Dodoma. Finance and Planning minister Philip Mpango yesterday tabled the 2019/2020 budget speech in Parliament outlining priority areas on which the government will set its focus.
Dr Mpango, who was highlighting key areas in the government development plan for 2019/2020, which he tabled in the House, will focus on sustaining macroeconomic performance.
According to the plan, the government intends to sustain growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) at the average rate of 6.9 per cent and ensure that inflation rate remains in the single digit.
Dr Mpango showed that some of the key projects from last year’s development plan were included in next year’s plan.
These include those related to agriculture and education.
According to him, the government will continue to ensure that the stability of the shilling against other currencies is sustained and that efforts to reduce poverty incidence cuts the phenomenon from 28.2 per cent to 26.4 per cent.
He further said that the plan to relocate the operations of the central government to the Capital, Dodoma, and development of the government city involving construction of 23 government office buildings for all ministries and that of the Attorney General’s Chambers, with basic amenities including electricity, water and roads, will continue to be implemented in the new budget.
Another priority area, according to Dr Mpango, is the commencement of the implementation of the fast tracking of the industrialisation strategy in order to improve electronic revenue collections as well as improving its administration.
He also revealed that so far the private sector and the social security funds have invested in industrial projects, whereby 7 out of 25 projects were being developed by the funds.
Government financial management has been strengthened, including establishment of the Treasury Single Account, the minister insisted.
Dr Mpango also said that the government will continue combating corruption and embezzlement of public funds, whereby, according to Transparency International Report of 2018, Tanzania is ranked 16th among the Sub-Saharan African states compared to 27th in 2015.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, May 21 (KUNA) -- In the first four months of 2018, the total number of irregular border crossings to the European Union (EU) dropped 44 percent compared to a year ago, to about 29, 700, mainly because of lower migratory pressure on the Central Mediterranean route, Frontex, the EU border and coast guard agency reported in a press release Monday.
The total number of migrants detected on the Central Mediterranean route in the first four months of 2018 fell to roughly 9 400, down three-quarters from a year ago.
So far this year, Tunisians and Eritreans were the two most represented nationalities on this route, together accounting for almost 40 percent of all the detected migrants.
In the first four months of this year, more than 14, 900 migrants entered the EU through the Eastern Mediterranean route, 92 percent more than in the same period of last year. The increase was mainly caused by the rise of irregular crossings on the land borders with Turkey. The largest number of migrants on this route in the first four months of the year were nationals of Syria and Iraq.
In the first four months of 2018, there were some 4600 irregular border crossings on the Western Mediterranean route, 95 more than a year ago.
Nationals of Morocco accounted for the highest number of arrivals in Spain this year, followed by those from Guinea and Mali, it added. (end) nk.msa
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The Democratic Peopleâ€™s Front (DPF) says that all TamilÂ political parties have arrived at a consensus on enhanced devolution through theÂ 13th Amendment and the ball was now in the governmentâ€™s court.
Deputy President of the DPF and its spokesman Dr. KumarÂ Guruparan told to the Colombo media that the government could not go against the consensusÂ reached among the Tamil political parties, who had accepted the 13th Amendment.
Dr. Gurparan said that the government must decide on the extentÂ of devolution instead of trying to deceive the world. He said that theÂ government had assured India that it had no intention of repealing the 13thÂ Amendment, but it was usurping the powers of Provincial Councils systematically.
Dr. Guruparan said that some political parties, aligned with theÂ government, had called for a referendum on the 13th Amendment, but that wasÂ something best left to the people of the North and East. He said that theÂ majority could not decide on what the minority wanted.


Lebanon slams Israeli threats as "act of war"
(MENAFN) On Friday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun condemned Israel's recent threats to his country and intervention in its affairs, labeling them as an "act of war".
"Lebanon is a country that believes in peace and renounces wars," Aoun explained during a meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Pernille Dahler Kardel.
"The regular Israeli officials' threats are unacceptable and we consider them to be an act of war against Lebanon." His country, he stressed, is keen to strengthen security and stability on its southern border [with Israel]."
Israel and Lebanon have been exchanging threats and condemnation over a border wall being built by Israel, a tender issued by Beirut for oil and gas exploration in disputed waters and arms flows to Lebanon's resistance Hezbollah group.
Israel invaded southern Lebanon in 1982 and occupied a strip until 2000. Ties remain tense between the two countries amid fears the disputes could escalate into another war.
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"Activists of five pro-parliamentary parties were arrested in four places in the country Sunday afternoon for holding anti-king protests," a Nepali Congress party source said on Sunday.
The demonstrators distributed leaflets in the streets and shouted slogans against the king while demanding reinstatement of multi-party democracy and the return of fundamental rights, witnesses said.
Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the government and declared a state of emergency in a move that has drawn international condemnation.
Dozens of arrests have been made during earlier rallies, which have been banned as part of the security measures put in place since the king came to power.
Crackdown on press
Authorities were unavailable to confirm the arrests made on Sunday.
Gyanendra's transition from constitutional to absolute monarch has also seen a crackdown on press freedoms, and two Nepalese journalists were arrested on Sunday while participating in a programme held by a journalists' association.
So far, nine journalists have been detained by the government after the king's moves on the government, which he accused of failing to hold elections or control the Maoist rebels.
Gyanendra said he had to take such steps to control the ongoing insurgency which has claimed more than 11,000 lives since it was launched in 1996.


Lahore: Provincial Minister for Education, Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that instead of leveling allegations, Imran Khan should present proof of rigging. He said that the Chief of PTI has doubts over the ability and honesty of every person and institution. He said that Imran Khan is criticizing those to whom he has been favouring till recently.
In a statement, Education Minister said that Imran Khan is perturbed over the public service of PML-N. He said that PTI Chief cannot see the country progressing. He said that those spending government resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa on personal publicity cannot know the problems of the nation.
Rana Mashhood said that PTI leaders, realizing the failure of protest meeting, start leveling false allegations of stopping the workers. He said that those opportunists doing politics on other support will also not succeed. He said that PML-N leadership is working round the clock for resolution of problems of the people including energy crisis.


