(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ALGIERS, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- The President of Kuwaiti lawmakers partaking in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Conference of the Parliamentary Union, MP Thamer Al-Suwait affirmed, Monday, on Kuwait's support to Palestine, condemning as well the recent Israeli aggression in Jenin city.
In a speech, at the 17th session of Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States Conference (PUIC), hosted in Algeria, Al-Suwait stressed on the importance of not ignoring those who commits acts of violence and focus only to those who respond to such violence, especially when such reaction is related to years of agony, suffering, and injustice and targets innocents and civilian infrastructure.
He affirmed that 'Kuwait, officially and popularly, will never deviate from supporting Palestine,' adding, 'Palestine will remain the greatest and only lesson of steadfastness, and will remain present in the conscience of this nation, generation after generation.'
On a different issue, Al-Suwait expressed 'the Kuwaiti delegation's strong condemnation on the violations that Muslims are subjected to in more than one place, especially what extremists have done by insulting the Holy book of the Quran, 'stressing that' targeting sanctities creates nothing but hatred, leaves only grudges, and produces only extremism.'
On development efforts in the region, Al-Suwait said, 'the stability and peace of the region is a major starting point for achieving sustainable development in Islamic countries,' noting that 'the reality of our Islamic world today requires determination more than ever before to take the first steps amid global challenges and dangers.'
He stressed that this step 'necessitates us at the same time to place the critical importance of development above any consideration and set specific programs and goals to move according to them,' noting that 'these programs will not be able to be implemented unless the stability and peace of our region is achieved.' (end)
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Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said the country has earned $90.11 million exporting different kinds of electric items to several countries in the financial year 2014-5 on Wednesday.
The industries minister said this in the Jatiya Sangsad while replying to a question from treasury bench Begum Pinu Khan.
He said the government has taken necessary measures to increase export to different countries including the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Austria, Australia, Bhutan, and Canada.
Amu said the government has also adopted various measures to ensure compliance of the export industries to enhance the export of electric items.
He said steps have also been taken to increase port capacity, introduce business friendly banking system, build light engineering village, distribute internationally recognized certificates among traders for this purpose.
The government has been providing 15 percent subsidy to light engineering sector to enhance the export facilities, he added.
Besides, the government has instructed the Bangladesh missions abroad be more business friendly, he said.
The country exports television, transformer, electric cable, refrigerator, electric switch, generator and other items, he added.


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'Moira, The World Tour Qatar' is the upcoming concert of the 'Most Streamed Filipino Artist', Moira Dela Torre, together with 'Kadenang Ginto' star, Kyle Echarri. Well-known stand-up comedians, Boobay and Ate Guy, will be the front-act performers.
Dela Torre rose to fame with her heartfelt music which left an impact on the Filipino community across the globe, making her one of the most requested artists to perform live in Doha.
On the other hand, Echarri made an impact when he starred in the Philippine TV drama 'Kadenang Ginto'. He's a great singer being one of The Voice Kids Philippines semifinalists in 2015.
The concert will not only focus on singing, as two famous Filipino stand-up comedians will surely bring fun and laughter to the stage.
Catch them live at the Gharafa Sports Club Indoor Hall on February 10, 2023, as they kick off their world tour concert! Tickets are available online via Q-Tickets or visit Royal Sports and Events office located in Muntazah, Doha, Qatar.
'We are delighted to bring quality entertainment to the Filipino community in Qatar, for them to feel a normal life after the pandemic,” said Jonar Paz, CEO of Royal Sports and Events.
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New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Increase in personal tax exemption and deduction limits and greater support for the exports sector were some of the key demands which were made before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by the trade and service sector representatives, who met her on Thursday as part of pre-budget consultations.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) sought creation of a fund and availability of credit at affordable rates, while also urging the Finance Minister to extend greater support to exports which have become less competitive as rupee has steadily depreciated while the dollar has strengthened.
It also sought creation of jobs in the exports sector, noting that job creation has emerged as a major challenge in the country and therefore the government should provide financial support to those units which provide additional employment in the exports sector. This, it said, would help workers shift from informal employment to formal employment.
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce (BCC) sought streamlining of guidelines on search and seizure operations under GST, especially for established taxpayers.
Vivek Jalan, the Chairman of BCC's Fiscal and Taxation Affairs committee, put forth some key demands before the Finance Minister.
The industry chamber said that there is a big confusion on GST impact on commercial credit notes due to 'post sale discount' wherein the field officers ask for GST from recipients of commercial credit notes. It sought clarity on this from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
The BCC also sought clear standard operating procedures to provide guidelines as to when the inspection, search and seizure can be initiated under GST, especially for established taxpayers.
It also sought reduction in compliance burden on assessees by removing the requirement of issuance of TDS certificates and relying on Form 26AS which is an automated process.
Apart from Sitharaman, the meeting was also attended by Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Secretaries from Economic Affairs, Public Asset Management, and Revenue Departments.
Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran was also present in the meeting.
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(MENAFN- 3BL) Sofidel has once again been recognized by CDP – one of the main independent organizations for measuring and reporting environmental performance globally – for its commitment to fighting climate change and deforestation .
Once again, the Group has positioned itself in the Leadership band of the Climate Change 2023 and Forests 2023 ratings by CDP.
For both ratings, Climate Change and Forests, Sofidel received A- , positioning itself above both the European average (B, in the case of Climate Change, and C in the case of Forest Management) and the sector average (B for both ratings).
Sofidel has recently intensified its ecological transition policies, committing to Science Based Targets (SBTi) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The Net Zero goal, i.e., the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the consequent removal of residual emissions as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain, is at the center of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming well below 2°C according to the Paris agreements.
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New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Delhi and its adjoining areas will have a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of the development of thunder lightning on Wednesday, India Meteorological Department said.
There is a possibility of rain, drizzle along with shallow fog in the morning in the coming 5-6 days. The maximum and minimum temperatures for the day have been pegged at 25 degrees Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 93 per cent.
According to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, winds are likely to be become slow/calm on December 1. The air quality is likely to deteriorate but remain in 'very poor' category today and November 2.
The Outlook for subsequent five days: The air quality is likely to remain in the 'Very Poor' category. PM2.5 to be the predominant pollutant.
Meanwhile, the farm fires count on November 30 was 186 and its share in PM2.5 is 1 per cent. 'Low mixing layer height is preventing efficient dispersion of pollutants,' the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) stated. The level of PM 2.5 and PM 10 pollutants in the air at 9 a.m. was recorded in the 'very poor' and 'poor' category.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', then 401 and between 500 is considered 'severe'.
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Sumou Holding, a Saudi real estate company, and Hassan Allam Properties, an Egyptian real estate developer, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The MoU was facilitated by ADEER International Egypt, a subsidiary of Sumou Holding that provides real estate solutions and acts as a gateway for exchanging real estate investments and experiences between different markets.
