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Lebanese General Security announced on Thursday it has arrested 3 ISIL members who were planning terrorist attacks.
In a statement on its Twitter account, the General Security said that the arrests were part of efforts to pursue the movements of terrorist sleeper cells.
Following interrogations, the three confessed to pledging allegiance to ISIL and supported the terrorist group on social media, the statement said.
The three also sought to travel to Syria and Egypt in a bid to be part of the terrorist group, according to the statement.
Source: Al-Manar English Website


MeritCare against public health insurance option
Fargo MeritCare officials Wednesday came out in support of North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad's stance against a public health insurance option tied to Medicare, saying such an option would damage rural health care providers.
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Influenza activity downgraded to local; deaths continue to be confirmed
The Minnesota Department of Health today announced that that influenza activity in the state has been downgraded to "local," as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The reclassification reflects the fact that influenza activity is now occurring primarily in the northwestern region of the state, although flu activity continues to be reported across the rest of Minnesota.
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Beijing: Adel Abdel Mahdi, Prime Minister of Iraq said that the country would join China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure investment project in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit.
Mahdi pointed out that Iraq has gone through war and is thankful to China for its respected support.
Xi said that both the countries would cooperate on oil and infrastructure projects. This will be a new beginning to push forward the China-Iraq strategic partnership.
According to state news agency Xinhua, trade last year between China and Iraq was more than $30 billion, Beijing is Baghdad’s biggest trade partner, while Iraq is China’s second biggest oil supplier.
Source: Economic Times


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Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari has inaugurated two new programmes in the framework of the Ministry's efforts to develop administrative work, and enhance the quality of its services to employees.
The programmes 'Khidmati (my service) and Muhimmati (my task) have been developed by the IT Department at the Ministry.
'The new programmes will provide administrative services to employees and improve the administrative work at the Ministry, said the Head of the IT Department at the Ministry, Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Marri.
Al Marri said that the programme 'Khidmati was developed for service evaluation with a self-evaluation system for each service to improve the quality of work and performance of the employee.
'The programme also will help in presenting reports based on the evaluations of the services. Another feature of the new electronic service is that the system will send text message on the mobile phone of the employee about accepting or refusing the service, said Al Marri.
Explaining the second programme, Muhimmati, the Head of IT Department said that this programme would help officials assign tasks to divisions, units and staff, and follow-up of the completion of the tasks with high speed and quality.
'The new programmes will serve all users of the system including employees and officials, said Ali Ubaid Al Marri, Head of the Administrative and Financial Affairs Department.
The system will have work reports about all employees allowing officials and heads of departments to access it to know the tasks carried by their subordinates.
The system will allow the head of the section to access the reports about financial transactions made by their employees in a bid to keep a track on it, said the Head of the Administrative and Financial Affairs Department.
'The new programmes will ease many works related to the human resources department like vacation of the employees, their promotion and loan, attendance among many other procedures, said Mohamad Hasan Al Maliki, Head of the Human Resources Department.
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MP welcomes news of extra police officers
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Torbay MP Kevin Foster has welcomed news that Devon and Cornwall Police has been bolstered by an additional 98 officers since the Government launched its major recruitment drive last September.
He said: 'Every one of these officers will make a difference in helping to cut crime and keep people safe across our region. As patterns of crime change and with challenges such as county lines facing Torbay, it is vital the police have the resources and the powers they need to keep our community safe.'
Since the start of the recruitment campaign, 4,336 extra officers have joined police forces across England and Wales.
In total since March 31, 2019, the police workforce has grown by five per cent – the largest annual increase in officer numbers since 2003-04.


COVID-19: Kenya reports 16 new cases, total now at 158
Kenya has recorded 16 more positive cases of COVID-19, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Monday.
This brings the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the country to 158.
The President said over 4000 people have been tested for the disease in the past few weeks.
"A majority of the people who have contracted the disease are from Nairobi, Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa counties," Uhuru said.


Delhi voted against Modi ’s Arrogance and Misrule: AICC Secretary
HYDERABAD: AICC Secretary R.C.Khuntia said that the people of Delhi had taught a bitter lesson to Prime Minister Nartendra Modi and his BJP Government at the Centre for their misrule and failing to come up to the expectations of the people within nine months of coming to power.
Speaking to the media, the AICC Secretary hailed the verdict of the people in the Delhi elections which gave a massive mandate to Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Admi Party as the people were disappointed over the failure of the Modi Government in fulfilling its promises. He said the Congress would continue to stand by the people at all times and in times of need.
After calling on the Telangana PCC President Ponnala Laxmaiah who was recently inured in a scuffle between the police and the Congress workers during a ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ programme to protest against the shifting of the Chest Hospital and re-locating the Secretariat, the AICC leader condemned the high-handed behaviour of the police against the Congress leaders when they were expressing their protest in a democratic manner over the anti-people decisions of the KCR Government.
Khuntia further said the Congress would always stand by the people and fight for their cause. He said the TPCC would relentlessly struggle to prevent the TRS Government from taking unilateral decisions detrimental to the people.
Mr. Ponnala Laxmaiah said that the Congress would not be cowed down by the high-handedness of the police. It would continue its struggle against the move the move the government to shift the Chest hospital and relocate the Secretariat there. (NSS)


Islamabad: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the Prime Minister’s Office has not received the summary for the appointment of the Army Chief.
The central leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said this in a statement issued on social media website ‘Twitter’.
The Prime Minister has not yet received the summary.. Inshallah
Receipt of the summary in the PMO will be confirmed at the time.
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) November 22, 2022
Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb has also clarified that the summary regarding the appointment of the Army Chief has not been received by the Prime Minister House.
Earlier, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif while speaking in Hum News’ program ‘Breaking Point with Malik’ said that it is hoped that the summary of the Army Chief’s appointment will come by tomorrow, and the appointment will be finalized by Thursday.
Khawaja Asif had said that there is no conflict between the GHQ and the government regarding the appointment of the Army Chief, the dossier will come by tomorrow.
He had said that we will consult with the Army Chief and allies, this whole issue will be resolved by Thursday.
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said in response to a question that the Prime Minister and Asif Zardari would have consulted on the important appointment.
Khawaja Asif while speaking in the program said that Imran Khan’s tone has changed a little during the last one week, politicians should be allowed to solve their own problems.


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A spokeswoman for Jefferson Regional Hospital on Monday confirmed that the hospital has transferred some patients who sought help at the Emergency Room to other facilities because of the lack of water pressure at the hospital.
Wendy Talbot spoke to Deltaplex News and said the hospital never stopped patients in the ER and those that could be treated and able to go home did so. If more care was needed, Talbot said the patients were stabilized and transferred.
Talbot was also asked how the low water pressure affected the hospital’s operations.
She said hospital officials have been in contact with Liberty Utilities, including a call she made last Friday to get more information on the situation.


LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will finally meet with members of the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaigning group, who have criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic for more than a year.
Johnson’s Downing Street office confirmed that the prime minister will hold a “private meeting” with members of the group Tuesday.
The group said family members will tell the stories of how their loved ones caught the virus and reiterate their calls for a statutory inquiry into the pandemic to start soon.
The group has also asked for the meeting to take place outside and that social distancing is observed.
Jo Goodman, co-founder of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, said it has “over a year since the prime minister first said he would meet us and in that time over 100,000 people across the country have lost their lives with COVID-19.”


