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Amman, June 7 (Petra) -Minister of Tourism, Makram Qaisi, on Wednesday discussed with his Saudi counterpart, Ahmed Khatib, ways to enhance joint cooperation and relations in the tourism field and stimulate mutual tourist traffic.
Talks came on the sidelines of the 49th UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East and the "Medical and Wellness Tourism" Conference, which was held at the Dead Sea.
The two ministers discussed tourism issues, primarily ways to strengthen memorandums of understanding to meet the two countries' aspirations, exchange expertise in the training fields, mull plans to launch joint tourist programs, as well as mutual tourism promotion campaigns.
During the meeting, Qaisi stressed the two countries' " deep-rooted, solid and brotherly" relations in various fields, pointing to importance of intensifying joint efforts in the tourist fields and mutual action to advance Jordanian-Saudi tourism sector.
For his part, Khatib conveyed greetings of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to His Majesty King Abdullah II and His Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II.
At the end of the meeting, the two ministers exchanged souvenirs.
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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili received Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov, who was on a visit to Tbilisi, Ednews reports citing Georgia's Governmental administration.
Parties reviewed the positive dynamics of economic cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan and the main directions of the existing strategic partnership between the countries. It was noted that the Prime Minister mentioned the importance of further strengthening the political dialogue.
Noted that the Prime Minister mentioned the importance of further strengthening the political dialogue.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that Georgia and Azerbaijan are implementing successful joint economic projects in energy, transport and other fields of global and regional importance, and preparation for closer cooperation in the future was expressed.


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Lebanese authorities foil terror plot on mosque in Tripoli
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, Aug 11 (KUNA) -- Lebanese security forces foiled Friday a planned terror attack by the so-called Islamic State (IS) that targeted a mosque in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.
Police stopped a Lebanese national before the suspect entered Mansouri Great Mosque, only to find two hand grenades he had hidden inside a small bag, a statement read.
Upon interrogation, the suspect confesseded to his affiliation with the terrorist group, adding that he had planned to throw the grenades amongst worshippers who had gathered inside the mosque to perform late afternoon prayers.
The suspect also admitted to having planned to snatch a gun from one of the policemen on patrol outside the mosque and to open fire on survivors of the eventual blast. (end) wsm.ma -
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One dead, three injured in Paso Robles crash
December 26, 2012
Police said three vehicles were involved in the accident that occurred at about 9 a.m. Emergency crew transported three people to local hospitals.
An investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. CalCoastNews will provide further information on the accident and those involved as it becomes available.
Officials are asking anyone who witnessed the collision to call the Paso Robles Police Department at 237-6464.


The eastern part of our state is seeing an increase in oil and gas drilling as part of the Utica Shale Play.
Official said it’s hard to tell when we’ll see drilling and only the geologists know for sure what lies under the surface. Tuesday, the Port Authority Executive Director Mike Jacoby said that to market our area we have to talk about what we have to offer.
"We are having to talk about some of the things that we have that these more rural counties don’t have," said Jacoby. "We’re talking about logistics, we’re talking about interstates. We’re talking about the airport, they are talking about the rail transfer station, we’re talking about the population base and all the amenities."
The Port Authority hasn’t stopped seeking other economic development areas like distribution centers.
"We still think that we have opportunities for that. I still think that we have some manufacturing opportunities here in Muskingum County and natural gas is just one of those targeted industries that we’re working on," said Jacoby.
Jacoby said that he expects to see more drilling in our area in the next few years.


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Forty eighty (48) prisoners in Kilifi prison are exercising their democratic right to vote within the prison premises.
Officer in charge of the prison Safari Charo said the registered inmates have been given their democratic right to elect for president of their choice.
Charo said the 48 prisoners registered as voters are 30% of the total number which is more than 160 prisoners in the whole institution.
He said the exercise was delayed and started at 8.30am as the inmates have to undergo counting and other prison requirements.
He said those persons who had been registered at the prison and later released on bond are also allowed to come in and vote so that they can practice their constitutional rights.
The prison’s polling station presiding officer Hawaa Ibrahim confirmed that the exercise commenced at 8.30am after following all the institution’s protocol and revealed that the media is not allowed to do coverage of the voting process.
However, due to the premise’s protocals, the media was denied access to film the ongoing exercise.


Iran: Bank loans to financial industries surge 45 percent
(MENAFN) Iranian banking system has compensated nearly 22.45 quadrillion rials (more than USD 63 billion) of services to local financial industries in the initial seven months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), recording a 45 percent surge from the same time span in the prior year, as reported by IRIB.
As stated by the representative of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mostafa Ghamari-Vafa, more than 84 percent of the stated services have been handed to possessors of businesses and the rest have been compensated to natural persons.
During the last three years, CBI has been cooperating with the sector, Mining, and Trade Ministry for forcing a plan according to which bank services are supplied to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as half completed ventures.
The stated services are mostly supplied for renewing machinery, preparing output units, or finishing semi-completed ventures.
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Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid on Friday said that the government has strengthened its efforts to prevent vulnerable communities in the country from carrying HIV.
Replying to a question in the National Assembly, Dr Nausheen Hamid said that the government was working along with people living with HIV in its initiatives against the disease to educate people as due to lack of awareness many affected persons were unaware about its treatment and other aspects.
She said that affected persons need lifelong treatment of this disease, but many of them avoided further treatment after improving their health conditions which is medically wrong, she added. She said that quacks were the main reason behind the spread of this disease in the country.
She said that after the spread of the disease from a doctor in Ratodero, the government had taken several measures to avoid further incidents, including establishment of a new HIV testing facility at the Taluka Headquarter Hospital in Ratodero.
She said that the government was working with partners to develop a community response plan which will engage communities at all levels to reduce prevailing stigma and discrimination and promote health education.
She added awareness and health education sessions are being organized with the involvement of community organizations and religious leaders.
“Our task is to effectively address the critical gaps in preventing new HIV infections and to guarantee the health.