Naidu Calls June 2, A Black Day
Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had termed June 2, the bifurcation day as black day for the people of Andhra Pradesh as they were betrayed by the Congress in the name of bifurcation. Speaking at the third Nava Nirmana Deeksha, a week-long event planned by the State government marking the bifurcation, Chandrababu Naidu said that the Congress leaders in Delhi have bifurcated the State humiliating the people of Andhra Pradesh. The Congress leaders did not care for the cries of the people during bifurcation, he said and added that he had met several Chief Ministers and leaders of various parties seeking equal justice to both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He also recalled that he had asked the Congress leaders to hold consultations with the leaders of Telangana and Seemandhra to settle the issues between the two States.
He blamed the Congress leaders for the unjust bifurcation and maintained that the people have taught a fitting lesson to the Congress. He wanted people not to allow the Congress to come back to power in the near future for their crime.
Reiterating that bifurcation was executed doing a lot of injustice to the Andhra Pradesh without capital and with a revenue deficit of a�? 16,000 crore, he said that the State was also not given institutions to give higher education for the students and create employment. However, he said it was time for the people to fight for their rights on one side and work hard to develop the State. He said he had developed the State in several sectors during the last three years and added that the government would place the fact sheets before them for the next six days. He wanted people to discuss on the concept papers and give suggestions to the government on proceeding further.
Chandrababu Naidu administered pledge to the people rededicating them for the development of the State in the years to come. He wanted people of all sections in the State to work with him to develop the State.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In the morning of July 1, 2022, Russian invaders fired 12 missiles at the city of Mykolaiv. Some Russian missiles were shot down by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units.
The relevant statement was made by Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Head Vitalii Kim on Telegram , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Today a whole division has flown to us, 12 missiles. Some of them were shot down by the anti-aircraft defense units. There are no casualties,” Kim told.
In his words, with the support of sponsors, a total of 10 new L200 vehicles have been handed over to the Ukrainian military today. Kim expressed gratitude to those helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A reminder that, on July 1, 2022, Russian invaders launched a missile attack on the city of Mykolaiv. Several enterprises were hit, and one of them was completely destroyed.
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RAS AL KHAIMAH, 24th November, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received today at the Saqr bin Mohammed City, Ambassador Waravuth Pouapinya of Thailand and Chairat Sirivat, the Consul General, who paid a courtesy visit on the occasion of the end of their tenure.
RAK Ruler wished them good luck and success in their future assignment, hailing their efforts to enhance ties between the UAE and Thailand.
Pouapinya and Sirivat hailed bilateral relations binding the two friendly countries in various fields.
They also extended thanks and appreciation for the cooperation they have received during their tenure.
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Sipchem plans for merger negotiations with Sahara
(MENAFN) Concerning their potential upcoming merger, Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) stated on Tuesday that the company plans to its negotiations with Sahara Petrochemicals Company (Sahara.)
Sipchem took the decision on the back of the recent changes in the regulatory framework, according to the company's statement to Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
Sipchem is a globally recognized chemical manufacturer and plc (2006), generating revenue of over SR 3.5 billion in 2015 and employing more than 1,100 people from all around the world.
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The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Fawad Chaudhry has said that the PMLN government will face the demonstration of rebellion against the Supreme Court.
Talking to media outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the former Prime Minister has said that the constitution is clear that the parliamentary party has to decide. He said that democracy will be victorious today and the parliamentary party will be victorious.
Fawad Chaudhry has said that Boris Johnson was also removed by his party’s parliamentary party, political parties in our country are undemocratic, the so-called lawyers behaved inappropriately. He said that today will be the last day of the power given to the minority of Punjab.
The PTI leader further stated that the attitude of this government is regrettable, the Supreme Court gave them full opportunity but they sat apart. He said that he has no arguments for his request, respecting the courts is the first responsibility of all of us.
“Political parties in our country are undemocratic, democracy will come in political parties after Supreme Court’s decision,” he said, adding that most of the political parties are undemocratic, there are threats to the family monarchy in the party.


ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the members of PTI could only bully others.
Khaqan was speaking to the media outside the parliament house here on Saturday when the PTI workers carrying placards arrived there and chanted slogans against the PML-N. The slogans caused inconvenience to the PML-N leaders to continue with their media talk.
The PML-N leader said that the nation had given its mandate now neither the prime minister enjoys majority nor can he speak.
He said that a notification was issued on the night between March 4 and 5. Did the president wrote that the prime minister had lost majority, he questioned.


Iran’s nuclear chief says balance, deterrence in JCPOA discussion improved
(MENAFN) Iran’s nuclear chief believes that balance and deterrence have been strengthened in the nuclear agreement revival meetings.
Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), stated on Monday that nuclear fuel cycle and the nuclear technology are seen as part of a country’s power, ISNA wrote in a report.
“Over the past 25 years, the Leader of the (Islamic) Revolution has repeatedly emphasized this issue, as well as the development of nuclear technology,” Eslami also said.
Luckily, in these years, the nuclear chief said, through the collaboration and efforts of the AEOI team, in addition to the Strategic Law on Lifting Sanctions, balance and deterrence in the JCPOA talks have been built up.
“We demand a return to (JCPOA) commitments and the lifting of sanctions,” he went on to declare.
To have a consistent strategy, Eslami declared, the AEOI has set and agreed on a comprehensive strategic document and tried to improve nuclear activities.
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Blantyre City Council has bemoaned the continued practice of shunning market fees by some vendors at Chilobwe Market.
Blantyre District Council Finance and Audit Service Committee chairperson councillor Jeremiah Jumbe raised the concern during the ordinary full council meeting on Monday.
In an interview, Jumbe said most business people at Chilobwe Market shun market fees, a development he said needed urgent redress as it affects development.
“Last year, we conducted a revenue collection campaign. That was when we realised that many people do not pay fees. When they see a revenue collector they close their shops,” said Jumbe.
He said the committee resolved to hold awareness campaigns to sensitise the people to the importance of paying market fees and the consequences of its evasion.
Jumbe further said district commissioner Bennet Nkasala has assured the committee that the campaign will take place after which, non-complying businesses will be closed. n


LHASA, Tibet — China today gave its second account of a pro-independence demonstration in Lhasa, saying that foreigners were involved and that children were paid to stone police.
Six people were killed in the demonstration Thursday in the Tibetan capital, according to the official New China News Agency. The agency disputed travelers' reports that Chinese police fired on the protesters. It blamed the violence on the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans' spiritual leader.
"Among the rioters were two foreigners who were waving their hands, shouting and egging on the people around to attack the police," the agency reported.
It said that some rioters shouted, "Those refusing to join the demonstration will have their houses smashed!" and one offered children six jiao (about 16 cents) to throw stones at police.


Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that to contain the recent surge in Covid19 cases in the state, especially in its six districts, the state government has decided to limit the number of persons allowed at social gatherings like marriages and political or religious functions.
While a maximum of 50 persons will be allowed at such events held indoors, 100 persons will be allowed at outdoor events. Khattar said that from 26 November, these restrictions will remain in place in six districts — adjoining the National Capital Region (NCR) — which are witnessing a surge in Covid19 cases. These districts include Gurugram, Rewari, Faridabad, Rohtak, Sonipat and Hisar.
However, in the remaining districts of Haryana, people’s gathering has been limited to 100 persons for indoor functions and 200 persons for the outdoor events.
This was informed during the video conference of chief ministers of eight worst Covidhit states on the coronavirus situation, which was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The other seven states include Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Gujarat and Delhi.
Khattar said that the situation of Covid-19 in Haryana remained “satisfactory” in the first and second waves. However, in the third wave of Covid-19, a spurt in number of cases has been witnessed in the past few days, especially in the districts adjoining the NCR.
He said that keeping in view the movement of people in the NCR, the state government has ramped up testing in NCR areas so that people found positive could be isolated to keep a check on the further spread of infection.
While referring to various steps being taken by the state government to effectively combat the Covid-19 situation, the CM said that testing in Haryana has reached 1.24 lakh per million which is much more than the national average of 80,000 per million.
Khattar said that 32,000 tests per day were currently being conducted in Haryana, which would be further increased in the coming days.
Apart from this, special emphasis is being given on the contact tracing of positive Covid cases. He said that at present, the number of positive cases in the state was 6.86 per cent and the fatalility rate was only one per cent. Efforts are being made to further reduce the fatality rate to below one per cent, he said.
The CM also said that the state government was fully prepared to deal with any eventuality in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. An arrangement of 57,000 beds has been made in different hospitals of the state, which is sufficient keeping in view the number of cases, he added.


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Speaking in Changamwe in one of the forums, Haki Africa Rapid response Officer Mathias Hezron Shipetta said that the security engagement forums are geared towards bridging the gap between the community and police.
He noted that in the recent past, police have clashed with the community on issues that would have been averted through awareness and dialogues.
“We want the community and especially youth to know their rights, procedures to be followed when they are arrested and how they can work closely with security organs for the realization of progressive human rights,” noted Mr. Shipetta.
He said that the forums will be enhanced to cover all the six Sub counties of Jomvu, Changamwe, Mvita, Likoni, Nyali and Kisauni.
“If we want to curb crime in Mombasa, we must unite Community and the police,” reiterated the human rights defender.
Shipetta however appealed to the youth in Mombasa to deter from crime.
He said that youths have been killed by police for engaging in criminal activities, adding that such security forums will provide a long term solution to insecurity.