In Blanchisseuse, the livelihoods of many residents are dependent on farming, fishing, and ecotourism.
But in recent times, residents have become concerned about their well-being given the global climate crisis.
With increasingly frequent and extreme rainfall, there have been a number of landslides over the past several years which have affected the integrity of roads and infrastructure in the village.
Increasing floods have also resulted in the activities of the community being constantly disrupted.
Now, farmers are concerned about what effects climate change will have on their abilities to grow crops.
Fishermen are also concerned about the effects climate change will have on the quality and quantity of fish they catch.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Football Association (KFA) President Sheikh Ahmad Yusuf Al-Sabah denied Monday reported withdrawal of the Saudi football team nor any other team from the 23rd Gulf Cup.
All national teams of the GCC, Yemen and Iraq will be participating in the Gulf Cup on December 22, Sheikh Ahmad confirmed in a statement.
The tournament, due until January 5, will feature Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Iraq, Yemen and Kuwait.
The draw resulted in two groups: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Kuwait, while the second consists of Qatar, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain. (end) fr.bs
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IPOH, Dec 13 — A total of 3,643 Perakians have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic between March 2020 and November 2021, the state legislative assembly was told today.
Perak Education, Higher Education and Human Resource Committee chairman Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud said that the figure was recorded by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) under the work insurance system.
“The retrenchment was due to the several factors which include the closure of several sectors such as industries, hotel and services due to the pandemic,” he said.
Saidi was replying to the oral question asked by DAP’s Sungkai assemblyman A. Sivanesan.
Considering the current work market, Ahmad Saidi said that the state has taken several initiative via Socso to help those who have been retrenched.
“We are giving allowance for those who seeking work for period of three to six months, we are also paying allowance to those insured who return to work and allowance for the insured who has low income.
“We are also paying incentives to the employers who hire those above 40s, people with disabilities, school and universities graduates,” he said.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The temperature in Jebel Jais Mountain dropped to 15C degrees on Saturday morning.
With the arrival of winter winds, the temperatures have started dipping all over UAE, according to the National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology.
The highest temperature recorded over the country on Friday was 37.7C in Swiehan at 2:30pm, while the lowest temperature recorded over the country was 13.6C in Jais Mountain 6:15am.
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- UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) The forecast for today is fair weather in general during daytime, partly cloudy at times over some eastern areas by afternoon mainly over the eastern mountains and adjacent areas, the NCMS said.
- UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) Light to moderate winds in general, freshening at times during afternoon and may cause blowing dust over some exposed areas.The relative humidity is likely to increase during night and early morning over some coastal and internal areas, with a chance of mist formation, especially over the west.
Maximum temperatures will surge to 37C inland, with lows of 13C expected in the mountains. Humidity levels could be as high as 95 per cent.
Sea will be slight to moderate becoming rough by afternoon in the Arabian Gulf and Oman Sea.
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Greenwood Police Officer, Will Reid, has served the community for the last nine years. Reid stated that being an officer is something he had always wanted to do but never thought that he would have the opportunity.
Will had worked in factories since he was 18 and was going to school for heating and air when he got the call that he was going to be a police officer. “I have loved it here, said Reid. “I has become more than just a job. It is a way to make a difference everyday or at least try to.”
Reid has two children, Kaitlin Parker and Evan Reid.


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Balianta, July 13: Even though the state government as well as the Centre asked the people to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines, many cases of coronavirus norm violation have been reported from Balianta on the outskirt of Odisha Capital City Bhubaneswar.
The local residents here also alleged that the police are not taking actions against the violators even after being informed in this regard.
In an incident reported from Balakati, hundreds of people were seen gathering at a temple premises to attend several marriage functions, openly violating the social distancing norms.
According to sources, at least six marriage ceremonies were being carried at Dulla Dei temple, where hundreds of people were present and found violating social distancing.
On being informed, police reached the spot and stopped the marriages. Fine of Rs 10,000 was also collected from the violating marriage parties.


Malawi Vice President who is also the leader of UTM Saulos Chilima has expressed dissatisfaction over the recent fuel price reduction.
Speaking during a rally at Masangano ground, traditional authority Kalumo in Ntchisi, Chilima said the cuts in the fuel price is just too little and does not match on the global market.
Chilima further said that the prices has gone down because he has been pushing for the reduction when the prices went up.
“They have reduced the prices because we were against the hike and we were pushing for the reduction, however, the reduction is too minimal that we are still not catching up on the global market,” said Chilima.
He said it is his wish to see the prices going down further than it is now.
According to the revised prices, diesel is now selling at K949.60 from K990.40 per litre and Petrol is now at K923.50 from K990.30 per litre while paraffin will be selling at K781.80 from K785.00 per litre.
Chilima further said that he has got people’s welfare at heart as witnessed by how government is currently rushing into implementing what is in UTM’s manifesto.
He said the elderly fund and free education was the brainchild of UTM though the government is busy claiming that the plans were already there.
Chilima wondered as to why the government is busy implementing the policies now and in such a hurry if the plans were already there.
“Where were they all this time to implement the policies now because as it is they are doing things in a hurry,” he said.
Chilima then expressed optimism that come May 2019 he will be the president of the republic of Malawi.
Chilima said that soon after the party’s convention which is expected to take place on Monday 17th December, the elected national governing body will start strategizing on how people will be ferried to the inauguration ceremony come May 22, 2019.
UTM General Secretary, Patricia Kaliati echoed Chilima’s sentiments saying that the government is busy copying and implementing UTMs ideas.


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An Emirates flight bound for Brussels was diverted to the Iraqi city of Erbil mid-air due to a medical emergency onboard the flight.
'Emirates flight EK181 from Dubai to Brussels on February 7 was diverted to Erbil due to a passenger medical emergency. The passenger was met by local medical staff upon arrival,” the airline's spokesperson said in a statement to Khaleej Times. Photo: Twitter
Dubai's flagship carrier currently operates its latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its 'Game Changer' fully-enclosed First Class suites to Brussels.
As the aviation sector bounced back strongly in 2021 after Covid-19 and demand for passenger traffic grew substantially, the airline also brought forward its plans to introduce extra flights and capacity to over 10 European cities, including Brussels.
Currently, the Dubai-based airline has safely restarted operations to more than 130 destinations across six continents.
The airline said the EK181 flight was refuelled and continued its journey to Brussels.
According to FlightRadar24, flight EK181 took after from Erbil after less than two hours on the ground. Photo: Twitter
The airline apologised for the inconvenience caused, stressing that the safety of its crew and passengers is of the utmost importance.
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Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki today said that Japan will continue to provide assistance and work together with India to enhance the health care sector, which is their common agenda.
Suzuki who visited the State today to inspect the oxygen generation plant installed in Nongpoh Civil Hospital said, “The plant is a token of good will from people of Japan as friendship during the difficult time of the pandemic of COVID-19 which has created a huge impact on the country and the state of Meghalaya.”
He expressed his happiness to visit the hospital and the successful functioning of the oxygen generation and hoped that the plant will help many people of Meghalaya and other areas to overcome any diseases.
It may be mentioned that the oxygen generation plant in Nongpoh and other hospitals in the State was sponsored by the Government of Japan through the United National Development Programme in collaboration with the Government of India and Meghalaya.
The plant can generate up to 150 LMP which can cater to the urgent need of those people who would need emergency oxygen in the hospital.
Health Minister, James Sangma, Director DHS (MI) Dr Aman Warr accompanied the Ambassador.
Sangma said that the State is fortunate to have friends like Japan amid the Covid-19 pandemic giving Meghalaya the strength to face and prepare any eventuality.