The MoU aims to leverage the expertise and resources of both companies to develop quality and sustainable real estate projects in KSA and Egypt. The MoU also seeks to create opportunities for mutual learning and collaboration between the Egyptian and Saudi markets and global markets.
Jarallah bin Mohammed Al Amrah, CEO of Sumou Holding, said:“This is an important regional cooperation to achieve development goals. We are confident that this alliance will enhance our ability to provide quality and sustainable projects that meet the aspirations of our clients in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.”
Mohamed Medhat Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Properties, said:“This cooperation will support the real estate sector in both countries and will open up new horizons for sustainable development.”
Bassel El-Serafy, CEO of ADEER International Egypt, said:“This partnership is an opportunity to exchange visions and ideas about the future of the real estate sector in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. We are happy with the new agreement, which is expected to enhance investments in various markets in the real estate sector.”
This step is expected to strengthen the economic and commercial relations between the two countries and to contribute to enhancing investments in the real estate development sector and achieving quality projects that meet the needs of the local and regional markets, offering distinctive and quality real estate products.
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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP Qatar) is set to hold a beach cleanup drive in northern Fuwairit aimed at protecting the environment and raising public awareness on the dangers of plastic pollution. In a post on its social media pages, DEAP Qatar said this family- and children-friendly event will be held in 'a sedan-friendly location though the last 1-2km are bumpy.
'We have very limited spaces, people must register. We are still in Covid-19 times, so we need to be responsible and respect the maximum number of participants in a public gathering, DEAP Qatar said, adding that volunteers must have their own transportation.
Green Ehteraz, face masks and social distancing are mandatory. Anyone under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Participants will be required to bring their own gloves work or gardening gloves are recommended. Bags will be provided.
Participants are also advised to dress properly and be respectful of the local culture: shoulders covered, no small shorts. Long shorts or pants are preferred. 'Don't forget sun protection and sun screen.
'Bring your own food and drinks. Due to Covid-19, sharing food is discouraged. It's getting hot, make sure to bring enough water. Reusable water bottles are encouraged, DEAP Qatar added. 'There are no any toilets or facilities on site. There's always a petrol station along the way.
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County committee receives estimates for Hudson addition
A three-level addition to St. Croix County's Government Center to provide space for the Health and Human Services Department, courts and storage would cost between $9.2 million and $11.3 million, according to a consultant.
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Walk from obesity raises funds, awareness
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops may resume the offensive on Ukraine's capital Kyiv if Belarus forces join the invasion or if the Ukrainian forces are destroyed on the eastern front.
That's according to Vadym Denysenko, an advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, who spoke with RBC-Ukraine , Ukrinform reports.
'The first (case - ed.) is if (Alexander - ed.) Lukashenko agrees to deploy Belarusian army here. So far he's been dodging that, stopping short of approving such a move. The second option, that's if Lukashenko doesn't agree to this, an attack on Kyiv is possible only after the Ukrainian group in the east of Ukraine is completely destroyed,' the advisor suggested. Read also: Belarus
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Denysenko noted that Belarus is currently very important for the Kremlin, as its possible invasion of Ukraine will divert the focus of part of the Ukrainian military from the eastern front and create a threat of an attack on Chernihiv or Kyiv.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, referring to the Ministry of Defense, there are no signs of preparations for another offensive of enemy forces from the territory of Belarus, but such a threat remains in place so the Ukrainian Army keeps part of its troops on the country's north to cover the border areas.
According to Ukraine's defense intelligence, the Belarus army command as of July 1 has massed seven battalions on the border with Ukraine.
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Bhavan's Public School celebrated its glittering Kids Fest in the midst of distinguished guests, teachers, parents and well-wishers on October 23, at the New Salata campus.
The show comprised colourful variety of performances by the budding talents from three campuses of Bhavan's.
The programme with fancy dress, action song and western dance beautifully displayed musical, choreographic and acting talents of the tiny tots.
The function commenced with the colourful welcome dance by the kids.
M P Philip, School Principal, in his welcome address encouraged the children to take schooling as a journey of learning with lots of joyful moments.
The chief guest of the day was Dr. K R Maalathi, a renowned teacher and the founder CEO of Auuro Educational Services.
She declared the fest open and expressed her happiness and joy for being part of the fest.
The dais was spiff up with the presence of Anjana Menon, Director Administration; Anil Kumar, General Secretary; Shailaja KrishnaKumar and Asha Shiju, Headmistresses.
Shailaja Krishnakumar, Headmistress of New Salata Campus expressed her bona fide gratitude to everyone for making the fest a memorable one.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Ooredoo has officially opened registration for the 2018 Ooredoo Doha Marathon, which will take place on January 12, 2018.
In its sixth year, the 2018 edition of the Ooredoo Doha Marathon is being organised to hold the 'biggest number of runners yet, as Ooredoo continues its push to inspire Qatar's communities to get fit, the company has said in a statement.
Registration has opened and fees will range depending on the selected course and age of the
Manar Khalifa al-Muraikhi, director of PR and Corporate Communications at Ooredoo Qatar, said: 'The Ooredoo Doha Marathon is a great chance for us all to get fit and run as a community. Families can run together, and even people who have never competed before can start training and their year with something they are proud of. As always, we're working to ensure the best possible experience for our competitors, so stay tuned for more marathon
The marathon will once again feature courses for runners of all abilities including a 10km run, half-marathon, full marathon and a special children's 1km fun run.
Prizes will be awarded to the best runners in a range of categories, based on age and gender.
Anyone interested in running the 2018 Ooredoo Marathon can find more information and register at http://ore.do/marathon2018
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(MENAFN- AFP) Monsanto said Wednesday it would cut an additional 1,000 jobs as it reported a quarterly loss due to weak demand for agricultural products and the drag from the strong dollar.
The US agricultural giant, which sells seeds, pesticides and chemicals to boost crop output, now plans job cuts of 3,600 through fiscal 2018, up from the 2,600 announced in October, it said in a securities filing.
Total job cuts will account for 16 percent of Monsanto employees worldwide, the company said.
The news came after Monsanto reported a loss of $253 million for its first quarter, ended November 30. Sales tumbled 23 percent from the year-ago level to $2.2 billion.
Results have been hit by falling demand for Monsanto's genetically modified seeds and other agricultural products as farmers have curtailed production in the wake of low prices for corn and other commodities.
The company has also been badly hit by the strong dollar in key markets like Brazil. Monsanto cited the recent currency devaluation in Argentina as a factor in its new forecast that adjusted 2016 profits would come in at the low end of its previously-announced range.
