Ranchi: Post in the victory in the by-polls to the Kolibera seat of the Jharkhand Assembly the state unit of the party indulged in celebrations by bursting firecrackers and shimmed gulal on each other’s faces to express their happiness.
In the celebrations which were organised at the party headquarters senior party leaders Alok Kumar Dubey, Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo, Rajesh Gupta Chotu were present. JPCC media in charge Rajesh Thakur said that the people of Kolibera have given a message across the state and supported the secular credentials of the party and its candidate.
He said that post the victory in the assembly elections in three states the morale of the Congress workers was on a high. He said that the people are fed up with Jumlas of the BJP and pointed the issues of school closures, para teacher agitation, hunger deaths and increase in crime against women as the reason behind the defeat of the BJP.
State BJP president and MP Laxman Giluwa said that despite ending on the losing side the party has managed to win in Kolibera as compared to 2014 the votes and the percentage of votes received have both increased for the BJP. He expressed his gratitude towards the work done by the party workers on the seat and thanked the people of the constituency for their support.
Mr Giluwa said that the policies and programmes of the state government have been lauded by the people and said that people of Kolibera have rejected the politics of religious conversions and CNT Act and exuded confidence that in 2019 definitely, the BJP would win the polls.
On the other hand, the Jharkhand BJP also extended its congratulations for winning the seat to the Congress party with spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo crediting the religious heads who had campaigned in the area like a worker of the Congress party. He said that Kolibera has always been a challenge for the BJP as 57 percent voters in the area are from the minorities and never the BJP has managed to win the seat.
He said that the BJP was successful in keeping its vote bank intact. However, the manner in which the Congress indulged in religious polarization is worth condemning Shahdeo said adding that the manner in which the forces which are involved in religious conversions has supported the Congress it is clear that the party was taking help of such forces which have exploited the adivasis and the moolvasis of the state.


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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that India is set to fulfil 70 per cent of the world’s needs for coronavirus vaccine and that two vaccines are currently being exported to 14 countries.
He said the Modi government has worked in the last six-and-a-half years to improve the country’s health infrastructure.
Speaking at the inauguration of a private medical college, Mr Shah also said that in the last 21 days, 55 lakh people in the country have been vaccinated with COVID-19 and the Center is working to speed up the vaccination process.
“India is set to fulfil 70 per cent of the world’s coronavirus vaccine needs. Two vaccines are being exported to 14 countries,” he said.
There are four more vaccines being made, according to him.
India’s line of care is being pursued by 170-odd countries in the world during the pandemic, he said.
“The big difference in the fight against COVID-19 was that in India, the central government, the state governments, doctors, health workers and 130 crore people together handled the situation unlike other countries,” Mr Shah said.
“Our (COVID-19) death rate is low and our recovery rate is the best,” he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared the country to handle the situation.
“Through Janata Curfew, he prepared people for the lockdown,” Mr Shah said.
During the pandemic, the health infrastructure was improved at a rocket-speed, the minister said.
“World’s largest vaccination programme was launched in India. Two vaccines have been rolled out and four more are in the pipeline,” he said.


The Presidency has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the improved security situation in the North and in the country as a whole.
Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, gave the commendation when he featured as a guest on Channels Television on Sunday.
The media aide said that even Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State would attest to the fact that the situation in his state is far better than what it was six years ago.
He added that Borno which the epicenter of the insurgency in the country has been calm for a while. Adesina said before President Buhari was elected, Boko Haram insurgents terrorized the North and caused havoc in the region.
He opined that the Buhari administration has done fair enough beyond what was expected, saying that COVID-19 was responsible for the non-fulfillment of the promises made by the government at the start of the year.


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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has pulled significantly ahead of Republican rival John McCain, taking an 11-point lead after Tuesday night’s presidential debate, according to the latest Gallup Poll.
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Rejecting the possibility of Indian economy being downgraded as warned by credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s, the Central Government on Wednesday said sufficient measures have been taken to stabilize the country’s economy.
Department of Economic Affairs Secretary, Dr. Arvind Mayaram, said that India has taken sufficient measures to stabilize its economy, and added that there is no chance of its being downgraded.
Dr. Mayaram, who was speaking to media onboard Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s aircraft to St. Petersburg, Russia, said that the economic growth will start picking up in the third and fourth quarter with 30 billion dollars projects approved by the Cabinet Committee on Investment.
He further said that nine billion dollars foreign investment has taken place in the first quarter as against five billion dollars in the same period last year.
The Standard and Poor’s had earlier on Tuesday said that there are 33 percent chances of India’s economy being downgraded


Baidoa (SD) – The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Mohamed (Deni), who is currently in Baidoa, detailed the agreement reached with his South West counterpart, Abdiaziz Lafta Gareen.
Speaking at a welcoming ceremony at the South West presidential palace, Deni said the two regional states agreed to promote co-operation, security, trade, social integration and state-building, with Puntland supporting the South West in terms of governance and legislation.
“We need to work together on security, law enforcement, and government infrastructure. Puntland to support South West in terms of legislation, training, and support to help the South West stand on its own two feet.” ” said President Deni.
The Puntland president thanked the President of South West and the people of Baidoa for their hospitality.
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Khartoum — Assistant of the President of the Republic, Dr. Faisal Hassan Ibrahim, has called for expanding the scope of political dialogue and consultation between the political parties, affirming the importance of implementing the national dialogue recommendations on the ground.
This came when he received in his office at the Republican Palace Tuesday the Chairman of the Reform Now Movement, Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin.
In a press statement, Salahuddin said that the meeting has discussed a number of important issues.
He said that they reviewed the issues of citizens' living conditions and the elections, indicating that the political momentum, consultation and dialogue will lead to agreement.
He stated that the meetings with all the political parties would continue for achieving a common vision.


Two die in Cambodia landmine explosion
(MENAFN) An Australian man has died while another was wounded in Cambodia,in a landmine blast amid a training exercise on an arm base.
Sam Samoun, a regional police chief declared that Cambodian was also murdered as two others were wounded in the Kampong Speu explosion,50km west of the capital,Phnom Pen.
He added that the two Australians were in their 40s,meanwhile he commented: "We don't know what happened yet,all we know is that there was an explosion,"
The ABC reported that the Australians were military training members.
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Brian Shorten, principal of SRF Consulting, said the survey was to look at land use, growth of the community, utility, parks, community facilities and other features.
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman has given two-day ultimatum to Prime Minister Imran Khan to either resign or face the consequences.
While addressing the “Azadi March” protesters in Islamabad, the JUI-F chief said “we will decide the future course of action after two days.”
Fazlur Rehman said they have given enough time to this government to show its performance but they cannot let this government to push the country further into the darkness.
Talking about inflation he maintained that the inflation has increased in the country to an extent where youngster are committing suicide and women are forced to sell their children.
The JUI-F chief reiterated that there is only one option left and that is the government has to step down.
He further said, “The 2018 general elections were fully rigged and we do not accept this selected government.”
Talking about corruption Maulana said the government stated that they have ended corruption in the country but IMF’s figures states that corruption has increased manifolds.
He further said, “The economy of the country has been deteriorated and also controlled by the foreign powers.”
He said, “The economy of the country has been hit hard and it has been given in the hands of foreign powers.”
Fazlur Rehman said the government is saying the relations with India are stiff but on the other hand they are opening are Kartarpur Corridor to strengthen their friendship with Modi government.
He said the people of Kashmir have been left alone on the mercy of Modi government.
JUI-F supremo said, “We will liberate Kashmir from the clutches of India and will fight for the freedom of Kashmir.”