BJP should let Delhi govt do its work, says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should let the Delhi government do its work as the people know that the government is working for them.
“AAP has been working for the people of Delhi since elections. Even after the hurdles by different parties AAP is working for the people. They don’t know that the Delhi government has started to put guards in buses, has started putting CCTV for women security. This is a chosen government; let the government work for the people,” said AAP leader Dilip Pandey.
BJP has put up a series of hoardings questioning the Delhi Government’s expenditure on its advertisement campaign.
The hoardings ask why the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government spent Rs 526 crore on the campaign when the money fund could be utilised to put up five lakh cameras for women’s security.


Washington: Almost 80 percent Americans said that they would have ``definitely`` voted if presidential elections were conducted on Friday, according to a new poll.
According to Fox News Poll, among those almost 46 percent Americans preferred to vote for President Barack Obama, while 43 percent preferred to vote for Romney.
According to the poll, among independents, 37 percent backed Obama, while 31 percent backed Romney. The poll showed almost 40 percent of voters think the economy is getting better.
Almost 39 percent said that the economy is getting worse, while 18 percent said it`s the same. Perceptions of the economy was split down party lines, with 62 percent of Democrats saying that it`s getting better, and 66 percent Republicans saying it`s getting worse.
Most of the Americans also felt optimistic about the future, with 66 percent saying the economy will `` eventually`` recover to where it was before recession.
Almost 77 percent Democrats, 59 percent Republicans, and 58 percent Independents said the economy would get back to where it was pre-recession.


WOMEN and young people were in the forefront of a renewed interest among British people to help tackle global poverty last year.
Oxfam said research among more than 2,000 people showed that last year's Make Poverty History campaign and the tsunami had triggered a groundswell of interest in charitable behaviour.
More than one in four women and two in five young people said they were more likely to support a charity this year.
More women than men supported charities, and more wore the distinctive anti-poverty wristbands, the study found.
The report was published to mark Oxfam's `I'm In' campaign, aimed at persuading a million people to do more to help tackle poverty.
Adrian Lovett, Campaigns Director at Oxfam, said: "2005 showed what can be achieved when we act together against poverty and suffering."


NATO expects way of ending war in Ukraine
(MENAFN) The war amid Russia and Ukraine will probably end with a negotiated conclusion, but that does not mean the West have to stop delivering weapons to Kiev or lessen measures pressure on Moscow, as stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Stoltenberg updated the Spanish Newspaper El Pais “Most likely, this war will end at the negotiating table,” admitting that an outright army conquest will not happen.
“Our responsibility is to ensure that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position and to help it remain a sovereign and independent European nation,” he added.
The best way to support Kiev's view before meetings with Moscow is “to provide strong military support, economic support, and push through tough sanctions against Russia,” the NATO chief went on to say.
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French President to Visit Israel by ‘End of the Year’
French President Francois Hollande will visit Israel by the end of the year, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, according to French media reports.
Speaking to reporters, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius welcomed the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority this week in Washington and said he would be going to Israel in early September.
“The president will go at the end of the year,” he added.
Fabius said that although France was not taking part in the negotiations currently taking place between Israeli Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and her Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erakat, “We continue to have close relations with the Palestinians and the Israelis.”
He also said France was “pinning hope” on the talks , and urged the two sides to make “reasonable compromises.”
“We know they will be extremely difficult,” he said.


by: TN Media News Riyadh:
In which agreements have been concluded with several Saudi human resource companies regarding increasing the number of Pakistani workers.
During a press conference at the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jawad Sohrab Malik, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, said that Saudi Arabia is a big country for Pakistani labor, which has many human resource companies to increase the number of Pakistani labor.
An MoU has been signed and the Saudi Ministry of Manpower has also assured that the number of Pakistani workers will be increased in ongoing development projects across Saudi Arabia.
Jawad Sohrab Malik further said that steps should be taken to make people skilled through government and non-government vocational training institutes in Pakistan so that our workers can get better employment abroad.
Other important issues will also be resolved soon and the caretaker government is trying to resolve the issues of overseas on priority basis.
Welfare Attache Sohail Babar Waraich, Rana Muhammad Masoom and Najam Saqib were also present in the press conference.


Australia Jails Afghan Man for Smuggling People by Boat
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Sydney, Jumada II 21, 1439, Mar 9, 2018, SPA -- An Afghan man, who arranged for the travel of more than 200 refugees and asylum seekers by boat to Western Australia, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail.
Sayed Abbas, 35, was pivotal in organizing the transport of the asylum seekers coming from Indonesia on three overcrowded boats in 2009 and 2011. The Western Australia district court in Perth sentenced Abbas to 12 years in jail on Friday, dpa reported.
14:28 LOCAL TIME 11:28 GMT
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Hyderabad: Alleging that the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao deceived journalists too similar to all, TPCC Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy assured that the Congress party will extend land sites, up to Rs.5 lakh health treatment, accreditations to all journalists and Rs.3 lakh ex-gratia to the bereaved journalist families if the party comes to power. Uttam also made it clear that he will include these in their manifesto for 2019 elections.
Addressing the Journalist Garjana meeting held at RTC Kalyana Mandapam here on Monday, Uttam said that the journalists played pivotal role in achieving freedom to the nation. He alleged that the media was being suppressed in the state and nation. The present rulers were expelling the members, who were being elected by the people, from the Assembly, he lamented. Opining that the journalists have the power of giving shock treatment to the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Uttam said that the journalists and politicians have the responsibility of protecting the democracy in Telangana state. He said that there was a culture that the Chief Ministers from Congress party were used to accessible to the journalists at any time but there were no such conditions today in Telangana state. The then Congress government allotted plots to the journalists at Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills, he said. He stated that the Congress party would come to power in 2019 elections with the help of journalists and said that the party will take a decision on free-education to the children of journalists after discussing at party forum. (NSS)


India - Policy on booster, additional jabs in 2 weeks: NTAGI chief
The policy prepared by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will define who will require these doses, when and how, Dr. Arora said. The NTAGI has also prepared a 'comprehensive' plan to vaccinate children, he said.
Takeaways Why does this story matter?
Dr. Arora's comments come at a time when the Omicron variant of coronavirus has triggered global alarm. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also flagged Omicron as a variant of concern (VOC). With the variant's emergence, many European countries are considering mandatory booster jabs. Booster and additional doses will ensure increased protection from the virus.
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Muscat: Thirty-three new COVID-19-related death cases were registered in Oman during the past three days. In addition, 2,554 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were also recorded.
This brings the total number of positive cases to 195,807 in the Sultanate.
The total number of COVID-19-related death reached 2,043, the Ministry of Health said.
The Ministry also pointed out that 3,710 new cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 176,833.
The Ministry also pointed out that 101 cases were hospitalised over the past 24 hours, adding that the total number of current hospitalised COVID-19-infected patients stands at 821, of them 276 are in intensive care units (ICUs).


