Türkiye conducts 'effective' fight targeted at terror publicity
(MENAFN) Türkiye "effectively" fights against those who try to spread terrorist propaganda in digital environments, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun made a statement on Thursday.
"Just as our soldiers destroyed terror nests, the relevant units of our state are waging an effective fight against those who spread terrorism and make propaganda for a terrorist organization in virtual or digital environments," Altun said in a digital media panel in the capital Ankara.
He further declared it is important to fight falsehood, which itself has become a mass weapon and a national security problem.
"Using disinformation as a tool and turning it into a systematic attack by individuals and groups who consciously and intentionally poison social communication processes is a dirty method of warfare and digital terrorism," he also said.
Altun also underlined that terrorist groups and their supporters, cannot deal with Turkish security forces on the ground, are embracing falsehood operations against the nation's battle on violence through social media and books.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Dubai's non-oil foreign trade is up 31 percent in the first half of 2021 to USD196.6 billion, according to Dubai Media Office, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya .
Exports grew 45 percent year on year (YoY) in H1 2021 to USD29.89 billion from USD20.64 billion.
Imports rose by 29.3 percent YoY to USD112.71 billion from USD87.12 billion. Re-exports grew 28.3 percent YoY to USD54 from USD42.
“This marked growth in trade demonstrates the success of Dubai's strategic plan to consolidate its position as a global logistics and trade hub that connects the world's diverse markets,” said Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed in a statement.
“Dubai's existing sea and air network will be expanded to cover 200 new cities around the world. We are confident that we will continue to build on our growth momentum to achieve our ambitious sustainable development projects and plans,” he added.
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Gymnastics: NLS clips Dragons
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At least one alleged criminal was killed and another arrested in a shootout with police in Chakiwara area of the city on Sunday, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Chaudhry Aslam said that the police had killed an alleged criminal Saqib alias Sakhi while arrested another named Kashif. He added that they had also recovered a Kalashnikov and 9MM pistol from the arrest.
He said that the criminals were involved in the killing of political activists. “An Assistant Sub-inspector Waheed was also injured during the shootout,” he said.


Nawaz Sharif cry foul play
LONDON – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the PML-N candidates are being threatened with dire consequences.
Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that they had not learnt a lesson from their mistakes.
He asked the ECP and the Caretaker PM to take notice of forcing candidates to change their loyalties.
“Threats hurled to our candidate Rana Iqbal Siraj in Multan. He was slapped as well,” he said.
The former premier said that only the PML-N was being targeted. He said that such steps will be harmful for the country.
Nawaz Sharif said that their representatives are being insulted.


US Constitution: Cryptocurrency donors have to charge USD1.4M in fees
(MENAFN) A group of 17,000 people who've been unsuccessful in their offer to purchase a unique version of the American Constitution are already going to face crypto expenses totaling more than USD1.4 million.
The crowd-funding campaign gained attention last week when it attempted to buy the only one of the 13 preserving important duplicates of the US constitution at an offer in New York, but it was defeated by a billionaire who made an offer USD43 million for the file.
Notwithstanding the fact that the group was ineffective, people will be charged fees for making donations and then obtaining a refund because the group used virtual cash named ether.
The fees are referred as a "gas" service charge by Ether, and people cover the prices of implementing the computer transactions required to move the virtual currency, according to its platform.
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Panaji, Aug 19 (IANS) Critics are always welcomed but journalists should ensure that before writing any news, they check its authenticity, so that the image of the state is not maligned, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.
'Media fraternity should support the endeavour of the government to project its image in the right perspective. Critics are always welcomed but the journalist should ensure that before writing any news, they should check its authenticity, so that the image of the state is protected and not maligned,' he said.
Addressing an Orientation Programme for Journalists, Sawant urged them to focus on constructive journalism and not destructive, keeping in mind that Goa is an international tourist destination and efforts are being made to see that it emerges as a tourist capital of the country.
He said that it is the media who can project the state in such a way that will make the people explore Goa, its rich environmental treasure, its sanctuaries, various tourist spots, and heritage as well.
Senior journalist Anand Narsimhan, who was the resource person for the programme, in his address, said that those who are in the field of media need to keep themselves updated in terms of day to day happenings around us.
Professor of Journalism, at Savitribai Phule College, Pune, Dr. Sanjay Tambat spoke on the changing environment, challenges and opportunities in contemporary journalism.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. Turkmenistan and
Kyrgyzstan discussed the development of bilateral trade and
economic relations, in particular, increasing the export
opportunities of the states, trend reports.
According to the official source of Turkmenistan, these issues
were discussed between the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Turkmenistan Dovletgeldi Rejepov and the Ambassador of
Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan Azizbek Madmarov.
The Kyrgyz Ambassador, noting the growth of trade turnover
between the two countries, outlined the need to expand the
commodity nomenclature and formats of bilateral cooperation, to
intensify the activities of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Kyrgyz
Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and
At the same time, he focused on the planned business mission to
Turkmenistan for Kyrgyz entrepreneurs in the near future. In this
context, the diplomat suggested active joint work to prepare for
this important event.
Confirming his interest in intensifying joint work, Dovletgeldi
Rejepov expressed readiness to expand partnership in this
direction, as well as to provide the necessary support in holding
meetings of the business circles of Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan
within the framework of the planned business mission.
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Saudi- KSrelief Distributes 550 Ramadan Food Baskets to Cancer Patients in Aden
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Aden, April 15, 2021, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 550 Ramadn food baskets to cancer patients in Aden Governorate, Yemen.
The Director of the KSrelief branch in Aden, Saleh Al-Dhibani, confirmed that this distribution comes within the framework of the Ramadan food baskets distribution project that the center is implementing in six Yemeni governorates, including camps for displaced people and needy families of patients and people with special needs.
This comes within the humanitarian projects provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, for Yemeni people during the holy month of Ramadan.
15:07 LOCAL TIME 12:07 GMT
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Two policemen lost their lives and two others injured as a hand grenade exploded at Karachi’s Garden Police Headquarters on Wednesday.
Police said the blast occurred during an inspection at the headquarters’ warehouse at 11:15am.
The victims were shifted to a hospital, police said, adding that the two deceased and an injured were constables while the other injured was a sub-inspector of police.
Police said that investigations of the incident are underway.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Sharjeel Kharal told the media that the inspections were being carried out at police warehouses in the wake of recent rains. “It is a routine practice to defuse explosive material,” he added.
He said the hand grenade was being defused when it exploded and that the teams of the bomb disposal squad and the counter-terrorism department (CTD) were investigating the incident, he added.


KATHMANDU, Apr 1: Talks between agitating DR Govinda KC and government talks team under the mediation of civil society is scheduled to take place this afternoon.
The government, granting ‘additional mandate’ has assigned the team of Chief Secretary Lila Mani Poudel and National Planning Commission Vice Chairman Govinda Pokharel to hold dialogue with Dr KC.
Law Minister Narhari Acharya said the government is ready to form a probe panel under the chairmanship of former appellate court justice to take action against Birat and Dev Daha Medical College that were granted affiliation by the Kathmandu University and investigate the demand of dismissal of officials involved in the process. He said that the government will also make alternative arrangements for the students of the medical colleges.
Minister Acharya said that preparations are underway to immediately send a caution letter to the officials whose dismissal has been demanded.
Likewise, the Law Minister also said that the government is ready to draft a bill that would immediately scrap the affiliation of the colleges who fail to show infrastructure that were confirmed during the time of affiliation. He further said that the government is ready to operate governmental medical colleges in all the five development regions starting immediate operation of government-rum medical colleges in Far-Western and Mid-Western region.
“We also don’t want situation where one has to sit in hunger-strike time and again,” Minister Acharya said. However, the government hasn’t tabled a solid proposal regarding Dr KC’s demand of action or resignation against the governmental officials.