Kuwait says it busted 'terror' cell after mosque blast
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Kuwait's interior minister said on Tuesday that the Gulf state has busted a "terror cell" responsible for the suicide bombing at a Shia mosque and is hunting for others.
"We are in a state of war. Yes, we have busted this terror cell but there are other cells we are going to strike," Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Sabah told parliament during a special debate on Friday's bombing.
He said the emirate has revised "all security measures, especially around mosques and all places of worship".
A Saudi suicide bomber blew himself up in a Shia mosque in Kuwait City during Friday noon prayers, killing 26 people and wounding 227.
Of an unspecified number of suspects arrested, five have been referred to the public prosecution service, including the driver who took the bomber to the scene of the attack and the owner of the car.
Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister Yacoub al-Sane told parliament that the supreme judicial council has decided to create a special court to try the suspects in the case.
"This is accelerating the process of their trial but without ignoring the procedures required under the law," the minister said.
The Islamic State group's Saudi affiliate, the so-called Najd Province, claimed the bombing and identified the assailant as Abu Suleiman al-Muwahhid.
Kuwaiti authorities on Sunday said the real name of the bomber was Fahd Suleiman Abdulmohsen al-Qaba'a, who was born in 1992.
He entered the country through Kuwait Airport at dawn on the day of the bombing.
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry, meanwhile, said it has no records of the bomber who flew to Kuwait via Bahrain.
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday called for declaring 2011 as “Textile Year” to substantially increase cotton cultivation, develop new and high yielding varieties of cotton and attract robust investment to promote textile industry in the country. During the “textile year” the state land in the command area of new dams being built in Sindh and Balochistan be distributed free among the poor women of the area for growing cotton.
He said this while addressing the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Annual Dinner here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday night, which was attended among others by Chairman APTMA, Ministers, members of Parliament, representatives of APTMA and business delegates. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the President commented on the challenges facing the country and said that the country was passing through difficult economic times.
He said that global recession, shortage of energy, rising expectations, extremism and unwillingness to pay taxes have all contributed to our economic problems. The President asked for finding innovative ways to tackle the situation. The President stated said that the government adopted the policy of public-private partnership for rapid development, reduction in poverty and employment opportunities in the country.
The President highlighted the importance of textile sector in the economic development of Pakistan and said that the setting up of garment cities in Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad is recognition of the importance the government accords to the textile sector. The spokesperson said that the President expressed the hope that these projects will place Pakistan among the leading nations producing and exporting textile value added products and will also contribute to raising Pakistan’s share in world textile trade.
The President said the government introduces many policies and these policies show positive results, adding, this is also responsibility of the industry to come forward and take the ownership of the policies so that continuity of the successful policies can continue. He said the governments come and go but policies should continue, adding, that in 1993-96 the PPP government introduced Energy policy which ended load-shedding in the country but it was reversed when PPP government was removed.
At that time, Industry should have stepped forward to own the policy and should not have allowed the new government to reverse, the President said and regretted that the Industry failed to do so, resulting in the reversal of a policy which proved to detriment to the interests of the country. The President said that economic growth of the country is being hampered by the consistent war against militancy and weak law and order situation in the country.
Pakistan’s economy suffered a huge loss of over 50 billion dollars over the past eight years due to the war against militancy, the President said and added that the image of the country has also been tarnished by the militants and terrorists killing innocent people. The President said that Pakistan needed trade and not aid and apprised the business delegates that the government has urged the international community to help in our economic development for fighting the menace of militancy by giving market access and trade concessions.
“We have asked the US and European Union countries to give us market access. Market access will create employment opportunities in Pakistani”, he said. The President said that Job opportunities thus created will wean away the frustrated jobless youth from joining the extremists and militants.
The President said the government is trying hard with European Union for market access and “I assure APTMA that the government shall pursue for the market access with rigor and intensity and I am quite hopeful that we will succeed.”
The President said that the government while recognizing the importance of the textile sector in the economic growth has announced the first ever textile policy to facilitate the over all growth of the sector.
Similarly the government has set a limit on exports of low valued yarn to develop the textile industry knowing the domestic textile industry is currently going through revival phase, he added. He said that the government took this initiative to make available raw material in the domestic market for value added textile sector and expressed the hope that this would enable the industry to enhance value added textile exports.
The President urged that the measures taken by the government to revive the textile industry, particularly the establishment of garment/textile cities should form the basis of sustained growth and economic stability of the country.
The President expressed the hope that the policy would provide great opportunity for investment from local and foreign investors in the value added clothing and made up sectors. “It will also provide substantial job opportunities mainly to women workers”.
The President said that the government has also taken measures to build small dams and grow cotton in the command areas. Three of the proposed dams, Darawat Dam in Jamshoro, Nai Gaj Dam in Dadu and Nau Long Dam in Jhal Magsi are in advanced stages of planning and building, he appraised the gathering.
He said that the total command area of these dams is over two hundred thousand (200,000) acres and the government plans to give free the state owned land in the command areas to the poor women of the area which he said will not only increase our cotton yield but also empower women. The President said that “we have to learn to develop our own resources to make progress as the days of free aid are over. “As is said there is no such thing as free lunch”, he said.
He said that the era of controlled economies was also over as the international trading regime of WTO calls for an open and fair international trade.
The President said that the Government of Pakistan was fully aware of the importance and force of free competition and observed that State interference results in market distortions and discourages private incentive for investment.
The spokesperson said that the President was pleased to say that today Pakistan is one of the most WTO-compliant countries in the world.
The President assured that in the domestic sphere “we are as committed to free enterprise and private initiative as we are in the global market” and said that the Government committee will protect and promote a free market mechanism and also to bring down all barriers in the way of free and fair trade.
The President expressed the confidence that the textile industry would fully avail of the free market opportunity and do its best in terms of performance and investment. “We will take APTMA on board on all economic and investment matters. One such area where public-private coordination is needed is market access”, he said.
The President apprised the representatives of APTMA that he has suggested to the government to form a “Presidential Coordination Committee” for removal of hurdles in achieving textile industry targets. “We are also examining the possibility of evolving a five-year textile industry development plan in association with the industry”, he said.
The President also congratulated and welcomed the new Ministers on the occasion.-APP


ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed his government’s resolve to make Pakistan a hub of development and prosperity in the new year.
In a message to the nation, the prime minister said the year 2024 was significant for the country in its determination to achieve the goals of peace and a strong economy.
PM Kakar urged the demonstration of unity among the ranks of the nation to attain success in every field of life. He paid tribute to the martyrs of the country who sacrificed their lives for the homeland.
He felicitated the nation on the occasion, however mentioned that the government had banned the celebrations of the new year in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
He also pointed out that 2023 was a year marked by the violence and aggression of the Israeli authorities against the innocent people of Gaza.
The prime minister hoped that the international community would play a role in ensuring peace in Palestine and ending the genocide committed by the Israeli authorities.
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He expressed a desire that the new year see progress for the people of Kashmir in attaining their right to self-determination.