LAHORE: Ameer, Jamaate Islami, Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the politicians who had turned the country into US orchard and were responsible for the sufferings of the masses were trying to befool the people through catchy slogans again.
Addressing the JI candidates for NA and provincial assembly from the central Punjab at Mansoora on Tuesday, he however, said that if the national affairs were decided on merit and the peoples’ representatives were sincere and honest, the country could be pulled out from the present mire and made to stand on its own feet within a short-time.
Munawar Hasan said that the Election Commission and the caretaker government had failed to come up to the people’s expectations with the result all those who had plundered the national wealth and accentuated the energy crisis were moving freely.
He said the energy crisis had created the problems of load shedding, closure of industrial units and ultimately led to mass unemployment. Price spiral had affected the purchasing power of the common man while load shedding has brought entire system to stand still.
He said that Almighty Allah had gifted this country with unlimited resources but it had been reduced to a beggar state only because of the corrupt practices and inefficiency of the rulers.
Munawar said that the parties ruling the country for last five years were conveying their manifestoes through huge advertisements. He said the people were already aware of their manifesto, which only increase their bank balances by serving the US agenda and compromising the national sovereignty.
He, however, said that the JI on coming to power would retrieve the plundered wealth from their coffers and utilize it for public welfare projects.


- The minister said prices of commodities had increased in the country, adding the government had taken decision to import wheat for controlling its shortage.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Tuesday said the government was striving to reduce inflation so people would listen good news in that regard in coming few days.
Talking to a private news channel, he said the government was preparing a package for providing relief to the people and it would be announced soon.
The minister said prices of commodities had increased in the country, adding the government had taken decision to import wheat for controlling its shortage.
He said a package would be announced for the farmers soon as the government was working to facilitate them.
He said the opposition could criticise the government but it should avoid to malign the national institutions for achieving and protecting their personal objectives.
Replying to a question, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan would not facilitate to anyone who had looted public and national wealth ruthlessly, adding the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was still popular among the people.
Shafqat Mehmood said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders could openly criticise the government but they should avoid to adopt practice of defaming the national security institutions as well as others.
To another question, he said Pakistan would continue its moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Kashmir as the prime minister had highlighted the Kashmir issue at national and international fora with efficient manners, adding he (PM) had also exposed the real face of India by highlighting its atrocities against minorities before the world which it adopted against the oppressed people of occupied valley.
He said people should follow the standard operating procedure (SOPs) against the COVID-19 because the pandemic was not completely ended in the country and its second wave had started.
The government was not going to close all the educational institutions because the situation was not too dangerous yet but those institutions could be closed where some coronavirus cases were reported, he added.
War against coronavirus and terrorism was not ended in the country, he said.
Replying to another question, he said reshuffling in the cabinet was the prerogative of the prime minister.


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AMMAN — A total of 20 Malaysian students in Jordan have engaged with the Bedouin community at a camp in Mafraq through the Malaysian Students as Global Community Heroes programme organised by Education Malaysia Jordan (EMJ).
The programme allows Malaysian students to explore the Bedouin community’s lifestyle and gain experience in transferring knowledge, according to an EMJ statement.
Throughout the three days and two nights spent at the camp, the students worked together to clean up the camp area and shared knowledge related to English communication and healthy lifestyles, the statement said.
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At the parade on Monday at Kateri community, the police said the suspects have confessed to committing the crime.
While calling for more support from the community, the locals at Kateri were grateful.
They said more of the bad guys are still now on the run.
They promised to partner the police in fishing them and keeping the community safe.
But they also prayed for confidentiality on the part of the personnel.


Legislative notebook: Long-term care funding boost suggested
A proposal to increase Minnesota long-term care funding could help elder care as baby boomers prepare to retire, supporters say, but overall state budget questions threaten its future.
House and Senate legislators from both parties on Tuesday released a bill to increase how much money the state sends to nursing homes and the elderly who live at home. It would increase funding $56 million, which is 5 percent, each of the next two years.
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Srinagar- Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi has ordered the police authorities to take stern action against the youth who have shot the vulgar video in Hazratbal lawns and uploaded it on social media, hurting the public sentiment.
“We cannot tolerate such vulgarity at our spiritual shrines. Waqf Board has already issued orders for prior permission for all for any shoot in shrine complexes and this cheap video shoot is in violation of the directive and is hurting the sentiments of the people. Such misdeeds cannot be tolerated at all. Action against Waqf staff on duty will also be initiated”, Dr Andrabi said.
She appealed to the public also to report such mischievous acts immediately to the Police or Waqf staff so that such elements are stopped from shooting such types of cheap videos.
“We will in no case allow such elements to play with the collective sentiments of the people in any case and such elements will be dealt with sternly”, assured Waqf Board Chairperson. (KDC)
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that doctors, paramedics, nurses, ‘Asha’ workers, cleaning workers involved in the fight against coronavirus pandemic and treating affected patients would be extended medical insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh each.
Addressing the media here, Sitharaman said that the scheme will help 20 lakh health professionals and wrokers across the country, in case they want to avail it.
She applauded the role played by doctors and other workers in the health sector and said that they are being called ‘gods in white attire’ by the public and coronavirus- affected patients alike.
The measures may come as a major relief for the health workers who put their lives at stake while treating coronavirus patients. Several doctors across the world, including India, have been infected by the deadly virus.
The Minister also announced an economic relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore for the poor and migrant workers under the Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Yojana.
The package focuses on providing food to the poor and money in their hands to overcome the problems in the wake of Covid-19 spread.
She said that the scheme involves direct cash transfer and food security.


SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KGET) — PG&E says that since the coronavirus pandemic began tens of thousands of customers have enrolled in its CARE program providing income-qualified households discounts on their energy bills.
The utility said more than 60,000 customers enrolled in the program in April, triple the usual monthly enrollment. It’s predicting more than 1.6 million PG&E customers will be enrolled in the program by the end of 2020. There are 1.46 million customers enrolled.
Qualified customers can apply for CARE online.


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Imo State Government has saved N1.2 billion after it carried out verification of local government workers in the state, an official, has said.
Mr Ikechukwu Njoku, Economic Adviser to Gov. Rochas Okorocha disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Thursday.
He said the money was being diverted in paying ghost NYSC members and family members of some local council workers whose names were illegally inserted in payrolls.
Njoku said that the money has been used by the government to settle pension arrears.
He said that the workers biometric data had helped the government to determine the work strength of local councils, plug areas of diversion and save vital funds for development.
The economic adviser disclosed that the state government would engage foreign investors to concession some of the state assets, to boost its economy.
He called on the general public to support the government on its concessioning policy, stressing that it was for the economic development of the state.
Njoku listed some of the companies for concessioning to include the state shoe and paint industries, and the Avutu poultry among others.
The governor’s aide said the government had reached out to some experts in rice production in Kebbi to promote local production of rice in Imo.(NAN)


Police detain 32 sugarcane farmers in Nawalparasi
Police have detained 32 sugarcane farmers who were staging protests outside Nawalparasi District Administration Office.
Local police said that the farmers, who have been agitated demanding that the local administration fix a fair price for their produce, were held after they did not heed police orders to clear the 'no-protest' area outside the DAO.
The farmers however have alleged that they were held to clear the way for the Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and party senior leaders who were to arrive in the area to attend UCPN (Maoist) party's local convention. Nepalnews.com