Death of 30 Burundian refugees in attacks with Congolese security forces
(MENAFN) Decisions for sending refugees home caused the death of at least 30 Burundian refugees during clashes with Congolese security forces.
According to violence erupted in April 2015, more than 400.000 refugees left Burundi, including 40.000 to neighboring Congo.
Moreover, a spokeswoman from UN stated that at least 18 Burundian shelter seekers killed, while other refugees to the U.N. peacekeeping missions nearby base.
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi May 28 (IANS) After installing the historic 'Sengol' near the Lok Sabha Speaker's chair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building here.
After the 'puja' and 'havan', the Prime Minister received the historic 'Sengol' from the Adheenams' seers and then installed it inside the new Parliament building near the Lok Sabha Speaker's Chair. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accompanied the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister along with Birla unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
The Prime Minister also felicitated the workers, who were involved in the construction and development of the new Parliament building by giving them shawls and a momentos.
PM Modi then along with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Cabinet ministers attended a 'Sarva-dharma' (all-religious) prayer ceremony at the new Parliament building.
The inaugural ceremony began with an early morning havan. Representatives of 25 political parties and many dignitaries, including chief ministers and ministers, are in attendance for the inauguration.
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S. Jaishankar and Jitendra Singh, chief ministers of several states and BJP president J.P. Nadda were also present on the occasion.
Twenty opposition parties, including the Congress, are boycotting the inauguration of the new four-storey Parliament House.
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Bhubaneswar: A total of 35 steel making companies have started production in their projects in Odisha, state Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick said on Friday.
Replying to a written question, Mallick informed the Assembly that out of 49 companies which have signed memorandums of understanding with the state government, 35 have started production.
The minister said that two companies -- Arcelor Mittal and Maharashtra Seamless Ltd -- have withdrawn from their projects.
Posco has also not made any progress in setting up its $12-billion steel plant, even though the state government has allocated 1,880 acres of land in Jagatsinghpur district of the state, said Mallick.
Posco India, touted as the country's largest foreign direct investment (FDI), which is mired in controversy for the last nearly 11 years, has put the project on hold.
In reply to a separate question, the minister said the government has seen media reports that Posco has temporarily put the project on hold.


FM of Iran warns US from talking to Iran by language of force
(MENAFN) Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran, has warned the United States from talking to the Iranian people in a powerful manner.
In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Amir Abdollahian commented in a reply to latest U.S. statements on Iran over a false plan to kill previous Leader Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton.
The top Iranian envoi stressed that “history ought to have taught the U.S. that language of threat against Iran and Iranians achieves nothing.”
“Futile attempts at deflection won't allow the U.S. to evade responsibility for the thousands of Iranian and other victims of its involvement in terrorist crimes in our region,” he went on to say.
The U.S. Department of Justice blamed a man going by the name of Shahram Poursafi of trying to arrange the assassination of Bolton in revenge for the U.S. bombing in January two years ago that killed Iran's fabled anti-terror president Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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DANIEL Sedgley will be sleeping where he can next week to raise awareness about the homelessness suffered by his clients.
Mr Sedgley, a homeless youth support worker with Brophy Family and Youth Services, will deny himself the comfort of his mattress to support the Anywhere But a Bed initiative being staged as part of next week’s National Homeless Person’s Week.
Mr Sedgley said he was happy to be involved in Anywhere But A Bed because homelessness needed more publicity.
He said Brophy’s support team for the homeless dealt with more than 300 south-west people a year.
“I talk to a lot of people who are blown away by that figure,” Mr Sedgley.
Many of the homeless people he dealt with were escaping family violence, he said.
“There’s been an increase in domestic violence involving young females,” Mr Sedgley said.
He said drug and alcohol issues were among the other problems that led people to be homeless.
Anywhere But A Bed national co-ordinator Andrew Edgar said the social media campaign challenged people to sleep in their house but not in their beds for a night to give them an idea of the challenges they would face if that was their life for the foreseeable future.
Mr Edgar, who is the Barwon South West Homelessness Network co-ordinator, said the Anywhere But A Bed initiative aimed to help people focus on the issues that led to homelessness such as family violence and mental health problems.
He said that apart from individual participants, many businesses had also registered to take part and were planning to have sleep-overs in their office to raise awareness.
The awareness campaign would also run throughout the year through a website at www.abab.org.au and at the anywherebutabed Facebook page and on the anywhere-butabed Twitter account.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Enemy drones targeted a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Read also: russian troops strike residential complex in zaporizhzhia with s-300 missiles
'2 UAVs targeted a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk. There is serious damage. All services are working. The aftermath of the attack is being clarified,' he wrote.
Earlier it was reported that soldiers of the Air Command East shot down three enemy UAVs - presumably Shahed drones - over Dnipropetrovsk region.
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Commissioner Navid Ahmed Shaikh on Tuesday, directed the police to keep Seaview beach and its surroundings open for the public with better traffic and security arrangements on New Year’s Eve.
Conducting a meeting held to review security and traffic arrangements for New Year’s Eve, he also asked the city and police administration to ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) notified by the government to contain the coronavirus.
Official sources said that it was decided in the meeting that all arrangements would follow the Covid-19 SOPs as per directives of the home department.
They said the meeting decided that police and Rangers would be deployed at all recreational and public places, including Seaview, and important roads and streets, especially on the routes to the beach.
The sources said that the deputy inspector general of traffic police was directed to plan traffic arrangements for the visitors going towards the beach.
They said that the commissioner asked the police to keep Seaview and its surroundings open for the public with better traffic and security arrangements on New Year’s Eve.
Sources said that the meeting also decided to impose Section 144 on aerial firing on New Year’s Eve in the city to ensure safety and protection of human lives. They said that the commissioner directed the deputy commissioners to take cognizance of aerial firing in their respective jurisdictions and take action against those who violated the ban.
The sources said that it was also decided that motorcyclists would not be allowed to ride their bikes on one wheel and action would be taken against violators.
The meeting decided that all business and restaurants would be closed by 5pm on New Year’s Eve due to the Covid-19 situation in the city.


