Chhattisgarh police have arrested Congress leaders and workers, who were on their way to hold a protest demonstration in PM Modi scheduled a public meeting today. Congress state general secretary and former president Uttam Vasudev are also among the people being arrested along with the workers.
Congress has planned to protest against the brutal police violence against its leaders earlier this week. In the meanwhile, police started arresting the leaders. Former Congress president Uttam and state general secretary were arrested from their native place when they were on their way to PM’s rally venue.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to hold a public rally in Chhattisgarh today. Congress workers have given a statewide protest call against Modi’s rally happening today. Congress workers are all geared up in the black dress to mark their protest against police lathi charge on its workers and leaders.
— INC Chhattisgarh (@INCChhattisgarh) September 22, 2018


…. Laments spate of suicides in the country
By Juliet Umeh
One of the foremost telecommunications service providers, 9mobile has said it is promoting the cause of mental health because a lot of Nigerians are becoming more suicidal.
The telco which was one of the major sponsors of the 2022 Vanguard Mental Health Summit said that it will continue to support causes which are dear to them in order to impact on the everyday lives of Nigerians.
In her remarks during the event, the Public Relation Lead of the Telco, Chineze Amanfo said that the significance of mental health and well-being is never-ending and a continuous conversation. She said 9mobile will continue to raise awareness and educate the public through advocacy about the significance of maintaining general well-being and increasing productivity.
Speaking what the telco has has been doing to promote mental health in Nigeria.
Amanfo said: “During COVID-19, we discussed with our agency partners, and came up with the idea of the mental health series or a health talk series.
“We had to concentrate on mental health because there were a lot of incidents of people jumping into third mainland bridge and people have become more suicidal.
“So, my management bought the idea and said that as long as it is impactful.
We started up the mental health series early last year. And, the idea was to break it down in very simple terms using the popular social media platform. We have had five series so far.
“So when vanguard approached us, saying we have seen what you are doing in this space, it was only natural for us to jump on it.
“We will continue to support causes which are dear to us and then impact on the everyday lives of Nigerians because the mental health series we started is beyond Nigeria,” Amanfo said.
Also, the Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, 9mobile, Abdulrahman Ado, once said sound mental health is critical to the overall well-being of an individual.
He said, “Mental health is one issue that needs to constantly be on the health front burner because of its impact on human lives. “As a customer-centric brand that cares about the wellbeing of Nigerians, we are doing what we can to increase awareness through advocacy and ensure that the conversation around mental health is sustained, hence the need for the 9mobile Health Talk Series.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RAMALLAH, Dec 2 (KUNA) -- A Palestinian young man was killed in a shooting by Israeli occupation forces in Huwwara to the south of Nablus in the West Bank on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said in a press statement that it was informed by the General Authority for Civil Affairs about the death of the youth.
Ammar Mefleh, 22, from Osrin Village to the southeast of Nablus, was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces, according to local sources.
A video footage of the shooting showed that Mefleh tried to run away during a scuffle with Israeli occupation soldiers who shot him and left him bleeding at the site, the sources said. (end)
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Lebanese President inaugurates ESCWA Ministerial Session
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Beirut, 13 Shawwal,1439 AH, 27 June,2018 , SPA -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun inaugurated here today the 30th session of Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) under the title, "Technology for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region".
The session was attended by Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Lebanon Walid bin Abdullah Bukhari.
14:19 LOCAL TIME 11:19 GMT
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KSA’s non-oil shipment rises 37pct, value reaching USD7.3B in April
(MENAFN) The General Authority for Statistics also identified as GASTAT, mentioned in a report that Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports rose by 36.6 percent April, against the same month 2021, as the nation remains to expand its economy to reach the aims highlighted in Vision for the decade.
As mentioned by the report, Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports in the stated month stood at SR27.4 billion (USD7.3 billion), compared to SR20 billion (nearly USD5.3B) in the same month in 2021.
Non-oil exports in April 2022, however, declined by SR1.5 billion (around USD399.6M) or 5.3 percent when compared to the month before in 2022.
In April the Kingdom’s merchandise imports rose 11.2 percent annually, to SR55.3 billion (nearly USD14.7B), whereas it dropped 1 percent in comparison to the month before.
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Nearly 1,000 kg of silver, which was being transported on board Mumbai Rajdhani, was seized at the New Delhi railway station by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday.
The precious metal has been handed over to the Railway Police.
“Acting on a specific tip-off, we carried out searches and seized the silver. Enquiries revealed that the sender had claimed that electrical goods were being transported, which raises suspicion that the consignment was being sent through the hawala channel and it could well be part of an unaccounted-for transaction,” said a police officer.
The police have initiated investigations to ascertain the identity of the sender.
Other enforcement agencies, such as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, could also be involved to probe the matter, the officer said.


Geo/Jang once again kicks-off anti-ISI campaign
According to details, Geo/Jang group is now conspiring to bring the members of the National Assembly (NA) face to face with the prime intelligence agency of Pakistan, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
The spokesperson of Geo/Jang group alleged that some ISI officials are behind the suspension of Geo News transmissions, while the Geo News administration has also threatened to hold a demonstration outside the ISI Headquarters.
The media organization also tried to pit the government against the national security institutions, by moaning that the premier, cabinet ministers and the members of the assembly lack courage.
On the other hand, the employees of the media organization are also being persuaded to go on a hunger strike against ISI.
Geo has further alleged that it is being threatened that its fate will also be decided, after the removal of Nawaz-government.
The Geo/Jang spokesperson claimed to have evidences in which it was advised that the head of group must quit it and sell out 50 percent of its shares, while the organization should also keep selected journalists.
It was further alleged that some elements are asking the media group to place the chief executive of their choice, while Rs 20-25 crore are also being demanded.
This is not the first time that the Geo/Jang group has come with a motive to defame the prestigious institutions of the state.
Despite the fact that the people of Pakistan have strongly boycotted the media organization, for disseminating controversial news and conspiring against security institutions, it still alleges the ISI of suspending its transmissions.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said losses worth six to seven billion dollars have been recorded from the floods in the country so far.
In a nationwide radio address on Friday, the prime minister appreciated the role of the armed forces in dealing with the catastrophe. He also appealed to the nation to help the flood victims in their time of need.
Gilani asserted that the government's top priority is the rehabilitation of displaced people.
He said more than four billion rupees have been collected in the Prime Minister's flood relief fund and more donations are also coming in.
The prime minister also said the flood victims will be registered before their rehabilitation.


President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdifatah al-Sisi in Algeria.
According to Villa Somalia, the meeting in Algeria discussed operations against al-Shabaab in Somalia, drought and how to find a solution to food shortages.
“The President of Egypt, Mr. Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, who promised that he will help Somalia in the field of drought to help the people affected by the drought, added that the next climate conference in Egypt will be a voice for Somalia as he The world should be aware of the impact of climate change on Somalia.” read part a statement from Villa Somalia.
The office of the president added that the Egyptian president has promised to help Somalia in the field of food to help the people affected by the drought.
Also, President Hassan Sheikh briefed his Egyptian counterpart on the operations against al-Shabaab in the regions of the country and the efforts of the Somali government to stabilize the areas freed from al-Shabaab so that the people living there can get basic services. The community emphasized the importance of supporting Somalia in its fight against terrorism.
President Al-Sisi welcomed the achievements of the Somali government in the fight against al-Shabaab and expressed their readiness to support the government and the Somali people fully.