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Vietnam foreign ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh says that Vietnam will protect Taiwanese businessmen and their property.
Speaking at a routine press conference Thursday, Le said that certain elements had hijacked what began as peaceful protests. Le said that these elements incited workers to destroy property owned by Taiwanese and foreign firms.
Le said that Vietnamese authorities have moved quickly to quell the riots and deal with those who broke the law. Le also said that Vietnam will take all necessary measures to protect Taiwanese businesses, their personnel and property.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) 55 firefighters from Ajman Civil Defense in coordination with firefighters from Dubai, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain controlled the massive blaze at Al Jarf area.
The fire engulfed four furniture warehouseson Mondayevening at around8pm. Brigadier Abdel Aziz Ali Shamsi, General Director of the Ajman Civil Defense told Khaleej Times, "The fire was spreading rapidly due to the huge quantity of flammable substance stored at the warehouses. No injuries were caused as the Ajman police and Civil Defense immediately vacated the premises of the warehouses. Large amount of smoke was seen billowing the sky and the whole area around the warehouses was cordoned off to ensure the fire did not spread to neighboring warehouses."
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The police closed all roads leading to the warehouses to ensure efficient arrival of fire brigades. The cooling process was completed with 800,000 liters of water and 6,500 liters of foam.
On completing the extinguishing process, the premises were handed over to the police for the investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
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9 DEPED EMPLOYEES IN ZAMBALES TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID19
/ 19 March 2021
NINE employees of the Department of Education office in Zambales province tested positive for Covid19 after attending a seminar.
Provincial Health Director Noel Bueno said that among those who contracted the virus were division officials and a principal.
He said that 300 DepEd employees in the province were tested for the virus after the holding of two seminars in Iba town.
All employees who were exposed to their infected colleagues were asked to go on home quarantine.
The resort where the meeting was held was also closed for disinfection.
The latest Covid19 tally showed that the province had 990 confirmed cases.


The health ministry had said on Tuesday that five states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu – account for nearly 70 per cent of deaths due to Covid-19 in the country
India on Wednesday recorded 89,706 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 43,70,129, according to Union health ministry dashboard on Wednesday.
The number of fatalities rose by 1,115, according to the health ministry data, to reach 73,890.
The number of active cases went up further, with 13,697 recorded in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases stand at 8,97,394.
The number of active cases will soon cross the nine lakh mark. The more worrying situation is that half of these cases are in just three states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
India has seen the number of cases rise rapidly in the month of August – in the third week of last month, the country added 4,024 active cases daily. The number has now increased to 14,273 daily active cases.
At this rate, India will see a million active cases by next week.
There is concern because of more relaxations being allowed by the government. The metro services have been resuming phase wise, and with footfalls expected to increase in the days to come, authorities fear the number of cases could see a rise further.
The health ministry had said on Tuesday that the above three states, along with Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, account for nearly 70 per cent of deaths due to Covid-19 in the country.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that apart from these five states, other states and union territories account for 31.37 per cent of the deaths due to the disease.
He also highlighted that despite the high number of cases, the number of Covid-19 cases per million population in the country stands at 3,102 – among the lowest in the world.
Bhushan said that the global average for number of cases per million population stands at 3,527.
He also said that Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is continuously declining. “It was 2.15 per cent in the first week of August. It now stands at 1.70 per cent compared to the global average of 3.04 per cent,” said Bhushan.


President (Terrorism has damaged country’s economy: President)October 30, 2015
Murree: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that the government has evolved investor friendly policies to attract foreign investment in the country.
Addressing International Management Accountants Conference in Murree on Saturday said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides immense opportunities for investment.
He said the Corridor project will benefit the entire region.He said terrorism has damaged country’s economy.
The President said action is being taken against terrorists under National Action Plan to create conducive atmosphere for investment in the country.
He assured that the government will continue the operations against terrorism till the objective is achieved.
He urged people from all walks of life, including the technocrats, to support the government and the armed forces in their mission of establishing lasting peace in the country.


Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the report of Transparency International surfaced three days ago indicates that corruption index decreased during the tenure of Nawaz Sharif.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore today, Shehbaz Sharif said that in the PDM coalition government, the corruption index had reduced from 140 to 133 and the credit of which goes to 13 political parties.
President PML-N said that the PML-N government gave subsidies on fertilizers and tube wells across the country.
The former prime minister said that people will decide the future of the country by voting in upcoming general elections.
Earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif asserted that the ‘all-important’ Feb 8 general elections would decide the fate of Pakistan, urging voters to draw the ‘map of future’ after examining the past.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the former prime minister said that the people of Pakistan would exercise their right to vote on Feb 8 – the day which according to him – would decide the country’s fate.
Shehbaz Sharif pointed out that the PML-N has launched its election campaign, which will be carried out by party’s top leadership, including Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz.


RULING Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has expressed confidence that Zambians will vote the party back into power in the 2021 General Elections.
Speaking on ZNBC Sunday Interview with Grevazio Zulu last evening, Mwila said the PF has delivered unprecedented infrastructure development to the country than any government had done before.
He said if Zambians compared the works done by previous governments of UNIP and MMD, the PF had done exceedingly more than those two government in 10 years.
He said the number of roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure done by government was there to see by Zambians.
He also said that government had introduced new programmes such as community fish farming and had increased support to small-scale farmers living in rural areas.
He said Zambians have also had an opportunity to know President Lungu and his commitment to better the lives of Zambians.
The Secretary General has urged the party’s structures to welcome and work with mobilisation committees that were formed to complement the work of the party on the ground.
He said it was imperative that friction rising between the mobilisation teams and party structures was stopped for the good of the party.
He said some members of the party structures have not welcomed the mobilization committees and appealed to them to work together.
Meanwhile Mwila has emphasized that the adoption of candidates for elective positions will be done on merit basis.
He said only members of Parliament, Mayors and councillors that have performed well will be considered for re-adoption.
Mwila has also advised the opposition political parties to support Bill 10 so that constitutional amendments such as the Public Order Act could be done to make the conduct of the 2021 elections easier.
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President of Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) Ahmed Siyam Mohamed has said that the party will win next year’s presidential election by forming a coalition with any party.
Siyam made the remarks in response to a question posed by a journalist at a press conference held after a special congress held in H. Meerumaa this evening to amend the party’s constitution.
Replying to the question, Siyam said he did not believe the party needed a coalition to come to power.
The reason for that is that the five parts of the MDA will be clear and the people of Maldives will also know that.
He added that the people themselves will know what the MDA is doing for the people.
“The people will know how much money we pay. We are the largest contributors to Aasandha and other activities in the Maldives. That’s why we can do things for the Maldivian people,”said Siyam
Siyam said that MDA’s vision was to win the presidential election in the first round as well.
Siyam has announced that MDA will run for president in the upcoming presidential election.
Siyam said that the running mate will be decided by MDA’s congress.


Kuwaiti oil price up 93 cents to USD 66.09 pb Wed.
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil was up 93 cents Wednesday, settling at USD 66.09 per barrel (pb), compared to last Tuesday's USD 65.16 pb, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Brent Blend was up 38 cents to USD 69.20 pb, while the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was also up 61 cents to USD 63.57 pb. (end).
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KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Irfan ullah Marwat on Monday said that they will meet Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday and with Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday to convey their reservations.
PML-N Sindh legislators have complaints that their party leadership ignored PML-N members during a recent high-level meeting to review law and order in the city at Governor House. They threatened to leave the party if their grievances were not heard.
Talking to PPI, Marwat said that PML-N provincial legislators will meet Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday evening and convey their grievances.
He said that the deadline given to leave the party was withdrawn as the party leadership was ready to hear problems faced by them. “We threatened to sit on independent benches if our grievances were not heard,” he said adding that they would convey their demands to the party leadership in the meeting.
“Neither we have funds, nor we have given jobs to the deserving people which is creating resentment among our supporters who helped party win suitable seats from Sindh,” he said adding that he was hopeful that these issues would be resolved.