Pakistan News : Due to the load shedding and Power problems in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the PTI has announced protest demonstrations across the province.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, PTI MPAs said that the KPK was facing unjust loadshedding despite being the largest power producer.
They warned the federation against what they said discriminative treatment and announced that protest demonstration would be held from Monday if the power issue was not resolved.
The lawmakers said that KPK Chief Minister Pervez Khattak would lead the protests. They also demanded immediate removal of Chief Executive PEPCO and said that the PTI would go to any extent to fulfill promises, which it made with the people.


Kenya on Saturday announced an additional four cases that tested positive to COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 126.
Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for health said that the four positive cases were part of the 372 samples that had been tested in the last 24 hours.
“The four are three Kenyan nationals and one Pakistani national,” Kagwe said at a briefing in Nairobi.
Kagwe said the two individuals who tested positive for Coronavirus had traveled from Malawi and Pakistan while the other two had no history of traveling abroad.
He said that the four individuals comprised three males and one female aged between 34 to 44 years.
he cabinet secretary said that out of the 2,050 individuals who have been placed in mandatory quarantine, 1,866 people have been tested.
“We have managed to discharge 1,109 from our follow-up program after the expiry of 14 days. Currently, we are monitoring 672 people in our follow-up program,” said Kagwe.
He said that contact tracing for people who had interacted with those who tested positive to the virus is ongoing while 1,781 contacts are currently being monitored.
“We have had cases of people testing positive in our quarantine facilities. This is likely to pose a risk of more transmissions especially for those who have been sharing the same facilities with the ones who have tested positive,” said Kagwe.
He said that the quarantine period had been extended by two weeks to pave way for enhanced monitoring of individuals suspected of coming in to contact with the ones who tested positive for Coronavirus.
“I know the move will be inconveniencing and we regret it but it is meant to secure Kenyans,” said Kagwe.


The Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), Bauchi State office has facilitated 300 ward development committees in the 20 local government areas of the state to address health related issues.
The Mobilisation Specialist, Alhaji Ahmed Ahmed, of the USAID funded project told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi that the committees would also address issues related to maternal mortality.
Ahmed said that the action was to train the members of the committees to enable them mobilise and create awareness on maternal health, family planning and other related issues.
He said the committees would help to further strengthen and sustain the health of the communities.
"The project has trained some of the technical experts of some of the Bauchi based NGOs to effectively mobilise the development committees," he said.
The Executive Director, Rahama Women and Youth Development, an NGO, Mrs Mariam Illiya, said that the NGO was engaged by the state high impact project.
She also revealed that the NGO had started work with 45 ward development committees in Alkaleri, Kirfi and Itas Gadau, all in Bauchi State.
"What we are doing is to make the communities take owner ship of health issues in their communities.
"So that they will create awareness among their people and take proper steps to curtail maternal mortality," Illiya said.
Illiya also said that the ward committees were formed by the community members themselves, which included the union of transport workers, to ease transportation problem whenever the need arose.
"The transport union is also part of the ward development committees, because of transporting serious cases that will be referred to secondary health facilities," she said.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Isa Yuguda on Development Partners, Alhaji Bashir Hassan, said, "the state government is determined to create an enabling environment for donor partners." NAN


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LAHORE: It has come to light that the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government kept pressuring the Punjab chief secretary and the inspector general of police to pave the way for PML-Q’s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to win the chief minister’s election to the extent that the two officers were even summoned to the Governor House and threatened that they would lose their jobs.
However, their attempts proved futile as Hamza Shehbaz, the son of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was elected as the Punjab chief minister.
According to sources on Sunday, there was commotion in the Punjab Assembly during the election of the chief minister on Saturday, which was covered by media cameras, but what occurred behind the scenes had now been revealed.
Both the upright officials refused to obey the “illegal” orders, saying that they would not do anything contrary to the Constitution and the law.
Sources said that after the refusal of the Punjab chief secretary and IG, a summary was sent to replace the two officers, but the federation did not entertain it.
Before the elections, the sources said, the officials were called to the Governor House and pressured to ensure that PTI nominee Elahi was made the Punjab chief minister.
After the commotion in the Punjab Assembly and the attack on Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari by the PTI members, the sources said, it seemed impossible to hold the election of the chief minister. However, it was made possible by the domineering action of the Punjab chief secretary and the IG, and if the two officers had not taken timely action, the election would not have been possible.
The sources said that the Punjab chief secretary and IG made sure that the election was conducted by implementing the law and the Constitution.


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Kuwait- Arab League welcomes liberation of Libya's Benghazi
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, July 9 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul Gheit welcomed Sunday the Libyan national army's liberation of the city of Benghazi from the grip of terrorists and extremists.
"This is an important development in the war against terrorism in Libya, which witnessed the liberation of city of Sirt from so-called Islamic State (IS)," Abul Gheit said in a statement.
He also noted the military and security operations against terrorist groups in southern Libya.
Abul Gheit called for resumption of political negotiations in order to complete implementation of the Libyan political agreement, signed in Skheirat, Morocco. (end) mfm.bs
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Chang says court process has prevented more convictions for gun crimes
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has expressed concern that the court process has prevented some persons, who are charged under the new Firearms Act, from being convicted.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, Dr Chang said while he is not blaming the courts, the government is trying it’s best to hold persons accountable.
He said despite this challenge, a number of convictions have been handed down.
He sought to assure citizens that they will soon see greater impact of the new Firearms Act, on crime and violence in the country.
He said the new law will gradually drive fear into those who engage in gun related crimes.


Poland police arrests Moroccan man over terrorism charges
(MENAFN) Polish prosecutors declared that they have charged, in a first kind of case, Moroccan man,whose believed to be part of the Islamic State group.
The suspect, alleged Mourad T,has been active not only in Poland,but also in other European Union countries, Serbia and Turkey, till southern Poland police detained him, according to the national prosecutor's office.
It added that the suspect had assisted the head of the IS activist in Europe, Abdelhamid Abbaoud,whom died after carrying out Paris attack in France.
The Prosecutors of the anti terrorism department in Katowice delivered an order to the city's provincial court.
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THE successful amendment of the non-contentious issues in the Republican Constitution has vindicated the Patriotic Front (PF) as a party that means well for the Zambian people, party deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri has said.
Ms Phiri said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that the people of Zambia had seen for themselves that the PF was a party that stood by its promises and meant to follow the will of the people.
She said there were a number of commentators, including some civil society organisations as well as some opposition political parties, including the United Party for National Development (UPND), that alleged that the ruling party had abandoned the Constitution Bill.
“Some people said that they had information that the PF Members of Parliament (MPs) have been instructed by the secretariat to frustrate the Constitution amendment process.
“The people of Zambia have seen for themselves which people want to frustrate the Constitution-making process. It is surprising that the groups that have been claiming that the Cabinet is bloated, they are the ones pushing for provincial assemblies, executive mayors and other expensive undertakings,” Ms Phiri said.
She said the PF pushed for progressive clauses like the 50+1, the running mate and dual citizenship that the people desired and not clauses that were not urgent and would just end up costing the Government even more, considering that 2016 was a year of the tripartite elections.
Ms Phiri said the country did not have the funds to have provincial assemblies and executive mayors as well as more than 90 nominated MPs.
She said the PF was a listening Government that wanted to honour the will of the people.
Ms Phiri said Zambians were intelligent people who were capable of judging for themselves which political party was sincere in meeting their aspirations.
She challenged the public to question the motive of some civil society organisations and the UPND in asking the Government to reduce spending but demand for things that would increase Government expen


