) will hold next Monday an annual media exhibition at the Avenues Mall to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Kuwaiti Constitution, which falls on November 11 every year.
"The exhibition includes a host of media, documenting, and research publications," Amal Al-Mutawa, head of Multimedia department at the General Secretariat, said in a press statement on Saturday.
She added that the exhibition also includes an annual competition about the Constitution, indicating that the public also could participate in that event via WWW.KNA.KW, the website of the National Assembly.
The General Secretariat held its annual exhibition at Faculty of Law, Kuwait University, on November 10-15 and its events will be held at the Avenues Mall to completely convey the message on helping people be aware of the constitution.
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(MENAFN- Asia Times) China has felt pressure from the United Kingdom and the European Union as a dozen Chinese firms were accused of supplying Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine.
After the Group of Seven (G7) leaders discussed the Ukraine war in a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the UK sanctioned 46 companies and individuals, most of which are based in Russia while three are Hong Kong-registered. It's the first time that the UK has sanctioned Chinese firms on account of the Ukraine war.
During the meeting, the G7 leaders reaffirmed a commitment they'd made at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in Japan in May. They were joined by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Our commitment remains to restrict exports of all items critical to Russia's military and industrial base, including those used on the battlefield and we call on third parties to take equivalent action,” the G7 leaders said in a statement.“We repeat our call for third parties to immediately cease providing material support to Russia's aggression, or face severe costs.”
“We call on China to press Russia to stop its military aggression, and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine,” they said.
They added that they encourage China to support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on territorial integrity and the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, including through its direct dialogue with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, European Council chief Charles Michel requested China to immediately deal with 13 companies involved in supplying Russia with dual-use goods.
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PTI govt loaned $3b to 600 people without interest: report
National Assembly’s standing committee on finance was told on Thursday that $3 billion were given out as interest free loans in the last government’s tenure.
The revelations were made in a meeting of the committee which the deputy governor also attended.
The committee chairman said that the loans had been issued by the State Bank and claimed that the bank had a list of the people the money had been given to.
However, the deputy governor said that the loans had been issued by commercial banks. He added that the Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) had been given during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also added that the loans had been given to the business community because investment had dipped during the pandemic.
Dr Nafisa Shah asked the governor to detail the terms the loans had been provided on but he declined, saying that the information was confidential and banks are bound to keep it secret.
State Minsiter for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha said that the details could be revealed in an in-camera session. Committee Chairman Qaiser Sheikh therefore directed the deputy governor to give a detailed breifing on the matter.
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Parliamentary records show that in 1988 there were 20,583 bank and building society branches across the UK, a number that has today dropped to 7,586.
Which? data notes that 19 per cent of people now live more than three kilometres from their nearest bank with a further eight per cent travelling more than five kilometres.
The article highlights that many people can now access their banking services through Post Office branches, however 45 per cent of respondents said they were unaware of this.
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Dealing with quotations in Azerbaijan could be carried out through the ‘Electronic Procurement’ portal (e-tender.gov.az), Deputy Chief of the State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Market Supervision under the Ministry of Economy Mammad Abbasbayli said at the online briefing ‘Results of 2020′, Trend reports.
“Such an initiative already exists, and if it is adopted, the request for quotations will also be carried out through the ‘E-Procurement’ portal , which will lead to an increase in the volume of electronic purchases,” Abbasbayli said.
In 2020, the total volume of state purchases exceeded 6.5 billion manat ($3.8 billion), of which 930 million manat ($547 million) fell on electronic purchases, he added.
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The Dubai Police have arrested multiple Israeli suspects after they assaulted and caused the death of a compatriot. The police did not reveal how many suspects were held.
The accused will be referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution for further legal proceedings, the Government of Dubai Media Office said in a Twitter post.
No further details were released about the incident.
According to Israeli media reports, the deceased was in his early 30s. Citing the Israeli foreign ministry, the reports said the man was from Acre. The country's diplomatic missions in the UAE are aware of the incident.
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Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday staged statewide protests against the newly elected Congress government’s decision to denotify various institutions created and upgraded after April 1 by former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur-led government and demanded the state government to immediately restart these institutions.