Ukraine to boost health, business tourism with Saudi Arabia
(MENAFN) Ukraine aims to boost wellness and business tourism with Saudi Arabia and other nations of the Arabian Gulf, observing that the area shows potential.
This was said by Mariana Oleskiv, the chief of the State Agency for Tourism Development, who adressed an Ukrinform press meeting.
Oleskiv sees boosting tourism with Saudi Arabia a “very promising” domain as during the three summer months alone, 41,000 people of this nation visited Ukraine, which is 10 times the number logged over 2019.
She noted: "this fall, we’re set to host several tours for Saudi bloggers and media to show them destinations for both health and business tourism, as well as the conference industry, so that companies from the Arabian Gulf can come join us at such conferences."
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Turkmenistan's
Ambassador to the Russian Federation Batyr Niyazaliye held a
meeting with Polish Ambassador to Russia Krzysztof Krajewski,
with reference to the press service of the Embassy of Turkmenistan
During the conversation, the diplomats exchanged views on the
progress of bilateral cooperation and touched upon issues of mutual
interest on the international agenda.
They noted that relations between Turkmenistan and Poland are
respectful, equal and mutually beneficial, and have great potential
for development, in such areas as logistics, economy, a particular
trade, as well as in the cultural and humanitarian field.
In the context of the European vector of Turkmenistan's foreign
policy, the interlocutors highly appreciated the development of the
format of cooperation between Central Asia and the EU, noting that
such communication has recently become more concrete and meets the
interests of all participants.
Turkmenistan and Poland established relations in 1992. At the
moment, the countries are striving to develop cooperation both
within the framework of international organizations and at the
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Imran Khan is recovering fast.
Talking to the media at Shaukat Khanum Hospital, he said that Imran Khan is recovering well, the doctors are satisfied.
He said that it has been more than 48 hours since the attack, the FIR has not been registered.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it has been 48 hours since the attack on Long March, there is concern over the lack of an FIR.
He said that the plaintiff has the right to express his position through the FIR.
He said that the facts can be ascertained through a transparent investigation.
There is a big question that is being raised nowadays, the FIR of attack on the most popular political leader is not being registered.
He further said that the police seems to be under pressure from someone, which is worrisome.


Police urge adults to be vigilant as school holidays begin
23 November, 2018, 6:20 pm
DEPUTY Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu has asked parents and guardians to be more vigilant and monitor their children closely as the school holidays have begun.
Mr Tudravu said parents and guardians were to talk to their children because when they end up on the other side of the law, “we will take necessary actions which could jeopardise their future in terms of their academic studies”.
He said they could not stop people from moving around but parents needed to be more responsible in knowing where their children were.
Mr Tudravu said there were plans in place to increase mobility and foot patrol in and around the city areas.
He said they were taking necessary measures to curb issues arising in the city areas as few street violence cases had been reported.
Mr Tudravu said they were making every effort and would continue to beef up their operations in the city area.


Valley Health Employee HERO Campaign
Hospital Employees Reaching Others
For more than a decade Valley Health’s employees have been supporting
the efforts of the Valley Health foundations and development committees
through their contributions to the annual HERO campaign. Over that period
Valley Health employees have donated more than $4,000,000 to support projects
that make a difference in their communities.


The elections held in the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) were not perfect. This is what Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in response to citizens’ questions today.
A citizen had asked the Prime Minister why he doesn’t listen to the people’s voice and stated that the Prime Minister is shutting an eye on the fact that the presidential and parliamentary elections held in the Republic of Artsakh were falsified.
In response, the Prime Minister said nobody has said there were no electoral violations during the elections.
“The question is the extent to which the electoral violations had an impact on the results of the elections,” Pashinyan said and noted that if the parliamentary elections were falsified, opposition parties wouldn’t be in second and third places.
“I’m not saying the elections were perfect, but we need to continue to support Artsakh for development democracy in the future,” he said.
Pashinyan informed that he had received alarms according to which candidates were distributing electoral bribes to citizens ahead of the elections, based on the news in the presses. “I assigned government officials to verify the information, and I was told that the cases weren’t confirmed. Perhaps I don’t have the right information, and if there is specific information, I will give an adequate response.”


League City firefighters battle blaze at marina
Firefighters are battling a blaze at a marina in League City that sent at least two people to the hospital, authorities said.
A League City police dispatcher said two boats erupted into flames about 5:30 p.m. while they were docked at the South Shore Marine, 2551 South Shore.
League City firefighters and crews from other area departments have been called to the scene.
Authorities said two people were taken to the hospital after being burned. Their conditions were not immediately known.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.


Almost a month before the Budget session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought suggestions from leading economists and other experts of the country on the road ahead for the economic policy.
At an event organised by the NITI Aayog, over 40 economists shared their views on various themes such as the macro-economy, agriculture and rural development, employment, health and education, manufacturing and exports, urban development, infrastructure and connectivity.
After the presentations, the Prime Minister thanked the participants for their suggestions and observations and assured them that the government will consider these.
The meeting was attended by several Union Ministers who look after economic subjects. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar was also present.


Updated: Superior cancels school Thursday
School has been canceled for Superior students tomorrow. District administrators said their big concern wasn’t the morning commute, it was getting students safely home.
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Three Tshwane Metro Police Department officers were injured on Monday after they were attacked in their vehicles by a group of people in Mamelodi.
According to police, the angry mob threw stones and bottles, damaging the vehicles and breaking the windows, before pouring petrol onto the officers’ vehicles, as they entered the area.
Tshwane metro police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba said two of the officers had been injured in the attack. They were admitted to hospital with injuries to their eyes, due to the stones and glass bottles thrown at them.
Both officers have since been discharged from hospital.
A third female officer was also slapped by people in the group.
“It was later discovered that the attack was a result of community members who were venting their frustrations about the land invasion operations that took place in the Mamelodi area the previous week,” Mahamba said.
He added that the “officers had been escorting the service provider to ensure safety and security”.
“The Tshwane Metro Police Department strongly condemns this behaviour by the community members. Attacks on the police cannot be tolerated, and the department will deal decisively with those who are responsible for this unlawful encounter.”
Mahamba said that the “absurd interference” by members of the public prevented officers from giving their best service to the residents of Tshwane and had to be stopped immediately.


Srinagar: Praising the "resilience" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in fighting militancy, Union minister K Chiranjeevi said the Centre is specially focusing on promoting tourism in the state. (Agencies)
"Unfortunately, Jammu and Kashmir has passed through hard times in the recent years, but the resilience of the people of Kashmir has helped in the tourism picking up in the state," the Union minister for Tourism Chiranjeevi said while addressing a seminar on 'sustainable tourism-environment and infrastructure' at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
Chiranjeevi, who was on his first official visit after taking over Tourism ministry, said the Centre is specially focusing on Jammu and Kashmir to promote it as a major tourist destination in the country.
"As many as 100 projects worth Rs 367.66 crores were granted by the Centre in the 11th five year plan and 21 projects worth Rs 96.18 crores have been granted in the 12th five year plan as part of Centre Financial Assistance programme for the state," he said.
The development of rural tourism in the state is being given great importance, Chiranjeevi said, adding 28 villages have already been notified under the plan.
Welcoming the UK decision on its travel advisory for the state, he said the Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a huge rush in the number of tourists even in off season which is a great development.
Union Health Minister and former chief minister of the state Ghulam Nabi Azad, who also accompanied him during the visit, said Kashmir is much safer than rest of the country and there is a need to promote the state at national and as well as international level.
"Kashmir is safe. It is much safer than rest of the country. There is no crime in the Valley as like other states," he said.
Srinagar: Praising the "resilience" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in fighting militancy, Union minister K Chiranjeevi said the Centre is specially focusing on promoting tourism in the state.


kanpur: in order to earn money for development works in the city, the kanpur development authority (kda) will be disposing of its properties through the most reliable lottery system. vice-chairperson of the authority anita bhatnagar jain said that the estimated cost of these property would be around rs 23 crore. talking to reporters here on friday, jain said that there were around 2,520 properties of around 18 projects of the authority. she said that she had also estimated the land cost and the present construction cost of the properties. she said that the number of hig flats-13, mig-81, lig-1681 and others. she said that from the sale of these properties the authority would get rs 23 crore and the money would be used on the development works of the city. in another decision, the vice-chairperson said that the phoolbagh park, which was developed by the authority, would be opened very soon for the visitors. she said that the authority was also planning to provide more facilities for visitors such as a canteen etc.