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Unconfirmed report said the sad incident occurred in the evening, and quickly drew the attention of residents and other people who were at the Beach to spend the evening.
An eye-witness account said that four other people whose identities could not be ascertained were equally hit by the tidal wave but managed to survive as they were rescued by local fishermen.
Sources said that those rescued were rushed to the General Hospital where they are receiving treatment.
Although details of the incident were sketchy as at the time of going to the press, eye witness account disclosed that the victims were at the Beach to spend their Ramadan holiday.When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba could not confirm the story but said that the Commissioner of Police. Mr Marvel Akpoyibo had detailed the Marine Police unit on a search and rescue mission.


Twelve people were injured during in a South Carolina mall shooting Saturday afternoon.
Police in South Carolina responded to a 911 call that was made around 2:03 p.m. that reported gunfire near the GAP store inside the Columbiana Centre, a mall in Columbia, South Carolina. Multiple 911 calls were made after that, according to Columbia Police Department Chief William H. Holbrook.
Among the 12 people injured, 10 suffered gunshot wounds, and two were injured in the stampede that followed the gunfire inside the mall.
Eight people who suffered gunshot wounds were transported to area hospitals, and two people self-reported their wounds, according to Holbrook. Two people are in critical but stable condition, and six people are in stable condition.
Officials say that the oldest victim is 73-years-old, and the youngest is 15-years-old.
Holbrook said that at least three people were seen with firearms inside the mall, and at least one person fired a weapon.
He said that law enforcement officials are currently going through the mall and removing people who were sheltering in place during the shooting.
In a statement relayed by the police department, the Columbiana Center said that the incident is "senseless."
The Columbia Police Department initially said there were "shots fired" at the mall in a tweet around 2:28 p.m.
The police department said that a reunification area has been set up at a Fairfield Inn on 320 Columbiana Drive.


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills for June for maturity dates of a week, one month, three months, six months, and nine months' worth QR5bn.
The Qatar Central Bank said, on its website, that the issuance of treasury bills was distributed by QR 500mn for a week at an interest rate of 5.5050%, QR 500mn for a month with an interest rate of 5.5625%, and 1bn Qatari riyals for a period of three months at an interest rate of 5.6450%, and QR 1.7bn for six months with an interest rate of 5.7025%, and QR1.3bn for nine months, with an interest rate of 5.7500%.
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Netanyahu’s Visit will significantly strengthen further relations between Ethiopia and Israel, says Israeli ambassador
Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia said the visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Ethiopia will have significant contribution to further strengthen relations between the two countries.
Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia told ENA that the visit would advance the long-sanding relations between the countries in trade and investment.
Netanyahu’s visit to Ethiopia is the first by an Israeli leader, according to the Ambassador. He will be accompanied by large Israeli trade and investment delegation, she added.
“This will create an opportunity to further bolster the cultural, historical, trade and investment ties between the two countries.”
Ambassador Zevadia, who pointed out that Ethiopia is a strategic partner to Israel, stated that the visit will strengthen their relation.
The ambassador revealed that the embassy here has been exerting efforts to make businesspersons in the agriculture, science and technology, health, flower, and other sectors invest in Ethiopia.
The visit will help Israel, a country registering rapid growth in science and technology, modern agriculture and drip technology, share its experiences to Ethiopia.
Ambassador Zevadia recalled that there are over 140,000 Israelis of Ethiopian origin that follow and are pleased to see the day-to-day growth, peace and security of Ethiopia.
Middle East Affairs Director-General with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Siraj Reshid also said the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister will strengthen economic cooperation between the countries.
Some 40 huge transnational companies are expected to accompany Prime Minister Netanyahu, he added.
According to him, the leaders of the two countries are expected to discuss ways of bolstering trade and investment, regional and international issues.


Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy: TDP has crossed the line .. AP government advisor, YCP general secretary Sajjala Ramakrishnareddy has said that Chandrababu is responsible if anything happens. TDP will complain to Easy to revoke the recognition. Responding to Chandrababu’s initiation in Mangalagiri today and later on his visit to Delhi, Sajjala said, “We will also go to Delhi. We will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to revoke the TDP identity.”
Sajjala was angry that the TDP was holding dharnas for the right of prostitutes to speak. It is wrong to attack .. But, who is the cause of that anger? Asked. He also asked the other parties to clarify their stance on such vulgar language. Sajjala Ramakrishnareddy said that everyone has seen the kind of public approval for the YCP government in the local body elections.
Sajjala said that Chandrababu and TDP had lost their right to be in the civil society. The people of the state are ashamed that this state has been under the leadership of such an unfortunate party for a few years. Chandrababu said that our only demand is to apologize to the Chief Minister and the people of the state for making such remarks. “If Chandrababu goes to Delhi, we will also go. We will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to revoke the TDP’s identity,” Sajjala said.
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KOCHI: Opposition parties have criticised the Left Democratic Front
government’s policy to reduce the mandatory distance of bars
from educational institutions and places of worship to 50 metres, from 200 metres. The new distance limit will be applicable only to four-star and five-star hotels and heritage resorts.
Former chief of the state Congress unit VM Sudheeran
has called for a joint action by political leaders, religious and social workers and intellectuals against the state government decision. Sudheeran alleged that the LDF government was hand in glove with liquor barons in the state.
In his reaction, BJP state president Kummanam Rajashekharan
said that the new changes in liquor laws were a threat to the state. He alleged that there was corruption behind the decision and that it was a favour in return for the ‘huge funding’ that the Left parties ‘received’ from liquor barons. Excise minister TP Ramakrishnan, however, said that the new decision was been taken for the convenience of tourists.
He said that the government has not increased the number of retail outlets. Sudheeran said that a joint committee would announce its campaign against the liquor policy of the government on-September 12. “The government has declared war against the people by taking the decision,” he alleged while adding that the government had ‘deceived’ the people with the decision.
With the introduction of new rules on distance, many bars are expected to receive licence to function. The LDF government had earlier amended the partial prohibition policy of the previous government that had closed all bars in the state, except five-star bars by allowing four-star and threestar bars also to function.