AFP, Riyadh -Saudi Arabia has detected six new cases of the deadly coronavirus, the health ministry said, raising the number of people infected from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 30, half of them fatalities.
Two of the infections were announced on Tuesday, a day after the ministry said four cases had been registered in Eastern Province, which has been gripped by panic after it was shown to be home to most of the cases in the kingdom.
“Two new confirmed infections were registered in Eastern Province,” it said on its website, adding that those infected were nurses and “are receiving needed treatment and medical care”.
The ministry had said late Monday that among the four other new cases, “one of the people has recovered and discharged, while the other three are still being treated”.
Saudi health authorities are now receiving advice from specialists from U.S. and Canadian universities, the ministry added.
Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia had said on Sunday that 24 people have contracted the coronavirus, and that 15 of them have died.


Kathmandu: The Election Commission (EC) has so far estimated that 64 percent of votes have been cast across the country.
The commission said in a press conference this evening that it had estimated that 64 percent of votes have been cast in the country so far and that the number could increase.
Speaking at the press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that the initial estimate is 64 percent.
He further said that only 52 percent of votes have been cast in Kathmandu valley. The commission has concluded that the votes have not been cast as per the expectation.
Meanwhile, voting has been postponed in 44 stations of 17 municipalities in 14 districts.
Chief Election Commissioner Thapaliya said that the commission is concerned about the security arrangements and the arrangements of the political parties.


Typhoon Haiyan has caused so much pain to those who have been affected and it also has opened our eyes to what the Philippine government can and can’t do. Despite the heartbreak Haiyan has also brought out the goodness in every one.
Our neighboring countries near and far have sent in help to all survivors. Overseas Filipino workers around the globe conducted charity events to benefit those that have been affected. Netizens have shared information in every way they can to spread awareness and update.
Maraming Salamat po. Thank you.


LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Millions of dollars are on their way to local groups who have been fighting the opioid epidemic here in the Natural State.
That money comes from a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies who were overprescribing drugs, and it has awarded the state $200 million.
"It's a problem we created as a society and we can fix it as a society. The question is do we have the will to do it," said Kirk Lane, Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) Director.
ARORP are the ones in charge of distributing the money that the state received from the lawsuit settlement, and Arkansas has already received $10 million of the $200 million dollars.
Officials can start getting that money by applying through the Arkansas Opioid Recover Partnership's website.
That money will be coming to Arkansas over the span of the next 16-18 years.
Lane also explained that there could be more money coming in the future since there are more lawsuits still left to be decided.


Mogadishu (SD) – Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble today appointed a new Ministerial Committee on Drought Relief.
Somali Federal Government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu said the committee would work to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the drought.
The announcement was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar, the Minister of Relief and Disaster Management, Khadijo Mohamed Diriye, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Abdirahman Duale Beyle, and the Minister of National Planning, Jamal Mohamed Hassan and other officials.
The Somali Prime Minister called on the Somalis in the Diaspora to help their brothers and sisters affected by the drought.
In the coming days, the Somali Prime Minister is expected to hold meetings with business people and religious leaders to assist in the relief efforts for those affected by the drought.
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NHS Nightingale hospitals in some worst affected regions in the North of England have been told by the government to get ready to start taking COVID-19 patients.
Government advisers said during a press conference this morning that admissions are rising rapidly.
During the live press conference, it was announced that more people are now in hospital with COVID than before restrictions were announced back in March.
England’s deputy chief medical officer said a “marked pick-up” in cases would lead inevitably lead to more deaths.
Prof Jonathan Van-Tam said:
“Already, with the cases that we know about, we have baked in additional hospital admissions and sadly we also have baked in additional deaths that are now consequent upon infections that have already happened.”
Cases are rapidly rising across most of England, with the North West being the worst affected.


PHE divisions, offices locked down as employees demand wages
Srinagar, Sep 27: Pressurizing the government over their demands, the Public Health Engineering Joint Employees Association (PHEJEA), an amalgam of daily wagers, casual labourers and others on Wednesday lockdown all offices in their respective districts to protest against the delay in their wages, which they said are pending from past 21 months. All the PHE division, offices, sub offices and others were locked down by the employees to press the government over their demands of releasing their wages from past several months. The employees said that the delay in releasing their wages has led to the immense hardships to thousands of families. Accusing the government for ignoring their plights, the PHEJEA here have demanded immediate redressal of their grievances. PHEJEA president, Sajad Ahmad Parray informed Kashmir News Service (KNS) that today’s lock down called to protest against delay in wages from last 21 months. “It is unfortunate that the government has failed to release the wages of employees from past several months but at the same time is announcing additional one month salary to the government employees who will be taking part in election duty,” he said, adding that the government instead of releasing the wages of PHE employees are leaving them to lurch at large. Sajad said that the government is pushing their families towards starvation. He informed that the families of employees will be holding protest on October 02 at Srinagar’s Pratap Park in case the government will fail to take necessary steps. He said that the employees who are being deprived of their monthly wages will lockdown all the offices across Kashmir region again on October 05 and 06 to demand their withheld wages. Meanwhile, Secretary Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Farooq Ahmad Shah on Thursday said that the salaries of PHE daily wagers, casual labourers and others will be released soon. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Shah said that the genuine employees will get their salaries soon while as the issue of employees who are not genuine will be looked into. When asked to define genuine and non genuine employees, the Secretary Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) said that the Chief Engineer will sit and decide who is genuine and who not.


Wiggie forms own Committee to study national question
The newly formed Tamil People’s Council (TPC) led by Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran during a meeting in Jaffna yesterday decided to appoint its own committee to formulate a viable political solution to the national question.
The TPC which has made headway in a short span much to the chagrin of some TNA leaders held a meeting widely attended by political party representatives, academics and civil society organisation members, our correspondent in Jaffna said.
In an ensuing media briefing, Wigneswaran had announced the TPC’s decision to appoint a 15 member committee to study the national question and prepare a report.
Wigneswaran commenting on the initiative had said that the report should be a highly scientific one with all aspects of the issue and the reasons which led to the conflict being looked into.
Wigneswaran had said that the report will also include a set of recommendations and proposals which will be presented to all stakeholders.
He had said that the help of foreign experts and Diaspora groups too would be enlisted when formulating proposals.
The TPC had also discussed the proposed electoral reforms and several other issues related to Tamils in the North.While identifying the TPC as a People’s Council, Wigneswaran had said that the aim was to bring all Tamil political groups and civil society organisations under one roof to ensure Tamil people’s well being and protect their rights.
Meanwhile, Wigneswaran during the interaction with the media also took a dig at some comments made by MP M.A.Sumanthanthiram claiming that the TPC members had entered politics not through the “back door” as claimed by the TNA parliamentarian, but through the “front door”, our correspondents noted.
Wigneswaran had said that the TPC’s aim was not to oppose any political party but to ensure the well-being of the Tamil people.
“Anyone from the TNA or any other political party could join the TPC. Even Douglas Devananda and Ananda Sangaree could join,” Wigneswaran had said.
However, Wigneswaran during the media briefing had refrained from making any comments on talks with Sampanthan on Friday, widely speculated as one-on-one to iron out differences.
Meanwhile, Sumanthiram at a public forum on Saturday said the politicians rejected by the people have formed a Tamil political alliance and it was treading an undemocratic path which could jeopardise the Tamil people’s political aspirations.
He had said that this group was trying to promote policies rejected by the Tamil people while adding that their efforts should be’nipped in the bud’.
It was widely speculated in the Tamil media that Sumanthiram was referring to the TPC.
Sumanthiram had said that the TNA was pursuing a viable solution to overcome the woes of the Tamil people and had added that the newly formed group should not be allowed scuttle such efforts.
Meanwhile, there were conflicting reports about the out come of the meeting between Wigneswaran and TNA and Opposition leader R.Sampanthan on Christmas day.
Sampanthan had told the media that during discussions the two leaders were able to resolve the issues arisen between the two sides. However certain other media quoting sources from Wigneswaran’s side had said that the talks had failed to break the deadlock.
It has been widely speculated that the formation of the new organisation by the Chief Minister would split the TNA led by Sampanthan.
There have been concerns among members of the TNA that the TPC is looking at being an alternative Tamil political party.
Wigneswaran was recently appointed as the leader of the new organisation comprising Tamil politicians and civil society members. The main committee in the TPC includes frontline TNA members Dharmalingham Sidharthan and Suresh Premachandran and Tamil National People’s Front leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam. (Daily News)