Political parties need to take steps to bring peace in Karachi: Malik
KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that political parties need to take concerted efforts to engender peace in the economic hub city Karachi in the larger national interest.
“There is no blame game, we need coordination with all the allied parties to restore peace and police and rangers are playing their respective role,” Malik said while addressing the media at Jinnah International Terminal on arrival from Bhutan.
The minister said he was optimistic that the recently appointed Provincial Home Minister Manzoor Wassan was capable to tackle the issues regarding law and order.
To a question about the law and order situation in the province and particularly Karachi, the Minister said that a special meeting has been convened in this regard here on Monday afternoon.


UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that his government is “ready to start the process of issuing visas for visa holders” from countries currently affected by coronaviruses such as coronaviral disease, which has killed at least 9,000 people in the country.
Cameron said that the UK has “very stringent” restrictions on the types of people who can come into the country and that “we are working hard on this”.
The UK government said in a statement that it was “working with our EU partners and partners in the region to work out a plan to issue visas to those who need to come to the UK and help protect the UK’s interests and those of our citizens.”
Cameron has previously made a distinction between “tanzia” and “nordic” coronaviolosis.
The UK is one of the top six countries where the disease has been the main killer, with more than 1,000 deaths.
Cancer experts say it’s not just coronaviroids that are killing people.
There are also other viruses, such as the coronabia virus, which can cause more serious diseases such as respiratory infections and cancer.
In addition to the coronavalvirus, the UK is also experiencing the flu, a pandemic that has killed more than 5,000,000.


Lebanese Prime Minister receives two international officials
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Beirut, Dhu-AlQa'dah 18, 1438, August 18, 2017, SPA -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met here today, separately, with the British Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon, Ben Westering and Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Lebanon Agha Salim Shkrov.
During the meetings, they discussed bilateral relations between Lebanon and their countries and ways of enhancing them, and the latest developments on the local and regional arenas.
20:17 LOCAL TIME 17:17 GMT
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Katara the Cultural Village has announced the winners of the second edition of Katara Prize for Qur'an Recitation contest.
The first five winners were selected by an expert panel of judges from about 100 contestants from across the globe, Katara said in a statement.
Iraqi reciter Sabah Khalaf won the first place, bagging a cash prize of QR500,000, while the second prize worth QR400,000 went to Mohamed Muftah Basheer from Libya. Mohamed Niyazi from Egypt bagged the third position, taking home QR300,000.
Younus Mohamed Mahra from Syria won the fourth prize worth QR200,000 and the fifth prize of QR100,000 went to Mohammed Azyawi from Morocco.
The contest was aired by Qatar Television since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, general manager of Katara, honoured the winners. He said the second edition of the competition had become a big success in terms of participation
as well as organisation.
He thanked Qatar Television for being an active partner in the contest.
Further, Dr al-Sulaiti said the Katara Prize for Qur'an Recitation had achieved its goal of promoting and discovering new talents in the learning and recitation of the Qur'an.
Katara will produce a CD containing full chapters of the Qur'an with recitations by
winners of the first five prizes.
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Soon, heritage walks around South Mumbai
Maharashtra tourism minister said that the department has short-listed 20 forts across the state and that tourists and history lovers would be taken to the structuresUpdated: Mar 31, 2017 07:55 IST
Maharashtra tourism minister Jaykumar Rawal on Thursday said the state would conduct heritage walks along prime tourist spots in south Mumbai.
The minister while responding to the demand raised by BJP’s Colaba MLA Raj Purohit in the Assembly, said that his department would identify popular tourist spots including the Gateway of India, Marine Drive to organise the heritage walks.
He also said that the department has short-listed 20 forts across the state and that tourists and history lovers would be taken to the structures. He said that the government has made budgetary provision for infrastructural facilities at the foot of the forts. Rawal also said that the government has made sufficient budgetary allocation for beach safety.
Meanwhile, food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat sai that the Aadhaar seeding of rationing cards has almost been completed and that it has helped the government in plugging the leakages in the system.
First Published: Mar 31, 2017 00:38 IST


Three additional COVID-19 cases in London-area
The Middlesex London Health Unit has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
According to the health unit, the number of deaths in the region remains at 57, while the case count now sits at 616.
This marks the first time in several days that more than one case was reported.
Of the total number of cases, 109 are related to long-term care homes in the area while 68 are related to retirement homes. So far, 24 deaths have occurred and long-term care homes and 13 at retirement homes.
Outbreaks of the virus continue at only one local long-term care facility – Westmount Gardens.
Meanwhile, two more cases were listed as being recovered, bringing the total number of individuals who have recovered from the virus in the London-area to 499.
Across Ontario 160 new cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the provincial case count to 34,476. So far 29,932 people in the province have recovered from the virus.


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Minister of Finance and Treasury Abdulla Jihad has said that the office allowances payable to former President Mohamed Nasheed have been withheld for the past three months.
Sun Online have reported Jihad as saying that the issue was related to the unknown location of Nasheed’s office.
“We have not received any response to our letters to clarify this. The allowance will resume once they inform us the office location,” he said.
However, when questioned by local paper Haveeru Jihad said that the suspension of privileges was related to a disagreement over whether former president’s were required to conduct charitable activities.
“In reality, the office should be involved in holding social activities. However, the concern of these members is that there is no social work to be seen by the (Nasheed’s) office. It has to be clarified. Hence the financial allowances have been halted for the time being. We still haven’t been provided with the information we sought in relation to the office,” Jihad told the paper.
The paper reported that the current law on the matter states that up to MVR175,000 per month in office expenses can be provided to former heads of state conducting charitable work.
Jihad said that a former Presidents’ Immunity and Privileges Act is currently being drafted and that Nasheed will be allowed the privileges outlined in the eventual legislation.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Asian champions Qatar are set to participate in a four-nation tournament in Austria as part of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 preparations.
The tournament which begins today also involves Jamaica, Ghana and Morocco, all of which will be fielding teams comprised of locally based players.
The event gets underway at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium, with Qatar taking on Morocco in their opening match today.
The Felix Sanchez-coached side will meet Ghana on August 23 before taking on Jamaica in their last match on August 26.
Qatar, who will start their World Cup campaign with the opening match against Ecuador on November 20 at the Al Bayt Stadium, started their final phase of preparation earlier this year in June.
- One Pass, gateway to Qatar's best cultural offerings, launched
- Ooredoo announces double Nojoom Points with Starlink
- MES conducts teachers' orientation cum professional development programme
The team underwent training camps in Europe besides playing a number of preparatory matches with various European clubs.
Qatar will play their other World Cup Group A matches against Senegal on November 25 before meeting the Netherlands on November 29.
The reigning Asian champions will also play friendly matches against Canada (September 23) and Chile (September 27) in their build up for the World Cup.
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world's biggest gold refinery to be launched in Dubai
In the desert on the outskirts of Dubai, one of the world's biggest gold refineries is under construction. When completed in 2015, it is expected to help alter the balance of power in the global gold industry.
Growth in demand for the precious metal is shifting east, to Asia's fast-growing economies. But key industry activities such as refining and clearing - matching investors' buy and sell orders - remain dominated by Europe and the United States.
The USD60 million refinery being built by Kaloti Precious Metals in Dubai is part of efforts to change that pattern, as is a plan by the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange to introduce a spot gold contract this June.
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The City is developing the area in partnership with the Department of Housing.
City of Canning Commissioner Linton Reynolds said $572,000 had been allocated to improve streetscapes in the areas surrounding the project and to improve parks in the area.
‘The funding demonstrates to the residents in the affected area that they still have the support of the City of Canning despite the proposed changes to our borders,’ he said.
The area will become part of the amalgamated Victoria Park-South Perth council after mergers in July 2015.
Mr Reynolds said the City would reassess its involvement in the project after the 2014.
‘We will ensure that the new partners in the project (Town of Victoria Park and the City of South Perth) understand the needs of the community and develop the area in the spirit undertaken by the City of Canning,’ he said.