Since over 20 people drowned in the Apam harbor, the Apam community has been plunged into mourning.
DSP Moses Osakono, the area’s District Police Commander, reported the report and said that about 8 bodies had been recovered from the sea so far.
Any residents of the area say that those who drowned went to the beach to swim.
However, DSP Osakono stated that the area where the incident occurred had been closed to the public after the Coronavirus outbreak.
He went on to say that the children were not seen whiles making their way to the sea to go and swim explaining that they used the route which is near the Apam river to the sea adding that those who lived around the sea could not even see them.


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OIC Commission adopts report of assessment mission on Azerbaijan's Karabakh (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 25
The report of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) assessment mission on the liberated territories of Azerbaijan was adopted at the 18th session of the Permanent Independent Commission on Human Rights of OIC in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Trend reports with reference to the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan.
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Global food catastrophe is looming, Ukraine war might cut crop in half
(MENAFN) Ukraine's president stated on Sunday that the country's crop might be half as large this year as a result of Russia's invasion.
"Ukrainian harvest this year is under the threat to be twice less," suggesting half as much as usual, President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a tweet in English.
"Our main goal — to prevent global food crisis caused by Russian invasion. Still grains find a way to be delivered alternatively," he highlighted.
Due to a Russian naval blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports, Ukraine, a significant worldwide exporter of grains, has failed to deliver its cargo to consumers.
On July 22, an agreement negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations and Turkey ensures safe passage for ships transporting grain out of three southern Ukrainian ports.
Speaking at one of these ports on Friday, Ukraine's infrastructure minister stated that the country was ready to begin transporting grain and that the first ships will leave by the end of the week.
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Cement facilities of Uzbekistan are opening points of sale of cement to the population at fixed prices to prevent speculation in the market, Uzbek media reported.
Qizilqumsement JSC and Bekabadcement JSC have already established sale of cement to the population at a fixed price, said the report quoting Uzbekistan Building Materials (Ozqurilishmateriallari) JSC.
Depending on the region of Uzbekistan, the cost of cement varies within 430,000-490,000 soums per ton. Points of sale are opening in all major cities and districts of the country.
There are five big cement facilities and several small ones with total capacity of 8.5 million tons in Uzbekistan. Qizilqumsement JSC with capacity of 3.1 million tons and Akhangarancement JSC with capacity of 1.7 million tons are the biggest of them.
Cement holds a significant share (76 percent) in the total volume of the construction materials production in Uzbekistan, according to Ozqurilishmateriallari JSC.
Uzbekistan exports cement to Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
(8,163.93 soums = 1 USD on Jan. 29)
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Two weeks into the new year, the pendulum already appears to have swung too far towards the positive.
The investor rush to take on risk appears to have pushed equity, bond and the riskier currencies to levels unjustified by fundamentals.
And the end result, most likely, will be a correction.
The improved market mood is built largely on greater confidence that the global economy will now recover.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, March 6 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's Envoy, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah headed on Tuesday to Oman to deliver a letter to Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed of Sultanate of Oman from His Highness the Amir. (end) aas.lb
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KUALA LUMPUR — October 15, 2015: The issues related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) will be resolved by the year’s end.
“The prime minister had issued a statement before this saying that the issues related to 1MDB will be resolved in six months, meaning by the end of this year,” said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar last night.
It was emphasised again when the government took proactive measures recently, such as selling some of 1MDB’s assets and using the proceeds to pay and reduce the debt level, said Wahid.
“This process will be carried out in a market-friendly and transparent manner,” he said on TV3’s Question-Answer programme on the national economy.
1MDB had announced recently that its debt level was set to fall to approximately RM16 billion.
This demonstrated the success of its rationalisation plan, which was also reflected by the strong domestic and international investor interest in Edra Energy and Bandar Malaysia, said the company. — Bernama


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France has approved 1,000 more food stamps to help the population cope with the pandemic.
The state department said in a statement that the applications had been approved at the request of the French government and were being used for food and nutrition assistance to improve quality of life for the people of France.
The applications, which were approved in the first half of November, came in the wake of a Paris terrorist attack in which at least 130 people were killed.
In addition to the food stamp program, the French authorities also approved another 500,000 euros ($640,000) to help address the needs of people with disabilities and the elderly, the statement said.
France is the only Western country in the region that does not have an outright national food bank.
However, it has had a national food distribution network in place for years.
The country relies heavily on the food distribution system, which is based on the idea that the country can only function well when people have access to healthy foods and have enough money to buy them.
France has the largest population in the world and one of the lowest rates of food insecurity in the developed world.
The French government has been struggling to maintain food supplies due to the massive influx of refugees and migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
The latest food aid package includes $1.6 billion in funding to support the population.
The aid was approved after more than two months of negotiations, according to a government statement.


Takes feedback on prevailing political situation
The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the BJP headquarters here and held a meeting with senior party leaders on the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a party leader said.
Singh was welcomed at Trikuta Nagar office by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir unit Chief Ravinder Raina, who briefed him about the current political and security situation in the Union Territory, the leader told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
He said the Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore, former deputy chief ministers Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta, besides former legislators, Panchayati Raj Institution members and corporators were present on the occasion.
The defence minister took feedback from all the leaders on the prevailing political and security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the working of various party units at the grassroots level, the BJP leader said.
He added that the party’s preparations for upcoming elections and the ongoing month-long programme to highlight the achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the last nine years were also discussed during the interaction that lasted for more than one hour.
The BJP leaders also told the Defence Minister about the party’s efforts to assist the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, who have started arriving here for the annual pilgrimage, slated to commence on July 01.
Singh was also briefed about the party’s growing activities in the Kashmir valley, the leader said, adding that the Defence Minister expressed satisfaction over the functioning of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the leaders to reach out to people to educate them about the achievements of the Modi led government


Ugandan security agencies have deported two nationals, one French and the other Rwandese, for allegedly engaging in activities that may comprise the country’s national security, police said on Tuesday.
A police statement issued here said the two were using their employment at one of the country’s major telecommunication companies to achieve their ill motives. The deportation of the two foreigners, who were using their employment as tools to achieve their ill motives, has enabled the country to disrupt their intended plans of compromising the national security, the police statement said.
“We urge members of the public to remain alert and continue helping the police and its sister security agencies by reporting any suspicious activity,” the police added. Local media reported that the two who were working for MTN Uganda were arrested on Monday. The police statement did not give details on what subversive activities the two were engaged in.


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22 political party leaders will attend Amaravati meeting: Chandrababu Naidu
The success of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjees Untied India rally in Kolkata on 19 January has given inspiration to other political leaders who have attended the meeting
Amaravati: The success of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Untied India rally in Kolkata on 19 January has given inspiration to other political leaders who have attended the meeting.
AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who had also attended the rally is now planning a similar meeting in Amaravati.
On Monday, Speaking in a Teleconference with the party leaders he said that the 22 leaders of different political parties will attend the anti-Modi public meeting.
He said that Kolkata meeting has given confidence to the people, who were vexed up with Modi's rule in the country.
Naidu said that BJP has done nothing special to AP. When comparing to BJP ruling states they have given lesser funds to the state.
BJP government has given 7 times lesser funds to AP than to the funds given for the development of roads in UP. For the development of national highways in AP, Modi government has given Rs 5,399 Crore, which is 4 times lesser to Maharastra's funds, Naidu said.