The plan for increased layoffs will increase restructuring costs to $1.1-$1.2 billion from the prior $850-$900 million as the company spends additional funds on severance benefits and to shutter facilities.
"Through focus and discipline, we remain confident in our ability to deliver on the targets and milestones we've established for our company in both the near term and through the next decade," said Monsanto chief executive Hugh Grant.
"In a challenging agriculture environment, we remain in a position of strength. It's this strength that positions us to be a leading partner in an industry that will continue to change."
Monsanto shares fell 0.8 percent to $95.93 in morning trade.
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(MENAFN- Arab Times) Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) CEO Nabil Bourisli
KUWAIT CITY, April 29, (KUNA): Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) CEO Nabil Bourisli on Sunday said the Kuwaiti, Vietnamese and Japanese 'Nghi Son Refinery' successfully produced Octane 92 petrol in line with the specifications of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality of Vietnam. The first shipment of Octane 92 petrol, 5 million litre, is slated to be offered for sale on May 1, Bourisli told KUNA, adding that gradual experimental operation was successful.
Kuwait's Oil Minister and Minister of Electricity and Water Bakheet Al-Rashidi highly appreciated KPI for the company's leading vital projects and active partnerships serving the goal of increasing Kuwait's refining capacity. This is a part of the efforts to raise Kuwait's overseas refining capacity to 800,000 barrel per day (bpd) by 2030, in line with the company's 2040 strategy, the minister told KUNA. Al-Rashidi also thanked the team in charge of the Nghi Son Refinery.
The Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC is one of the major projects in Asia, refining up to 200,000 of Kuwaiti oil daily to meet the growing demand on oil products in Vietnam. The project, whose full commercial operation is expected in August, is located in Nghi Son region, about 200 kilometers south of the capital Hanoi, northern Vietnam. KPI and Japan's Idemitsu Kosan own equal share of 35.1, in the Nghi Son joint project, PetroVietnam 25.1 percent and Mitsui Chemicals Inc 4.7 percent
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(MENAFN) Russia blamed US private military companies (PMC) of organizing provocations with the use of chemical arms in eastern Ukraine, while hurrying the heated war of words over Ukraine.
Sergey Shoygu stated that some 120 US armed force are now operating in Ukrainian Donbas area to teach the Ukrainian military "for active combat operations."
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“They equip firing positions in residential buildings and socially significant facilities, train Ukrainian special operations forces and radical armed groups for active combat operations.”
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Park Rapids Schools to start two hours late
The Park Rapids Schools will start two hours late Wednesday due to the weather. Tuesday evening activities are cancelled.
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KUWAIT -- Kuwait's military sends two planes carrying urgent relief aid for the victims of a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkiye's southeastern border region with Syria a day earlier.
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, alongside Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Mejel, holds talks with China's ambassador Zhang Jianwei, focused on bilateral relations.
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development approves applications from 30 charities and relief agencies to contribute to a nationwide campaign to raise donations for quake-affected people in Turkiye.
RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian charity finalizes its fourth stage of a home renovations project in Gaza with the help of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.
BRUSSELS -- The necessary procedure for the appointment of the first EU Special Representative for the Gulf has not been completed as yet, an EU spokesperson says.
WASHINGTON -- The US State Department approves the potential sale to Poland of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 10 billion, the Pentagon says.
LONDON -- Greece and the United Kingdom sign a new defence and security agreement, targeting closer collaboration to benefit eachother's military, Britain's defense ministry says. (end) sd
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Egyptian doctor's daughter found dead in Libya
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The body of an Egyptian doctor's daughter was found in Libya's Sirte late Thursday, state-owned MENA news agency quoted a medical source in Libya's Ibn Sina hospital.
The girl's father, Dr. Magdy Sobhy, and his wife were both killed on Tuesday while their daughter was abducted, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
According to state-media, the assailants are still unidentified.
The ministry added that it is investigating "the criminal events" and that it was in touch with Libyan authorities.
In the Tuesday statement, the foreign ministry called on Egyptians residing in Libya to exercise extreme caution. It also warned Egyptians travelling to Libya in the light of the unstable situation in the country.
In September, an Egyptian citizen was shot dead in Sirte after engaging in an argument with two armed men.
Following the break-away General Khalifa Haftar's declaration of war on "terrorism" in May 2014, a surge of violence has increased in Libya. Many Egyptians have been victims of the violence in Libya, particularly in the city of Benghazi.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ambassador of Germany to Ukraine Martin Jaeger has visited the city of Dnipro and discussed the needs of Ukraine's front and rear lines with Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi and Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak.
The relevant statement was made by the German diplomat on the social media platform X , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“It is an honor for me to meet with General Syrskyi and Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Lysak. Ukrainian warriors are fighting for the security of the world. Germany will continue to provide the necessary support. We discussed the needs of the front and rear lines, as well as Germany's possible assistance with the rehabilitation of the military,” Jaeger wrote.
Earlier, Ambassador Jaeger held a meeting with Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.
A reminder that Germany sent another package of military support to Ukraine , including 17 SatCom terminals, one antenna hub station, four truck tractor trains 8x8 HX81 and four semi-trailers, 12 Zetros trucks, and WISENT spare parts.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inaugurated Friday the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup, held at Jaber International Stadium.
His Highness the Amir arrived at the stadium earlier and was received by Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh, who also chaired the Gulf Cup organizing committee.
Also receiving His Highness the Amir were Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Khaled Al-Roudhan, Public Authority for Sport's acting Director General Dr. Humoud Flaiteh, the Cabinet's Secretary General for Administration and Finance Osama Al-Duaij and President of Kuwait Football Association (KFA) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah.
The opening ceremony was attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, Sheikh Jaber Abdullah Al-Sabah, Sheikh Faisal Suad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Also attending were First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Jarrah Al-Sabah, Acting Minister of Amiri Diwan Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah, Ministers and commanders of army, police, national guard and fire department.
Minister Al-Roudhan, in a speech, welcomed His Highness the Amir and the teams from the Gulf countries.
He said the Kuwaitis and Gulf people realized His Highness the Amir's desire to hold the Gulf Cup as scheduled and with attendance of all teams.
Al-Roudhan said the Gulf Cup was held after FIFA lifted an international ban on Kuwait football, which materialized due to cooperation among the government, the National Assembly and sport clubs.
He said the Gulf Cup was not a mere sport event, but reflected bonds of fraternity.
"The Gulf is the safe haven for all of us, and we will always be defending it and protected by it," he said.
The first game was held and Saudi Arabia beat Kuwait 2-1.
His Highness the Amir left the stadium following the game opener. (end) bs
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Two deaths and 70 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 5,030 on Sunday, said the state Health Department.
There take been 128 deaths due to the disease in the state so far.