Around 20 localist groups on Sunday held a march in Mong Kok against the one-way permit system, which allows up to 150 mainlanders to settle in the city every day.
They said the new immigrants are putting a strain on the territory's public health care system and demanded the government reduce the quota.
The protesters also said the government must have a say on who can come in.
The government has said the system is for family reunions, but the protesters say they should reunite in the Greater Bay Area instead.
Some protesters carried cooking pots to symbolise that the health care system has exploded.


As Kapelwe Mbangweta Western Province Minister Counsels the mayor to deliver to the expectations of the people in the District.
Western Provincial Minister Hon Mbangweta said it will be unfair to the Council to fail to deliver to the people in the District more especially that UPND Government has promoted decentralization policy in order to support the local people and the Community
Mr Mbangweta said it was encouraging to see the people turning in numbers today during the inauguration ceremony which is a clear indication that the people in the District have more Hope in the Mayor and the mayor has a task to deliver to the people.
Hon Mbangweta said it was unfortunate that even when some part of CDF money has been released, People have not been able to access the same funds as stipulated in the CDF guidelines.
And Mongu Municipal Council Newly Installed Mayor Mr Nyambe Muyumbana has assured the people of Mongu District over his commitment to deliver to their expectations.
Mr Muyumbana said their vote in the previous By-election is not in vain but it’s a big gain.
Source: Kuomboka Media Agency


Saudi FM, chief of HNC discuss latest developments in Syria
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYADH, Nov 26 (KUNA) -- Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and head of High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition Nasser Al-Hariri discussed the latest developments in the country.
The two sides focused on means of meeting aspirations of the Syrian people, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.
The Syrian opposition featured 140 representatives held a broad meeting in Riyadh on November 22-24, with the participation of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.
The meeting named Al-Hariri as chief who will represent the opposition's delegation in the next round of the UN-sponsored negotiations in Geneva, and three deputies. (end) mdm.hm
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Apple became the number two smartphone player in China for the first time in a whole year even after falling 3 per cent (year-on-year) in 2022, a new report has shown.
According to Counterpoint Research, Apple reached its highest-ever quarterly share, capturing 23.7 per cent of the sales in Q4 2022.
This was despite the shortages faced by the iPhone 14 Pro versions as well as the comparatively lower popularity of the iPhone 14 series' non-Pro versions due to limited upgrades compared to the iPhone 13, the report mentioned.
Moreover, China's smartphone sales declined 14 per cent (year-on-year) in 2022 to reach their lowest level in a decade, also in Q4 2022, China's smartphone sales declined 15 per cent (year-on-year).
The report said that -- the sudden relaxing of the Covid-19 norms in December resulted in a surge in cases and led the market to decline 5 per cent (quarter-on-quarter) to record its lowest quarterly sales in the year, instead of posting a typical seasonal increase.
Further, vivo retained the first spot with a 19.2 per cent market share in 2022.
HONOR was the only brand in 2022 to have a positive growth at 38 per cent (year-on-year).
vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi saw (year-on-year) declines of 23 per cent, 27 per cent, and 19 per cent respectively in 2022 as demand dropped amid economic uncertainty, according to the report.
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed dissatisfaction with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central government’s measures against the coronavirus, saying the prime minister has not fulfilled his responsibility during the pandemic crisis.
Addressing the National Assembly session for the first time after the lockdown due to coronavirus in Pakistan, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto paid tribute to doctors, paramedics and nurses and said that 11 health workers had been martyred.
He said the Coronavirus has exposed the realities of world leaders, including Donald Trump of the United States and Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, because crises are a test for the leadership.
Bilawal said that it is unfortunate that our Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Health is not present in the Assembly even today, though it is his duty to inform the House and the people. It would be better if the Prime Minister were present in the Assembly today,” he said.
“We expected national consensus, but the foreign minister has targeted Sindh province and the 18th amendment, but I will not talk about it because we have to work together against coronavirus,” he said.
Bilawal Bhutto said the Prime Minister is confused and he is not able to fulfill his responsibilities.
Referring to the financial difficulties, he said that according to the World Bank, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives are the three countries that could be in a recession due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
He said that the federal government has not given any relief to the working class and now they are easing the restrictions.
He said that the PTI government is not approving the Corona Relief Ordinance which is for the people affected by the Pandemic instead PTI is sabotaging the relief process in Sindh.
He said that when Pakistan needs to work together, whether it is economic issues, Kashmir issue or now Coronavirus issue.
Bilawal said “I have a lot of topics to talk about but after the pandemic we will talk about it, at this time I do not wan to fight you but to support you.”


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, June 24
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Voting began in the parliamentary and presidential elections at 08:00 local time in Turkey.
Voting in the elections will end at 17:00 local time.
More than 56 million people have the right to vote in Turkey.
Turkish citizens who live abroad voted in the presidential and parliamentary elections on 11-17 June.
Number of Turkish citizens living abroad who voted in the parliamentary and presidential elections in the country stood at 1,468,408 people. In general, 3,470,323 people had the right to vote among Turkish citizens living abroad.
Voting was held in 123 diplomatic missions of Turkey in 60 countries.
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19 Palestinians killed in Gaza during Jerusalem Intifada
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Gaza, March 11 (Petra) - Some 19 Palestinians, including three children, have been killed by Israeli occupation fire in Gaza during the "Jerusalem Intifada" since 7th December and until today, Health Ministry in Gaza said on Sunday.
According to the ministry report a total of 1083 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces, including 238 children, 18 women and 827 men.
The report said 15 ambulances were directly targeted by the occupation forces, causing severely damaged and leaving their crews suffocated.
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Dubai: property investors to complete transactions in a day through Cube
(MENAFN) The latest customer service centre Cube has been introduced by Dubai Land Department (DLD) offering real estate investors a chance to complete transactions in only a day.
State news agency WAM reported that the founding of the centre has been accomplished with several major partners' joint efforts. The partners include the Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Police General Command, the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai.
Through making the entire services available in one location instead of 50 different ones, the center is to offer real estate investors a reduced effort as well as time.
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Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, said that the federal government was ready to revalidate its directive on the patronage of locally produced ICT products and services by the Ministries, Departments and Parastatal (MDAs) as a means of promoting local content in the sector.
Shittu disclosed that Nigeria was losing about $2.8billion yearly to the continued importation of ICT hardware and ceding about 70 per cent of the country’s technology market to the foreign brands.
He decried the attendant capital flights from […]
Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, had said that the $5.2billion fine slammed on telecommunication giant, MTN, was reduced to encourage foreign investments into the country.
Shittu said this on Sunday in Ibadan at an award ceremony in honour Chief Lekan Balogun, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland.
He said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) decided to reduced the penalty against the telecommunications giant after realising the negative impact the burden could have on the nation, its people and the economy.
The Nigerian […]


Perikatan Nasional (PN) has promised to prioritise resolving the cost of living, inflation, and soaring prices of goods if the coalition forms the state government after the state elections on Aug 12.
PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said the coalition will also strive to alleviate the burden faced by the people due to these conflicts immediately after the state government is formed.
He added that PN will commit to addressing other issues faced by the people, such as employment and income-related matters, as well as other problems that disrupt the daily affairs of the people, such as health, education, climate, and the environment.
"In general, it is about expediting economic recovery to create more job opportunities and provide housing for the homeless and others in need," he told reporters at the nomination centre for the Gombak parliamentary constituency today.
Muhyiddin said these matters were included in the PN's manifesto for the elections in six states, which will be launched in the near future.
The Pagoh MP said that he is confident and believes that the party's past experiences in governing the country and state have led it to nominate numerous corporate figures and professionals to be representatives of the people.