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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
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The items of historical importance, stolen in Iraq and Syria, were confiscated in Istanbul, the Turkish media reported Jan. 26.
During a special operation Jan. 26 morning, the Istanbul police confiscated the items, which were smuggled into Turkey.
Reportedly, nine smugglers were detained during the special operation and 456 artifacts belonging to the ancient era were confiscated.
During the interrogation, the detainees confessed that they planned to smuggle all those artifacts to Europe.
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday in a meeting with Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China Che Jun has said the time tested friendship between Pakistan and China was further strengthening the relations between the two countries for the benefit of their people and the entire region.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan and China are iron brothers and would continue to extend cooperation at all international fora. He said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road initiative,” adding that the two countries were standing together for the prosperity and well- being of their people, APP reported.
Che Jun, Secretary of the Committee of CPC of Zhejiang while welcoming the Prime Minister has said that Pakistan and China share relations based on history and culture and had deep-rooted connections which had transformed into people-to-people relationship now.
He apprised the Prime Minister about the economic stability of Zhejiang province, which he said was an economic hub and historically was part of the Silk Route. Che Jun said that the business community in Pakistan and the Chinese province of Zhejiang had strong links and stressed that trade cooperation must be enhanced at the earliest.
He expressed confidence that the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to China and Zhejiang province would further strengthen trade ties between the two countries


NOWSHERA, Nov 27: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that terrorists are planning to get elected their candidates in the forthcoming general elections in the country to impose their agenda on the people.
Addressing a public meeting here on Tuesday, he said that terrorists wanted to occupy seats in the parliament by backing some candidates in the next general elections.
The minister said that in the past terrorists used to term casting of votes un-Islamic but then they realised that they couldn’t impose their agenda on people without the power of ballot.
Therefore, they were campaigning in their areas of influence to get vote for the candidates backed by them, he said.
Mr Hussain said that the terrorists were devising plans to send their candidates to the parliament to impose their will on the people.
It would prove disastrous for the country and the nation, he added.
ANP district president Ahrar Khattak and Daud Khattak also addressed the public meeting.
On this occasion, a number of notables including Haji Nazar Mohammad Khan, Misal Khan, Nek Mohammad Khan and Shaukat Khan joined Awami National Party along with their families and supporters.
The minister said that two new tubewells would be built in Jabatar and Jaba Khushk areas. He said that the existing tubewells in the areas would be also repaired.
He said that the people affected by construction of dam in the area would be rehabilitated.


Planning body will get smaller in 2013
The Rosemount City Council will reduce the size of the planning commission to five members.
For the last several years the commission has been made up of seven members.
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The British Government today urged Sri Lanka to prosecute all those who have been leading and inciting religious and ethnic hatred.
The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris said that thousands in Sri Lanka have been frightened and worse by ugly violence in recent weeks.
“Really important that the government and authorities apply the law and prosecute all those who have been leading and inciting religious and ethnic hatred, including through social media,” the High Commissioner tweeted.
The High Commissioner also said that it was good to hear that Viber is unblocked and working again. He also shared the hopes of everyone who wants to have Facebook and other social media platforms fully working quickly.
“Free social media has a key part to play in successful social and economic development in modern Sri Lanka,” he tweeted. (Colombo Gazette)


Iran Responds to Azerbaijani Travel Warning, Criticizing Focus on Iran Rather Than Israel
(MENAFN) The Iranian government has issued a response to the travel warning recently issued by the Azerbaijani foreign ministry regarding travel to Iran. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, took to Twitter to express Iran's perspective on the matter. He stated that instead of cautioning its citizens about traveling to Iran, the Azerbaijani government should be concerned about Israel.
Kanaani compared Azerbaijan's travel warning to the policy implemented by the Israeli president during his recent visit to Baku. He argued that the warning exhibited a similar approach to that taken by the Israeli president, labeling it as a reflection of the Israeli regime's stance.
In his tweet, Kanaani emphasized that it is the Zionist regime, rather than a civilized and Islamic Iran, that should instill fear in the people of Azerbaijan. He further asserted that Iran's policy remains unchanged, emphasizing the cancellation of visas and the welcoming of Azerbaijani citizens with open arms.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson concluded by reiterating the importance of maintaining a neighborly policy, which remains a top priority for Iran. He emphasized the need for mutual respect and adherence to customary practices between the two countries.
Iran's response underscores its disagreement with the Azerbaijani travel warning and its desire to maintain a positive relationship with Azerbaijan. By highlighting the comparison to Israel and emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and neighborly relations, Iran seeks to assert itself as a stable and welcoming destination for Azerbaijani citizens.
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Netflix stocks fell, as it forecasts mild gains for 2022
(MENAFN) Even as Netflix executives attempted to relieve investors in a Thursday video interview that the company's long streaming media opportunities maintain positive, with its famous series Bridgerton is yet to return for a second season, as well as a science-fiction movie featuring Ryan Reynolds on the way, stocks fell.
Netflix shares went down by more than 20 percent by the end of the 45-minute results interview, fogging over the entertainment business.
When many expected a return to typical, pre Covid-19 quarterly improvements, Wall Street analysts and the company's own management grappled to justify why the world's biggest streaming platform estimated mild gain for the first three months of 2022.
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(MENAFN) Jordan and Saudi Arabia are going to talk about methods to grow financial ties and establish mutual industrial cooperation throughout a Jordanian delegation’s trip that begun on Saturday.
The delegation, ruled by Amman Chamber of Industry head Fathi Jaghbir, involves officials of industrial firms functioning in a range of manufacture sectors.
The trip has been arranged by the ACI, and is going to involve Jeddah, Makkah as well as Madinah, as reported by Jordan’s News Agency on Saturday.
In an announcement, the ACI mentioned that the delegation’s weeklong trip is going to involve the Makkah Expo for Hotels and Restaurants, which is set to launch on Tuesday.
Jaghbir underlined the need of reinforcing Jordanian-Saudi financial ties and surging trade exchanges, which amounted to USD4.2 billion two years ago (2021), in light of the “distinguished, brotherly” two sided ties in numerous sectors.
“The visit comes as a continuation of the previous successful visit last year, which saw joint business meetings with Saudi businesspeople in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Makkah, during which memoranda of understanding and cooperation were signed between Jordan and Amman chambers of industry and commerce chambers in these Saudi cities,” Jaghbir added.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Baghdad, Sep 27 (IANS) More than 100 people were killed and more than 150 others injured in a wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, quoting preliminary reports.
The Iraqi Civil Defence said that the incident occurred before midnight on Tuesday in the hall building, which was made of highly flammable construction materials, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
Initial reports indicated that the fire broke out due to fireworks inside the building and that part of the building collapsed because of the huge fire, the INA said, adding that an investigation was launched into the incident as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
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The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the United National Party (UNP), the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and other opposition political parties attended talks initiated by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene were among those who attended the talks.
The inaugural conference for an All-Party Coalition of the Opposition organized by the National Movement for a Just Society was held at the Janaki Hotel premises in Colombo.
Speaking to reporters later Wijewardene said that the focus of the new movement is to work against the Government and also address the issues faced by the public.
He said that the opposition political parties have put aside their differences to work together with one goal.
Wijewardene said that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was also invited for the talks but it did not attend.
He said he hopes the JVP will attend future talks organised by the National Movement for a Just Society.
Parliamentarian Mano Ganesan said that UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is also expected to attend future discussions.
He said that the ultimate goal of the opposition is to defeat the Government. (Colombo Gazette)