According to the Health Department, there are 1,911 active cases of coronavirus in the state.
“70 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths have been recorded in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases to 5,030 and death toll to 128. There are 1,911 active cases of coronavirus in the state,” the Health Department stated.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16. Uzbekistan's Air
Marakanda, the operator of Samarkand International Airport ('SKD')
received silver membership at the European branch of Airports
Council International ('ACI Europe'), the only global membership
organization for airport operators and associations, trend reports via the
ACI Europe currently represents over 500 airports in 55
countries. Its member airports serve 90 percent of commercial air
traffic in Europe – 2.3 billion passengers, 18.4 million tons of
cargo, and 21.2 million flights annually.
“Silver membership in the International Council of Airports
Europe is an important acknowledgment of Samarkand International
Airport and the next step towards a truly international profile for
Air Marakanda. I am convinced our cooperation will lead to improved
service quality and an experience of international standards for
travelers using SKD. Samarkand International is ready to be part of
ACI Europe's global community of excellence,” General Director of
Air Marakanda LLC Anton Khodzhajan said.
ACI Europe represents its member airports, facilitates
cooperation between airlines, airports, and other aviation
businesses, and works as a network to ensure success for the entire
aviation industry. The organization also promotes the interest of
airport operators towards regulators and legislatures and aims to
inform public opinion about the airport business.
ACI Europe membership is regarded as a validation of Air
Marakanda's efforts in developing SKD and also offers new
opportunities for continued improvement.
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Bollywood is currently abuzz with anticipation regarding top actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal's closely-guarded wedding. While the stars reportedly had a court wedding yesterday, they are to host the social celebration on December 9 at Six Senses Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Now, we have information about the themes of the upcoming festivities before the high-profile event. Let's dive into it.
Colors Pre-wedding events all about gold, ivory and bit of bling!
As we reported earlier, the celebrations will begin with sangeet on December 7. The theme for this night is bling. To remind you, the bride is wearing a Manish Malhotra ensemble for this event. We can expect glamorous performances from close invitees and even Kaif-Kaushal . For mehendi, the groom and bride have chosen gold, beige, ivory, and white as ruling colors, reported India Today .
Details Wedding ceremony will be themed around pastel sorbet
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 16 (KUNA) -- Intellectuals from the Arab countries on Tuesday concluded a symposium by a proposal to launch a cultural economic dialogue to bring their countries closer together.
The symposium, themed "Arab cultural economics and Kuwait's cultural role in promotion of knowledge," was held as part of the 24th edition of Qurain Cultural Festival.
It reached a final communique of the symposium which was read by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Subayyel, president of King Faisal International Prize, at the closing ceremony.
The proposed dialogue has to reconcile the needs of promote the cultural movement with the needs to promote economic development.
It should also underscore promotion of culture as one of human rights, and thereby ensuring access to culture for every Arab citizen, according to the document.
In the framework of the planned dialogue, a package of cultural initiatives should be launched based on the experiment of Kuwait which stems from a three-party partnership involving the government, the civil society and the private sector.
The dialogue has to attach great importance to the Arabic language through modernization of curricula and the concerned educational institutions, and improving the Arabic content of the internet, the communique stressed.
The panelists urged the competent authorities to facilitate the cultural exchanges, including the contacts among Arab writers associations, the movement of cultural contents by removing the customs and bureaucratic barriers among the Arab countries.
They welcomed the initiative of Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) to launch an Arab academic network to bring together the Arab scholars and intelligentsia and facilitate experience sharing among them.
The two-day symposium saw five panel discussions that dealt with the themes of tools of cultural integration; roles of official and semi-official institutions in cultural promotion; the digital publication; and culture as one of the tributaries of economic development.
The 24th Qurain Cultural Fistival was inaugurated by Minister of Information and President of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) Mahammad Al-Jabri on Wednesday, January 10. (end) ahd.asa.gb
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(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Rabat – The Moroccan ambassador to , Lahcen Abdelkhalek, has just returned to his post after being recalled last October for consultations by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said a governmental source.
The Moroccan ambassador was recalled on October 21, after Algerian Foreign Minister accused Morocco of funding its investments programs in sub-Saharan Africa with money obtained from drug trafficking.
The top Algerian diplomat also claimed were "" in sub-Saharan African countries.
"Everybody knows that Moroccan banks launder the money obtained from trafficking. The leaders of many African countries have told me this," he claimed during a debate with business leaders in Algiers.
The Algerian minister went as far as accusing the Moroccan state-owned carrier, , of transporting cannabis to sub-Saharan Africa.
were squarely denounced by Moroccan authorities, who pointed out that the Algerian minister showed a lack of knowledge regarding the Moroccan banking system and the rules of the international civil aviation.
"The remarks made by the Algerian Minister on banking institutions and the national airline, testify to a deep and inexplicable ignorance of basic standards of the functioning of the banking system and civil aviation, both at national level and international," the communique said.
"It's an unprecedented level of irresponsibility in the history of bilateral relations," added the statement.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, March 17
By Gazenfer Hamidov – Trend:
The exports of industry sector products, which have the largest share among Iran's non-oil exports, witnessed fall during the current fiscal year, started March 20, 2017.
The country exported $13.8 billion worth of industrial products during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, according to Parvin Nabati, director of the Chemical and Cellulose Industries Department of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.
The figure indicates an 8 percent fall year-on-year, Nabati said, IRNA news agency reported March 14.
Nabati said that the global price fall as well as sanctions-related banking transaction problems has led to the decrease, however, she added that export of some products including bitumen and plastic artifacts have increased.
Nabati said that Iran's bitumen exports increased by 13 percent to three million tons, meanwhile the value of exported bitumen decreased by 5 percent to $570 million in the 10-month period.
The official said that the Islamic Republic exported $1 billion worth of plastic products, 24 percent more year-on-year.
Over 74 percent of Iran's plastic products' exports have gone to the Iraqi market, followed by Afghanistan (13 percent), Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Azerbaijan.
She noted that China, the UAE, India, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Indonesia and Iraq were the top destinations of Iran's petrochemical products.
Iran mainly exported bitumen to India, UAE, Pakistan, Qatar, Myanmar, Oman, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Kenya, Nabati said.
She added that the Islamic Republic exported $164 million worth of engine oil and paraffin in the 10-month period to various countries including India, China, Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan.
Iran's paint, resin and glue exports accounted to $170 million in the period, of that 38 percent was sold in the Iraqi market.
Afghanistan was the next destination of the exports (19 percent), followed by Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, according to the official.
It should be noted that the official's statement about the industrial exports fall contradicts with the official data, released by Trade Promotion Organization of Iran.
According to the data, the value of the industrial exports in the first 10 months of the current fiscal tear witnessed a rise by 17 percent, year-on-year.