Srinagar: Demanding regularisation, scores of National Health Mission employees on Wednesday held a protest in press enclave under the banner of National mission Kashmir (NHM).
The protester’s employees were demanding that they should be regularized as they were promised by the Finance Minister Haseeb A Drabu.
They said that the future of thousands of NHM employees viz Doctors, Paramedics and Management has been still hanging in balance despite the fact that they have put numerous years of their lives in the service of the health department.
EJAC Vice-President Farooq Ahmad, who was also present in the protest, said that the NHM employees should be regularised.
“Other states have also taken measures to regularise the NHM employees and said that the government should come clear regarding the regularization within fifteen days, and if not, the NHM employees will go on protest and responsibility will lie solely on government.”
He added that the NHM employees will also hold a protest demonstration in Jammu in coming days, and claimed that the NHM employees have the full support of all the J&K employees.


Parliament has wrapped up public hearings on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill for the year over the weekend in the Eastern Cape.
Portfolio Committee on Health has concluded the hearings in the five provinces.
Eastern Cape became the last province that took part in the hearings, with Limpopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape have had their say on the controversial bill.
Committee’s chairperson Sibongiseni Dhlomo, who has been leading the charge in the hearings, has admitted that the feedback has been positive from the public.
” We have noted that the majority of the participants are in support of the Bill,” Dhlomo said.
” However, they have raised challenges that confront the current system and which they said need to be addressed to make NHI success.”
The NHI hearings seek to get the opinions of the public before the Bill can be tabled and adopted in Parliament.
The public hearings will continue next year once Parliament resumed in February.
Gauteng, North-West, Free State and the Western Cape provinces will get their chance to state their opinions on the Bill.


Kerala has seen a massive increase in the number of people who have joined the political spectrum in the last decade, with the BJP winning the last state election, and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party winning a majority in the state assembly.
Kerala’s population of 7.3 million people is the second-highest in India after the capital Delhi.
With a population of 1.1 million, Kerala has a population density of 1,904 people per square kilometer, according to the latest Census data.
According to the 2017 Census data, there were 5,828 people living in the State capital Kannur, which has a total population of about 8.6 million people.
This is more than five times the national population density in the same area, which is 2.3 people per sq.km.
In the last five years, the State has seen an increase in political activity, especially among the younger population.
Kerala’s younger population has seen the biggest increase in its participation in politics, with about 20 percent of all its 18-25 year-olds now voting in a local elections.
In 2017, Kannurtas primary elections were held in seven districts.
In three of these districts, the candidates were from the BJP, the Congress and the DMK.
In the other district, where the election was held in the southern region, the BJP won the seat.
In Kerala, the parties who won the most seats in the local elections in 2017 were the Bharatiyah Sangh, the Samajwadi Party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the CPI (Maoist).
These parties have won more than half of the seats in six of the nine districts.
However, the major parties of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and other political parties have not yet come forward to contest the Assembly elections.
A Congress spokesman, in response to a question from The Hindu, said: “We are not looking to contest elections in 2019.”