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Somalilandsun-When Israeli soldiers shot 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi's cousin in the face, shattering his skull, Ahed slapped one of the soldiers.
So they stormed into her house in the middle of the night and took her to a military prison, where she is being abused and traumatized.
When her father saw her in court he said she was "pale and shivering, shackled and clearly in pain." Bail was refused.
There is no fair trial for Palestinian children tried in Israeli military court. Conviction rate of these children is 99%.
Ahed's father is asking for international help through Avaaz, an international organization which The Guardian called, "the globe's largest and most powerful online activist network." He is signatures on his appeal:
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The Defence Ministry says that legal action has been instituted against five private security firms which carried out their operations without registration.
The Ministry, in its progress report submitted to Parliament recently, says that an awareness programme has been launched to educate the general public to alert the Ministry about the activities of unauthorised private security agencies.
The Ministry says that there were miscellaneous national implications due to the utilisation of various coloured uniforms, which were sometimes similar to the Army uniforms.
As a result, a uniform which has a unique identity was introduced on March 9, 2011 for the security officers in private security agencies in the country.
“At present the aforesaid uniform has been used by all the Private Security Agencies. Awareness programme have been launched through the media to inform the general public to report the information regarding the personnel those who carry out illegal Private Security Agencies. Accordingly legal actions have been taken against five institutions for those which have not registered under the Ministry of Defence,” the report says. (Kelum Bandara)


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Zahra Al-Kathemie
KUWAIT, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- Vietnam's Ambassador Trinh Minh Manh has praised Kuwait Red Crescent Society's significant efforts in relief and humanitarian activities around the world.
Manh made his remarks to KUNA Sunday after meeting with KRCS' Chairman Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, expressing his appreciation to KRCS' role in aiding people who face natural disasters, and alleviating their humanitarian suffering.
He said he has viewed the humanitarian capacity program that KRCS currently implements in various countries, including Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Indonesia, and Philippines, in addition to its efforts to relief Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and improve their humanitarian conditions.
The Society gives its humanitarian projects a great importance acting upon the directions of the country's wise leadership, which is keen on providing all necessary needs from various walks of life to those most in need around the world.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese diplomat mentioned that he discussed with Al-Sayer a number of topics related to humanitarian and voluntary action, and ways to boost them between the two countries.
He also affirmed his country's solid relationship and close cooperation with Kuwait in several political, economic, and commercial fields.
Meanwhile, Al-Sayer expressed to KUNA his joy of the Vietnamese ambassador's visit to check out KRCS' activities and achievements that hoisted Kuwait's regional and international status higher.
He also said that the meeting addressed the Society's humanitarian and relief actions inside and outside Kuwait stemming from its role in that regard on all levels. (end) zak.ma
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 61,330 Russian soldiers between February 24 and October 6, including 330 in the past day alone.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post, according to Ukrinform.
Over the period, Ukrainian defenders also destroyed 2,449 Russian tanks (including 14 tanks on October 5), 5,064 (+26) armored fighting vehicles, 1,424 (+10) artillery systems, 344 (+3) multiple rocket launchers, 177 (+0) air defense systems, 266 (+0) warplanes, 232 (+0) helicopters, 1,047 (+15) operational and tactical-level unmanned aerial vehicles, 246 (+0) cruise missiles, 15 (+0) warships/cutters, 3,854 (+13) trucks and tankers, and 134 (+2) pieces of specialized equipment.
The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the past 24 hours in the Kramatorsk, Avdiivka and Kryvyi Rih directions, the General Staff said.
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Shinhan GIB, the investment banking unit of South Korean financial group Shinhan Financial Group, today announced its involvement in the Series F funding round for Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak.
The funding round also included the participation of existing investors such as Emtek Group and other global institutional investors.
Though the value of the company’s investment was undisclosed, a press statement by Shinhan GIB said that the close has brought Bukalapak’s valuation to surpass US$2.5 billion.
The statement also said that the Series F round will allow Bukalapak to execute its long-term plan and business strategy, which included the promotion of financial inclusion.
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The Guelph Police Service is down to the finishing touches in the renovation of its general headquarters.
Completing the project took three years longer than expected, and cost $2.7 million more than was budgeted, but officers and staff are now back at the main office in the city’s downtown.
In a news release, project manager Ken VanderWal said the city acknowledged that the work on the building took a bit longer than expected but are pleased with the work that the contractor did to address the deficiencies and finished the project.
Supply chain issues, COVID-19, and geotechnical complications were just some of the issues that the city faced.
VanderWal said that the city learned a lot about renovating an occupied building, but rigorous project management processes allowed it to navigate a challenging situation.
The final cost of the project is expected to be eight per cent over the planned $34.1-million budget.
The City of Guelph said the cost overruns will be covered through development charges and taxes.


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik has said that there is no shortage of petrol in the Country as we have enough oil reserves.
He was addressing a news conference flanked by the Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday.
In his remarks, Khurram Dastgir said that the protection of lives and property of people is the government’s top priority.
Dastgir said that we will defend the constitutional and elected government and rights of the common people.
The minister said that the incumbent government, which is a broad-base and national government having representation of all the political parties, will protect the fundamental rights of the people of Islamabad and the entire Country.


Civil Defense Crews Rescue Man Stranded By Floods In Aqaba
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Amman, Feb. 15 (Petra)-- Aqaba Civil Defense crews and Aqaba Police were notified of the existence of a person inside his vehicle who was encircled by floods in the Aqaba Governorate, according to the Public Security Department (PSD) spokesperson.
He continued, saying that he was able to be evacuated and that he was in good health thanks to the quick action of the diving and rescue crews.
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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 85-90 percent of the public is self-isolating on weekdays across major cities.
A total of 138,000 Turkish citizens have been quarantined across the nation as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, the country's interior minister said on Thursday.
Out of them, 122,500 people are quarantined at 180 locations nationwide, while the others stay in dormitories, Suleyman Soylu added.
He said 85-90 percent of the public was self-isolating on weekdays across major cities.
Penalties were imposed on 26,000 people who violated the lockdown orders, he added.
Soylu went on to say 10 million masks were being distributed every day, and the same amount was being produced while they are trying to raise the production to 20 million units.
Turkey confirmed on Thursday that 96 more people died from coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 908.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 42,282 as 4,056 more people tested positive for the virus, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a tweet.
So far, a total of 2,142 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.