The Islamic Republic exported 33.282 million tons of industrial products, indicating a rise by 18 percent compared to the same period of the preceding year.
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(MENAFNEditorial) NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (NYSE: ) ("Aspen Aerogels") today announced that it will present at the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference to be held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. The presentation will take place on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. Presenting for management will be Donald R. Young, President and CEO of Aspen Aerogels, and John F. Fairbanks, VP, CFO and Treasurer of Aspen Aerogels. A live audio webcast and a replay of the company's presentation will be available on the Investors section of the Aspen Aerogels website at .
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(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Recruitment irregularities have now surfaced in the West Bengal correctional services department with the arrest of one person in Kolkata on the charges of issuing fake appointment letter by forging the signature of a high profile minister in the state cabinet.
The person arrested in this connection has been identified as Prabhakar Nayek, a group D staff attached to the Indian Museum in central Kolkata.
Nayek issued the fake appointment letter for the jail - museum in south Kolkata to a youth forging the signature of the Municipal Affairs & Urban Development Minister and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) mayor Firhad Hakim.
Although the administrative authority of the jail museum rests with the state correctional services department, its maintenance responsibility rests with West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO), which comes under jurisdiction of Hakim's department.
Nayek forged the signature of Hakim so that the fake appointment letter appears to be genuine.
The youth went to a jail-museum to join services with that fake appointment letter. However, the jail-museum officials doubted that letter to be fake and they started cross-checking. After the appointment letter was found to be fake the officials informed the police.
The youth then told the investigative officials about the details of Nayek and also informed that he got this appointment letter against a payment of Rs 3,00,000. Thereafter the cops arrested Nayek.
Nayek, who is in police custody now, is believed by the cops to be a part of a major racket.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
Published: Wed 6 Jul 2022, 6:50 PM
The Ajman Criminal Court sentenced a 30-year-old Asian national to death after he was convicted of murdering his employer.
The accused was arrested on charges of slitting the victim's neck and stabbing him several times. Surveillance cameras at the scene captured the details of the heinous crime.
According to the investigation, the police operation room received a call about a stabbing incident near a cafeteria in the centre of Ajman. The police team reached the crime scene and found a person lying in a pool of blood.
It was revealed that when the victim tried to escape, the accused followed him and stabbed him several times, after which the victim collapsed, and the perpetrator fled the scene.
When the Public Prosecution questioned the accused, he admitted to the charge of the premeditated murder of a company owner of the same nationality.
He said that the victim brought him to the UAE on a tourist visa to work. He then agreed to bring workers from their country to work for the employer. An agreement was reached between them that the victim would provide visas to nine people.
The convict informed the Public Prosecution that the victim refused to complete residency procedures for the nine men and did not give them salaries for four months.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.3. The Trans Adriatic
Pipeline (TAP) consortium has joined the Oil and Gas Methane
Partnership (OGMP 2.0), the flagship oil and gas reporting and
mitigation program of the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP), trend reports with reference to the consortium.
This voluntary initiative seeks to support Oil & Gas companies
in reducing methane emissions.
OGMP 2.0 is applying stringent criteria that form a global
reference to encourage optimal performance, both in terms of
reporting and emissions reduction through transparency and the
sharing of best practices. This move reinforces the Company's
commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050.
TAP is aimed at obtaining OGMP 2.0's“Gold Standard” status by
2025, which will acknowledge its plans to measure and reduce
OGMP 2.0 is the only comprehensive, measurement-based reporting
framework for the industry. It improves the accuracy and
transparency of methane emissions reporting.
As the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor, TAP has
the capacity to transport approximately 10 billion cubic meters of
gas per annum (bcm/a) to several markets in Europe. The pipeline is
also designed with the potential to expand its throughput capacity
up to 20 bcm/a.
TAP is strategically and economically important to Europe and
essential in providing reliable access to a new source of natural
gas. TAP plays a significant role in boosting Europe's energy
security, supply diversification, as well as decarbonisation
TAP's shareholding is comprised of bp (20 percent), SOCAR (20
percent), Snam (20 percent), Fluxys (19 percent), Enagás (16
percent) and Axpo (5 percent).
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Dâniel Fraga, a young man living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil began his YouTube channel by recording and commenting on what was going on in the city. Shortly thereafter, Brazil was having its 2010 General Elections and his channel steadily became more political.
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Two years later, during the 2012 local electoral season, Fraga criticizing a candidate for São José dos Campos mayor (a city in the state of São Paulo) for going before the judiciary and requesting that negative internet memes about be removed from Facebook.
Fraga turned all his assets into Bitcoin, preventing the judge from accessing his money.
In the video, he also criticizes the judge who accepted the candidate's arguments and henceforth ordered that all relevant memes be taken down, even establishing a fine for anybody continuing to post and share the 'offensive' memes. Since Fraga had continued to post videos discussing the situation, the judge involved sued him requesting compensation for 'moral damages'. There began Fraga's quest for free speech.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published: Fri 24 Mar 2023, 6:43 PM
Last updated: Fri 24 Mar 2023, 10:25 PM
Thirty drivers in Al Ain recently received some surprise gifts from the Abu Dhabi Police for following all traffic rules. Over a period of three years, they haven't gotten a single traffic fine - not even a parking penalty.
The Abu Dhabi Police Happiness Patrol hit the roads and spotted the drivers who they found had clean traffic records. Earlier this month, the patrols carried out a similar mission.
In this video, the police are seen speaking to the drivers and surprising them with TVs:
Col Matar Abdullah Al Muhairi, director of Al Ain Traffic Department, said the Ya Hafez initiative comes as part of the authorities' efforts to motivate good drivers and promote positive behaviours that can help make roads safer.
Col Al Muhairi congratulated them for keeping their records clean for three years.
The drivers, who were all pleasantly surprised, expressed their pride as they received their gifts. They stressed the importance of adhering to traffic laws and doing one's part in ensuring public safety and preventing tragic accidents.
Among those who were part of the initiative were Lt-Col Saeed Abdullah Al Kalbani, head of the Al Ain Traffic Investigations Department, and Lt-Col Obaid Al Kaabi, head of the Security Media Department in Al Ain Region.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Japan said on Friday that US imports of its automobiles and auto parts are not an impediment to US security and will not become one, and import restrictions would have 'devastating effects on the US and global economies.
The Japanese warning, issued in a statement, echoed the warning of two major auto trade groups on Wednesday, which said imposing tariffs would cost hundreds of thousands of auto jobs and dramatically increase car prices.
The US administration in May launched an investigation into whether imported vehicles pose a national security threat and President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to quickly impose tariffs.
'The trade relationship with Japan, an ally, contributes not only to the economic prosperity of the US but also to its security, the Japanese government said in a statement, adding that its comments were being submitted to the US Department of Commerce.