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Srinagar: The cordon and search operation that began in Monday in Nowshera area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir continued on Tuesday for the second consecutive day.
Police officials said that the operation was suspended last night due to light constrains and has been resumed today morning.
Reports said forces conducted searches in several villages of Nowshera area of Rajouri district.
The search operation began on Monday morning after police sources said that they had inputs about suspicious movement of militants in the area.
The CASO is being conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army.


Mr Adam Yussif, West Mamprusi District Chief Executive (DCE), has assured Ghanaians that the government is on course to execute its “Better Ghana Agenda,” to ensure that the citizenry benefit from the national cake.
He said though things were currently hard in the country, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would never depart from what it campaigned, which were amongst others to invest in people, build a Better Ghana to alleviate poverty, fight hunger and disease.
Mr Yussif told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Tamale on Wednesday that due to the temporary economic challenges facing the country, some skeptics were wondering whether the NDC, under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama, would be able to honour its promise of building a Better Ghana.
He said despite the current economic difficulties, massive infrastructural development was on-going all over the country, a testimony that the NDC government would never renege on its promise to develop the country.
He said there was visible infrastructure springing up in all districts in the country and that in the West Mamprusi District, a lot of projects had been completed while others were progressing steadily.
He said over 12 structures had been initiated and completed for the Yagba Senior High School in the Mamprugu/Moaduri District during the NDC second term in office, and that the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) and the Millennium Villages Projgramme (MVP) were also transforming the district.
He said the SADA/MVP, which was launched in the district by President Mahama came in four intervention areas, namely agriculture, health, education and infrastructure development and that with regards to health, there had been a lot of rehabilitation of health centres in the district.
He said SADA/MVP had also constructed two CHPS compounds at Duo and Nabare communities and the Assembly had also constructed additional CHPS compound at Timburi and that on education, some 10-unit classroom blocks had been constructed at Nabare, rehabilitated a six-classroom block at Sariba and additional six-unit classroom block and rehabilitated an ICT centre for the people.
He said t government had also constructed the first ever storey market in the West Mamprusi District/ aimed at improving revenue collection to further develop the area.
He said a lot of rural communities in the district had also been connected to the national grid, and expressed the hope that Ghanaians would renew the mandate of the NDC in 2016, based on the massive development it had embarked on.


By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano
A leading member of the Kwankwasiyya movement in Kano led by Senaor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Hajiya Binta Spikin has accused the present regime of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of performing below expectation.
She argued that the people of Kano hardly felt the presence of government while the state government has been insensitive to the yearnings of the people of the state even as she frowned at excessive taxes by the government.
“Currently in Kano the situation is that of people not feeling the presence of government due to lack of performance by the current regime when compared to the administration of Senator Kwankwaso” she stated.
She said that the state was being run largely in absentia as Governor Ganduje was always away most of the time unlike the time when Senator Kwankwaso was the governor and the people were so attached to the government that they contributed willingly to the development of the state.
Spikin also lamented the manner with which the state government dumped the educational development projects in the state introduced by Sen Kwankwaso which should have benefitted about 2,600 students.
She also said that a lot of social menace which Sen Kwankwaso fought against when he was governor, like drug addiction and hooliganism are now returning due to lack of political will by the current government.


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China blames US of "playing double standards" in name of press freedom
(MENAFN)China blamed the US of "playing double standards" in the name of press freedom.
A news conference in Beijing quoted China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian as saying that "The US is just using press freedom as a cover to advance its real agenda of suppressing China. It is only trying to justify its open double standard, hegemony and bullying with a high-sounding pretext."
Zhao further declared that "With regard to the US, it is not just a matter of 'can do better' on journalists and press freedom, but an urgent need to redress mistakes and seek improvement. The US should reflect upon itself and stop wanton attacks on China. One can only earn respect from others with proper self-conduct."
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Kuwiat- Citizen found dead
(MENAFN- Arab Times) A Kuwaiti, in his 30s, was found dead in his house in Farwaniya, reports Al-Seyassah daily. Paramedics and securitymen rushed to the location after the Operations Room at the Ministry of Interior received information that a man was found lying unconscious inside his house. When the paramedics checked the condition of the man, they found out he was already dead. His remains were
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Another 259 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total to 1,028.
The vast majority of those were in England, where a further 246 deaths means a total of 935 people have died.
NHS England said the victims were aged between 33 and 100, and all but 13 of them had underlying health conditions.
Scotland has had seven more deaths, bringing the total to 40.
There have been four more fatalities in Wales, bringing the total to 38.
Northern Ireland has had 15 deaths after two more people who tested positive for the disease died.
The highest number of deaths in one area was at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in England where 16 people died. Fifteen of the deaths were at the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust.


Discussed the Union Budget
Discussed the Union Budget:-
The CII discussed the Union Budget at its Gomtinagar office on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, CII Northern Region President Abhimanyu Munjal said that the Finance Minister has presented a development-oriented, expansionary budget. CII UP President CP Gupta said that attention has been paid to getting the economic growth back on track.


The Osun government on Sunday said it had confirmed six new cases of Coronavirus in the state.
Dr Rafiu Isamotu, State Commissioner for Health, in a statement issued in Osogbo, said one of the new cases, who came into the state from Ibadan, died on Saturday before the result of his test could be announced.
The commissioner said the remains of the deceased, who, however, had an underlying ailment, had been buried by the family.
He said the Surveillance Unit of the State COVID-19 Team had started contacts tracing.
“From our findings, the late patient was receiving treatment in Lagos.
“But when he got to Ibadan, where the mother lives, he was advised to come to the state for medical help.
“But unfortunately, we lost the patient, even before we could admit him into our medical facility,” the Commissioner said.
Isamotu further explained that three of the confirmed cases had contact with the Osun-based India national who was confirmed positive to the virus on Friday.
He said the three cases were domestic staff of the India national.
Isamotu said the two new cases had contact with an existing confirmed positive persons in the state.
“With this latest development, the number of our active cases in the state is now 11,” Isamotu said.
In summary, the commissioner said that out of the 60 cases confirmed, the state had successfully treated and discharged 44 patients, while five deaths were recorded.