Previous Ukrainian leader: Ukrainians cannot decide between peace, war
(MENAFN) Previous Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych has urged his counterparts Ukrainians to choose if they wanted to go back to peaceful life or carry on facing wars.
In a written speech to the Ukrainian people that was shared on Facebook by his press secretary on Tuesday, the previous Ukrainian leader stated that “an adequate assessment of the situation” in the nation was needed today more than ever.
“Ukrainian citizens themselves must make a choice — should they fight ‘until the last Ukrainian’, or save what is left? It is important to give everyone who has constructive ideas the opportunity to speak and to give peace a chance,” he added, noting that this would save many Ukrainian lives.
Yanukovych further called the incumbent Ukrainian experts inexperienced, opportunistic, and untrustworthy. “There can be no talk of any unconditional trust in [the Ukrainian government] … But the constant lies by the authorities only accelerate their downfall, exacerbate the situation … They threaten the future of the Ukraine that we know and love,” he went on.
The previous leader then called Kiev to show tolerance to Ukrainians that do not share its opinions. “The leadership of Ukraine must, before it is too late, stop dividing Ukrainians into the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ones,” he underlined.
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Guwahati: At least three people were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a shop in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday evening, police said.
The blast took place two days ahead of the counting of votes in Assam.
Police said that the incident took place at Raha Chariali after two motorcycle-borne men lobbed the explosive at a shop. “Three people who were around the shop received injuries during the incident and they have been shifted to a local hospital immediately,” police said.
Police said that lesser-known outfit Tiwa Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the blast.
“Preliminary investigation indicated it to be a grenade blast. Security arrangements have been tightened in and around the area and investigation is on to trace the culprits,” police added.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18
The conditions will be softened and the coverage of insurance payments, including unemployment, will be expanded in Azerbaijan, Trend reports on June 18 referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
The proposal was made for this payment to apply also to the individuals whose employment contracts were terminated due to the expiration of their term.
The ministry has developed a bill 'On Changing the Law 'On Unemployment Insurance', which envisages softening of the conditions of unemployment insurance benefits and expanding their coverage.
In accordance with the current legislation, the individuals whose employment contract was terminated due to the liquidation of the enterprise or the staff reduction, the unemployment insurance benefit is envisaged if these individuals have a minimum of three years of insurance experience. The proposal was made to reduce this period from three years to one year in accordance with the new bill.
The proposal was made to assign insurance benefits to the individuals whose employment contract was terminated due to the expiration of a fixed-term employment contract in accordance with the new bill.
The bill also contains the proposals on the calculation of unemployment insurance benefits, its assignment in e-form and others.
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JUBA – At least five South Sudanese government ministers who are among seven others who traveled to the state of Qatar yesterday have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease, a senior government official who is also among the delegation has just said.
The delegation that left Juba and arrived in the Qatari capital Doha yesterday was led by President Salva Kiir’s security advisor Tutkew Gatluak, and include ministers of foreign affairs, finance and planning, investment, roads and bridges, higher education, agriculture, wildlife, and tourism and conservation.
Others who are among the team are the governor of central bank, managing director of Nilepet, and secretary-general of the Islamic Council of South Sudan.
Speaking to Sudans Post this evening, a South Sudan presidency official who is also on the mission said five ministers have tested positive for the virus and the whole of delegation has been put under quarantine.
“Now as I am speaking to you, I am not positive, but five members of the seven ministers have tested positive. We were many when we left Juba and the test results for COVID-19 that we did in Juba came back negative for all of us and we now have people who have the virus,” the official, who requested not to be named, said.
“Now that the delegation has been put under quarantine, we are expecting that the mission will be called off and President Salva Kiir will also call off his visit which could have been on Tuesday,” the official added.
Juba-based news outlet ‘Hot in Juba’ also quoted unnamed official, but was only told that the COVID-19 test came back positive for three ministers which the outlet has not also identified and has also been told that the mission is to be called off.
“President Salva Kiir was expected to join the delegation in Doha but with this situation, we might have to call off the mission and return home,” one of the delegation’s support team told the news outlet.


(MENAFN) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) financed €1.63 billion (USD1.7 billion) in Turkey last year, the peakiest capacity of yearly investment in all the economies where the bank functions, as said in an announcement from the EBRD on its investment outcomes of 2022 in the nation.
Turkey contributed in €1.63 billion of the EBRD's overall investment last year amounting to more than €13 billion for the initial time.
Turkey has also become the bank's biggest market for the third year in a row.
With 2022’s funding in Turkey, the bank's cumulative investment in the nations has reached around €17 billion, 85 percent of which has been in the private industry, according to the announcement.
"Over half of the EBRD's 2022 investments in Türkiye were part of the Bank's Green Economy Transition, focusing on projects that aimed to accelerate its shift to a greener, low carbon and resilient economy," the announcement added.
"As volatility persists in global markets, the EBRD's financing continues to be a significant source of support for Türkiye's private sector," Arvid Tuerkner, EBRD Managing head for Turkey, was recited as stated in the report.
The report also added that "We are proud to say that over half of the annual investment we delivered in the country last year focused on the green transition, which will be instrumental in creating more jobs and strengthening the resilience of Turkish companies. Our commitment to an inclusive, green economy continues to dominate our journey in the country."
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The Haryana government today announced lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’ and those from the state who were jailed during the Emergency, while also enhanced financial assistance to World War-II veterans and their widows.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also announced 10 hours electricity supply to farmers from tomorrow.
The announcements were made during the closing ceremony of the year-long ‘Swarna Jayanti’ celebrations of the state at Mahabir Stadium here.
Welcoming Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who was the chief guest for the occasion, Khattar said ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’ were “ignored” for years despite Haryana being an outcome of a language agitation.
The state government has decided to give them lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 which would continue to be provided to their widows after their death, he said.
The state government has identified 194 ‘Satyagrahis’ who were imprisoned during the ‘Hindi Satyagraha’ launched by the Punjab Arya Pratinidhi Sabha in 1957 to promote the language.
Noting that the Vice President himself was jailed during the Emergency, Khattar said his government has identified the people who were incarcerated during that period and given them the facilities of free medical treatment and free travel on state buses under ‘Shubrajyotsana’ programme.
He also announced enhanced monthly assistance to soldiers from Haryana who took part in the World War-II, and their widows, from Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000.
He said that government jobs have been provided to 156 family members of heroes from the state who laid down their lives in post-Independence wars and internal security duties.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki said that during the ‘Swarna Jayanti Year’, welfare works for all sections of society were undertaken.
He also remembered Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary and said that he played a vital role in the unity and integrity of the country.