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Lembo stated that his forecast represented "an $87.9 million improvement from last month's estimate."
Addressing the state’s progress over the last two years when it comes to job creation, energy, education and the state’s budget deficit, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the state is off to a strong start – but it’s only the start.


A nasty accident involving two vehicles took place last night along Mendana Avenue in Point Cruz.According to witnesses, the cab driver ran into the parking vehicle belonging to the Honiara Beautification Committee.
Witnesses believe that the driver of the cab was drunk and was sleeping while driving.
They estimated that the car was running on a speed of approximately 80 to 90 kilometers per hour, and that the car was driven straight into the parking vehicle.
In an interview with Solomon Times, Police Traffic officers said that two passengers in the cab were police officers.
They reported that the two officers were both seriously injured, one said to be on a concussion condition.
Both officers are reported to be at the National Referral hospital for medical observation.
One of the witnesses said that the driver of the cab was believed to have escaped the scene straight after the accident.
The traffic officers said the accident is the fifth this month, and investigation will take place.


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Legal action will be taken against businesses which do not pass on the benefits of tax cuts to VAT and other tax relief to the public, State Minister of Development Banking and Loan Schemes Shehan Semasinghe told reporters Monday, in Colombo.
He said that the government decided to reduce VAT to 8 per cent to reduce the price of goods while other tax benefits will help people save money and increase their purchasing power.
Semasinghe answered critics who point out the loss of revenue to the countr due to tax cuts by saying that the government does not intend to strengthen itself by levying taxes on everything.
But he said the goal of the government is to reduce waste and corruption and cut back on unnecessary spending and save money for the people and re-integrate them into the economic process of the country.
Economists as well as multi-lateral agencies have warned that the tax cuts could increase the budget deficit in 2020. Last week the Parliamentary Budget Committee said that it also opposes the cuts on VAT.


The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a call at 1:41 p.m. Tuesday at the Brainerd Regional Human Services Center, 11615 State Ave., which turned out to be a false alarm.
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(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: The death toll from a suicide attack on a voter registration centre in Afghan capital Kabul has mounted to 57, while 119 people are injured.
According to media reports, the dead include 21 women and five children. The blast happened when a large number of people were standing outside the gate of the voter registration centre in Kabul. The Public health ministry feared that the death toll might increase further as some of the injured were in critical condition.
Daesh militant group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Vote registration centres have been opened in different parts of Afghanistan for the elections scheduled for October this year. The elections have already delayed by three years due to security concerns and experts believe that the fate of the elections still remain uncertain amid precarious security situation.
The Afghan government had already received reports about threat to the voter registration centres.
Pakistan strongly condemned the suicide attack in Kabul and expressed grief over the killing of innocent people.
The Foreign Office said in a statement that such attacks cannot deter the resolve of the Afghan nation to fight against terrorism.
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(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama) At least 17 people died and more than 800 were injured in the riots that followed five days of massive protests in Colombia against a tax reform project promoted by the government of Iván Duque, authorities reported Monday.
According to the Ombudsman, 16 civilians and a policeman were killed in the demonstrations that began on April 28 throughout the country. The Defense Ministry in turn counted 846 injured people, of which 306 are civilians.
The authorities arrested 431 people during the excesses and the government ordered the deployment of the military to the most affected cities. Some NGOs accuse the police of shooting civilians.
Defense Minister Diego Molano assured that the acts of violence are "premeditated, organized and financed by dissident FARC groups" that departed from the peace agreement signed in 2016, and by the ELN, the last guerrilla movement in Colombia.
Pressured by the demonstrations President Duque on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of the proposal that was debated with skepticism in Congress, where a broad sector rejected it for punishing the middle class and being inappropriate in the midst of the crisis unleashed by the pandemic.
Despite the announcement, on Monday morning there were already people on the streets and roadblocks in Bogotá.
On April 15, the government presented a tax reform to Congress as a measure to finance public spending in Latin America's fourth-largest economy.
But criticism rained down from the political opposition and its allies, and discontent soon spilled out onto the streets.
With the reform, the government aspired to raise about $6.3 billion dollars between 2022 and 2031, to rescue the economy.
In its worst performance in half a century, the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plunged 6.8% in 2020 and unemployment climbed to 16.8% in March. Almost half of the 50 million inhabitants are in informality and poverty affects 42.5% of the population.
Duque proposed on Sunday to draft a new reform project that discards the main points of contention: the increase in the VAT tax for services and goods and the expansion of the taxpayer base with income tax.
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Everyone needs a secure, stable and affordable place to live. But right now there are more than 170,000 families in rural communities who are on social housing waiting lists, and many more in urban areas.
It’s time to do something about this. We’ve joined housing charities such as Shelter, Crisis and the National Housing Federation to call on the government to spend £12.8 billion a year to build more social housing across England for those that need it most.
We want to see communities in the countryside prosper and flourish, and they need affordable homes to do so. Read more about our calls for action.


Masses will reject corrupt, looters in elections: Kaira
KHARIAN: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira urged the people to reject corrupt and looter mafia in the forthcoming elections.
Speaking at a public meeting on Sunday‚ the minister said that the next general elections will be held in free‚ fair and transparent manner.
He asked all the political forces to help in overcoming terrorism in the country and promote peace and brotherhood in the society.
Kaira said that the PPP government increased salaries of government servants by one hundred and fifty percent.
He said that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave nuclear technology to the nation and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto the missile technology.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, November 20, 2022, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the second week of November 2022, a total of 700 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 16 anti-personnel mines, 200 anti-tank mines, 478 unexploded ordnance and 6 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 372,652 mines planted by the Houthi militias, have been dismantled.
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By John Lee.
Lebanese company Primesouth International Offshore has commenced arbitration proceedings against Iraq at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) .
Details of the dispute have not been released, but in 2020 the company was reported to have signed a two-year contract, along with China CAMC Engineering Co (CAMCE) , to install 640 MW of generating capacity at the Al-Doura [Dora] power plant near Baghdad.
The claimant will be represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher , of New York, and El-Aref International Law Office in Beirut, while the Republic of Iraq will be represented by New York-based Squire Patton Boggs ,
(Sources: ICSID, Energy Central)
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Bahrain arrests four men over oil pipeline blast
(MENAFN) Four men suspected of being behind a blast that ripped through a state-run oil pipeline in November were arrested in Bahrain.
A statement by the Interior Ministry says two of those arrested received "intensive training" in Iranian Revolutionary Guard camps in Iran. Iran denies allegations it is behind Shiite insurgents in Bahrain.
Saying one of the men already faces a 15-year-sentence in another case, the government named four suspects. The men range in age from 23 to 27 years old.
No one was wounded in the explosion near the Shiite village of Buri and no militant group immediately held responsibility of the blast.
The explosion came amid years of low-level unrest in the Shiite-majority nation, which is led by a Sunni monarchy closely aligned with Iran's regional rival, Saudi Arabia.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country and the measures that government will put in place to curb the spread, says acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.
In a post-cabinet briefing on Thursday (27 May), Ntshavheni said there was growing concern among Ramaphosa’s cabinet around an increase in cases and covid-19 related deaths with an address, colloquially known as a ‘family meeting’, expected shortly.
Ntshavheni said that the cabinet was discussing further lockdown measures with health officials.
“We are as cabinet discussing the and consulting on the measures to make sure that we protect South Africans. A decision will be taken soon after the consultations and we will announce the date on which the president will hold the family meeting.
“We can confirm to South Africans that there will be a family meeting soon.”
On Tuesday (25 May), the Department of Health says that it will make recommendations to introduce further lockdown restrictions in a National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting.
Department of health spokesperson Popo Maja said that the recommendations have been made by scientists on South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC).
He added that the department was greatly concerned about the recent rise in Cold-19 cases, with a clear increase in infections seen in recent weeks as parts of country officially enter a third wave.
Maja said that the department would highlight these concerns as well as the MAC recommendations as part of its presentation to the NCC.
While Maja could not comment on the specific interventions being considered, earlier reports have indicated that they focus on gatherings and an extended evening curfew.
He added that any further restrictions, including a possible reintroduction of controls around alcohol sales, would have to introduced by president Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet, as this is not a department of health decision.