Former CM Jai Ram Thakur also hit out at the state government and said that it is very unfortunate that Congress has forced the people of the state to come out on the streets in a very short span of time.
He said that by denotifying institutions that were created and upgraded for the welfare of the people, Congress has proven that it is an anti-people government.
He further said that this movement against the anti-people policies of the state government will not stop and if the government does not take back its decision then the movement will be intensified.
Sharing the information, senior BJP leader and MLA Satpal Singh Satti said that the party on Sunday will hand over a memorandum against the anti-people policies of the Congress government to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through Governor Rajendra Arlekar.
He said that the newly elected state government has launched a denotification campaign in the state instead of working for the welfare of the state.
“CM Sukhu led government is clearly working with a vendetta and it could not digest good initiatives and works that were done by BJP government,” he said.
“Whenever a new government is elected, it works for the betterment of the state, however, Sukhu-led government is on a denotification soiree,” said Satti.
“This is the first time that a newly elected government is doing such anti-people work” he added.
The meeting of BJP’s Legislators is scheduled to take place on Sunday after which the party will hand over the memorandum to the Governor.


Saudi- President of Gambia Visits Prophet's Mosque
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Madinah, Ramadan 20, 1439, Jun 5, 2018, SPA -- Gambia's President Adama Barrow visited here today the Prophet's Mosque, where he performed prayers and greeted the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his two companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
Upon arrival at the Prophet's Mosque, the President was received by a number of officials.
04:34 LOCAL TIME 01:34 GMT
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Within the framework of its continuous efforts to provide relief to those affected by the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria, Qatar Charity continues to provide assistance in the various affected areas, providing urgent humanitarian needs to those affected, which include food and non-food items.
Qatar Charity's field teams are continuing to distribute about 45,000 hot meals to the affected people inside Syria and Turkey, in addition to distributing 6,500 parcels containing ready-to-eat foodstuffs in Azaz and Afrin in northern Syria.
Through the air bridge operated by the State of Qatar, Qatar Charity shipped 13 tons of food and nearly 4,000 blankets, in addition to the movement of a relief convoy from Doha towards the affected areas, consisting of 4 trucks containing medical supplies, first aid and clothes.
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While thousands of New Jersey homeowners are still examining — and ruing — the new federal tax changes for how they will affect their bottom line, many New Jersey corporations could do nicely because of the legislation. According to a newby the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA), close to 50 percent of CPAs who were polled said that either “many” or “most/all” of their corporate clients would benefit from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. A similar percentage who work for New Jersey companies said their own company will have “moderate” to “significant” tax savings. Of those CPAs who said their clients will benefit, more than 50 percent said the clients haven’t decided what to do with the tax windfall, more than 30 percent said their clients plan to reinvest in the business, more than 25 percent said their clients plan to expand the business, and more than 20 percent said the clients will either hire extra employees or give their employees a raise.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on June 28 said that the opposition is making daily statements about the end of the government but the government is not going anywhere and will complete its tenure.
Addressing the dinner in Islamabad on Sunday, he said that the opposition that has ruled the country for over 30 years is criticising his government but only the PTI can change this country.
“Everything will be file if I leave the mafia,” he said and added they brought the country to the brink of disaster.
The prime minister claimed that there were no differences in the party, adding that the allies would go along and difficult decisions have to be made in the most difficult situations.
Imran Khan also held separate meetings. The prime minister also discussed the economic goals, difficulties and problems facing the country in the coronavirus situation.
He also assured the members of the National Assembly of providing development funds.
Khan went on to say that the coronavirus had caused economic loss to the country but nevertheless, the government is focusing on stabilizing the country s economy.
The premier said that the allies have always been consulted in important decisions, adding that the allies are an important part of the government, and their concerns will be addressed.


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Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao said that the Lock-down is being successfully implemented all over the State and instructed the officials to ensure that it should continue to be so in the days to come.
The CM while reviewing the implementation of the Lockdown on the second day on Tuesday from morning to till late in the night in Pragathi Bhavan urged the people to follow the Lock-down compulsorily as social distancing was the only way to prevent the spread of Corona Virus in the State. CM spoke over the phone to Police, Medical and Health senior officials and several district Collectors asking them to keep a tab on the people who came from aboard and those moved intimately with them and monitor their health condition. He wanted precautions should also be taken about those got admitted in the hospitals and those who are under the quarantine.