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RIYADH, 6th November, 2017 (WAM) -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the two suicide bombings in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq.
The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted an official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as expressing the Kingdom's condolences to the families of the victims, the government and people of Somalia, and its wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
The source reaffirmed the Kingdom's solidarity with Iraq against terrorism and extremism.
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KUCHING: The people of Sarawak are now politically mature after 58 years since the state was granted ‘self-government’ status by its colonial masters.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg noted that the people’s awareness on the democratic system has improved.
“If we compare between now and those days in the 1970s, we can see that they have maturity and understanding in politics.
“To me this is one of the achievements that we have obtained and one which we can be proud of,” he said during an interview in the Ghazpirasi talk show on TVS.
Abang Johari said Sarawak had faced various challenges during its formative years after obtaining the ‘self-rule’ status.
“After independence, firstly, the financial position of Sarawak was not strong, secondly we were facing communist threats as well as the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation.
“We also faced issues as the people were not familiar with the concept of real democracy and finally, the education level of the people was not high. These are among the problems that we faced,” he said.
The chief minister said from 1963 to 1970, it was an era where the people were still trying to understand the meaning of independence.
“By 1970, then Chief Minister Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub initiated a policy to help the people through the Sarawak Foundation along with the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC).
“Through the Sarawak Foundation, we were able to send our children to further their studies using the funds allocated.
“Presently, we can see those who have received help through this initiative are now holding important positions (in society),” he said.


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KUWAIT, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- A galaxy of charming paintings made by Kuwaiti calligrapher Ali al-Badah and plastic artist Fadhel al-Rais are being displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, affiliated with the National Council for Culture Arts and Literature (NCCAL).
Al-Badah's works focused on the Arabic calligraphy with its different forms which included some verses of the Holy Quran and quotes of poets.
Al-Rais' collection combines fragrance and abstract plastic art spirit with the Arabic calligraphy, making remarkable paintings characterized by mixing colors.
Such art works, which are being displayed over a month as the Arabic calligraphy exhibition, are additional value to the museum so as to attract those interested in this art. (end) yt.msa.hm
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(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP JP Nadda on Thursday (September 21) addressed the Parliament about the Women's Reservation Bill and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not pursuing political gain but rather aims to empower women. The discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, commenced during the special five-day special Parliament session.
In this session, the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' marks the first bill passed by the Lok Sabha, following its relocation to the new Parliament building on Tuesday.
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After receiving approval in the Lok Sabha, the bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha for discussion. This bill advocates allocating one-third of seats in both the Lok Sabha and state assemblies to women and has gathered widespread support from MPs.
Following an eight-hour debate involving 60 members, the Lower House passed the bill with an overwhelming majority, as 454 members voted in favor of it, while only two voted against.
The two members who voted against the bill are Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel, represented the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). They opposed the bill on the grounds that it did not include provisions for a sub-quota dedicated to Muslim and Other Backward Classes (OBC) women.
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The presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the historic vote marked the first legislation passed in the newly inaugurated Parliament building.
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Britons are more optimistic about the long-term economic consequences of leaving the EU than its effect in the short run, an opinion poll by market research company Ipsos MORI published Monday shows.
Over the next five years, 49 percent of Britons think the U.K. economy will be worse off, whereas 38 percent think it will be better off.
When asked about Brexit’s economic impact in the next 10 to 20 years however, 55 percent think that the national economy will fare well, compared to just 24 percent who think the economic situation will be worse.
Fifty-nine percent of the people questioned said the U.K. will be better able to make decisions in its own national interest, while 42 percent thought the country will have less clout on the world stage.
A total of 1,021 adults were questioned in the period July 9-11.


One year after the political crisis Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today urged the country to put party politics aside and protect democracy in the country.
The political crisis which erupted on 26 October last year saw Wickremesinghe being removed as Prime Minister and the cabinet also being sacked.
President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minster but the move was challenged by Wickremesinghe and Parliament.
Eventually the move was found to be illegal and Wickremesinghe was reappointed as Prime Minister.
In a special statement today the Prime Minister said that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya played a crucial role to protect democracy during the political crisis exactly one year ago.
He said that the country has a duty and responsibility to ensure democracy and the future of the nation is protected.


LARKANA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Khuhro on Sunday said PTI’s government is trying to run state institutions on its sweet will.
Addressing a press conference in Larkana Press Club, he said that the PTI leadership is not happy to see Sindh’s progress; that is why hostile tactics are being used. He severely criticised the cabinet decision to place the names of 172 people who featured in the JIT report over the fake accounts case on the Exit Control List (ECL).
He said that fake cases were lodged against PPP leaders in the past as well. However, they were acquitted then and will be again. He also added that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should ensure accountability for all without political victimization.
He blamed the PTI’s government for failing to deliver and on the contrary increasing problems for the people due to inflation.
Khuhro also demanded that the federal government should increase the provinces’ share in the National Finance Commission (NFC) award.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Nov 23, 2022, SPA -- On behalf of Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region, the Undersecretary of Riyadh region's principality, Dr. Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudairy attended the reception party held here today by the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of its country's National Day.
Upon arrival at the venue of the reception, Dr. Faisal Al-Sudairy was received by HH Sayyid Faisal bin Turki bin Mahmoud Al Saeed, the Sultanate's Ambassador to the Kingdom and a number of the embassy staff.
The reception party was also attended by a number of members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 1. Deputy Minister
of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander of the Air
Force, Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov visited a military unit of
the Air Force jointly with Deputy Minister of Defense of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, Commander of the Air Defense and the Air
Force, Major General Akhmad Burkhanov, paying a visit to
Azerbaijan, on December 1, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told
The Uzbek delegation was briefed on combat equipment and
aircraft available in the armament of the military unit.
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Ramallah, May 26 (Petra) -- An Israeli illegal settler in Hebron in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian civilian on Friday.
The Palestinian Health Ministry stated that a Palestinian civilian was killed by an Israeli settler near the illegal "Tana Omrim" settlement.
The identity of the slain Palestinian has not been shared.
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The preliminary hearing of the 'Red Devils' case will reach its eighth week when the presentations of the arguments of the defense attorneys resume at the Roberto Durán Arena, on Tuesday, May 3.
There are 541defendants for alleged Embezzlement of the Transit Authority (ATTT).
The Judicial Branch reported that, until last Friday, April 30, a total of 129 lawyers have argued, including private technicians (113) and public defenders (16), who represent 423 defendants.
The hearing is in the Roberto Durán Arena in order to guarantee biosecurity measures due to the large number of parties involved.
The criminal process consists of 683 volumes and the legal assistance of the accused is in charge of 238 private lawyers, in addition to 20 public defenders appointed by the Court, with the purpose of exercising the legal representation of the accused in the event that their private attorneys fail to attend.
The case is related to the process of the administrative rescue of the public collective passenger transport system
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Geary County Health officials confirmed 17 more positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. There were six recovered cases.
Right now there are 87 active cases in the county. Geary Community Hospital has two COVID-19 patients, one of which is from Geary County.
Since the pandemic began there have been 573 confirmed positive cases and 481 recovered cases in the county.