Horsham care company rated ‘good’ by inspectors
A Horsham company that provides care for people in their own homes has been praised by health regulators.
Leah Care Services, based in Worthing Road, has been rated ‘Good’ following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
In a report just out, commission inspectors said the company was providing home care for 21 people at the time of the inspection.
They said that people were happy with the service and that patients were treated with kindness by care staff.
They also said that the carers promoted people’s independence and added: “People had a regular team of care staff who arrived on time and knew them well.”
They added that people were ‘supported to have maximum control over their lives.’


The Vietnamese VietJet Air low-cost airline plans to launch
regular flights to Uzbekistan from December 25,trend reports via Uzbek media outlets.
VietJet Air will launch direct flights between the cities of
Tashkent and Cam Ranh with a frequency of twice a week.
VietJet Air low-cost air carrier was founded in 2011. The
company carries an average of 100 million passengers per year.
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Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has ensured there with be enough sugar in the country and discounted worries of those who are going to fast in the coming holly month of Ramadhan.
The Premier said today in the parliament that the government’s plan is to make sure there is availability of enough sugar in the country according to the public demands including the holly Ramadhan fasting.
Prime Minister Majaliwa explained that Tanzania uses 420,000 tones while there is shortage of 120,000 tones. Sugar production in the country is 320,000 tons.
The Prime Minister said the government has plans to import 130,000 tons of sugar and 80,000 tons are already in the country while 35,000 tons are already distributed to various places in the country.


In a press briefing, Commerce Advisor Abdul Razak Dawood said that the government is focusing on developing the export sector of the country and introducing new policies to facilitate exports. He said that the development of businesses plays a key role in the progress of a country and Pakistan needs to improve the import sector. He added that the government’s pro-business policies are giving many benefits to the export sector.
In the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Policy 2019, the government is focusing on 3 main factors to improve the SME sector, namely the access to credit, technology and markets. He added that the growth in the SME sector is crucial for the country as it creates more jobs. Furthermore, he said that the government is undertaking key reforms in the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), to help the SME sector to develop.
He also said that the recent policies of the government encouraged businesses to register themselves and this would bring a lot of benefits to these businesses and the government. He further added that the government is taking steps to reduce the cost of doing business in Pakistan. He highlighted the improvement of Pakistan’s position in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of doing business list’ and said that Pakistan rose 11 ranks in this year and stood at 136, and the ranking is expected to improve further.


Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says government will have no hesitation in returning to the mask mandate if the situation with the spread of COVID 19 warrants it, and he is encouraging citizens to continue wearing masks, although the official mandate to wear masks was lifted on Sunday.
Speaking at a news conference Dr Rowley said he is aware that while the announcement that the mask mandate had ended brought mental, physical, and psychological relief, and people may want to believe that COVID is behind us, “nothing is further from the truth.”
Dr Rowley cautioned that the virus is still around, continues to mutate, and remains “dangerous.”
He urged the population not to take the position that “the pandemic is over and we can go back to normal”.
The Prime Minister noted that the BA.4 and BA.5 variants continue to pose significant threats. In fact, he described the BA.5 variant as still a public health issue that is causing problems akin to Delta, while being as virulent as Omicron.
Dr Rowley noted that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is advising that countries should remain masked. He urged the population to remain “extremely cautious and observant”, stating that the government will continue to monitor the situation.
The Prime Minister urged the population to cooperate and be sensible, and to wear masks to protect themselves even though the mandate has been lifted.


R600 million alleged offer to Mcebisi Jonas fuels state capture claims
A Sunday Times has made startling revelations, which have fuelled state capture allegations by the notorious Gupta family.
In the report published on Sunday, Deputy Minister Mcebisi Jonas was allegedly offered R600 million payment in exchange for being friendlier to the Guptas during a meeting in October where he was also offered former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene's position before he was fired in December.
Of course these allegations are much more serious, much more damning and should have much more serious implications.Sabelo Skiti, Sunday Times journalist
702's John Robbie spoke to Sunday Times senior journalist Sabelo Skiti, who divulged how the information came to him.
He said that the new information is not necessarily new to the public, however, the affidavit contained more detailed information on other events which have taken place over the years.
Listen to the interview below:
We must stress that what is contained in the affidavit is actually what we have been told by a number of sources.Sabelo Skiti, Sunday Times journalist