Carles Puigdemont to seek his options in Belgium
(MENAFN) Carles Puigdemont, dismissed Catalan President, has took off to Belgium, as his attorney, Paul Bekaert has confirmed. However, the lawyer has declared that Puigdemont did not go into hiding nor did he confirm if he was seeking asylum.
Chief prosecutor of Spain has requested rebellion charges to be issued against him along with other organizers of Catalonia's banned independence referendum. Replacing dismissed officials, on Monday the Spanish central government has taken full charge of Catalonia.
Mr. Bekaert confirmed that Mr. Puigdemont currently resides in the Brussels, Belgian capital; he also informed Flemish public radio that "he has full rights to be here, there is nothing against him at this moment". Moreover, when asked about the Catalan leader's intention of seeking asylum he said "we're keeping all options open - nothing has been decided."
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Japan agrees on USD216B additional budget to fight inflation effect
(MENAFN) Japan’s parliament agreed on a 28.92 trillion yen (USD215.9 billion) extra budget on Friday to grow its economy and avoid the effect of surging inflation.
The additional supplementary budget of the economic year targets “to help struggling households cope with accelerating inflation and support an economy facing downward pressure,” as said by domestic news outlet Kyodo News.
Japan’s yearly inflation level stood at 3.6 percent this October, marking a remarkable surge from 0.1 percent in comparison to the same month last year.
The administration targets at “to limit the rise in consumer inflation by 1.2 percent or more,” the report mentioned.
“As the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have raised the need for more fiscal stimulus to support the economy, massive reserve funds, which can be used at the discretion of the Cabinet without parliamentary approval, have come under greater scrutiny,” as mentioned in the report.
Adding “With the addition of 4.74 trillion yen (USD35.36 billion) in the latest budget, the total amount of such reserve funds earmarked for the current year totaled 11.76 trillion yen (USD87.73 billion).”
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Governor of Riyadh region inaugurates 6th Business Youth Forum
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Riyadh, Safar 24, 1439, November 13, 2017, SPA -- Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region, here today patronized the 6th Business Youth Forum.
The event was organized by the Riyadh Chamber represented by the Business Youth Committee at the Chamber's headquarters.
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The dreadly disease covid19 is increasing at alarming rate now in Lolab as four more positive cases has been detected today in Branet Kuligam.
According to the reports reaching to the Inside Kashmir that four more positive cases has been detected today including one from Takiya and three from Branet Kuligam.
Tehsildar Lalpora also confirmed and said that, the four more cases came positive today and said that three cases are from Branet Kuligam and one from Takiya.
Meanwhile health department also confirmed and said that all positive cases are primary contacts and the other contacts is being traced out now at the moment.
With the new four fresh cases,the tally mounts now 05 in Lolab


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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Oct 5, 2022, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain, chaired the second meeting of the Security and Military Coordination Committee which is affiliated with the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council.
The meeting was held at the Ministry of Interior's office here today.
At the beginning of the meeting, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud welcomed the Bahraini Minister of Interior and the accompanying delegation, and conveyed to them the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and their wishes the success of the meeting and its expecting fruitful outcome that may contribute to preserving and strengthening the security of the two fraternal countries.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz also hailed the well-established historical relations, which have become a model for strategic cooperation in the field of employing resources and capabilities in order to maintain the common interests of the two fraternal countries, stressing that the meeting comes as a continuation of strengthening cooperation and coordination in security areas of common interest.
For his part, General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa delivered a speech in which he stressed that the historical relations between the two countries contribute to strengthening their security, citing the distinguished relations between the ministries of the interior in the two countries, which are witnessing tangible development in various security fields.
The meeting discussed topics on the agenda, and issued a number of necessary recommendations and initiatives.
The meeting also witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement in the security field between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai today claimed that the nation's journey to the economic prosperity has started from today.
Listing his priority, he said that the first one peace process has almost come to an end and the country will now move forward with the second priority, economic development," he said, during an interaction with the Finance Ministry officials. He also stressed on policy reform for the economic development.
The UCPN-Maoist ideologue Bhattarai also hailed the government officials. "Due to lengthy transition phase, the country could not move ahead in the path to economic development," he said, urging the business and industrial community to invest in the productive areas to enhance economic development.
"The import based revenue mobilisation could not help the country to develop," he added.
The premier also highlighted the role of capital market for the financial sector reform. Showing serious concern on poor performance of public enterprises, he promised that the coalition government will end all kinds of political bickering in the government corporations to improve their performance.
Though, he promised not to interfere, the public entities have always been a recruiting centre for cadres of the line ministers. "The government is preparing a regulation to completely halt political bickering in the public enterprises," Bhattarai said.


Alipurduar: Police of Veerpada police station in Alipurduar district have arrested two people with two firearms and sharp weapons. Police said that based on intelligence, a small vehicle was apprehended late last night in the Old Bus Stand area of Veedpada. During the search, two guns and a sharp weapon were recovered from the vehicle. After this, the police arrested two people in the car. Police said the names of these accused are related to the criminal case. Police has started investigating the incident.


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A meeting was held between the two parties to assess the growth of the decisions made during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to China.
The meeting was co-chaired by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor and Director-General NDRC.
The Director-General NDRC said that the involved Chinese organizations are taking steps towards implementing the conclusions reached during the PM’s visit. He further stated that many meetings were held to discuss the execution of the first phase of the plan.
It was concluded during the meeting that the Pakistan Railways will contact the National Railway Administrations (NEA) on an immediate basis, for the working of project particulars.
Different power sector-based projects were discussed including the 300-MW power project in Gwadar. It is also to be noted that these projects have been completed on Pakistan’s end and are awaiting the Chinese to expedite the steps needed for the project’s completion.
The two entities were content with the progress of many projects in Gwadar e.g. New Gwadar International Airport, Pak China Friendship Hospital, etc.
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lounges for especially important persons (VIP) and official
delegations at airports of the Republic of Azerbaijan," approved by
a decree dated October 29, 2021, Azernews reports.
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Azerbaijan will use VIP lounges on the basis of a notification sent
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(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The Special Prosecutor's Office against Organized Crime is investigating Colombian criminal gangs operating on the border between Panama and Colombia, and controlling illegal mining in multiple towns in Darién.
Metropolitan Prosecutor, Fátima Sánchez Marciaga, confirmed that that during a recent operation in the area, agents of the National Border Service (Seafront) seized several mercury tanks introduced into the country illegally for the extraction of gold and, with polluting effects, that are great threat to the environment contaminating rivers, forests the fauna and flora.
Sánchez Marciaga said that, although illegal mining is mainly exploited by criminal gangs from Colombia, some Panamanians have already begun to practice it and confirmed that a local group that operated on the Maria River in Chilibre was recently dismantled.
Reports from the institution show a rebound in activity since 2015 and identify as responsible, among others, the Usuga Clan, which took control of the binational border after the disarmament of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
In a meeting of the Panama-Colombia Border Binational Commission, the authorities of both countries recognized the interference of these bands in the region and warned about the use of various strategies to obtain economic resources, including the illegal mining
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has said that Gilgit Baltistan is part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and it should be given its due constitutional and political rights. Talking to The Hindu , Amanullah Khan, chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front said, 'my party in its resolution has rejected division of the State on religious, cultural or any other basis. We also demand that the people of Gilgit Baltistan be given their due constitutional and political rights and be allowed to have a democratic government.' According to Mr. Khan, the party has also taken a stand that like the state of Jammu and Kashmir the constitutional status of Gilgit Baltistan — better known as the Northern Areas — was yet to be determined and therefore Gilgit Baltistan areas are an integral part of the divided Jammu Kashmir State and not of Pakistan. Pakistan's envoy to Belgium had recently stated that the Northern Areas have never been part of Jammu and Kashmir. Mr. Khan said that his party has rejected the proposals put forward by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to solve the Kashmir issue contending that they would result in division of Jammu and Kashmir and permanent enslavement of its people. Lauds EU report Mr. Khan said the party appreciated the Nicholson Report of the European Parliament for pinpointing the constitutional, political and legal injustices that the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan were being subjected to.