County faces tough budget decisions
Hubbard County government will have another meager year in 2011.
"Why are we growing government when we're all going broke?" asked board chair Lyle Robinson.
Department heads will be given last year's figures to work with.
But several factors complicate their budgeting tasks.
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(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (KUNA) -- Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations commended the Palestinian people for their perseverance in the face of Israel's onslaught.
The gesture was made amid an "extraordinary" OIC session held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday, to examine the latest developments in Jerusalem's sacrosanct Al-Aqsa mosque.
In his speech, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu deplored Israel's violent tendencies, a sentiment he said was shared by the entire Arab and Islamic world.
He underscored that all people have an inalienable right to religious practice, irrespective of faith, saying that the holy Al-Aqsa mosque must be protected at all costs.
Meanwhile, the OIC's Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen noted that the Palestinians' solidarity in Jerusalem represented a historical milestone, rendering Israel's attempts to disrupt the status quo in Islam's third holiest site futile.
Al-Othaimeen applauded various Arab and Islamic nations for their efforts to ensure that the holy Al-Aqsa mosque would open its doors again to throngs of Muslim worshippers.
In a speech of his own, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Maliki encouraged Palestinians to rejoice, saying they were successful in their struggle to safeguard the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Maliki added that Israel's wanton aggressions would only raise the ire of Palestinians and bring them closer together.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned that the conflict could reach mammoth proportions if Israel's destructive actions persist, saying that the eschewal of violence would bring peace to the region.
In his speech, Saudi Foreign Miniser Adel Al-Jubair said that Israel had violated the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa mosque and that his country was quick to respond to make sure that normalcy in the compound is restored.
The Kuwaiti delegation to the session included a number of the country's diplomats in Turkey. (Pick up previous) rs.nam
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The country which was on the path to reunification has been divided by the politics of this election, former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said today.
In a video statement released today, Nov 18, the leader of the Jathika Hela Urumaya said that fear was created among the Sinhala Buddhist community against the minorities by two media organisations, portraying the Rajapaksas as saviours.
He said the 2015 movie ‘Our Brand is Crisis’ by Gordon Green released depicted such a situation which was based on true events around a Latin American Presidential Candidate.
In that instance, the candidate created fear among the people depicting the IMF and the World bank as American invaders which ultimately lead to his win because he appeared as their saviour.
Ranawaka said that the same fear was created among the Sinhala Buddhist people by two media organisations backing Gotabaya Rajapaksa prior to the election.
Further, he said that these media organisations created fear about the Muslim community among the Sinhala Buddhists.
He pointed out that it was clear through the results where Gotabaya Rajapaksa was able to take more than 65 per cent of the votes Sinhala Buddhist area and unable to take al least 5 per cent in Tamil and Muslim areas.
Which he said some parties within the Gota’s camp have already started using targetting the general election to create a fear where the country would be divided.
Ranawaka also said that everyone should carefully think about how the monster which was created through religious hatred, distrust and unsatisfaction will function in the future of politics in Sri Lanka.
He said that the main reason the Yahapalana government lost this time was due to improper governance and the failure to take necessary action against the serious fraud and corruptions done by the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, which he added was the main and clear fact in the mandate given by 6.2 million voters in the previous presidential election.
Further, he said other reasons which resulted in the loss were President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe failing to recognise and respect the mandate given by the people and President Sirisena gaining the leadership of the SLP based on an agreement made among Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Shiranthi Rajapaksa where none of them was arrested.
And he added the people who were appointed by Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to investigate into corruptions such as Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana, officers in the AG’s department like Suhada Gamlath, Ravi Waidyalankara who was appointed by the police working according to the political leaders at top who had made deals to save corrupt individuals from allegations.
The main reason for losing the postal votes was summoning government employees to FCID and bothering them about the fraud and corruption incidents of the previous governments.


Oil costs rise due to supply-side concerns
(MENAFN) Due to supply worries in the market before the OPEC+ meeting on October 5, oil costs marginally increased in early trade on Monday.
At 09:33 regional time (06:33 GMT), the price of international benchmark Brent crude was USD87.27 per barrel, up 2.50 percent from the previous trading session's closing price of USD85.14 per barrel.
American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI), which was now trading at USD81.59 a barrel, up 2.64 percent from the previous session's closing price of USD79.49.
The conclusion of the OPEC+ meeting on October 5 is anticipated by investors, since the group is anticipated to reduce output in November.
Commodity Strategist Daniel Hynes of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) claimed in an email that "Brent crude has fallen over 22 percent in Q3, raising concerns among the OPEC+ alliance."
Hynes also mentioned that “the group has already signaled that it is willing to intervene to support prices. We suspect it will be moved to counteract the excessive bearishness in the market by announcing a cut to production.”
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Govt to transform Pakistan into progressive country, says PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that it is the vision of the government to transform Pakistan into a progressive country, ARY News reported.
He made the statement while meeting Chief Minister of Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri in Islamabad on Saturday.
In the meeting, the prime minister and chief minister discussed the development projects initiated in Balochistan.
PM Sharif said that Gwadar seaport will transform Balochistan and the lives of the people in the province.
CM Zehri, commenting on the development projects in the province, said that the feeling of deprivation among Balochs is ending due to the steps taken by the federal government.
It should be noted that Nawaz Sharif, while inaugurating the Kurram Tangi Dam in Shawal tehsil on Friday, had said that the project will prove to be effective in ending fear and tension.


Tula Instrument Design Bureau in the state armaments program to 2020 will create more than 100 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems, "Armour-S", told reporters on Tuesday, Deputy General Director of the Yuri Savenkov.
"In 2011, we began to supply combat vehicles" Shell-S "- more than a dozen. This year, according to the plan we will make up to 20 systems, and the next will be a great deal. According to the state program of armaments to 2020 will produce a total of more than 100 such complexes ", — said Savenkov.
He also said that currently the company is preparing naval version of the system.
"He will be placed on ships of various sizes. It worked out, we are in talks with the ships," — said Savenkov.


The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, has said that the military was currently facing difficulties with the weather condition in the North East to effectively prosecute the war against Boko Haram insurgents.
Olonisakin disclosed this while speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting between the service chiefs and President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Defence Chief stated that the meeting with the President yesterday was a routine one to brief the Commanderin- Chief on the general situation in the country and development concerning the war against terrorism in the North East.
“It is a normal consultation to intimate him of the issues on ground. We briefed him on the security situation on ground after a 60-day review and we had to brief him on the challenges we have and ensure that the mandate we have is properly delivered.” He noted.
Answering questions on the specific challenges being faced by the military on the war against terrorism, Olonisakin said: “Of course, the challenges we are looking at are the issues of probably the weather as it were and some other logistics that we feel we should have so that the mandate can be quickly delivered.”
Buhari, in an interview granted to a foreign media organization recently, also confirmed that the weather was posing a hurdle for the military and as soon as the rains were over, the military will have an upper hand.
Olonisakin told reporters that the military would not relent in its pursuit to chase out the insurgents from the country particularly now that a clear directive has been handed over to them by the President.
While responding to questions whether the military was considering an extension of the dealing from the President, the Defence Chief, noted that “We have not said that. The mandate is that we should clear Boko Haram from the occupied territories and ensure that we reclaim all the lost grounds.
That is exactly what we are doing.” He said “It is a military operation and military operations have timelines and these timelines, we are working on the assiduously.”


Missouri’s housing market has been hot since the pandemic began rolling through the state last year. Bidding wars have been common lately and many Missouri houses are selling for more than the asking price. President of Missouri Realtors Janet Judd says the state has a lack of houses on the market.
So far this year, about 34-thousand homes have been sold in Missouri. That’s compared to nearly 88-thousand all of last year.