UK assures continued help for reconstructionThe United Kingdom has reassured that it will continue to help Nepal in its reconstruction process.
The United Kingdom has reassured that it will continue to help Nepal in its reconstruction process.
With a total commitment of £70 million to the earthquake relief effort, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has been one of the largest bilateral donors throughout both the immediate response phase and the difficult winter season faced by Nepal, the British Embassy said in a statement.
The British public also showed their generosity to the people of Nepal by raising over £85 million for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Nepal appeal, of which £5 million was match-funded by the UK government.
“The UK’s efforts are increasingly focused on helping the Nepali people with the longer term recovery of their country,” said the statement, adding that this included supporting rubble clearance and the restoration of vital infrastructure such as health services and police stations, and by helping vulnerable groups, including women and girls, rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
UK is one of Nepal’s largest bilateral development partners. “The UK’s response to the Nepal earthquakes illustrates the strong friendship, mutual understanding and respect that has characterised the 200 year connection between the two countries.”


Former nurses and midwives who left the register up to five years ago will be invited to rejoin during the coronavirus outbreak, the NMC has announced in a joint statement with other health bodies.
The NMC will also register overseas nurses and midwives who have completed all parts of the registration process except the final clinical examination, the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
It said in a statement: ‘It is clear that we will need more people to support the health and social care workforce who are working under unprecedented pressure.’
‘We have therefore identified two additional groups of people who the NMC will invite to join the Covid-19 temporary register,’ it added.
It will now write to overseas qualified nurses and midwives waiting to take their OSCE, and nurses and midwives who left the register within the last four or five years.
It added that it is still considering inviting nursing students in their final months to join the temporary register, depending on the severity and duration of the outbreak.
The changes to its registration requirements come as figures released today show 33,718 have tested positive for Covid-10 in the UK, while 2,921 have died.
Last month, the regulator announced that nurses and midwives who left the register within the last three years can temporarily rejoin.
It has also said that student nurses and midwives can complete the last six months of their programme as a paid clinical placement.
NMC chief executive Andrea Sutcliffe said that since the Covid-19 temporary register came into force last week, 8,000 nurses and midwives have signed up, as of today.
She continued: ‘But as the pandemic continues to escalate and intensify, it’s clear we will need even more people to join in the efforts against Covid-19, to make sure the NHS and social care can keep on providing care for people whatever their needs are.
‘Early next week, we will be writing to around 1,800 skilled nurses and midwives who have trained overseas,’ she added.
‘Later next week, we will also be writing to 40,000 experienced former nurses and midwives who voluntarily left their professions within the last four and five years.’
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said: ‘The response has been amazing so far, with thousands coming forward to help us overcome the biggest challenge our NHS has ever faced. Now even more nurses, midwives and doctors will have the opportunity to sign up and be supported to return.’


Damascus, May 25 (IANS) A top Syrian opposition figure on Tuesday slammed the upcoming presidential elections in the country as a blatant attempt by the incumbent regime to undermine the ongoing political process.
"These elections contradict what (the UN Security Council resolution setting out a political settlement in Syria) calls for, which is the holding of free and fair elections in accordance with a new constitution administered under UN supervision," Hadi al-Bahra, co-chair of the opposition Syrian Constitutional Committee, told dpa news agency.
He stressed that "the illegal elections" that are due to be held on Wednesday will prolong the suffering of the Syrian people.
"Currently there is no safe and neutral environment that enables all Syrians to exercise their right in casting their vote," the opposition figure said.
Meanwhile, all preparations and measures for the Syrian presidential elections are ready, state media reported.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted Interior Minister General Mohammed al-Rahmoun as saying that a total of 12,102 polling stations have been set u.
He added that the number of the citizens who have the right to vote inside Syria and abroad is estimated at 18 million.
Syria's current president, Bashar al-Assad, 55, is expected to win a fourth seven-year term in office in Wednesday's vote that the opposition has dismissed as a sham.
The Supreme Constitutional Court has approved three candidates to run in the presidential race, including al-Assad.
The two others are Abdullah Salloum, an former government minister, and Mahmoud Marai, an opposition figure.
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Islamabad: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left for New York to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said that Sharif is expected to address the UN General Assembly on Friday.
The spokesperson said that the premier will also co-chair a UN peacekeeping summit along with US Vice President Joe Biden and a few other world leaders.
She also said that Sharif will hold bilateral meetings with many world leaders during his visit to the US on the sidelines of the session without naming them.
Sharif will also participate in an energy conference along with the premiers of Norway and Denmark during which they will explore ways to acquire energy through non-conventional sources.
It is expected that leaders of about 120 countries will attend the UN General Assembly's 59th session.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has
inaugurated the“Meydan” Small Hydroelectric Power Station in the
The head of state was informed about the work done in the
The 3.4 MW station, which had been destroyed by Armenians, was
completely reconstructed up to modern and digital standards by
The SCADA control system was installed with the station
integrated into the power grid. The“Meydan” Small Hydroelectric
Power Station has the capacity of 10 million kWh.
President Ilham Aliyev launched the“Meydan” Small Hydroelectric
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West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns-Williamson, says he will do everything he can to ensure that the people of West Yorkshire continue to have the trust and confidence in their police force that they "rightly expect and deserve".
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Former Police Inspector Harry White told the inquests that he was told that fans entering the terraces should "find their own level."
A former police inspector has told the inquests he realised fans entering through an exit gate would head towards already crowded pens.
The man is thought to have tied himself to the bottom of the vehicle as it travelled from Calais to Kent.