EU's top official charges Belarus to start hybrid attack to destabilize Europe
(MENAFN)The EU's top official Ursula von der Leyen charged Belarus of starting a hybrid attack to destabilize Europe by inviting migrants and enter them to Europe.
The European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg quoted the president of the European Commission during her State of the Union speech as saying that “The regime in Minsk has instrumentalized human beings. They have put people on planes and literally pushed them towards Europe's borders.”
She further declared that “Let’s call it what it is: this is a hybrid attack to destabilize Europe,” showing support for Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland and strongly declining such behavior.
In addition, the official called on EU member states to adopt the legislative package on migration and asylum that the European Commission suggested last September.
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With Americas still the epicentre of Coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation has cautioned that the life of the indigenous people in the country is of grave concern.
The WHO said that more than 70,000 cases and over 2,000 deaths were reported among this population as of July 6. It said that at least six cases were reported among the Nahua people, who live in the Peruvian Amazon.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the indigenous population was at a higher risk of contracting the disease as these people are among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable groups.
He said that the indigenous peoples faced many challenges, which included lack of political representation, lack of access to health, education and social services and economic marginalization.
“Indigenous peoples often have a high burden of poverty, unemployment, malnutrition and both communicable and non-communicable diseases, making them more vulnerable to Covid- 19 and its severe outcomes,” he said.
The WHO’s Regional Office for the Americas recently made some recommendations for preventing COVID-19 among these people. The WHO said that they were continuously monitoring the situation.
The WHO also cautioned of more vigil and underlined the importance of contact tracing to suppress the transmission of coronavirus among indigenous communities and the population at large. The Organisation said that it was needed as more countries were now lifting lockdown restrictions.
WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergency Response Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall said that contact tracing helps in breaking the further transmission of coronavirus.


Vice President Faisal Naseem, on Saturday afternoon, met with members of the Fuvahmulah City Council and held extensive discussions on the ongoing developmental projects in the city. The meeting took place at the Secretariat of the Fuvahmulah City Council.
Discussions at the meeting were mainly focused on the ongoing road development project, creating job opportunities for the youth, and improving healthcare and education sector services. The council members also discussed with the Vice President ways to resume stalled PSIP projects.
Speaking about the administration’s efforts to create new jobs, the Vice President asked the council members to exercise impartiality in hiring. He also went on to speak about the importance of creating more opportunities for people with disabilities and the underprivileged.
The Vice President was accompanied at the meeting by Dr Ahmed Zahir, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, who spoke about the Ihya Forum held Friday evening in Fuvahmulah City to renew and revive the spirit of Ramadan. He thanked the City Council for their support in organising the event.


Global Terrorism Surges; Iraq Leads the List
Despite fighting them “over there,” terrorism has grown more frequent and bloody. According to the State Department’s latest assessment of terrorist activity, Iraq contained nearly half of all attacks in 2006. The number of attacks worldwide went up 28.5 percent from the previous year, claiming 40.2 percent more lives.
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In its annual global survey of terrorism, the department said 14,338 attacks took place in 2006, mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan, 3,185 more than in 2005 representing a 28.5 percent increase.
These strikes claimed a total of 20,498 lives, 13,340 of them in Iraq, 5,800 more, or a 40.2 percent increase, than last year, it said.
Despite the grim figures, State Department officials pointed to some successes in the war on terror, including improved counterterrorism cooperation with various nations and the thwarting of numerous plots, notably plans to down trans-Atlantic airliners.
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Health education and promotion added to medical evaluation systems
Involvement and performance for health education and health promotion have been included in local medical personnel's professional evaluation systems, officials at the Shanghai Health Commission said on Monday.
The measures are designed to increase interest in health education and promotion and transition a disease treatment-center mechanism to a people’s health-center mechanism, officials said.
Health education and health promotion, along with medical treatment and disease prevention, have been recognized by the World Health Organization as the three most essential ways to raise public health awareness.
During the pandemic, health education and promotion have become as important as medical treatment and disease prevention, as local health authorities have directed more than 110 medical facilities to implement education programs that heighten awareness of infectious disease prevention and control.


Among insurance customers who were rewarded with lower premiums for keeping fit, those who added two gym visits to their weekly routine were 13 per cent less likely to go to hospital.
The hospital costs of those who were active throughout the five-year study were 16 per cent lower than those who were inactive, and were 6 per cent lower in those who went from being unfit to fit.
There was also a 22 per cent increase in gym membership recorded among the 300,000 South African customers of an insurance scheme called Vitality, which repays part of their annual premium if they eat well, exercise regularly and avoid smoking.
Pru Health, which commissioned the study and which runs Vitality together with the South African financial firm Discovery, says the results are the first to prove that financial incentives can improve individuals’ health as well as lowering healthcare costs across society.
Dr Katherine Tryon from PruHealth said: “For the first time we now have concrete evidence that a comprehensive, incentive-based health promotion programme can motivate people to change their behaviour and increase participation in physical activity over time.
“Furthermore, we can show this translates into positive benefits for both individuals as hospital admissions are reduced, and for the private medical insurance industry as lower hospital admission costs are subsequently generated.
“In a time of ever increasing healthcare costs, this is a significant finding for all concerned with reducing the overall healthcare burden on both a national and international level.”


White House Looks to Jon Stewart in 9/11 Health Bill Bid
Not doing much to convince certain detractors that “The Daily Show” is in cahoots with the Obama administration, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs voiced his hope, during a press briefing Tuesday, that Jon Stewart would be able to rouse support among members of the Senate for a health measure designed to help 9/11 first responders. Specifically, Gibbs held out the wish that Republican senators would pay attention to the message if it came from Stewart’s show. –KA
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If there’s the ability for that to sort of break through in our political environment, there’s a good chance that he can help do that,” Gibbs said in his briefing. “I think he has put the awareness around this legislation. He’s put that awareness into what you guys cover each day, and I think that’s good. I hope he can convince two Republicans to support taking care of those that took care of so many on that awful day in our history.”
Stewart has dedicated lengthy segments on “The Daily Show” to the legislation that would help the first responders on Sept. 11.
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State AG drops voter registration lawsuit against Govt. Accountability Board
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has dropped his lawsuit against the state's Government Accountability Board.
He says he's now convinced that the agency will do what he wanted and double-check the registrations of voters who have signed up since the start of 2006.
Thursday, the board agreed to have its staff review those registrations from May through the end of November.
Local clerks were expected to get that job, but they won't.
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The government of the Maldives has stated that it will be working to control the prices of some goods such as coconuts and chili during the month of Ramadan.
The government made the statement during a press conference of the President’s Office today. President’s Office spokesperson Mabrouq Azeez said that the Agronet company had made agreements with 363 farmers and agricultural workers in the nation for the purpose.
The issue of price inflation of items and supply chain effects such as watermelon, chili, and coconuts have been observed almost every year as Ramadan neared.
Mabrouq also said that the supply of eggs, staple food items, onions and potatoes would not be disrupted during this Ramadan and that the government would oversee whether the price control mechanisms are working.
Mabrouq also added that the supply and stock of items such as staple items, onions, potatoes and eggs were ensured. The Economic Ministry was also working to introduce price control for staple items, according to Mabrouq.
Mabrouq said that the State Trading Organization had provided details of the stock of these items.
Mabrouq said that the government was still working to increase the supply as well as the supply in the atolls.