The CM expressed happiness over the successful implementation of the Lock-down in the state and the night curfew. The CM gave a call to the people that if they continue to extend their support to the government and maintain social distancing, the State and the country can be saved from the dreaded Corona Virus. He urged the people who have the early symptoms to get them examined. The CM also congratulated the medical and Health employees, sanitary workers and the police who are toiling day and night.


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Vienna: Qatar was elected into the membership of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period from 2022–2024 during the 66th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, currently being held in Vienna.
This step reflects the international community's confidence in the constructive role played by Qatar in implementing the tasks of the Vienna-based agency.
Qatar had occupied the membership of the IAEA Board of Governors twice before, from 2013-2015 and from 2016-2018. The Board of Governors is one of the main policy-making bodies of the IAEA.
The 35-member Board reviews and approves decisions related to the Agency's budget, the Agency's operational programmes, safeguards agreements and safety standards, and has the power to appoint its Director General with the approval of the General Conference.
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, who became the IAEA's Governor from Qatar, said that the election of Qatar to the membership of the Board of Governors of the IAEA affirms the global appreciation of Qatar's successful efforts and responsible approach towards the development of a peaceful nuclear energy programme. It also shows the global community's confidence in Qatar's active and influential role in international forums.
Dr. Al Hammadi stressed Qatar's keenness to continue to support the IAEA's various activities in promoting the peaceful use of nuclear power, ensuring the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons, and facilitating the access of peaceful nuclear technology to member states.
Qatar is part of most conventions related to nuclear safety, security, and safeguards. Also, Qatar has been an active member of the IAEA since its accession in 1976, with a long-term policy to support the IAEA's role in harnessing the atom for peaceful purposes.
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Maha Minister Awhad arrested in assault case, gets bail
(MENAFN- IANS) Thane, Oct 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad was placed under arrest in connection with an assault case but later released on bail, officials said here on Thursday.
Awhad, who belongs to ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent Nationalist Congress Party, appeared before the Vartak Nagar Police Station in connection with a case lodged against him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Police recorded his statement and then produced him before a Thane magistrate who granted him bail on a bond of Rs 10,000 and one surety.
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The Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan announced the exact number of dead citizens as a result of riots in the country. According to law enforcement agencies, 225 people died during the riots, Trend reports citing Kazinform .
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, 4,578 victims have been identified to date, of which 4,353 were injured. Among them are 3393 law enforcement officers.
'225 people who died during the state of emergency were taken to morgues,' head of the criminal prosecution service of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Shalabaev said.
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Verdict on Avenfield reference will be just: Fawad Chaudhry
06 July, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that he is certain that the verdict on Avenfield reference will be just.
Fawad Chaudhry while talking to media said that PTI was looking forward to see Nawaz being punished for his crimes. He added that the verdict will be just as the Sharifs got a chance to defend themselves.
While referring to accusations against Nawaz pertaining to money laundering, Fawad asserted that it will a positive sign that the country’s money is brought back.
He added that the accountability process of powerful people in Pakistan has begun. Accountability court is expected to announce verdict against Nawaz and family in Avenfield reference today.


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WKRG) — State health officials said Thursday that Alabama will partner with Walmart to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Alabama Department of Health State Officer Dr. Scott Harris did not offer details on the partnership but said Walmart pharmacies will begin distributing the vaccine. He also said that the state is working on a partnership with a major drug store chain as well.
“We’ve been talking to them for some time and we have been waiting on a federal program that’s expected to bring in the chain pharmacies,” Harris said. “We know that is going to happen eventually, but we have in the meantime asked them to help administer our vaccine as well.”
Harris said the doses in the federal program would be in addition to the allotment for the state. The vaccines Alabama delivered to Walmart itself would come out of that allotment.
Harris said about 202,000 doses have been administered to Alabamians.
Alabama was recently ranked among the last in the country for vaccine distribution, according to CDC data which has been disputed by state health officials.