'The import of automobiles and auto parts from Japan has not by any means been an impediment to the security of the US, and will not become one.
Trump has made the tariffs a key part of his economic message and repeatedly lamented the US auto sector trade deficit, particularly with Germany and Japan.
Some aides have suggested that the effort is a way to try to pressure Canada and Mexico into making more concessions in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A coalition representing major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp, Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, and Hyundai Motor Co, said on Wednesday the tariffs would harm automakers and US consumers.
Toyota USA added in a separate statement that even a Toyota Camry built in the United States would face $1,800 in increased costs.
'Japanese auto-related companies have played a vital role in supporting the growth of the US manufacturing base since starting business in the US in the 1980s, the Japanese government said.
'Any trade restriction measures... if imposed, could seriously affect more than 1.5mn jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies in the US, and, by inflicting costs on the consumers, lead to devastating effects on the US and global economy.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said last week US investigation would likely be wrapped up by late July or August.
The Commerce Department plans to hold two days of public comments in July on its investigation.
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(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, April 29: Assistant Undersecretary for Social Development Sector Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Hana'a Al-Hajri has said the ministry has imposed new controls on the transfer of money (donations) outside the country, reports Al-Jarida daily.
Al-Hajri said written approval is needed from the Ministry for financial transfer for the implementation of any project.
Transfers through personal accounts, or establishments not accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be done. Al-Hajri added any charity wishing to send money abroad must submit a list of remittances and the name of the project, its license number in the ministry, the amount being transferred and the name of the foreign entity accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 'In some cases, a Kuwaiti bank may not be able to transfer to any third party for several reasons, including in exceptional circumstances in the country where the project is being undertaken. In such cases, the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs may have to coordinate to find an alternative for money transfer, she said. She stressed the two ministries must be provided with a copy of transfer within seven days from the date of its execution with clear instructions to the foreign entities to provide Kuwait's diplomatic missions copy of progress report every three months, showing the amount of money received from the Kuwaiti charity.
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Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines sign code share agreement
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) The Royal Jordanian (RJ) and Turkish Airlines (TK), Monday, signed a codeshare agreement on routes between Jordan and Turkey , which is set to further expand travel opportunities for the customers of the two airlines.
The agreement will be effective as of September 21, 2015.
The new code share agreement is bound to broaden the commercial partnership between the two companies. At the same time, passengers of both airlines will be given more travel options between Jordan and Turkey.
Under the terms of the agreement, RJ and TK will place their carrier codes on each other's flights between Amman and Istanbul, while RJ will place its carrier code on Turkish Airlines' flights between Aqaba and Istanbul. The agreement might also enable the two carriers to put their codes on the flights to other destinations operated beyond the two capitals in the future. RJ President/CEO Captain Haitham Misto expressed satisfaction with this commercial partnership with a well-established and rapidly growing carrier like TK, which enjoys a broad route network.
Several worldwide points that TK serves will be open to RJ passengers flying from Amman and Aqaba to Istanbul and from there to various airports on the TK's network, he said.
He also expressed hope that the step will be the first on the way to further enhancing relations between the two airlines in the future.
Turkish Airlines Deputy Chairman and CEO Temel Kotil, said: "We are extremely pleased to sign this codeshare agreement with RJ which aims to improve our partnership to maximize the travel opportunities offered to our passengers through the networks of both airlines.
Additionally, he said, "we believe that this partnership with RJ will bring enormous benefit to both airlines from a commercial perspective in rapidly growing relations between our countries." The signing ceremony took place at the RJ's headquarters in Amman. RJ President/CEO Captain Haitham Misto and Turkish Airlines Deputy Chairman and CEO Temel Kotil, signed the deal in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan, Sedat Onal.
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DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) relief team in South Sudan has completed the distribution of 187 tonnes of food supplies to 8,000 victims of famine in the Unity State.
The project worth $300,000 was conducted in partnership with Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Four batches of maize and cereals were airdropped by United Nations aircraft over the target inaccessible districts, where the team collected and distributed them to the beneficiaries.
During the handover ceremony at WFP's district warehouse in Juba, a press conference was attended by Hussein Maar Nyuot, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Simon Cammelbeeck, Deputy Country Director, WFP, Hassan Al-Abbassi, QRCS representative, and Jassem Qanbar, KRCS representative. A presentation was given about WFP's activities in South Sudan, and how QRCS and KRCS can utilize its resources to facilitate their humanitarian operations.
The distributions were happily welcomed by the beneficiaries and community leaders, who thanked Qatar and Kuwait for their noble initiative to send this much-needed food aid.
The project comes in response to the several humanitarian appeals issued by the South Sudan Red Cross to save thousands of lives at risk of starvation. More than 100,000 people are facing a widespread famine in several parts of the country, and 270,000 children already suffer severe malnutrition.
QRCS's team held a meeting with officials of the South Sudan Red Cross, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to discuss the workflow of joint humanitarian operations there.
They also visited WFP's therapeutic nutrition centre in Juba, which takes care of malnourished children, mothers, and pregnant women.
Another visit was made to one of WFP's 22 centres implementing a food security programme for vulnerable urban populations of Juba. Through these centers, vulnerable families receive cash transfers to purchase their food needs, as well as community education sessions about nutrition, hygiene, food security, and livelihood.
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I am a medical doctor completing specialty training as a public health physician. I have numerous peer-reviewed publications predominantly in the fields of epidemiology and health policy. I currently work as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow at UCL, where my research focuses on health economics. I continue to work on the on-call rota for Public Health England providing infectious disease case and outbreak response. I also hold a non-resident fellowship at the Center for Global Development.
I have a medical degree and master's in public health from King's College London. I am a Member of the UK Faculty of Public Health (MFPH) at the Royal College of Physicians.
- –present NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health Medicine, UCL
- 2017 King's College London, MBBS MPH
- Diplomate Member of Faculty of Public Health (DFPH)
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Australia Najeeb Al-Bader has presented his credentials as the new non-resident ambassador to Papua New Guinea to the Governor General, Sir Bob Dadae . The top diplomat delivered the official papers at a formal reception that took place at presidential palace in the capital Port Moresby, where he conveyed greetings and well wishes from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the friendly people of Papua New Guinea.
On his part, Sir Dadae wished His Highness the Amir and the Kuwaiti people all the best.
He also expressd his country's gratitude for kuwait's support, contribution and humanitarian role played by the Kuwaiti Fund for Economic Development for launching a number of development projects in his country.
He also appreciated highly Kuwait's response to natural disasters, stressing on boosting bilateral coopertion in fields of trade and investments as well as agriculture and tourism.