(MENAFN)The Lebanese army chief said on Monday that the Lebanese army will use all available means to counter any possible "Israeli aggression" at any cost.
"I reiterate today our categorical rejection of the Israeli enemy's violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and its sacred right to invest all its economic resources," army commander General Joseph Aoun was quoted as saying on Twitter.
"The army will not provide an available means to deal with any Israeli aggression, no matter how much it costs and sacrifices."
US diplomats mediate between the two countries after rising tension over an Israeli-built border wall and Lebanon's decision to explore gas and oil near a disputed maritime area.
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Economic consultant Bob Sichinga says that a number of MMD members are currently uncomfortable with the type of leadership being exhibited in the ruling party.
Mr. Sichinga says that a number of the MMD members have observed that the party is not what it was in the past.
He says that the MMD will see a lot of members leave the party and join other progressive political parties.
Mr. Sichinga in an interview with QFM radio added that the MMD has lost the credibility it had in the past.
He added that the high political party officials who have left the party recently is not surprising because it was foreseen.
He says that the current leadership in MMD is being coupled with favoritism which has brought some uncertainty on other political party members.
He says that this is clear confirmation that the MMD has run its course and is leaving power this year.
He says that from his observation, most Zambians want to change of government, which he confidently says will take place.


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TOPIC- HAMID MIR INCIDENT, MQM JOINING SINDH GOVERNMENT
GUETS- ABDUL QADIR BALOCH, BABAR GHORI, SAEED GHANI
ABDUL QADIR BALOCH OF PML-N said that the attack on Hamid Mir is condemned by every sect of the society. He said that unfortunately one TV channel started a propaganda campaign against ISI after the attack on Hamid Mir. He said that the government formed a commission to investigate the matter at once. He said that after the attack on Hamid Mir, Mian Nawaz Sharif did not give any statement because he is the PM of the whole country and not of one individual.
He said that to restore peace in a province is a provincial matter and federal government has nothing to do with it. He said that the operation in Karachi has been started on the demand of MQM itself.
BABAR GHORI OF MQM said that when he heard about assassination attempt on Hamid Mir he felt like he has been targeted. He said that after the attack on Hamid Mir the media has spoiled the case. He said that the news of attack on Hamid Mir was run with the picture of DGISI on Geo TV like he is the one pulled the trigger. He said that the Indian media is exploiting the accusation on ISI of attack on Hamid Mir. He said that Ch Nisar statement came so late in response to the propaganda campaign against ISI. He said that the defense ministry should have come forward right after the propaganda campaign was launched against ISI.
He said that for last two or three months the matters of joining Sindh government by MQM were being under consideration. He said that the federal government should cooperate with Sindh government in order to restore peace in Karachi. He said that MQM and PPPP are the secular parties and will work hard to encounter terrorism in the province.
SAEED GHANI OF PPPP said that the accusation Hamid Mir family is making they themselves have to come forward to register the FIR in that context. He said that in his opinion PM statement should have been released against the propaganda campaign after the attack on Hamid Mir.
He said that there is a huge divide in between the politics of rural and urban areas joining of Sindh government by MQM will bridge that gap.


Saudi Arabia: Women will drive the Haramin train
Soon trained women in Saudi Arabia will drive the Haramin train, the Saudi officials said that the transport system is such that the scope is spread to different sectors. According to the Saudi website, the Saudi Minister for Transport and Logistics Services, Saleh Al-Jasser, said. That during the next few months, trained Saudi women will start driving the Haramin Express. The Saudi minister said that women have joined all the fields in which they want to show the essence of their ability.


Addressing volunteers of Corona Relief Tiger Force in Islamabad today, he said one million youth have registered under the force so far. He said 175,000 volunteers provided assistance in various relief activities during lockdown.
Imran Khan said volunteers were needed to sensitize public about precautionary measures during gradual opening of lockdown. He said many people needed awareness and guidance to follow the SOPs including social distancing and care.
He said the volunteers also guided people offering prayers in mosques due to which the number of new cases reduced at the places of worship.
The Prime Minister said as a result of precautionary measures, the death toll in Pakistan is so far less than many other countries of the world. Imran Khan said the services of volunteers will also be needed in areas where smart lockdowns will be implemented in the coming days. Secondly, they will also work along district administration in efforts to control the locust. He said services of volunteers will also be utilized in tree plantation under Clean and Green Pakistan program.
Imran Khan said medical community across the world is facing pressure and we can avoid it if we get the people to follow the SOPs.
He said lockdowns impact the livelihoods of people and poor countries are grappling with this situation. He gave the example of neighboring India, where strict lockdown resulted in millions of people going unemployed.
The Prime Minister said the effective steps taken by the government have been appreciated by the Asian Development Bank. He said under Ehsaas program emergency cash disbursements were made to the needy and eligible people.
Referring to economic situation of the country, the Prime Minister said the corona pandemic came at a time when the country was getting out of economic crisis due to prudent policies adopted by the government. He said we have paid more than 5,000 billion rupees in interest for the loans taken by previous governments. He said the government will reduce expenditures in order to cope with the situation.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has said that the registration of case against the Hurriyat leader Asiya Andrabi reinforces that the people in the Indian-held Kashmir are being subjected to suppression and denied the right to express their views and sentiments.
The Indian police registered a case against the Hurriyat Leader and Chairperson of Dukhtaran Millat Asiya Andrabi on the charge of unfurling Pakistan flag and singing the national anthem on the Pakistan Day in Srinagar.
“While raising of Pakistan flags reflects the sentiments of Kashmiri people and their love for Pakistan, it also reinforces what we already know that Kashmiris in occupied territory are being subjected to suppressive measures,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said when asked to comment on the issue at her weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.
“They (Kashmiris) are not allowed to express their views and sentiments. Pakistan has always and will continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support to their cause,” Aslam said.
The spokesperson said that Jammu & Kashmir is a disputed territory, future of which is to be decided by the people of Jammu & Kashmir through the exercise of free and fair plebiscite as guaranteed to them by the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
In reply to a question, the foreign office spokesperson said that the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan is confirmed and the dates of the visit will be announced simultaneously in Beijing and Islamabad.
During the visit of the Chinese president, the two countries will review the whole gamut of bilateral relations as well as regional and international matters of common interests, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that during the visit the two countries will also sign some important agreements in order to further cement the friendly and strategic relations.