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Dozens Killed in Pakistan Hotel Bombing
At least 40 people were killed and scores more injured Saturday when a truck bomb detonated near the entrance of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan — a destination for Westerners and other visitors to the Pakistani capital city — as heads of state dined at the prime minister’s house nearby.
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Amjad Ali Khan, a guard on duty at a side entrance to the hotel, said he saw four to five bodies in the hotel parking lot and that he helped carry out 40 bodies from inside the hotel. He said they were “in the lobby and in the restaurant and everywhere.”
“There were very few people injured,” he said. “They were all dead.” He said he saw three Western women who had died from head wounds.
“They are terrorists,” he said when asked who he thought was responsible for the blast. “They threatened a few days ago. We heard there were four to five suicide bombers on the loose.”
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Govt committed to ensure rights of differently abled people : Dr Mazari.
ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister, Dr Shireen M Mazari Friday said that government was committed to ensure the rights of every citizen including differently abled people in order to bring them in the mainstream.
She said government was working on creating awareness about the laws, especially for people who were differently abled, adding "Human Rights Ministry has prepared laws on differently abled people which is lying in the standing committee of the parliament."
She expressed these views while addressing the launching ceremony of Application 'DeafTawk' for disabled persons here.
She appreciated the entrepreneurs who set up the application for disabled persons and said that Private-public partnership was a best way to support them and government would implement policies and support the private entrepreneurs especially the youth.
Addressing the ceremony, Dr Mazari said "Our Constitution guarantees the rights of every citizen without any prejudice."
She emphasized that we should not look this issue as a social welfare but as a right based issue.
Dr Mazari said there were rights that were guaranteed to every citizen in the country and those rights had to be protected.
She said all out efforts were being made to ensure the provision of facilities to the differently abled people and bring them in to the mainstream.
She said "We have to change the society's mindset as the environment is not encouraging for differently abled people in the country," adding that government was working on creating awareness about the laws.
Dr Mazari said the differently abled people should be given priority who suffered from non physical disabilities as well.
The incumbent government was committed to protect the rights of all citizens, she added.
The minister said that the focus of government was raise the level of marginalized and to bring them into the mainstream so that they could fully participate in the development of the country.
She said poverty alleviation programs had been launched.
She said besides implementation of existing laws, working on new legislation was underway.
She said "We have started awareness campaigns to prevent the child abuse and ensure the women right to inheritance."
She said her ministry was also working on the gender based violence.
The Human Rights Ministry has also proposed a bill on domestic violence, she added. Shireen Mazari said we have also started a first ever data collection in collaboration with UNICEF on Child Labour and Child Labour survey would be completed soon.
She said her ministry had established helpline 1099 to report issues related to human rights abuses and "we are also providing the facility of probono lawyers to human rights victims in almost all districts especially the women"
The minister said the ministry was committed to ensure the rights of every citizen not through social welfare but through rights in the Constitution.
A large number of differently abled people, students and representatives of the Team-up, Telecommunication Company Jazz and others also attended the event.


PTI Chairperson Imran Khan said that Pakistan’s GDP was witnessing growth during his government, adding that the country was on the path of progress during the past two years.
“During PTI tenure there was a record production in agriculture while the price of the crops of farmers was provided to them in time,” the PTI chairman said while addressing a press conference in response to the survey report presented by the incumbent government.
Imran Khan said that the Economic Survey 2021-22 launched by the government proved the performance of his government.
The PTI chairman went on to say that the foreign remittances witnessed a record increase during the last two years. The economic survey endorsed that Pakistan was making progress, the PTI chairman added.
“We have issued health cards to the poor people, even the richest countries do not give free health cards,” he said adding that the PTI government was making efforts to lift the underprivileged class.
“The people will experience the real taste of inflation in the utility bills of next month.”
Lashing out at the government, Imran Khan said that inflation is touching sky-high since the ‘imported government’ came into power.
“The IMF has asked the PTI government to jack up petroleum and electricity prices, but we denied,” he said adding that such decisions were not in favour of the people.
He said that Moody’s had decreased Pakistan’s credit rating which means people will lend us loans with high interest.
The PTI chairman said that during the last government of PML-N, they did not focus on the construction of dams but instead had initiated coal and LNG run power projects which it had to import.
He said that the dam projects launched by his government had come under threat since Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif came to power.
The ousted premier went on to say that the PPP and PML-N did not construct any dams during their combined tenure of over 30 years.


Kuwait's EPA assess damage caused by sunken Iranian ship
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) (With SEC-KUWAIT-SHIP) KUWAIT, Oct 9 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Environment Public Authority (EPA) said Monday a team was checking location of the sunken Iranian cargo ship in order to assess possible environmental damage.
EPA said in a statement it was cooperating with authorities concerned to investigate factors that forced the ship to sink.
It added that a team of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) rushed to the scene to check whether there was a leak or not.
The Iranian ship sank near the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad causeway, a cable-stayed bridge pending construction, earlier today.
The Doha port-bound cargo ship coming from Iran was completely submerged but all six Iranian sailors on board the vessel emerged unscathed.
The sailors were saved and handed over to the Kuwaiti coastguard. (end) zak.bs
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Hitting out at the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said political rivals are spreading lies about Covid-19 and shortage of vaccine. The Prime Minister Modi asked BJP MPs to counter lies spread by the opposition parties.
Prime Minister Modi was speaking at the BJP's Parliamentary Party meeting.
Sources said that the Prime minister asked the party MPs to focus on highlighting the truth and tell the people about government's work in managing Covid pandemic.
It is learnt that the Prime Minister said that Congress only believe in the politics of obstruction and don't want to debate and discuss.
"The Prime Minister said that despite losing polls, Congress is not raising issues nor expanding its base. They only believe in the politics of obstruction and don't want to debate and discuss over issues," a BJP MP said.
Prime Minister expressed concern over low rate of vaccination of frontline workers and stressed that there is no shortage of vaccine.
Sources said that the Prime Minister told the party MPs that while opposition indulge in politics over pandemic, the BJP continues to serve the humanity.
According to sources, the Prime Minister asked the BJP MPs to tell the truth to the people and explain the work of the government.
"The Prime Minister also told us that despite losing grounds everywhere, Congress is more concerned about us than themselves," another BJP MP said.
The Prime Minister also asked the BJP MPs to regularly attend the Parliament and to keep themselves updated about the issues that the opposition is likely raise on the floor of house.


Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie arrives in Copenhagen, Denmark today where he will represent the capital city and local governments throughout the country as world leaders talk about global climate change.
He says at the end of the day it’s local governments that are going to have to implement and share strategies and they’re all working together to try to do different things. Cownie says local officials have already been taking on the issue. “We’re the ones that have been doing something, especially in the United States up ‘till now while they’ve been trying to figure out in Washington what they can do and what the law says they can do,” Cownie says.
Cownie says a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring the federal government to monitor greenhouse gases as a pollutant will probably create positive changes in the law. However, he says an international agreement is important because climate change is a worldwide problem.


Grayson County sees record number of COVID-19 cases
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - COVID-19 cases in Grayson County are at an all time high with more than 300 reported active cases.
Grayson County Health Department director Amanda Ortez said one of the biggest reasons for these numbers were Halloween gatherings.
Ortez said she has also noticed less people have been wearing masks and have stopped taking social distancing as seriously.
She said with the holidays coming up, the health department predicts numbers will continue to climb as long as people continue to gather.
Ortez said right now the age group with the most cases is 40 to 49.
“I see it as the working members of the community, now we’re starting to see an increase in the kids, the young kids, but we’re also seeing that the majority of our cases is what I’d call that working age group," Ortez said.
Ortez encourages people to do their part and follow public health guidelines including wearing a mask..social distancing.. and sanitizing.
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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented by the Department of Early Education, held the second annual forum for parents in 'Maharati (My Skills) project.
During the meeting, the project organised by the Ministry was presented for the fourth year in a row to develop language and numeracy skills in primary schools and raise the level of performance of students from grades 1 to 6 in language and arithmetic skills through several educational initiatives.
The meeting also dealt with several topics, the most important of which was the fruitful communication and cooperation with the school administration, the board of trustees and parents, and the follow-up with the specialist in the interest of the student.
The student's learning motivation was also discussed in terms of individual differences, providing a positive home environment for the learning process, identifying the appropriate motivational style, and helping the student deal with fears, challenges, difficult courses, and other related issues.
The forum aims to raise awareness among parents about raising children and helping them to learn, to discuss ways of cooperating with their children's schools to improve their learning outcomes, to learn more about 'My Skills project for developing language and numeracy skills, to open channels of direct contact with parents and to receive their proposals and observations.
The forum witnessed a great interaction by the parents, who praised the forum for its useful information and advice, which will enhance the positive attitude and learning motivation of students, said officials.
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Utah parents share their thoughts on legislature ending mask mandates
With the Utah legislature getting closer towards a resolution that could overturn mask mandates in Salt Lake and Summit counties, parents are starting to share their thoughts on what they believe the final verdict should be.
Some local parents such as Martha Baumgarten believe that there shouldn’t be a government mandate and that if kids want to wear masks, they should be allowed the choice. On the opposing end, there are also parents such as Anthony Dawes who believe that it would be a big mistake for lawmakers to overturn the mandate, believing that it’s the stupidest thing they could do.
Doctor of nursing Andrew Nydegger is one of the few members of Utah’s health care industry who has taken the time to address the legislature’s potential overturning of the mask mandate, saying that the politicians are going to take care of the politics of things but the nurses are going to take care of what they need to in the fight against COVID.


GUJRANWALA: District police launched an operation against beggars with many beggars sent to DHQ Hospital for medical checkup. Police spokesman said that there were many complaints about the increasing number of beggars in the city while many of them were also involved in criminal activities. It was due to this reason that district police CPO gave directions to start a campaign against beggars.
Following a search operation, the beggars found to be disabled were shifted to DHQ Hospital for medical checkup. The spokesman further said that after receiving the medical reports, the beggars were sent to district jail.


PIA increases flights to Beijing amid CPEC
“The national carrier would now be operating six flights every week to Beijing ,” PIA’s interim Chief Executive Officer Qasim Hayat told ARY News.
Mr Hayat further stated that increased flights to Beijing will also help increase the airline’s revenue.
About the airline’s future plans, Hayat claimed that the national carrier will add 60 more planes to its fleet till 202o. He added that two Airbus 330, while four more planes including Boeing 777 and Airbus 320 will be added to the fleet till 2017.


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HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani met on Monday morning with Minister of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Akbar Mehrabian and his accompanying delegation, on the occasion of the work of the joint economic committee between the two countries.
During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways of developing and strengthening them in various fields, in addition to a number of issues of mutual interest.
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RFMF ready to assist Police at the upcoming elections
October 11, 2018 4:56 am
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has stated that they will provide their full support to the Fiji Police Force in ensuring there’s stability in next month’s election.
RFMF Chief of Staff Brigadier, General Jone Kalouniwai says they will offer their assistance when and wherever they’re needed.
Kalouniwai says the RFMF and the Police Force play a major role in safe guarding the interests of all Fijians through upholding the law.
“And we will continue to support the government of the day and whatever government comes into power the RFMF will be there to continue their support and also advocate democracy as much as we can.”
Kalouniwai says the lead role for providing maximum security and surveillance during the election is the Police Force and they will assist them in any way possible.


KARACHI: Executive director Jinnah Hospital Dr. Seemin Jamali has confirmed the alarming report that the number of dead people in hospitals has increased.
Talking to Media, Dr Seemin Jamali said that the increase in the number of people brought to hospitals could not be due to the closure of public transport.
She said that poor people usually come to public hospitals; they wander from such places to the government hospital where the patient has died.
Jamali said that overall we have very little chance of corona testing, how can men do when a live CT scan can not be done?
She also said that people have many diseases including cancer in the country. We do not need to be thrilled about the increase in the number of dead people. That’s difficult
Jinnah Hospital Executive Director said that SOPs are already present at the funeral of Congo and Covid, the closest and least number of people should be involved in the burial of corona-infected people; The collection is banned, even those who do not wash the dead should be careful, the dead do not need to be repeatedly touched.


7th Ayah from Surah Al Buruj
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
to watch what they were doing to the believers.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
and were watching what they were doing with the believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.