(MENAFN- IANS) Imphal, June 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, after holding a series of meetings with his Manipur counterpart N. Biren Singh and various other organisations on Saturday, said that he would report about the outcome of the deliberations to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sarma, who is also the convenor of the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), said that his "good will visit" is a part of the process to create confidence building measures in Manipur.
"This time I did not hold any meetings with any leaders and MLAs of the Kuki community. I came to Manipur to learn the situation here," the Assam Chief Minister told the media before leaving Imphal for Guwahati.
Sarma said that besides the Chief Minister, he met ministers, BJP leaders, heads of various Civil Society Organisations and key leaders, and discussed the situation in the state.
"For all of us, peace and stability in Manipur is very important. I hope that we will be able to restore peace and stability permanently in Manipur," he said.
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Maoists to lead new govt: Prachanda
CHITWAN: Chairman of the UCPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday said that the nation would soon witness a new government under his party leadership.
Speaking at a programme he said that his party would not join the government led by the losers. He claimed that thousands of UML cadres were planning to enter his party soon. He further said that the present government was formed against the peoples' verdict and also it was against the law of the country. He assured that the government under his party’s leadership was in the process of formation.


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KATHMANDU: The Personal Secretariat of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has requested all concerned not to spread propaganda relating to Ncell’s share sale without factual evidence.
The Secretariat has also objected to the misleading information about the implication of the Secretariat and the Prime Minister in the Ncell case.
The Prime Minister’s Press Advisor Govinda Acharya has also challenged to prove such allegations against the PM and the Secretariat. Expressing serious attention to the misleading information about the implication of the Secretariat and the Prime Minister in the case through various media including the social media, he asked all not to be confused by such misleading information.
Stating that a group has been active in advancing the case of the Ncell share purchase and spreading misleading information against the government in it, Acharya said that the government would take strict legal action against those involved in the illegal activities relating to Ncell.


JAIPUR: Seven more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 2,335 on Tuesday, the state Health Department said.
Among the new cases are six from Jaipur and one from Jodhpur.
"Seven new cases have been reported -- six cases from Jaipur and one from Jodhpur. Taking the total positive cases for the day (Tuesday) to 73 in Rajasthan while the cumulative positive cases in the state stand at 2335," said the state health department bulletin.
The tally includes; 768 patients who have recovered, 584 patients have been discharged and 51 patients have lost their lives due to the deadly virus.


Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday welcome the Modi government’s decision to regularise unauthorised colonies in the national capital and said that the AAP government had submitted the road map in this regard on July 24. "We submitted a proposal to the Centre on July 24 on the regularization of unauthorised colonies. The Centre today accepted our proposal,” Kejriwal said while addressing the media.
He also asked the Centre should start the process immediately. Kejriwal said the Centre has taken an important decision on the long-pending demand of Delhiites.
Kejriwal said that three posh colonies that have been left out could also have been regularised.
"We had given 12 suggestions in the proposal to the Centre, however, we are yet to receive the final document to know how many have been accepted. The Centre didn’t agree to include the posh colonies of Delhi," he added.
Kejriwal said the Delhi government had suggested that colonies on the land of the Archaeological Survey of India should be exempted.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to grant ownership rights to people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. The move will benefit 40 lakh people.
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Centre would also bring a bill in the Winter Session of Parliament to give relief to the residents of the unauthorised colonies in the national capital.


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In a speech in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the people of Kashmir want to join the mainstream, and that is why the government is trying to bring development and progress to the region. He said that the government has made great strides in providing basic amenities, such as water, electricity, and mobile connectivity. He also noted that the region is becoming a hub of tourism and that the Centre is taking various steps to ensure that the youth of the region get jobs and the farmers receive the necessary support. He added that the government is committed to taking all steps to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir.


UN: One in nine Ukrainians need aid
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The United Nations on Friday warned that the humanitarian crisis due to fighting in Ukraine now means 5 million people there € almost one in nine of the total population € are in need of humanitarian assistance.
"Nearly 1.4 million people have been internally displaced by insecurity and active hostilities, primarily in the eastern provinces of the country," Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said in Geneva.
"Civilians living close to the so-called contact line which separates the government and the non-government controlled areas are among the most vulnerable," Laerke added.
The World Food Programme recently tripled the scale of its planned operations in Ukraine. It will now raise its emergency food assistance to help 500,000 conflict-affected people until the end of the year.
"Funding of the aid operation remains a concern. Including pledges, only 35 percent of the US$316 million requested has been received," Laerke said.
More than 6,400 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since April last year in the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists.
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(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Ace choreographer, actor, and director Prabhu Deva 's upcoming bilingual project titled Flashback now has a first look poster. Dropped recently, the film also stars Regina Cassandra and Anasuya Bharadwaj in the lead roles. Flashback's poster has a digital painting of the actors, who seem to be recalling a pleasant old memory. Music composer and actor GV Prakash Kumar unveiled the 'breezy first look.'
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Going by the first look, it is understood that Prabhu Deva's role in Flashback will be different from his earlier films. According to reports, he will be seen as a writer, while Cassandra will be playing a teacher. On the other hand, Bharadwaj, who is entering Kollywood with this film, will also be seen in a pivotal role. Don Sandy has helmed the project.
Details 'Flashback' will be released in Tamil and Telugu
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A Saudi national who had been kidnapped in Beirut has been freed in a“special operation” by the Lebanese army near the border with Syria, the military said yesterday.
Soldiers had also raided homes in Baalbek in connection with the abduction, as well as a location in the eastern city where the illicit stimulant drug captagon was being produced, the army said in a statement.
“An army intelligence patrol managed to free kidnapped Saudi national Mashari al-Mutairi during a special operation on the Syrian border,” it said in a separate statement.
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi told a news conference nine people had been arrested over the kidnapping, and that Mutairi was“doing well”.
The Saudi ambassador to Beirut, Walid Bukhari, thanked Lebanon for its efforts to swiftly free the man.
A senior Lebanese security source had said late Monday that unidentified assailants dressed as security personnel and driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle had kidnapped the Saudi national on the Beirut seafront, where he had been in a restaurant.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati congratulated the army on the“great effort deployed to release him and arrest those involved in the kidnapping”.
According to Saudi government-owned television channel Al-Ekhbariya, the kidnappers had demanded a ransom.
Lebanese security forces frequently target parts of the Syrian border area in connection with drug trafficking.
Most of the Middle East region's captagon is produced in Syria and Lebanon and smuggled to its main consumer market in the region. Kidnappings of foreign nationals have been rare in recent years in Lebanon, which since late 2019 has been facing devastating economic crisis that has impoverished the population.
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MIANWALI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi vowed that the politics of corruption will have to be put to and end in the country.
PM Abbasi made the remark while addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a gas supplying project in Mianwali.
The Prime Minister stated that those who are buying votes cannot represent the masses.
He further said that not a single power generation project was set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for the past four years.
The Premier said that factories were shut down in 2013 and its employees were worried.
"Our government completed development projects in difficult times," he added.
The Prime Minister went on to say that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will continue the path of progress in the future as well.