ISLAMABAD: Ali Nawaz Awan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority Affairs on Saturday said that legislation over E-voting is under process to facilitate overseas Pakistanis (OPs) in the next election. Talking to private news channel, he said that e-voting was the oldest demand by overseas Pakistanis from last many years. He said that every year the government received over US$ 22 billion remittances which is a huge amount and that the Pakistani citizens living abroad are playing their role as a backbone of the country and supporting the national economy. Therefore, it was the responsibility of the government to provide maximum facilities to them. Answering a question, he said that unfortunately previous regimes made many promises with OPs but did not deliver them in practical shape adding that now the government has taken various practical steps in this regard. He said the Opposition is not supporting the government on legislation about OPs and other related issues. Ali Nawaz said that over 8.5 million OPs are NICOP holders but the opposition was still creating problems regarding the legislation.


As many as four people were killed after a boundary wall collapsed here in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning, officials said.All the four people were labourers who were working there at the time of incident and repairing the drains.
"A boundary wall at Jalvayu Vihar in Sector-21 has collapsed. As soon as the information was received, all senior police officials rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was initiated on war-footing," an official said.
The official confirmed to IANS that as many as six labourers were rescued in an injured state from the debris and were rushed to district hospital and Kailash hospital."Four among them have succumbed to their injuries while two are still admitted," the official said.
Meanwhile, Noida DM Suhaas LY, who also reached the spot to assess the situation, told reporters that the Noida Authority had given the repair work of drains to some contractor whose labourers were working at the spot.
"When they were repairing the drains and removing some bricks, the whole boundary wall collapsed over them. Till now two people have died at the district hospital and two more have succumbed at the Kailash hospital," the senior official said.
The DM assured that the matter will be thoroughly investigated.As per latest reports, the rescue operation was still underway and a JCB-crane was being used to clear the debris.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Economic Council (NEC) on Friday approved Country’s consolidated development budget of Rs 2.5 trillion for the upcoming financial year (2017-18), showing highest-ever increase in the overall national outlay.
While addressing a press conference after the meeting of NEC, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal said that this included Rs 1,001 billion Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), Rs 1,112 billion provincial PSDP while Rs 400 would be spent by various corporations to carry out their development projects.
“Enhancement of development budget clearly shows the government’s priorities,” he said adding that Rs 411 billion would be spent on infrastructure development, Rs 43 billion for different projects of Railways, Rs 404 billion for energy while Rs180 billion would be spent on projects related to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The minister said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the NEC meeting advocated for devising a mechanism for providing funds to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit Baltistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to help their development at par with other areas of the Country.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the funding for AJK block in the upcoming PSDP has been enhanced from Rs 12 billion to Rs 22 billion, for Gilgit Baltistan it has been increased from Rs 9 billion to Rs 12 billion while an additional package of Rs 3 would also be provided for Gilgit Baltistan; hence taking the total funding to Rs 15 for this region. He said that the development funding for FATA has also been increased from Rs 21 billon to Rs24.5 billion.
The minister said that the social sector was given importance in the development budget, financing for which has been increased from Rs 90 billion to Rs 153 billion.
The planning and development minister said that in order to promote higher education and lead the Country towards development, the budget for Higher Education Commission (HEC) has been increased from Rs 21 billion in 2016-17 to Rs 35.5 billion in 2017-18. He said that the government also envisaged establishing of university campuses at district levels across the Country within 3 years.
Ahsan said that the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was also being provided additional funds to upgrade its cancer facilitation centers.
For promotion of literature and culture, he said the government would be expanding the outreach of Academy of Letters across the Country by establishing its centers.
The minister said that Rs 17 billion has been specifically approved for Balochistan to improve communication system and for different water related projects.
In addition, he said that laptop scheme initiated by the government helped tens of thousands of youth to enter into digital age, adding that the government intends to initiate project to provide training to one hundred thousand youth training on EPR.
The minister said that state media would also be strengthen and various centers of it would be upgraded to facilitate people.
For upcoming year, the minister said that the NEC approved 6 percent GDP growth target, with agriculture developing by more than 3.5 percent, manufacturing by 6.4 percent, services sector by 6.4 percent, while inflation would be curtailed at 6 percent.
The federal minister said that the investments would go up from current 15.8 to 17.2 percent, exports were projected to reach $23.1 billion, adding that with the performance based incentives for export sector, the target could be revised upwards.
During the current fiscal year (2016-17), he said, the GDP was recorded at 5.3 percent which is the highest in last decade and a good news for Pakistan that its economy was put on recovery path.
The minister said that agriculture sector posted growth of 3.5 percent which is again a positive sign, and attributed this positive development to Prime Minister’s Agriculture Package announced in the budget of current year. He said that the manufacturing sector grew by 5.3 percent from 3.7 percent as compared to last year, showing revival of economy.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the industrial sector would grow further when 8,000-10,000 megawatt electricity would add to the system. He said that the services sector also grew by 6 percent from 5.6 percent last year, expressing the hope that the service would perform better due to the CPEC projects.
The minister said that the revenue collection during July-March was recorded at Rs 3.146 trillion and by the end of the current fiscal year, it would definitely grow further.
The planning and development minister said that the overall GDP has crossed Rs 300 billion threshold and expressed the hope that it would go up to Rs 350 billion next year. He said that the investment in economy has also increased from 15.6 percent to 15.8 percent.
The minister said that export was a challenge which is estimated to reach to $21.17 billion during the current year compared to $22 billion last year, attributing low growth to suppressed demand in the international market.
However, he said that the exports are expected to grow due to the performance based incentives announced by the Prime Minister for those exports enhancing their exports by 10 percent.
The minister said that the imports for this period were recorded at $45.7 billion compared to imports of $40.5 billion last year, however clarified that the increase was not recorded in consumer items rather it was due to import of machinery and industrial plants.


ISLAMABAD: Various experts on constitutional matters have opined that the Supreme Court verdict is not binding on the Election Commission of Pakistan. Former Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad while talking to media said that it is not possible for the ECP to follow the apex court advice as the ballot papers have already been published.
He further said that the Attorney General was ‘misguiding’ the prime minister when he says that the government has in fact come victorious after the SC opinion. He said the court opinion clearly says that the Presidential reference has been rejected. Similarly the Ordinance issued by the government regarding Senate elections has also lost its relevance.


Deputy Minister in the Presidency Kenny Morolong has told Parliament that budget cuts are having a negative impact on the work of Statistics South Africa.
He says Parliament needs to look into the issue of funding and determine how these cuts will impact the reports that the organisation produces annually.
He was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the National Assembly.
“I don’t think that we have really analysed the effects that these budget cuts have on the 250 or so reports that are produced annually by Stats SA. Especially in the current economic climate that we work in. What are the factors that militate against the work of Stats SA.”


Azerbaijani Parliament has approved documents between Azerbaijan
and Kyrgyzstan, trend reports on November 25.
Bills on approval of agreements between the Government of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz
Republic 'On the establishment of Azerbaijani-Kyrgyz Development
Fund' and 'On cooperation in the field of plant quarantine' was
discussed at the parliament's meeting.
Following the discussion, the documents were put to the vote and
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