According to Bakary, Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, will also discuss other issues that will boost the two countries ‘brotherly relationship’.
He said the visit would afford the two leaders the opportunity to map out strategies to defeat militants, Boko Haram who have been wrecking havoc in the parts of the two nations.
“The visit follows the continuing attacks on both countries by Boko Haram,’’ he said.
Bakary also said the visit became necessary as the insurgents, having been defeated frontally, have changed their attack strategy, including suicide bombings.
He called on all Cameroonians and the people of tits far north region in particular, to increase their vigilance and spare no effort in collaborating with local authorities and security forces.
He also said there was the need to share information on how to identify positions of Boko Haram and their accomplices.
President Buhari will begin a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday.


USD 1.7 mln Kuwaiti donation delivered to Gaza Strip
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GAZA, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- A sum of USD 1.7 million, part of the USD 200 million Kuwaiti donation aimed at the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, was delivered to the authorities, said the Palestinian government Wednesday.
Palestinian Minister of Public Works and Housing Mufeed Hasayneh said that the new batch would be used to reconstruct Gaza's industrial facilities.
Hasayneh thanked Kuwait for this generous donation, which reflected the strong ties linking Palestinians and Kuwaitis.
In November of 2014, Kuwait pledged USD 200 million as part the USD 5.4 billion donation made at Cairo's donors conference for the Gaza Strip. (end) wab.gta
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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Qatar participated in the fifth Arab conference for heads of borders, airports, and port security, which took place on Thursday via video conference. Qatar was represented by assistant director of airport security Colonel Saoud Abdulaziz al-Muslim, and assistant director-general of the coast guard and borders Lieutenant Colonel Abdulaziz Ali al-Mohannadi. The conference discussed the topics on its schedule, as well as the various experiences of the member countries in the field of border and airports security.
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The new strain of the COVID19, which has originated from the UK, has arrived in San Diego County in the US. With the emergence of the new variant, California has become the second state, which has detected the new strain of COVID19. Experts have said that the new strain might be more contagious than the original one. Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the news through a video conference with Anthony Fauci, who is one of the top infectious disease experts in the country. The arrival of the new strain has not surprised Fauci. He has said that the arrival of the new variant of the virus in the country is inevitable. He has said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other RNA viruses survive by mutating. Colorado has been the first to detect the new variant of the virus in the US. State health officials have said that two patients have been identified with the new strain of the virus. San Diego health supervisor Nathan Fletcher has said that a 30-year-old man has been diagnosed with a new variant and the person does not have any travel history.
Many experts including the secretary of the state’s Health and Human Services agency, Mark Ghaly have said that the emergence of the new strain is a huge matter of concern. Ghaly has said that as health experts try to know how this person has contracted the new variant virus, it is crucial to continue the efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus and the new variant. He has urged people to travel as little as possible and avoid meeting with people outside the households. Fauci has said that early signs of the new strain indicate that it might be more contagious but it does not make people fall ill severely. Experts have said that the COVID19 vaccine rollout across the nation might be able to provide immunity against the new variant.
Surging cases of COVID19 in California have made the state an epicenter for the countrywide pandemic. Hospitals and intensive care units are trying to arrange alternative care sites for providing medical care to patients. Although the rate of new infections has slowed down a bit, however, the state is yet to suffer from the impact of Christmas and New Year gatherings. Infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci has said that the challenges induced by the COVID19 pandemic have been more difficult than health experts have dealt with during the AIDS or HIV crisis.


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The two students who were videoed involved in a fight in school have been counselled and appropriate disciplinary measures taken against them. This was confirmed by the students’ school, Hai Sing Catholic School.
It was also reported that the boy who was severely beaten up called the police after the incident. A spokesman for the school said that the school ” has addressed the matter with appropriate disciplinary measures and counselled the students involved”. “We have also been working with their parents to help our students learn from the incident,” said the spokesman.
Police are currently investigating the case. Singapore schools now getting from bad to worse? Police have to step in time and again for cases between students.


The breaking news has been coming into the highlight position and screaming about the new variant rates which have been very higher in New York City than in any of the country could happen for more details and updates follow have been the framed details.
We are having centers for the disease control and prevention which has been saying that there have been two states around and that is also with the highest spread of the new variant which is come upon with respect to omicron variant and B is widespread has been in the New York City New Jersey.
Also the report which has been coming see is that there have been very abandoned people who have been dying just because they have not been treated the right way as stated by midtown resident Robert MC Williams and four more convenience a step forward is very important to take.
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New York City may have been lacking in the precautions and steps we should be into mind of people so that they could be safeguard themselves against the virus and also the new variant which has been coming.
According to test which has been done CDC says that the new variant which has been coming these days and it’s of the most concerned topic Omicron.
Every line every update has been talking about the booster shots which has been in the compulsion state and is said to be provided to all the members audiences workers and everybody for the safeguard.


Pandemic claims first Dominican scapegoat
Santo Domingo.- Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas on Thur. confirmed the firing of Epidemiology Director Farah Peña, and said the measure is due to reforms he says are to be carried out in that institution.
The dismissal comes amidst the crisis that the coronavirus has unleashed in the country, with more than 422 deaths and more than 11,000 infected.
He said Dr. Adrián Puello, who is vice minister, will assume the position which he said has been done as a “reinforcement.”
Dominican Republic registered around 200 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours.


Meeting between President and ex President cancelled
A meeting that was reportedly scheduled between Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been cancelled.
United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Kumara Welgama told a news conference that the meeting has been cancelled due to Rajapaksa’s busy schedule.
According to reports, Welgama, who had facilitated the meeting, has said the President had agreed to meet the former president tomorrow at 7.00 p.m., but Rajapaksa has a busy schedule for tomorrow.
However, Welgama told BBC Sandeshaya that he took the initiative to mediate a discussion between the two leaders to unite the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) that has been split into two camps but the prevailing revengeful atmosphere is not conducive for such a meeting and therefore the meeting has to be postponed. (Colombo Page)


NEW DELHI, June 25—Shilu Ao, the Chief Minister of the new state government of Nagaland, said today that orders were being issued to the Indian Army to suspend operations against the Naga rebel guerrillas.
The Chief Minister said the insurgents were now expected to halt their operations and thus bring to an end, at least temporarily, fighting that has been going on in the hills and jungles of Nagaland for more than a decade.
The terrain and the guerrilla skill of the Nagas are such that the Indian Army has been unable to pacify the region. The ceasefire is a prelude to talks looking toward a political settlement.
The Naga insurgents have apparently eased their demand for independence for the 400,000 tribal people who inhabit the 6,000 square miles of wild country surrounded by the state of Assam in northeastern India.
Mr. Ao and Chief Minister B. P. Chaliha of Assam saw Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri yesterday and it was on the basis of that meeting that Mr. Ao disclosed that orders were being issued to the army to halt operations. Mr. Ao said that Mr. Shastri was “very keen to bring peace” to Nagaland.Continue reading the main story


Saudi - KSrelief Launches a Project to Support and Empower Youths to Improve Living Conditions in Yemen
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Aden, Yemen, January 14, 2022, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) launched, in Aden Governorate, Yemen, a project to support and empower youths to improve living conditions in Yemen, in the presence of Yemeni Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al-Zaouri, representatives of the local authorities in Aden, and Deputy Director of the KSrelief's branch in Aden Naif Asiri.
The project will benefit 1,250 youths in a number of Yemeni governorates.
It comes within the humanitarian and relief projects being provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the KSrelief, to advance the economic situation and improve the income of the neediest groups in the Yemeni society.
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CBS News mocked for report claiming ‘climate change helped strengthen the Taliban’
CBS News raised eyebrows on Friday for a report that claimed climate change had helped strengthen the Taliban, which has now taken over Afghanistan and trapped thousands of Americans behind enemy lines.
In the report titled “How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban,” CBS News’ climate and energy reporter Cara Korte highlighted that “rural Afghanistan” has been “rocked by climate change,” and said the Taliban has “taken advantage” of those who have suffered from floods and droughts that have destroyed their crops and left them hungry.
The report also said that snow and glaciers in the north mountains “have melted more quickly and earlier than ever before,” leading to flooding and droughts in the winter while “heavy precipitation” has increased in the south and west “by 10 to 25% over the past 30 years.”
Kamal Alam, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, told CBS News the Taliban exploits Afghan farmers, who are recruited by the terror group, where they can make more money than they could as farmers.- READ MORE


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Saeed Ghani foresees Bilawal as next PM
Saeed Ghani said that Bilawal has proved his ability at national and international level.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Karachi Division president and former provincial minister Saeed Ghani on Thursday said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be country’s next prime minister
Addressing to the party workers in Karachi, Saeed Ghani said that the PPP would emerge as the single largest party in the upcoming elections in the country and Bilawal Bhutto would be elected as the next prime minister.
He said that as per the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), more that 60 percent of Pakistan's 126 million eligible voters are youth. He said that the Pakistani youth would cast their vote in favour of Bilawal Bhutto.
Saeed Ghani said that Bilawal has proved his ability at national and international level and has successfully demonstrated his capacity to lead Pakistan as prime minister.


Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said said the Delhi government has spoken to Pfizer, Moderna for COVID-19 vaccines, and both the companies have refused to sell vaccines directly and will deal with the Government of India alone.
He appealed to the Centre to import vaccines and distribute them to the states.
“We have talked to people from Pfizer, they say that they will communicate with the Centre directly, we talked to Moderna, they said that they will not talk to us but to the Centre directly,” Kejriwal told reporters.
“It is my earnest request to the Central government that our country has lost a lot of time already, it has been a long time and we should not waste anymore. Now there are a lot of vaccines in the International market – there is Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer, and many more. The central government should talk to them and import and distribute among the states,” he said.


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Pilibhit (UP): Exactly a week after Pilibhit was declared Corona-free, a youth has tested positive for coronavirus and three villages have been sealed in Amaria tehsil in the district.
Chandra Bhan Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, said, “We have completely banned the entry and exit of people at the villages and have got the entire area sanitized properly.”
Barricades have been erected and police deployed at the Tondarpur village in Amaria tehsil, where the youth was staying, and also the two villages he visited — Sundarpur village under Pilibhit tehsil and Tanaya village under Bisalpur tehsil.
The samples of one resident of Sundarpur has also been sent for testing.
Medical officials said that the youth who has now tested positive for Corona was asymptomatic.
Pilibhit, sources said, was now likely to be graded as an orange zone.


The Chairman, Chibok Development Association, Pogus Bitrus has said that more than 100 Chibok girls abducted and held by Boko Haram are unwilling to leave their captors.
Bitrus said the girls were ashamed to return home because they already have babies for their Boko Haram husbands.
He said the freed girls told their parents they were separated into two groups early on in their captivity, and were told to choose between joining the extremists and embracing Islam, or becoming their slaves.
The latter group – made up of 104 girls – never saw their classmates again.
He said those who chose to be slaves said they were used as domestic workers and porters but were not sexually abused.
That group was said to contain the 21 who were released last week and the 83 who the government are negotiating over.


Kupwara: As the snowfall has already started in the plains of the Kashmir Valley, the authorities in northern Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district is all set to start first ever winter carnival in a move to boost region’s tourism sector besides generate employment for the local people there.
An official told the news agency— that the main aim of this winter carnival will be held at Drangyari Kupwara which is the gate way of Bangus is to bring the frontier Kupwara district on the country’s tourism map by highlighting its tourist destinations, culture, cuisine and local produce.
“Special arrangements are being made to accommodate the rush of tourists and local people in the carnival which will be organized by the administration for the first time during this season,” he said, adding that the event will see the participation of both the local and foreign guests.
He also said that the SnowMobile, ice-skating, trekking expeditions, musical events and other snow sports activities will be the main attraction and part of this Winter Carnival which is seen as an opportunity by the local enthusiasts to learn, engage and explore.
He also said that the local people will be given the opportunity to play as many parts as possible in this carnival and will be given the opportunity to work with administration so that they can earn employment for themselves.
The official said that the winter carnival is the first of its kind to promote tourism and to revive and preserve the culture and heritage of this frontier district. Besides, it aims at reviving, promoting and preserving the tourism in the district, unique traditional games, culture and cuisine, especially the customs of the local population—(KNO)


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Awami National Party (ANP) has announced investigate the Babara Massacre of 1948 after coming into power and deal with those responsible for the killings as per law.
On August 12, 1948, police had opened fire on protesters in Babara area of Charsadda district, which resulted into killing of more than 600 people.
On the 74th anniversary of the Babara Masscare, ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Aimal Wali Khan laid a floral wreath at the memorial.
In his speech, Mr Aimal said that police opened fire on peaceful protesters at the orders of the then chief minister Qayyum Khan, which resulted into deaths of more than 600 people including women and children.
He said that every year, ANP has been demanding to take those responsible for the killings to the account.
However, he admitted that it was mistake to not to investigate the incident in the ANP's last tenure in the province which lasted from 2008-13.
“It was our mistake to not investigate the massacre; however, we will probe the matter when come to the power next time,” he said.
He said that Pashtun nation was still deprived of its right to have a say its own resources.
However, he said that incidents like Babara took place in countries where violations of human rights are common practice.
Mr Aimal said that in the US a man was suffocated to death by police; entire country erupted into protest. However, he said that in Babara, FIRs were registered against the victims and drums were beaten outside their homes on August 14.
Investigating the massacre
Syed Raza Shah, a Charsadda based journalist said that information existed about those behind the massacre. He said that an FIR of the incident also lodged at the Parang police station.
“Those involved in the murders could be punished symbolically,” he said.
He said that it was not possible to punish the perpetrators in the manner as when they were alive; however, even accused who have died could be punished.
What really happened in Babara?
Babara is small time village of Charsadda district, where police opened fire on protesters a year after creation of Pakistan on August 12, 1948.
ANP on the other hand alleges that the fire was opened following the orders of the then chief minister Qayyum Khan.
Dr Sohail Khan, head of Pashto department at the Abdul Wali Khan University has noted in his book 'Tarikh Charsadda' on April 22, 1947, Dr Khan Saab government of the erstwhile NWFP was dissolved and a minority government of Qayyum Khan was formed in its place.
He noted that Quaid-e-Azam afterward met Bacha Khan and regretted for his mistake of dissolution of the government and said that lawlessness and corruption has increased in the province, therefore, they should rejoin the government.
Dr Sohail noted that Bacha Khan told Jinnah that he will get the approval of jirga for this proposal, which did not agreed with it.
Later Bacha Khan asked Jinnah to visit their center in Sardaryab area of Charsadda, which was accepted by the later.
Dr Sohail said that Qayyum Khan and his cronies considered this meeting as threat and printed fake news in the newspaper regarding threat to the Jinnah life during his visit to Sardaryab.
Upon this Jinnah instead of visiting Sardaryab went to Peshawar where he made an address.
On June 15, 1948, Bacha Khan and his associates were jailed, which led to the huge protests. However, government had already imposed section 144 and fire was opened on the protesters which led to the killing of more than 600 people.
In addition to this, Dr Sohail noted that government announced to make the victims' families pay the price for bullet fired at the Babara.
“Many people even hid death of their family members to avoid payment of Rs 100 per bullet,” he noted.
Dr Sohail noted that later Qayyum Khan spoke at the floor of assembly and said that firing was opened as the protesters who had gathered in violation of section 144 refused to disperse.
He said that Khudai Khidmatgars were lucky that protesters were lucky as police personnel had run out of bullets; otherwise, all of them would have been killed.
“This shows that more than 600 people had been killed in the massacre,” he said.
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has given approval for the contribution of Rs 10 crore from the L-G/CM Relief Fund to the Himachal Disaster Relief Fund.
The development has come after a meeting between Saxena and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu during the recent Northern Zonal Council meeting in Amritsar.
During the meeting, Sukhu discussed the extensive damage caused by recent unprecedented floods in Himachal Pradesh and the need for assistance in dealing with the aftermath.
This proposal received the endorsement and support of Delhi's Finance Minister Atishi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The L-G/CM Relief Fund, established in accordance with Rule 5 of the L-G/CM Relief Fund, 1994, is intended for providing relief to individuals affected by natural calamities like floods, droughts, earthquakes, and similar disasters.
The allocation of assistance is based on the merits of each case, with payments exceeding Rs 20,000 requiring the approval of both the Lt Governor and the Chief Minister.
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Liberal MPs were sounding a more conciliatory tone Thursday as they gathered for the first time since losing 20 seats and their parliamentary majority.
The party went from 177 MPs to 157 in the last election and were shut out of two western provinces. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the meeting was an opportunity to hear from MPs and think about the next steps.
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“This a moment to gather, amongst friends, to reflect on the experiences we have had over the last few months.”
Heritage minister Pablo Rodríguez said the party was given a mandate but also has to reflect on what went wrong.
“We have to look at the results, some of our colleagues are not here anymore and we have to understand why,” he said.