The government today failed to honour its assurance to release the first batch of Tamil political prisoners.
Tamil political prisoners numbering 32 who were to be released today was further remanded by court as the Attorney General’s department had not made applications to court seeking bail for the suspects.
The Court remanded 32 Tamil prisoners till November 24 when they were produced in courts anticipating bail by prisons officials.
Commissioner General of Prisons Rohana Pushpakumara in a statement yesterday said, the Attorney General’s Department will make applications to court today seeking the release of 31 suspects who have been detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Pushpakumara said only those with bailable offenses will be released and they will be produced before the respective courts today.
The Commissioner said further 32 inmates will be produced before court in the next phase.
He said the decision to release the prisoners was taken after several rounds of discussions with the President, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General’s Department.
Pushpakura in the statement said that the government was studying the cases of rest of the prisoners with a view of providing them with maximum relief possible.
According to the Commissioner General of Prisons, 116 individuals have been filed charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act at the High Court while further 52 have been filed charges at the Magistrates Court.
Meanwhile with the news of the 32 prisoners being further remanded several protests broke out in some locations in the North and East.
The northern provincial council led by Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran condemned the move calling the government to keep its promises.
Meanwhile some Tamil political parties have called for a hartal in the north and east to protest the failure of the government to release the prisoners as promised.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
Published: Fri 30 Sep 2022, 3:02 PM
Popular Irish band Westlife performed an exclusive Middle East show at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island last night.
Fans were left spellbound as the boys belted out their best hits. However, the night was just a little more special for Dian – a Westlife fan battling cancer.
The band called her on stage, where she was seen holding a poster with a checklist on it. Her poster read: Fight cancer, see Westlife, take a pic with Westlife.
Members of the boy band then checked off the last box on her poster and signed it as fans cheered them on.
Tears could be seen welling up in Dian's eyes as she stood in the middle of the four vocalists while they sang a song for her.
Shane Filan was seen talking to her on stage after he noticed that she was feeling emotional.
The band has sold more than 55 million records worldwide as they rose to fame with popular 90's songs like 'You Raise Me Up', 'Swear It Again' and 'Uptown Girl'.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Moscow, Feb 29 (IANS) Russia will closely monitor Sweden's actions following the country's accession to the NATO and develop its response accordingly, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
"We will closely monitor what Sweden will do within the aggressive military bloc, how it will implement its membership in practice ... and develop our response policy based on this," she added on Wednesday.
Zakharova said that Moscow will choose which measures it will take, including military-technical ones, to curb threats to Russia's national security, Xinhua news agency reported.
She added that Sweden's traditional non-alignment policy used to be an important factor in maintaining stability in Northern Europe, adding that the country's NATO membership will further undermine its sovereignty.
Hungarian lawmakers on Monday approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join NATO, clearing the way for Sweden's accession to the military alliance.
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Andhra Pradesh eyes Rs 10 lakh cr investments across 15 sectors including MSME Parks
Vijayawada, Dec 9 (KNN) The Andhra Pradesh government has plans to attract at least business investments worth Rs 10 lakh crore in sectors such as green hydrogen, green ammonia, solar and wind power generation, textiles, automotive, aerospace, defence and MSME Parks etc.
This has been strategized to achieve through the Andhra Pradesh Global Investment Summit 2023 which will be organised on March 3 and 4 in Visakhapatnam, reported New Indian Express.
In preparation of the Summit, the state government is considering to organise roadshows in several countries like UAE, Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, Japan, USA, Canada, Brazil and Chile.
Domestic roadshows will also be organised in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Through this the state government intends to showcase the potential and ability of Andhra Pradesh in various sectors
The arrangements and decisions related to the summit will be monitored and undertaken by a working committee.
The government would also constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) for evaluating the working progress of the committee which will oversee the arrangements and provide guidance for smooth conduct of the summit.
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PESHAWAR: After analysing the overall law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the outgoing year, the police department has declared South and North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts as terrorist trouble spots.
“Southern districts, including North and South Waziristan [from among the newly-merged tribal districts] as well as Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts [from settled areas], are trouble spots,” additional inspector general of police (operations) Mohammad Ali Babakhel told reporters here on Friday.
Mr Babakhel said that the annual analysis of the security situation revealed a surge in the number of extortion calls from Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover of Pakistan’s Western neighbouring country.
He also said that the number of targeted attacks against police increased in 2022 compared with the previous year.
Official says most extortion calls made from Afghanistan
The police official said that the exit of foreign troops, including the US and allies, from Afghanistan left behind arms worth Rs7 billion that were “bound to end up in someone’s hands.”
He said that the number of suicide attacks in the province
also escalated in the outgoing year, while most of the extortion calls received by the local residents were made from Afghanistan.
“Our neighbourhood [Afghanistan] is primarily the origin of extortion calls. Some local criminals were also involved in these crimes,” he said.
Mr Babakhel said that the counter-terrorism department arrested 158 extortionists wanted in 81 cases, while 62 suspects were taken into custody for kidnapping people for ransom.
He said that the CTD arrested 806 militants, including 90 with head money, and killed 196 militants during operations in the province.
The police official said that 2,609 “threat alerts” were issued with 93 per cent of them being general and six specific.
He also said 129 alerts involved people and 41 alerts were for different locations.
Mr Babakhel said that 118 police personnel were killed and 117 suffered injuries in operations against criminals, including terrorists.
He also said that the police arrested around 129,637 outlaws and seized 22,416 weapons and 511,447 rounds of bullets in 20,601 “search and strike operations” across the province in the outgoing year.
“The presence of militants in Swat and other Malakand areas was reported by the media, and everyone saw an immediate response to it by our police,” he said.
The police official said the police carried out a total of 1,877 search and strike operations and 148 intelligence-based operations in Malakand district during 2022 leading to the killing and arrest of several militants and extortionists.
He said that it was the top priority of the police to promote public policing and establish a prosperous and peaceful society in the province.
Mr Babakhel said that the anti-state elements and criminals didn’t deserve any concession, so the police bosses had ordered a strict crackdown on them according to the law.
He said the police had also been directed to ensure the maintaining of law and order.
Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022


Published: 2020-10-11 11:42
Last Updated: 2020-10-11 11:44
There are many coronavirus patients in Jordan who need to be put on ventilators at the Intensive Care Unit(ICU), said the spokesperson for the National Committee for Epidemics, Nathir Obaidat, on Sunday.
In addition, Jordan has been witnessing a huge rise in the number of positive cases in the past few weeks, which led to an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients who require treatment at hospitals, Obaidat said during an interview with radio station Amen FM.
However, Obaidat said that the 48-hour total lockdown decision was not enough, noting that there should be other strict health measures that people must adhere to, such as social distancing and wearing masks.
Jordan has reported eight new coronavirus deaths on Sunday morning, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the crisis to 189.


China calls for more int'l support for peace efforts in CAR
A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to continue to help the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) with its efforts to build peace and stability.
The political process in the CAR has recently made progress while the security situation remains fragile. There are still challenges for the country to realize lasting peace and stability, said Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN).
China calls on the international community to continue to support the efforts by the CAR government to enhance national capacity building, and assist the government's efforts to maintain security and stability, deal with humanitarian situation and crises, and resolve the root causes of the conflict, he told the UN Security Council.
China urges parties in the CAR to put the interests of their country first and resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation, said Wu.


Media sources said that a plane that was flying to Singapore via the Maldives refused to take the then President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Male airport and was returned to India without landing.
This plane, which took off from India, was brought back to India half an hour after it took off to go to the Maldives.
It has been revealed that the President of Sri Lanka and the President’s wife planning to take the plane and the authorities instructed the pilots to bring the flight back.
The sources further said that although three planes were prepared to take the President from the Maldives to Singapore, they refused to take those planes due to various international pressures.
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Country’s debt down to 70% by 2020 – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to reduce the country’s debt service to 70 per cent of the revenue of the government by the year 2020.
Speaking during an event in Kurunegala, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said the country is facing a foreign currency issue at present and emphasised the need to transfer the country into an export-driven economy.
Premier Wickremesinghe said the good governance government has managed to increase the state revenue by ten per cent however said the country is short of US dollars at present.
The Prime Minister also urged industries to restructure in a bid to increase exports and attract investments. Commenting on infrastructure schemes, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Kurunegala district will benefit from the Central expressway project.
The Prime Minister added several development projects will also take place from Hambantota to Kandy via Kurunegala in the near future.


Leader of the opposition, Dr Mukul Sangma, today said that other political parties will always aim to weaken the Congress but the party will continue to defy their plans.
“It is their agenda, it is expected, that is why you saw one of our elected members (Martin Danggo) fall victim and resign from the party membership,” Dr Sangma said.
He was reacting to reports that there is a move to split the Meghalaya Congress before the state elections expected in 2023.
Danggo had joined the National People’s Party (NPP) after quitting the Congress when the party was shunted into opposition following the 2018 polls but embarrassingly lost the by-election to the United Democratic Party’s Pius Marwein.
“The attempts will go on but we know how to navigate, we know how to keep our fold together and we know what to do when elections are near,” Dr Sangma stated, adding that leaders will come and go but the party will always remain.