Ambassador Al-Bader held bilateral meetings with the Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel as well as other officials in ministries of foreign affairs, planning and development.
The independent State of Papua New Guinea, with a population of over eight million; based on the latest United Nations estimates, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.
It is richly endowed with natural resources, including mineral and renewable resources, such as forests, marine (including a large portion of the world's major tuna stocks), and in some parts agriculture. (end) ha
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a plan of measures to prevent tax evasion by business entities and to prevent money laundering in offshore zones, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's press service has reported.
"The Cabinet of Ministers decision of March 3 has approved a plan of measures to prevent the evasion of taxes and fees by business entities and to prevent money laundering in offshore zones," the report said.
The plan envisages the following measures: ensuring the updating of the Ukrainian list of offshore zones taking into account the EU legal norms and the data of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes and the OECD; preventing the illegal withdrawal of funds abroad, including to offshore zones, the illegal movement of goods on the basis of forged invoices; submitting to law enforcement agencies generalized materials formed as a result of monitoring financial transactions, and determining those that may be related to the legalization of income from tax crimes; introducing the automatic exchange of information with tax authorities of other countries, in particular in accordance with the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
In addition, the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting is to be further implemented through the adoption of relevant regulations. Another point of the plan is aimed at applying tax control measures to prevent the risks of the unjustified formation of value added tax by taxpayers, taking into account the risk category of business entities - participants in tax evasion schemes.
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Controversy over Stender buyout
The Frazee-Vergas School District is moving forward with a buyout option for Superintendent Deron Stender.
At the school board meeting Monday there was plenty of discussion and accusations regarding the issue and how it was handled.
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Doha: The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs stated that 44 companies violated the decision about banning work in open places during the summer.
The erring companies were monitored and caught between the period from June 4 to June 9 and legal measures have been taken against them for violating the provision of the decision.
The violators are companies working in the contracting, building maintenance, gardens, decoration sectors in Al Muntazah, Madinat Khalifa, Al Wakra and Al Wukair, Al Sailiya, Al Kharaitiyat, Al Rayyan Al Jadeed, Ain Khaled, Umm Salal Muhammad, Lusail, Al Dafna, Muraikh and Al Mashaf.
The total number of companies that have violated the decision since the beginning of the period of prohibition of work in open places is 98 companies.
The Ministry represented by the Labor Inspection Department conducted intensive inspection campaigns in order to ensure that companies comply with Ministerial Decision No. 17 of 2021, regarding the necessary precautions to protect workers from heat stress in open work sites during summer.
The decision determines the working hours for work performed under the sun or in open workplaces and in places other than shaded and ventilated workplaces, during the period from June 1 to September 15 of each year, so that work should not be carried out from 10am to 3:30pm.
People can report about the violations through the hotline 16008 of the Ministry or by accessing the unified complaint platform at >
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Istanbul: The culture of tea practised in both Turkey and Azerbaijan was on Thursday added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, recognised as a symbol of 'identity, hospitality and social interaction'.
Black tea, taken at all hours of the day across Turkey, is traditionally prepared in small samovars, and served in small, tulip-shaped glasses that can be cupped in the palm of the hand.
The UN's cultural organisation acknowledged the ceremony's strong social significance in its statement announcing the decision.
'Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Turkiye is an important social practice that shows hospitality, builds and maintains social ties, and is used to celebrate important moments in the lives of communities,' it said.
It is taken in bazaars across the country, where tea-sellers still walk the streets of cities serving the drink to traders and their customers on metal trays.
In some parts of Azerbaijan, UNESCO noted, people add spices and herbs such as cinnamon, ginger and thyme.
'Tea culture is an essential part of daily life for all layers of society, providing a strong sense of cultural identity,' said the UNESCO statement.
Among the other traditional practices the UN acknowledged on Thursday was the 'traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices' in China.
The tea drunk in Turkey is for the most part harvest in the hills of the northeast of the country overlooking the Black Sea.
Turkey's famous coffee was acknowledged on the UNESCO list back in 2013, but the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk encouraged the drinking of tea to support national production. Read Also
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 18. Azerbaijan's exports to Tajikistan amounted to $4.062 million from
January through August 2023, Trend reports.
Data from the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reveals that
this figure increased by almost 9 percent compared to the same
months in 2022 ($3.728 million).
However, Azerbaijan's imports from Tajikistan totaled $40,630
during the period under review, marking a 60 percent decrease
compared to the corresponding months of the previous year
The overall trade turnover between the two countries amounted to
$4.103 million from January through August 2023, climbing 7 percent
compared to the same period in 2022 ($3.828 million).
Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover grew by 1.12 percent or
$392.1 million from January through August 2023, year-on-year,
rising from $35.1 billion to $35.5 billion.
Exports from Azerbaijan totaled $24.3 billion, which is a $1.89
billion or 7.2-percent decrease year-on-year. Imports in the
reporting period increased by $2.2 billion or 25.73 percent
year-on-year, reaching about $11.1 billion over the previous $8.8
According to the Statistical Agency of Tajikistan, the country's
foreign trade turnover amounted to approximately $4 billion from
January through July 2023, down by 3.5 percent compared to the
similar months in 2022. Throughout this period, the country
maintained trade relations with 111 countries worldwide.
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Abayomi said that 2,186 tests were conducted on the reported day, bringing to 293,404, the total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state since inception of the pandemic.
According to him, 3,387 COVID-19 patients have been successfully treated and discharged from the state’s care centres.
“Total number of COVID-19 recovery in communities is 34,092, while the number cases currently under isolation stood at 233, and active cases under home-based care are 9,856,’’ he said.
The commissioner said that the bed occupancy in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres declined to 66 per cent from 75 per cent from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28.
He added that COVID-19 testing capacity continued to increase with daily testing ranging between 2,500 to 3,000.
Abayomi said that the volume of samples tested by private labs stood at 51 per cent. (NAN)


(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat's loss is Buraimi's gain. Football fans in Muscat will be left disappointed as the Oman Football Association (OFA) has decided to host the national team's upcoming friendly match against Uruguay a two-time World Cup winner and currently ranked sixth in world at the Buraimi Sports Complex in Buraimi on October 13.
Prior to the Uruguay game Oman's other friendly against 2014 World Cup quarterfinalist Costa Rica will also be held away from Muscat - at the Sohar Sports Complex in Sohar on October 10. Both matches will kick off at 6.30pm.
The back-to-back friendlies will serve as preparations for Oman coach Paul Le Guen as the Red Warriors gear up for the 22nd Gulf Cup in Riyadh Saudi Arabia to be played from November 13-26.
The OFA's decisions to host both the friendly games outside Muscat were taken at a recent board meeting held under the chairmanship of Sayyid Khalid al Busaidy the OFA chief.