Israeli PM Won’t Halt Settlement Construction
Although the United States has requested that Israel stop building new settlements in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently refused to put a halt to those projects. About the best he was willing to do Monday was say that construction might be scaled down “for a temporary period.” –KA
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“A few days ago, we confirmed 450 additional housing units. I told the Americans that we shall consider scaling down construction.”
He said Israel would strike a balance between offering a gesture that would help restart peace negotiations and ensuring a “normal life” for residents in the West Bank settlements.
He also said that any scaling down of construction would be “for a temporary period”, not as yet agreed with the Americans.
“The Palestinians expected a complete halt to construction, a freeze, now it is clear that will not be,” he went on to say. “Jerusalem is not a settlement and construction there will continue as usual.”
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(MENAFN- Khaama Press)
Chief of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announced that they will give up to 33 Afghan athletes $560 thousand in coming months as part of their humanitarian aids to the athletes.
Thomas Bach at the end of a two-day meeting of the committee's executive board said, the amount of money that is allocated to both the athletes of the Olympics and Paralympics will be distributed through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The chief also thanked the Taliban for supporting all sports administrations that are still active in Afghanistan and that the Taliban allowed IOC's humanitarian aids to reach Afghan athletes.
International Olympic Committee has so far evacuated up to 300 Afghan athletes, coaches, and Afghanistan's Olympic staff.
Bach said that their process of taking out Afghan athletes will continue but added that it has now become difficult without evacuation operations.
He acknowledged that they are in contact with a number of countries to provide them with humanitarian visas for Afghan athletes.
The humanitarian aids with Afghan athletes come as a sport is a sector that affected the most after the Taliban's takeover.
Most Afghan athletes have ended their career as there is no more sponsors and income through sport.
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In less than a year, Surrey Police has welcomed 313 new police officers to the force - including 78 new recruits.
313 new student officers, re-joiners transferees and new officers have joined Surrey Police in the past 12 months as part of the Government's pledge to recruit an extra £20,000 officers in England and Wales.
26 new officers have also been funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner through the precept rise in 2020, bringing the total number of officers in Surrey Police to 2,072.
Surrey Police said the additional officers, which includes 78 new officers, has allowed the force to put more resources into priority areas such as specialist investigations, local proactive teams, the High Harm Perpetrators Unit, the Incident Review Team and the Dog Unit.
A spokesperson for Surrey Police, said: “We have not only recruited into these new officer posts but also replaced those who have left us, usually as a result of retirements, meaning that we will have a net increase of 104 officers for the financial year 2020/21.”
Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton, is among those who have welcomed the news of additional officers.
He said: He said: “These new figures, showing 78 additional officers in Surrey Police, are good news for Elmbridge residents.
"The local police have done a great job during the pandemic, and these additional officers will help them to keep crime levels low.”
Adrian Rutherford, director of People Services for Surrey and Sussex Police, added: “Policing remains a popular career choice for many and we have been pleased with the quality of candidates who have applied for Surrey Police.
"These candidates have been taking advantage of the new entry routes into policing, such as the fast track detective entry route which has proved particularly popular.”
The new officers are funded by the Government’s Operation Uplift.
Across England and Wales, 6,620 additional officers have been recruited.
The government remains optimistic about reaching its goal to recruit an additional 20,000 officers by the end of March 2023.


ABN-Andhra Jyothy and TV5 news channels have filed separate petitions in the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the sedition case filed by Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP CID) against them.
The CID has named these two channels as co-accused in the FIR filed against YSRCP rebel MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju.
The news channels brought to the notice of the Supreme Court that the cases filed against them were ‘politically motivated’.
The news channels stated that the CID booked a false case against them stating that they had telecasted ‘hate speeches’ of MP Raju.
The news channels appealed Supreme Court to quash the FIR registered against them alleging that the cases were deliberately filed on the directions of AP government.


Qatar, Vietnam Hold Political Consultations
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A round of political consultations was held in Doha Tuesday between the foreign ministries of Qatar and Vietnam. The Qatari side was headed by HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, while the Vietnamese side was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu. During the consultations, they reviewed bilateral relations, in addition to issues of common interest.
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Turkish bomb disposal squad to dismantle planted bomb under police’s car of president’s rally
(MENAFN) According to Turkish sources, on Saturday, an explosive bomb was implanted under the private vehicle of a police officer allocated to keep security to Turkey’s president's rally in southeastern Turkey.
The vehicle is owned by the police officer in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province.
He was ready to go for the rally in the region of Siirt when his acquaintance, who is also a police officer, saw something under his car.
The explosives disposal squad was summoned, which conducted a measured blast to get rid of the bomb, while an additional probe is happening. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined several events in Siirt throughout the day.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 17 to 19, 2023. For three days, the MSC 2023 will once again offer an unparalleled platform for high-level debates on key foreign and security policy challenges.
Almost one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the MSC 2023 will also provide an opportunity to take stock of alliance cohesion and political commitment to the rules-based international order.
The MSC 2023 will also provide the German Federal Government with the first opportunity to present and discuss its new National Security Strategy.
Under the new chairmanship of Ambassador Dr Christoph Heusgen, the MSC will once again welcome a series of high-ranking international decision-makers and experts, including heads of state and government, ministers, and diverse voices from international organisations, civil society, the private sector and the media.
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(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Kuwait September 04 (QNA) -The Petroleum Cooperation Committee consisting of Ministers of Petroleum of (GCC) will hold its 33rd meeting in Kuwait next Thursday. The Undersecretaries of GCC Ministries of Petroleum will hold a preparatory meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday to discuss a number of issues including the possibility of unifying the prices of petroleum products in the GCC states the Draft Unified Executive Regulation of Unified Law for Mining recommendations concerning petroleum media and activating cooperation between national oil companies in the GCC states.(QNA)
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Friends Life has made changes to its Protect+ income protection proposition.
This includes increasing the guaranteed benefit from £1,300 to £1,500 a month.
It has also introduced a new guaranteed insurability option, meaning if customers’ earnings increase by more than 20 per cent as a result of career progression, they can make a one-off increase of their annual benefit to a maximum of £20,000 a year.
Louise Colley, managing director for protection at Aviva, said: “It is vital that we make income protection as attractive as we can to potential customers.
“Only last month, our own research showed that more people have pet insurance than income protection and critical illness cover combined, so we have to boost the profile of these important products.”
The therapy benefit has also been improved, meaning customers can claim up to £200 a policy year.
Dan Clayden, director of Devon-based Clayden Associates, said: “It seems to be that fewer people have income protection as opposed to critical illness.
“I think the main reason it isn’t sold as much is that people don’t have the money for both. There has been a lot of work to develop multi-benefit policies, and that works quite well, but a bit more development is always welcome.”