Police on Saturday said it prevented three youth from joining militant ranks and arrested two militant associates in Awantipora area of Pulwama district.
A statement said police received information that some youth of Tral who had been “influenced and motivated by a false narrative were about to join militant ranks.”
“Acting swiftly, Awantipora police along with security forces prevented these youth from joining militancy. They have been identified as Illyas Amin Waini and Abrar Ahmad Reshi – both residents of MandooraTral and Ubaid Ahmad Shah of ShaldramanTral,” said the statement.
It said the youth were taken to police station Tral where they were properly counseled in presence of their family members and after which they were handed over to their parents.
The statement said during the course of investigation, it surfaced that the trio had come into contact with active militants with the help of two militant associates, linked to Lashkar-e-Toiaba and HizbulMujahideen who were motivating youth to join the militancy.
“Both the militant associates were arrested and have been identified as Rizwan Ahmad Wani and Rayees Ahmad Chopan – both residents of MandooraTral,” said the statement.
It said a case (FIR number 52/2020) has been registered in police station Tral and further investigation initiated.


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Angela Middleton, who has been the coordinator for the project, said they have been able to gather information on roughly 170 Black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofit community resources and churches. Middleton said they are still hoping to reach out to several others before the directory is released.
“We would like for the minority businesses to be highlighted so that they can continue to grow and prosper,” Middleton said. “We would like to make it easier access to locate the minority businesses as well as the resources we have in this area.”
Through the project’s development, Middleton said she was excited to discover the range of businesses being created by young entrepreneurs throughout the region.
“We began to realize that, ‘Oh my God, there’s so much more going on here than we even realized,’ and the number of young people who were starting businesses, who had ideas about starting businesses,” Johnson said. “It just became quite an exciting process to even go through, so we just continued.”
Johnson said she hopes the directory’s publication will “inspire others who have wanted to start a business to think more about the possibility of doing that in this day and age.”


(WIVB) – Congressman Brian Higgins has tough words for the federal response to COVID-19.
The U.S. recorded 63,000 new cases in just one day.
COVID-19 has killed almost 134,000 Americans.
Rep. Higgins said the U.S. government’s response has been “screwed up” from the very beginning.
“The federal government’s response to this has been deplorable,” Higgins said. “No leadership whatsoever- and until that changes, we’re going to have a situation where we have to continue to physically and socially distance.”
During a roundtable on Friday, the president said he’s working to reopen the country safely.


Govt to further relax visa norms to boost tourism: Swaraj
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In order to attract more businesses and tourists to India, the Government on Sunday said that it is planning to further ease the visa norms shortly.
“We plan to further liberalise our visa regime for tourism, business as well as other areas shortly,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said at the Global Investors Meet in Indore.
She further said that the issues related to visa were one of the concerns for foreigners and the Indians who are living abroad, and the government has already taken measures to address the concerns.
In November 2014, the government started the e-visa scheme for more than 100 countries. This was further extended to 37 countries in 2016, taking the overall number to 150.
Swaraj said that after the launch of the e-visa scheme, arrivals of tourists in India have steadily increased. “The strong Indian diaspora of 25 million, consisting of NRIs and PIOs, are a major force to promote country’s interests abroad,” she added.
She also said that cards of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) have been merged and the government has put a system in place for protection and welfare of immigrant workers. And to redress their complaints in a timely manner, a portal has also been launched.
Speaking about investments, Swaraj said the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy has been further liberalised, making the country one of the most open economies in the world.
The government has cleared the bankruptcy law and a well-defined roadmap for reducing corporate tax from 30% to 25% in the coming four years has also been laid down, she informed.
Reforms and initiatives like Make in India, Start up India, Digital India and Smart City Mission are all targeted at preparing the country for the 21st century, she added.


Shillong: Meghalaya on Saturday recorded three deaths due to Covid-19 related complications, that of persons who were not vaccinated against the virus, increasing the number of fatalities to 1471 and 20 new cases of infection, which added up to 308 active cases, health officials said.
The state also reported 44 more cases of recovery from the viral infection, which surged the number of recovered cases to 82635 on Saturday, the official said.
Meghalaya has so far registered 84414 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said the three deaths due to the viral disease were reported from the East Khasi Hills district which includes Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong is the most pandemic-hit district with 245 active COVID-19 cases and 998 related fatalities.
He said all the 20 COVID-19 cases detected were in the East Khasi Hills district, which also recorded 30 more cases of recovery from the viral infection.
Meanwhile, the number of active COVID-19 -19 cases in other districts of the state have been on a gradual decline with the West Khasi Hills having 18, followed by 15 in West Garo Hills, 11 in East Garo Hills, nine in West Jaintia Hills, eight in Ri-Bhoi and two in East Jaintia Hills, while the North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills and South West Khasi Hills have been consistently free of the virus over the past few weeks.
Of the 12,04,930 persons tested for COVID-19 in the state till Saturday afternoon, 11,20,516 persons have been tested negative for the virus, the official data stated.
On the other hand, 32,090 health care workers have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and 28,833 have been administered with the second dose, 96,971 front-line workers have got the first jab and 82,693 have taken the second shot, 10,31,533 persons from among the general public have been inoculated with the first dose and 6,87,947 citizens have been fully vaccinated with
the second dose across the state as on date, the health official said.


"The Judge just told FKAA that the County Code which says put the sewer connection in the public right of way means, put the grinder pump in the public right of way. Duh. FKAA has intimidated many property owners to put these pumps on their land, and pay to run their electricity to it. Who in government will stand up and say FKAA, its lawyers, and its consultants were wrong to ignore the law? Who in government will acknowledge that the citizens who have been fighting with FKAA were right?"


Gurugram, Sep 28 (IANS) To spread awareness about the importance of rabies vaccines on the occasion of World Rabies Day, the DCC (Dogs Cats & Companions) Animal Hospital here launched a vaccination drive to administer shots to stray dogs across Delhi-NCR.
The hospital aims to vaccinate stray dogs and promote a more nuanced knowledge of pet illnesses and vaccines while highlighting the advantages of immunising stray animals for both people and other animals.
A minivan launched on Wednesday will also provide comprehensive advice on the ideal procedures for dog vaccination.
Vinod Sharma, Director and Head of Veterinary Services, DCC Animal Hospital, said, 'The importance of rabies vaccination is particularly salient today in light of the rising cases of street dog attacks in several parts of the country.
'Hence, proper vaccinations of street dogs make for the best and most humane solution, not just for the strays but for people in the localities as well. As such, we hope that through this vaccination drive, DCC Animal Hospital can enhance the awareness and understanding of pet vaccinations and healthcare for both strays and pet dogs.'
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The delegation included representatives of communities including Rai, Mangar, Gurung, Thami, Bhujel, Jogi, Sanyasi, Giri, Newar, Khas (Bhawn and Chettri) and Dewan (Yakha). The delegation presented a memorandum to the Minister for providing Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to their communities. They also discussed various related issues such as their representation in the state assembly, reservation in jobs, income tax exemption and others. They also gave a presentation on the history, geography and other matters related to the state of Sikkim and their communities in particular.
While addressing the delegation, Dr Jitendra Singh said that he appreciates the contribution made by the communities and he will try to ensure that the justice is given to them. He said that the memorandum submitted by them will be taken up with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Speaking on the importance and contribution of Sikkim, the Minister said that PM Narendra Modi accords very high priority to the North Eastern region. He said that the Prime Minister himself has also visited Sikkim. The Minister said that Sikkim has been declared ‘Organic State’ by the Government. Sikkim is the first state to be declared as ODF state, he added. He also said that the GDP and literacy of the state are also very high. He further said that Sikkim has excelled in the field of tourism as well. Due to all these reasons, Sikkim sets an example to be followed by other states, he said.
After giving a patient hearing to the delegation from Sikkim, Dr Jitendra Singh said that it is our responsibility to see that all sections of the society get due justice. Speaking on the occasion, Naveen Verma said that there is a defined process to be followed while including any community in the Scheduled Tribes list.
The senior officers of Ministry of DoNER were also present on the occasion.