The Kailahun District Council chairman, Augustine Kortu, has said to the press that the 2008 tax year will be marked by firm measures to meet tax mobilization targets.
Mr Kortu explained that the Kailahun District Council experienced immense failure last year in collecting taxes in the district, which seriously affected the level of development that was intended for the district.
The district council chairman said, “the council has already held series of meetings with local authorities and other stakeholders in the district to assist in convincing the people to pay their taxes as development will not take place without funds”.
The chairman explained that one interpretation of political messages and the long electoral activities in the country last year could have played a part in reducing the revenue generation, but hoped that the entire situation would be changed this year.
He further explained to his audience about the advantages of paying taxes, and that by paying taxes to the council the people could hold the council to task for its responsibilities in the district.


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Dhaka: Kuwait Airways plans to expand its network with 20 new destinations in 2023, including a number of new cities to its winter schedule.
The move comes as the airline moves towards diversifying its network around the world, said reports.
'The company is preparing accurate studies on the feasibility of these markets and destinations, as well as the extent of customer demand for them,” said Shorouk Al-Awadhi, Director of Distribution and Network Planning, Kuwait Airways.
From June 2023, the airline will be flying to Budapest in Hungary, twice a week to Malaga in Spain and Mykonos in Greece respectively while thrice a week to Sarajevo in Bosnia.
Awardhi said, this is in addition to their flights to Athens in Greece with one flight a week to Vienna in Austria, three flights a week to Nice in France, and two flights a week to Antalya in Turkey.
Operations to Trabzon in Turkey will include three flights per week to Bodrum in Turkey, three flights per week to Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, and three flights per week to Salalah in Oman.
“The company will also operate its flights to Izmir in Turkey from April with three flights per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and will be launching its flights to Alexandria in Egypt starting from March 2023 with three flights per week on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays,” explained Awadhi.
Kuwait Airways has also included a number of new cities to its winter schedule, starting from October, 2023, such as Barcelona in Spain, Berlin in Germany, Abha, Al-Ula, Taif and Al-Qassim in Saudi Arabia.
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One of DeKalb County’s previous school stops was at Indian Creek Elementary, where 290 total students, family and staff members received the COVID-19 vaccination. Over half of the vaccinated people at that event were children and many people like Clarkston, Georgia, Mayor Beverly H. Burks were also in attendance. There were 171 people who received their first dose, 33 people received their second dose and 86 people received their booster shots at the event.
“COVID has had a huge impact on the community from a financial and educational and just a personal standpoint,” Lewis said. “I think vaccination is the best way out of the pandemic. The more people we can get vaccinated, the less transmission that there will be and the less burden on the health care system and ideally, the more lives saved.”


Over 40 students of the Sabaragamuwa University have been suspended over the protests which took place over the weekend.
The students were among those who blocked the main road disrupting traffic and resulting in the police using tear-gas to disperse them.
The University administration held a meeting last night and at that meeting it was decided to suspend 45 students on disciplinary grounds.
Among those suspended are four students who had launched a hunger strike on Friday and were admitted to hospital the next day.
The police on Saturday said they were forced to use tear-gas to disperse students of the Sabaragamuwa University who had blocked the Colombo – Badulla road and had also injured 12 policemen.
The students were protesting against the suspension of a group of students from the University.
Police headquarters said that some 1000 – 1500 students took part in the protest over several demands including against the suspension of 5 students from the University.
The police claimed that three ambulances including one which was transporting a child to hospital, were prevented to proceeding by the protesting students.
“When the police attempted to clear the road for the ambulances to proceed they were attacked using stones by the students,” the police said in a statement.
While 12 policemen including some senior officers were injured, 10 were admitted to hospital. The police then used tear-gas to clear the road and also arrested 6 students for attacking the policemen. (Colombo Gazette)


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(MENAFN) An explosion near Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul on Monday killed at least six people and wounded many more, in the latest attack to target the country's ruling Taliban regime. The blast occurred at a security checkpoint close to the ministry building, which is situated on a road leading to many important government institutions, facilities, and several foreign embassies. The explosion took place as government employees were leaving work for the day, during rush hour, according to a Kabul police official.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but ISIS-K, the dangerous affiliate of the larger terror group in Afghanistan, has carried out many deadly suicide bombings across the country since its enemies in the Taliban retook the country following the U.S. military withdrawal in 2021. In January, an ISIS suicide bomber targeted employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not far from the site of Monday's explosion, killing 13 people and wounding more than 40 others.
The Taliban have dismissed the threat posed by ISIS-K, but their security forces have carried out repeated operations against the group in its strongholds. However, the violence in Afghanistan has continued, despite the Taliban's attempts to maintain security and stability in the country.
The explosion on Monday left many more wounded, and a hospital in Kabul run by Italian medics reported that it had received two dead and 12 wounded, including a child, from the incident. The European Union's office in Kabul condemned the attack, with the deputy head of the mission expressing her shock and sadness about the explosion and the loss of innocent lives.
The attack highlights the ongoing security challenges faced by the Taliban as they attempt to maintain control over Afghanistan. The country has experienced decades of conflict, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops has created a power vacuum that extremist groups such as ISIS-K have sought to exploit. The Taliban's efforts to maintain security and stability in the country will likely face continued challenges from these groups, as well as from internal political and social tensions.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russia keeps three carriers of Kalibr sea-based cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea, ready to launch up to 20 missiles at the same time.
Oleksandr Motuzianyk, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform, speaking about the situation in the Black Sea and Azov operational zones.
'The naval group of the Russian Black Sea Fleet continues to block Ukraine's maritime communications and conducts reconnaissance in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Three carriers of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles are ready for the use of missile weapons in the Black Sea, with a possible simultaneous total volley of up to 20 missiles,' the spokesman said.
Earlier reports said that Russia had additionally strengthened its naval group in the Black Sea with a submarine.
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There is one particular paradox we must resolve: those who do the most damage also have the most to lose in the event of change. And those who don’t have much to lose are too jaded for change. Nothing helps against fatigue. But the privileged have more refined needs: they want to live by their values. So it comes down to their values.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Warsaw, August 13, 2022, SPA-- Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, visited yesterday UNHCR warehouse in Rzeszow, Poland, accompanied by the Kingdom's Ambassador to Poland, Saad bin Saleh Al-Saleh.
Dr. Al Rabeeah toured with UNHCR representatives the warehouse facilities and inspected the sheltering aid provided within the Kingdom's $10 million grant to support Ukrainian refugees, of which $5 million were allocated through the center to UNHCR, where he was assured of the readiness of the assistance and the completion of the necessary arrangements to be distributed to the targeted refugees.
He also visited the UNHCR shelter distribution center where he was briefed on the distribution mechanism to beneficiaries and plans to respond to the emergency needs of refugees.
Dr. Al Rabeeah said that the sheltering aid provided by the Kingdom, represented by the Center, targets nearly 100,000 refugees from Ukraine, stressing that the Kingdom is always keen to support the refugees anywhere in the world, emanating from its humanitarian responsibility.
Dr. Al Rabeeah praised the high level of professionalism pursued by UNHCR, highlighting the close partnership between the Center and UNHCR.
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