(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN — Saudi Ambassador in Jordan Nayef Bin Bandar Al Sudairi on Wednesday affirmed his country's support for the Hashemite Custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Sudairi expressed appreciation for Jordan's stance in regard to the Palestinian cause, describing the Kingdom as the main supporter of all efforts aiming to reach a just and comprehensive solution, which would enable the Palestinians to establish their independent state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab Initiative and international legitimacy resolutions.
In a symposium titled "Jordanian-Saudi Relations: To Where", held at the Hashemite University on Wednesday to celebrate Jordan's centennial, he stressed the strength of ties between the two kingdoms.
Praising measures taken by Jordan to preserve its stability, he described the security of the two countries as 'integral'.
The Saudi ambassador indicated that Jordan signed a number of agreements and memoranda with Saudi Arabia that bolster relations between the two countries, highlighting that the number of Jordanians working in Saudi Arabia exceeds half a million.
Sudairi indicated that the most important characteristic of the Saudi-Jordanian relations is the continuous and intense coordination in various fields.
He underlined that Saudi Arabia is Jordan's first trade partner, and that the size of trade between the two countries last year amounted to $5 billion, adding that Saudi nationals top the list of investors in Jordan with an approximate investment of $13 billion.
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If there is a spike in Covid cases following the minor easing of restrictions, then the government will change its plans, Fine Gael Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has warned.
According to Coveney, NPHET are the group who monitor the case data, and they had previously indicated that the government should only be considering a “low to moderate” easing of restrictions.
“If the numbers spike, we will change the plan,” said Coveney on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, adding that the general public need to “work with us on this journey.”
The minister said that he hoped certain changes by the cabinet this week would serve as a “light at the end of the tunnel” and a road out of the restrictions, but said that “we’re not out of the woods, but we’re part way there.”
Minister Coveney said that the government recognised that people were frustrated, but that the public had to accept public health measures. He asserted that “we don’t have to go back [to restrictions] again” and that the government has to “keep a lid on the virus.”
The recommendations on the easing of restrictions from NPHET were presented to the government cabinet yesterday morning, and Minister Coveney said that it was likely to pass with few if any changes.
“I think NPHET got it right here,” he said.
“The Government decision will be made on the back of well thought-out and clear public health advice.”


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Oil prices fell on Friday, suffering a loss for the week,
trend reports citing
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery dropped
1.33 U.S. dollars, or 1.6 percent, to settle at 79.68 dollars a
barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March
delivery lost 81 cents, or 0.9 percent, to close at 86.66 dollars a
barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
'It looks that traders rushed to take some profits off the table
ahead of the weekend,' Vladimir Zernov, analyst with market
information supplier FX Empire, said on Friday.
For the week, the WTI dipped 2.4 percent, while Brent lost 1.1
percent, based on the front-month contracts.
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Youth violence law in Singapore
The Home Affairs Ministry said it was looking to see if the laws needed to be tweaked to give more police power and sentencing options to deal with gangs and youth violence.
Mr Masagos also emphasised that the government, schools and parents need to work together to help the youth-at-risk.
He cautioned against oversimplifying the solution to the recent problem, which is multi-faceted and needs customised solutions.
He also said the police have always been monitoring street gangs and will not hesitate to take action against those who commit crimes.
Mr Masagos added there is currently a series of programmes available to help youth-at-risk, such as those who drop out of school.
But he said the message that needs to be sent out is that, while current programmes aim to give them as many chances as possible, the law will not hesitate to come down hard on those who cross the line.
In line with that, the police have also said they will be intensifying their checks on youth hangouts such as entertainment outlets around Singapore.


MADISON — Town officials have voted to fire three officers in the Madison Police Department — including two female officers who filed a discrimination lawsuit last year — who had been accused of “harassing and unprofessional conduct,” the department said in a statement Friday.
The three officers were identified as Sgt. Kimberly Lauria, Officer Daniel Foito and Officer Natasha Pucillo, according to Lt. Jeremy Yorke. They had been placed on administrative leave in June. The town Police Commission voted to terminate the three officers on Friday during a special meeting.


Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Sunday expressed serious concern over the physical assault on Kashmir Shawl hawkers in Ranchi Jharkhand and urged the LG administration to take up the matter with the concerned government.
JKPCC also demanded stern action against the culprits, urging the state government across India to ensure the safety of Kashmir people earning a livelihood in different states.
JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad and other senior Party leaders have termed the assault on Kashmir Shawl hawkers in Ranchi Jharkhand as a matter of serious concern and said such unruly actions were bound to create fear psychosis amongst the Kashmir people working in different states, which has to be addressed by ensuring their safety.
Mir said it was the responsibility of all the state governments in India to deal with such disruptive elements, who bring bad names to their respective state by attacking and assaulting people.
JKPCC President condemned the assault on Kashmir people in Ranchi and emphasized the LG administration of JK to take up the matter with the concerned for punishment to the culprits.


On another positive note, the Prime Minister, António Costa has declared that not only has the foreign investment which was planned for Portugal before the pandemic been maintained, but also there has been as increase in interest.
Foreign investment in Portugal that was already foreseen before the pandemic will continue, even in the anticipated crisis scenario. In addition, the Prime Minister guaranteed that there are even more companies indicating that they are interested in investing in Portugal.
All those intending to make direct foreign direct investment in Portugal have reaffirmed their intention to invest and even make new investments: “We have even received signs of interest from other companies to invest in Portugal.”
Costa also said that this interest is seen in several sectors of the economy. Apart from private foreign investment in Portugal, the public investment foreseen in the State Budget for 2020 will also be maintained.


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Vice-President Inonge Wina has thanked Chipangali residents for their resilience in the wake of the disaster which saw over 3-hundred and 42 houses being blown off by stormy rains.
Speaking when she visited the affected area, Mrs. Wina said she knows how hard it has been for the affected families but that they have kept strong.
She said people need to work together in times of disaster and establish solidarity teams to help others.
Mrs. Wina said she is aware that some families have extended their good will to the affected people by providing shelter and other services.
She however said government will not fail Chipangali residents because it will provide food and other necessities to mitigate the suffering.
Mrs.Wina said people in the area should start thinking about building better homes to avoid such disasters.
The Vice President said people should build in the highlands where flooding cannot occur.
Government has already started providing food, tents and building materials among others to the affected families.


In Photos | Boats And Banners: Inside Kashmir's Unique Muharram March
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
As part of mourning ritual, Dal dwellers took out a rare boat procession to mark the events of the 9th Muharram in Kashmir.
The procession commenced from Kanda Mohalla in the interiors of Dal Lake and culminated at Imambara Hassanabad.
The procession consisted of boats driven by a motorboat.
Mourners chanted Labbyk Ya Hussain slogans on the way to shore.
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The result of the Delhi municipal bypolls, in which the ruling AAP won four seats and Congress one, showed that both parties teamed up against BJP, Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta said on Wednesday.
Adesh Gupta said the decrease in vote share of Congress in Shalimar Bagh and its increase in vote share in Chauhan Bangar are proof that Congress and AAP conspired against BJP.
"In the last polls, Congress had got 8,000 votes from Shalimar Bagh, which has now come down to 2,000, while in Chauhan Bangar area, its vote share has gone up, which shows how they worked in tandem against us," he added.
The Delhi BJP president said the party would soon introspect the reasons for its performance. "We will see what went wrong and try to rectify it," he said.
Gupta further said there is a vast difference between by-elections and the main elections and asserted that BJP's performance in all the three corporations has been very good and people trust the party.
"We will try to overcome the shortcomings that we have. We have sufficient time to do so," he said.