Bosses going through comments on Spalding's South Holland Centre
Council chiefs say they are still going through the responses to a survey about the future of the South Holland Centre in Spalding.
Bosses had chosen to ask people what they want to see at the venue in the future in a consultation in May.
A South Holland District Council spokesman said: “We want to thank everyone who took the time to fill in the South Holland Centre survey.
"Our team are currently working through the results, which include a lot of detailed individual recommendations, feelings and feedback for us to consider.
"We will ensure that these contribute to any decisions for the next steps for the centre.”
The venue has been shut since last March.


Weeks after National Crime Records Data (NCRD) stating that crimes against women were on peak in Bangalore city, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has rubbished these allegations. He has said asked the people not to believe the reports of NCRD and the media. He has also said that the NCRD counts the cases filed under immoral traffic prevention act as crimes against women, which was why the number was so high. He has also said that the maximum number of rape cases recorded in the city were not more than 15. Further he said, most of the rape cases were eloped cases and mentioned that he didn't have the exact data.
Taking on NCRD and mentioning that its statistics cannot be relied upon, the DCP has stressed that police would hereafter file its own statistics on crimes against women.
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Jordan Registers Seven COVID-19 Related Deaths, 400 Infections on Thursday
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Amman, Jul 22, 2021, SPA -- As many as seven new deaths and 400 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Jordan on Thursday.
With today's fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased to 9,929 and 763,106 respectively, since the outbreak began in March of 2020, according to the Ministry of Health daily brief.
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We have talented and dedicated state employees who deliver important services and programs to Washingtonians every day. However, with the last 38 years of Democratic control of the governor’s mansion, we have seen many failures in state government – including several problems since Gov. Jay Inslee took office in January 2013. In many cases, it’s leadership in state government that has failed – not front-line state employees.
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Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar has said that any type of democracy that conflicts with Islam will not be accepted by Maldives.
Speaking at a ceremony held to mark the day Maldives embraced Islam, the Minister said that, there are some people trying to spread other religions to Maldives and that everyone should be careful about it.
He also said that, it is important to elect a leader who will consider the religious aspects while establishing a democracy, in the 2018 Presidential elections.
In addition, Minister Shareef said that the anti-religious information spread through social media is targeted at young children and the youth who are easily convinced.
He warned that these deceitful information is a huge challenge and the parents and schools should be aware of it.


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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 26 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Navy Force on Friday handed the Royal Bahrain Naval Force the command of the Combined Duty Force (CTF 152); one of the three task forces of Combined Maritime Forces.
Bahrain took over the command in a ceremony attended by Commander of the Kuwait Navy Force Commodore Hazza'a Al-Alati, Bahrain Defence Force Chief-of-Staff Lieu. Gen. Theyab Al-Nuaimi and Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command and Commander of Fifth Fleet Vice-Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper.
CTF 152 (Arabian Gulf security and cooperation, CTF 150 (maritime security and counter-terrorism), and CTF 151 (counterpiracy) forces form CMF - is a US-commanded multi-national naval partnership to promote security, stability and prosperity across approximately 3.2 million square miles of international waters. (end)
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Srinagar- Two local Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Pattan area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday, police said.
An encounter broke out between the government forces and the militants in Yedipora area of Pattan in Baramulla in the early hours of Friday aftergovernment forces launched cordon-and-search operation there, a police official said.
The two militants were killed during the exchange of fire in the encounter, he added.
“01 more #terrorist killed (Total 02). Both the local terrorists linked with proscribed #terror outfit JeM. #Search operation in progress. Further details shall follow,” Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.
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Islamic Minister Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed says the new government is contemplating giving all the hajj quota allocated to the Maldives to the state-owned Hajj Corporation.
Speaking on PSM's Raaje Miadhu program, Minister Shaheem said that the country should be more mindful of the issue of charging huge amounts for hajj trips and that the new government would look into the matter more closely.
Minister Shaheem said that the Ministry was now having discussions on preventing these issues.
He said that one of the solutions on the table was giving all the hajj quotas allocated to the Maldives to the Hajj Corporation instead of giving some quotas to private groups.
The Minister said then the whole process would be carried out within the guidelines set by the government.
Minister Shaheem further said that the government held discussions with the Saudi delegation that came to the Maldives for the inauguration of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on increasing the hajj quota allocation for the Maldives.
He noted that while the Maldives received 1,000 quotas last year, the new government would push for 2,000 quotas this year.


Iftikhar further said that the K-P government will continue taking special measures to provide maximum relief under the Bacha Khapal Rozgar and Pukhtukhwa Hunarmand Rozgar schemes.
The cabinet, he said, also gave a nod for the establishment of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Management. He further said that the institute will impart training to people on tackling war or conflict scenarios.
The minister claimed that the meeting also approved a strategy for bringing transparency in provincial financial matters.
Mian Iftikhar said that Rs200 billion have been spent on uplift schemes across the province despite a wave of terrorism.
The minister went on to add that the new policies and reforms will enhance the performance of health and education sectors at district levels. “We have also decided to set up internal audit units inside the state-run departments to make them deliver on all fronts within the domains of available resources,” he said.
Iftikhar said that cabinet members also deliberated upon the reforms for seminaries, saying they agreed to refer the matter to the concerned committee for further deliberations and discussions.
The minister said they also approved an amendment in the 1993 act pertaining to the renaming of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Uganda business and technical examination board has appealed to the members of the parliamentary committee on education and sports to help them get the 16 billion in the coming financial year budget to fiancé the construction of their new assessment center inKtyambogo.
While appearing before the above committee chaired by the vice chairperson who also doubles as Kibale county MP Casbert Abigaba to highlight what is put in their budget frame work paper, UBTEB executive secretary Onesmus Oyesige told the committee that they are spending a lot of money in renting and yet they could solve that by completing the construction of their assessment center.
He also added that the building was budget to take 25 billion but so far only 9 has been provided and he also noted that their budget of workshops was cut and yet they need to retool their staffs and the leaders of the institutions they deal with.
He also told the committee that they need3.6 billion shillings to procure 200 containers which will act as stores during the time of examinations and those containers will be placed in different police stations in different regions
He also noted that their budget was cut from 40 billion to 30 billion and that it is going to affect some of their work but they have nothing to do they will have to move on with what has been provided to them.