Saleh al Farsi chief executive of the OFA told Muscat Daily on Monday 'Since the matches are likely to coincide with the Eid al Adha holidays we decided to move them to Sohar and Buraimi to attract local fans from those respective regions. Keeping that in mind the board agreed to host the matches outside Muscat.'
However a source in the OFA said the move was necessitated 'due to logistical reasons' as both the teams are scheduled to fly to Dubai UAE prior to their Oman trip. Costa Rica is scheduled to fly to Dubai make the Sohar trip on road and then fly out of Dubai. Uruguay will play a friendly against hosts Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd Stadium in Jeddah on October 10.
The team will then fly to Dubai and stay in the UAE city of Al Ain which shares the border with Buraimi. As for the Uruguay game the OFA is keen to hold its first international game at the newly-built Buraimi Sports Complex which will also now serve as the home ground for the defending Omantel Professional League (OPL) champion Al Nahda Club.
Al Nahda is scheduled to play its first game at its new home venue in the second round of the OPL when it hosts former champion Al Suwaiq on September 18.
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India says it will continue to stand with the people of Sri Lanka during difficult times.
The Ministry of External Affairs of India said the Indian government will support the Sri Lankans at this critical juncture as they seek to realize their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means as well as established institutions and a constitutional framework.
The Indian External Affairs Ministry noted that it looks forward to an early solution of the situation related to the government and its leadership.
It added that India will support the people of Sri Lanka in all possible ways in their endeavor to find a way forward.
The External Affairs Ministry also noted that India has expeditiously finalized and delivered assistance as well as support worth about US$ 3.8 billion in the past few weeks.
It assured to continue to support Sri Lanka and is in solidarity with the people.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Washington: The video-sharing platform YouTube announced its decision to end its Premium Lite subscription, which is a low-cost subscription service for watching videos without ads, two years after starting its trial.
The platform explained that this service provides ad-free viewing across a wide range of YouTube applications but does not come with other premium features, such as downloads for watching without an Internet connection, background playback, or any of the features of the YouTube Music service.
Current Premium Lite subscribers will be left with two options: either return to watching videos with ads or subscribe to the higher-priced YouTube Premium.
YouTube will offer Premium Lite subscribers a free one-month trial of YouTube Premium, regardless of whether they have previously obtained a trial version.
YouTube platform will not support the simple display interface as of Jan. 2024, and users will need modern browsers to continue using the service.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, a member of the conservative Likud party, is under fire from right-wing Israelis after he denied the pardon request on Sunday of a former Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian attacker.
Elor Azaria was an army medic in March 2016 when he was videotaped by human rights organization Betselem shooting Fatah al-Sharif, who was already incapacitated after attempting to stab Israeli soldiers.
Azaria, 21, was found guilty of manslaughter in January for the incident. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison and had his sentenced reduced by four months by the Israeli army chief Gadi Eizenkot.
On Monday, police opened an investigation following a slew of photo-shopped images of Rivlin wearing an Arabic head covering known as a kaffiyeh.
Posting photos of Israeli leaders in a kaffiyeh, which doubles as a symbol for Palestinian nationalism, is taboo in Israeli society since similar pictures of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin were circulated by right-wing Israelis before Rabin's assassination by a Jewish extremist in 1995.
Rivlin's pardon denial puts an end to a case that has split Israel, with many stating that Azaria is a hero. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leading politicians have called for the soldier to be pardoned.
Culture Minister Miri Regev attacked Rivlin on Sunday saying he "abandoned"Azaria. "It's very unfortunate that President Rivlin gave in to improper pressure and chose to abandon Elor,"she said.
Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman called Azaria a "outstanding soldier."
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. Kazakhstan hailed
with great enthusiasm the news of the victory of incumbent
President Ilham Aliyev in the extraordinary presidential election
with the overwhelming support of voters, an expert, candidate of
the philosophical sciences, and director of the Center of Political
Studies at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and
Religious Studies of Kazakhstan Aydar Amrebayev told Trend .
"First and foremost, I want to congratulate the Azerbaijani
people on Ilham Aliyev's victory in the presidential election. This
is a well-deserved and worthy victory. I believe this outcome was
to be expected, as President Ilham Aliyev demonstrated himself to
be an effective and universally recognized leader of the country,
achieving the return of Azerbaijan's ancestral lands while also
making a significant contribution to the dynamic socioeconomic
development of the Azerbaijani people. I am convinced that his name
will be written in golden letters in the annals of national
history," he said.
He mentioned that it was during the period of the leadership of
President Ilham Aliyev in Azerbaijan that bilateral relations
between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were and are flourishing.
Nowadays, both states are among the most proactive in the
implementation of the Union of Turkic States project, linking ties
between the peoples of a single Turkic root in the South Caucasus
and Central Asia.
"At the same time, in the actual portfolio of implemented
projects, we can note the interested work of the leadership of our
countries to establish the Trans-Caspian international transport
route, which will allow our states to become an effective transport
and logistics hub between East and West," the expert added.
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Doha: Sub-regional Virtual Conference entitled 'Digital Solution in Support of Teaching and Learning for Students with Disabilities: Experiences and Initiatives' opened yesterday with the participation of 23 speakers.
The two-day event is being organised by Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS) in coordination with Education Sector of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Unesco Office for the GCC and Yemen.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the conference, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi said:“Today, in light of the challenges facing the world in recent times, foremost of which was the COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary to look for alternatives to provide quality and comprehensive education for this category like other categories of students.”
He said that it could be possible through employing the capabilities of modern technology, and achieving digital integration that guarantees access to information and digital content in order to build an integrated society, and enhance the digital readiness of individuals to participate in all areas of sustainable development in the country.
Dr. Al Nuaimi also highlighted the role of Qatar and the great attention it has given in caring for students with disabilities, in compliance with the principles of entitlement and ensuring education for all.
Secretary-General of the QNCECS, Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti, said:“Today, amid challenges and rapid changes facing our world, digital transformation has become one of the most basic and urgent necessities in the education, training and rehabilitation sector provided to students with disabilities, due to its ability to facilitate and simplify the access to information for students, and to develop their creative abilities to access learning resources.”
She said that Qatar has paid great attention to this category, as it is one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2008.“It has issued a number of legislation and took measures to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities and their full integration into society and their involvement in the development process,” said Dr. Hamda.
Director of Unesco Regional Office in Doha, Anna Paolini, also delivered a speech, in which she said:“In an increasingly digitised world, people need digital and literacy skills to work, live, learn and communicate productively.”
She said that meaningfully designed solutions can help people navigate digital spaces and take advantage of relevant applications.
“These solutions must be at the service of education systems to respond and meet the needs of all learners according to their abilities, and to foster inclusive learning environments for all,” said Paolini.
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