New developments reported over Chinese President visit to Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Keeping in view the prevailing coronavirus situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping has rescheduled his visit to Pakistan, ARY News reported.
Talking to journalists, Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing confirmed that the president’s visit to Pakistan this year has been rescheduled due to Covid-19. He said that a new date for the visit will be announced after consultation between the two governments.
The ambassador said that they will not allow their enemies to succeed in their nefarious designs. Expressing his satisfaction over the progress of CPEC, he said that the projects will continue despite the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More: Dates being finalised for Chinese president’s visit to Pakistan: sources link
Earlier on August 12, the diplomatic sources had said that dates were being finalised for the upcoming of the Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan.


Mchinji police station through an operation that was conducted on Thursday netted 126 suspects who are being connected to various crimes in the district.
Mchinji police spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino told Malawi24 that the exercise is geared at reducing crimes in the district.
According to Lubrino, the exercise mostly targeted those who have been on the run after committing various offences.
“The suspects who comprised of seven female and 119 male suspects were arrested at Kapiri and Kamwendo trading centres and other areas surrounding Mchinji boma,” Lubrino told Malawi24.
He added that some suspects have been charged with idle and disorderly while others are those who were not honouring their bail conditions hence being rearrested.
The sweeping exercise forms part of routine police operations that facilitates the arrests of all wanted persons in efforts to reduce crime in the country and Mchinji in particular.
Meanwhile, the law enforcers have asked the general public to report all suspected criminals to police inorder to achieve a crime free society.


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PESHAWAR, 02 October: Islami Jamiat-e-Talba (IJT), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has demanded of the federal government to immediately merge the federally administered tribal areas (Fata) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Speaking at a news conference while launching the “lets change Pakistan” drive, IJT’s central chief Sohaibuddin Kakakhel said that the students’ wing was fully supporting the reforms in Fata.
He said that the federal government should announce reforms in Fata and merge the region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The IJT nazim-e-ala said that they would continue to support the students of Fata at every forum.
About the drive he launched, Sohaib said the IJT’s members would try to create awareness among the students against corruption, class-based education system and other social menaces through seminars, all-parties conferences and students’ conventions.


THE government of Taiwan has agreed to assist in efforts to restore Castries.
Taiwan’s Ambassador to St Lucia Ray Mou has pledged to work closely with the Castries City Council to improve living conditions and relations between Taiwan and the capital city.
During an official call on the Mayor of Castries, Peterson Francis, security matters were also discussed.
“We have already talked to the government of St Lucia about how can we help to facilitate the security procedures for the police officers,” Mou said, adding that Taiwan will be seeking to set up CCTV cameras along the streets of the capital to help reduce crime.
He noted that Taiwan would also promote co-operation between the police of the two countries and expressed hope that St Lucia and Taiwan could have an agreement to introduce training programmes for local police at the university in Taiwan.
The Taiwanese Ambassador also said Castries and Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, are sister cities.
“That means the relations are already close.I am happy that I can work even more for the two beautiful Cities – they are both dynamic in business.”
Mou recalled that Taiwan had donated several bins to St Lucia in the past to help with keeping Castries clean.
He said there could be further initiatives from Taiwan to help improve the environment here.


The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said the Union government has approved the setting up of two All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state.
Responding to a question by BJP legislator Rajiv Jasrotia in the state legislature, Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat said the approval was received by the state government last month.
Bhagat said the location of the two AIIMS has already been made by the state government at Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and Samba district in the Jammu region.
An amount of Rs 4,000 crore has been ear-marked for this purpose under the Prime Minister’s reconstruction package for the state.
Source: Times of India


‘Local authorities to determine when schools in their respective states should reopen’ – Minister of state for Education
The federal government has said it has given permission to state governments to decide when to allow the reopening of schools in their respective states.
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the minister of state for education made the disclosure on Thursday, September 17, when responding to a question during the televised presidential taskforce COVID-19 briefing monitored on Channels TV.
FG says state governments have been permitted to reopen schools
The minister stated that the federal government has already granted permission to the state governments to reopen schools.
Nwajiuba, however, stated that state governments must adhere to the COVID-19 safety guidelines for the reopening of schools which was made available by the ministry of education.
He said having made the guideline of school reopening; available, local authorities were now the ones to determine when schools in their respective states should reopen.


Srinagar, Oct 28 (IANS) A terrorist who was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Cherdari in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has been identified, police said on Thursday.
“The dead terrorist is a hybrid type, identified as Javed Ah Wani of Kulgam district. He has assisted terrorist Gulzar (who was killed on October 20) in killing of two labourers from Bihar in Wanpoh. He was on a mission to target one shopkeeper in Baramulla,” J&K Police quoting IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.
According to the police, the terrorists fired upon an army and police party which triggered the encounter.
Arms and ammunition, including one pistol and a grenade, was recovered from the possession of the slain terrorist.
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Hyderabad: The TDP chief, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has alleged that workers of the TRS, BJP and Congress were attacking the TDP workers in the name of agitation.
Talking to the media here, Mr Naidu claimed that his party leaders were also agitating for Telangana. However, the TDP would not henceforth work with those parties for Telangana. He said that Congress party also would be kept at a bay.
The former chief minister has alleged that Mr Jagan and the TRS had colluded. He also charged the UPA government with giving more importance to merger of other parties in Congress than formation of Telangana. He said it was strange that the Chief Minister was stating that it was the Union government that has to take a decision on the Justice Srikrishna Committee Report and he had nothing to do with the matter.
STATE GOT NOTHING IN RAILWAY BUDGET
Mr Naidu has said that the State got nothing in the Railway budget. Stating that it was not the first time that the State was denied of its due share in the Railway budget, he said that it has been happening year after year. Despite having sent a strong contingent of members to the Lok Sabha and despite contributing a major chunk to the Railway revenue, the State was constantly being ignored, he lamented. He said the budget was neither useful to the country. (NSS)


Bury St Edmunds road closed due to flooding
Suffolk Highways has closed Nowton Road in Bury St Edmunds due to flooding.
It was alerted to the flood water earlier today and has shut the road.
Two cars were trapped in the water and have since been recovered.
A spokeswoman said: "We've instructed people to avoid the area until the water disperses."
She also advised motorists not to drive through flood water.


Dog alerts city woman to intruder
WINCHESTER — City police are searching for a man who broke into an occupied home Friday in the 100 block of Linden Street.
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the U.S. needs a third major political party because the GOP and Democratic Party “do such a poor job representing the American people,” according to a new Gallup poll.
In the survey released Monday, 62 percent of Americans said the third party was needed, while 33 percent said the two existing major parties do an “adequate” job representing the majority of Americans’ political views.
It’s the largest percentage of people to say the U.S. needs a third party since Gallup began polling on the question in 2003. The poll also marks the second-lowest percentage of people who said the existing parties are adequate after 26 percent of respondents said so in an October 2013 poll.


Islamabad, Nov 14 (TNS): Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar says the government is focusing on human resource development and job creation to protect and provide relief to marginalized segments of the society.
He was talking to visiting IMF Mission led by Harald Finger which called on him in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Minister apprised the Mission that keeping in view the economic situation, the PSDP has been rationalized.
He said the PTI-led government has taken a number of corrective measures to revive the national economy and put it on path to sustained growth.
The Minister said that emphasis was being laid on attracting investments in areas where it can lead to direct impact on exports or reducing the import bill. He apprised that new ways of financing were also being explored. He added that the Government was also paying attention on improving electricity transmission system in the wake of increased power generation capacity.
The Minister underlined that robust economic planning was being made to enhance tax to GDP ratio by increasing domestic revenue.
Talking about CPEC, the Minister said that the mega project has now entered into its second phase with focus on industrialization, socio-economic initiatives and joint ventures especially in agriculture sector to increase productivity as well as improve irrigation network system.
The Mission hoped that the measures being taken by the Government would enable it to achieve economic turnaround. The visiting IMF Mission appreciated CPEC for increasing energy production in its initial phase and said that it will aid in achieving sustained economic growth.