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He said that today we are facing the consequences of the policy we adopted after Russia entered into Afghanistan. He said that after 9/11 the Mujahideen created by America, Pakistan and other countries were forced out from Afghanistan. He said that the current government has decided that it will not interfere in affairs of Afghanistan.
He said that the government has decided to control the border along with Afghanistan. He said that the people are moving in and out freely. He said that the terrorists are moving in from Afghanistan besides the common people.
He said that Afghanistan will not attack again on Pakistan if does we will retaliate. He said that he has talks with deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan to avoid any further tension.
He said that Pakistan has decided that how it is going to resolve the issue of Afghan refugees. He said that there are registered and unregistered Afghan refugees they will be treated differently. He said that the Afghan refugees will be repatriate gradually.
He said that Pakistan always has dispute with India on Kashmir. He said that India wants its hegemony in the region. He said that India only wants to talk on terrorism whereas Pakistan wants to talk on its eight points including the terrorism and Kashmir.
He said that Pakistan ahs historical relationship with Chine but in last three years because of the Cpek they are on the highest.
He said that Ufa declaration clearly says that all disputed issues will be discussed and Kashmir is the part of it. He said that India is not encircling Pakistan it has made investment agreements with Saudi Arabia and other countries. He said that there is criticism within India because of the joining of American camp by Modi.
He said that America has objection on Pakistan nuclear program and is asking that why we are making long range missiles. He said that Pakistan will not compromise its nuclear program under the pressure of any country.
He said that the meeting with the army chief was held on his suggestion. He said that he informed other ministers to join in the meeting. He said that America has this misconception that Pakistan is the part of the war against terrorism and also helping Taliban simultaneously. He said that Pakistan has cleared America misconception by operation Zarb-e-Azb.
He said that Pakistan has contacted forty eight member countries on the issue of the membership of NEC. He said that Pakistan has demanded that if India is given the membership of NEC Pakistan should also be given. He said that Pakistan relationship with Iran have been affected because of the international sanctions.
He said that the evidence India has provided about Pathan Kot attack is under investigation. He said that if some people from our side are involved in the attack on Pathan Kot they will be investigated by our own agencies.


Enderby’s financial activities are wrapped up.
Council has given final adoption to the fees and charges, financial plan and annual tax rate bylaws.
“We have a track record of being fiscally responsible,” said Mayor Howie Cyr, who points out that no complaints were received about the 2013 budget.
“The community is confident that we have a handle on the finances.”
The budget includes a three per cent tax increase or an additional $20 for the average property owner.
Of the three per cent tax increase, two per cent will go towards financing capital works and one per cent is dedicated for equipment reserves.
Operational costs, such as labour, have been covered through internal efficiencies such as not replacing some vehicles and integrating the parks department with public works.
Heritage signs updated
Visitors and residents will soon have new information on Enderby’s history.
City council has given approval to the Enderby Heritage Commission to replace the aging interpretive signs along the Shuswap River.
Bob Cowan, with the commission, has presented council with the designs for the signs.
“They will be a great addition to the river walk,” said Mayor Howie Cyr.


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The Congress said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government at the federal level is purposefully postponing the Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir because it is afraid of losing the polls.
On Tuesday, the panchayat term came to a close. In Jammu and Kashmir, panchayat elections were last conducted in 2018.
The Congress also claimed that the Union Territory’s Panchayati Raj system had collapsed as a result of the polls’ postponement.
“The Panchayati Raj system in J&K disintegrated today as a result of panchayat terms expiring. Ravinder Sharma, the top spokesman for the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), said that the BJP purposefully postponed the panchayat polls out of fear of losing.
He also took aim at the BJP-led administration in Washington, stating that more information is needed to determine when Jammu and Kashmir’s assembly elections would take place.
The Congress said that the BJP has shown its disrespect for the rights and aspirations of the people while panchayat elections are still scheduled.


Today our president was in Bundibugyo to talk to the people about the recent killings and violence.
Some residents said there were troops everywhere but his only goal to go there was to appeal to the people to maintain a sense of calm and to also tell them that the government is doing everything it can to protect them and their property.
This area of Uganda has seen recent killings post the elections and the violence seems to be getting worse by the day.
Museveni met with security officials in the area, elders and other leaders.
Hopefully this will be the last of what we see of innocent lives being taken and government security officials being killed.


PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had given directions to act against the illegalities on the beach belt.
“CM Sawant has given directions to act against the illegality on the beach belt, and he has also personally taken stock of the situation and has also personally taken stock of the situation,” said Khaunte.
He further said that a strong message should be sent out to the illegal touts, hawkers and other illegal operators that the government will not tolerate such nuisances.
“Goa needs to survive with the proper model, and we need to change the perception among tourists visiting our State,” he added.
Khaunte said that the post-Covid scenario has been a changer for the department and that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been driving maximum opportunities to tone up the tourism services and to lay new infrastructure on how to get good tourists in the state.


( MENAFN ) On Wednesday, May. 5 the statistics department Stats NZ reported that the jobless rate in New Zealand dropped to 4.7 percent during the March 2021 quarter, maintaining decline from its recent peak of 5.2 percent during the September 2020 quarter but staying high in comparison with recent years.
Stats NZ noted that jobless rates for men and women converged at 4.7 percent, as the male rate climbed from 4.5 percent in the past quarter and the female rate dropped from 5.3 percent.
Work, wealth, and wellbeing statistics senior manager Sean Broughton stated in a report: "there have been some gains in labor market outcomes, especially for women, over the past two quarters. However, annual changes indicate the labor market still hasn't returned to pre-COVID-19 levels for men or women."
The number of people who are jobless dropped by 5,000 throughout the quarter, with the number of jobless women declining by 8,000, offset by an increase of 3,000 men. Broughton noted that over the year, another 13,000 persons were jobless - 9,000 more men and 4,000 more women.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 2
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has published new exchange rates, according to which the US dollar has increased against the soum, Trend reports with reference to the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has published new exchange rates, which will operate from August 3.
The American currency rose by 11.57 soums. From tomorrow, one dollar will cost 10,654 soums.
Euro rose by 11.64 soums, amounting to 12,674 soums.
At the same time, the Russian currency fell by 0.34 soums and currently amounts to 143.06 soums.
The official exchange rates of foreign currencies to the soum for accounting, statistical and other reporting, as well as the calculation of customs and other obligatory payments will be published by the Central Bank at 16:00 (GMT +5) every banking business day.
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Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Monday that his administration is working on several fronts for the holistic and equitable development of all sections and regions of the Union Territory.
Sinha made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation of PRI representatives from Ganderbal led by DDC Chairperson Nuzhat Ishfaq at Raj Bhavan Jammu on Monday, an official spokesperson said. Mandeep Kaur, Commissioner/Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj was present on the occasion.
During the meeting, he said, the members of the delegation discussed with the LG various area-specific issues pertaining to development of the district and welfare of people.
The delegation, the official spokesperson said, submitted memorandums containing demands and issues regarding improvement of road connectivity, health, Power and drinking water facilities; sanctioning of Fire & Emergency Sub-Station for Chattergul, Ganiwan, Sonamarg; upgradation of schools; exploring the tourism potential and strengthening of health sector, besides expediting other developmental projects in Ganderbal district.
“The Lt Governor while interacting with the members of the delegation said that the UT Government is committed to fulfilling the aspirations and developmental needs of the people. He observed that the UT administration is working on several fronts for the holistic and equitable development of all sections and regions of the UT,” he said.
The LG, he said, assured them that all their genuine demands would be taken up with the concerned departments for their early redressal.
According to the official spokesperson, Sinha directed Commissioner/Secretary, RDD to extend all possible assistance to the DDC Chairperson and the PRI representatives for discharging their roles and responsibilities smoothly and efficiently.
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