(MENAFN) Sensor Tower, a mobile application data analysis company announced that China’s top 30 mobile game publishers gained USD2.16 billion globally during December of 2020.
According to the company, the amount makes up for 29 percent of the overall proceeds in the global mobile gaming market in the stated period.
Sensor Tower further said that in 2020, the overall sales proceeds of the top 30 mobile gaming giants augmented 45 percent annually, and on the contrary, the overall payment of mobile gamers in App Store and Google Play only increased 27.8 percent annually.
According to the company, the speedy growth of these mobile game developers is due to their strategic understanding of the market and product innovation.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Mogadishu, Dec 11 (IANS) The United Nations has reaffirmed its resolute support to Somalia in the full realisation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, said on Sunday that Somalia is at a crucial stage of development focused on achieving its vision of an inclusive, peaceful and stable Somalia based firmly on human rights, Xinhua news agency reported.
"The principles and values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are as relevant today as they were when the document was first drafted," Laing said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, to mark both Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on December 10. It commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced on Saturday that banking
services are accessible for all authorized foreign nationals in
Iran, Trend reports
citing IRNA .
Following the publication of some news regarding restrictions on
providing banking services to foreign nationals, the
Director-General of Public Relations of the Central Bank of Iran
(CBI) Mostafa Ghamari Vafa wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday
that the card-based services, online shopping and transfer of funds
through intra-banking system aka Paya (up to 100 million rials) are
still available for all foreign nationals.
He added that in the coming days and after receiving the
identity information of authorized foreign nationals from the
competent authorities, other banking services will be provided to
authorized foreign nationals.
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Sindh Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has rejected federal government’s newly introduced alternative energy policy and said that Sindh is that only province which has the innate capacity and wind resources enough to produce electricity from wind power but it is very unfortunate that the federal government is carrying a policy of neglecting Sindh province while the meeting of the Council of Common Interest is pending since past one year.
This he expressed in a press conference, Thursday. He demanded the federal government that the reservations of the provinces particularly Sindh should be addressed forthwith and taken on board as member of the alternative energy policy board.
He said that oil and gas are innate reserves and produce of Sindh but still Sindh has been neglected and as well Sindh is also a victim of manipulated water shortage and that the people of Sindh have also been deprived of jobs that revolve oil and gas production in Sindh.
Shaikh said that Sindh has also been deprived of its due representation in Oil and gas regulatory Authority (OGRA) by the federal government. Sindh government has scheduled a meeting Balouchistan’s Chief Minister for a common strategy to deal with similar tyrannical steps of the federal government.
The Minister for Energy Shaikh said that the federal government has deprived Sindh and other provinces of their due share from the revenue to be generated through a federally imposed alternative energy policy and that this new and controversial alternative energy policy would gave in acute hike in prices of energy.
He said that as far as Sindh province is concerned, Sindh government that represents the people of Sindh is concerned over that new alternate energy policy. Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also showed his confidence over the performance of the Sindh alternative energy portfolio under its minister.
He said that Sindh is that only province that is producing electricity from wind power and that Sindh government categorically rejects the new alternative energy policy that has been imposed by the federal government as the later failed to take Sindh government on board.
Shaikh said that the federal government had not invited Sindh government for its concerns to be addressed prior to promulgating the new alternative energy policy. Sindh has been deprived of its due share from water, oil and gas royalties.


AEP Ohio Attributes Frequent Upper Arlington Outages To 'Reliability Improvement Project'
AEP Ohio officials said on Tuesday that frequent blackouts in the Upper Arlington area have been caused by an extensive reliability improvement project.
The work is being done while the station is live and providing power.
AEP officials said that for employee safety, the station fault protection equipment has been made more sensitive.
They said that some of the nearly half-dozen outages customers have experienced in the past few weeks were the result of the increased equipment sensitivity, which they said has now been removed.
Upper Arlington City Schools said that both Upper Arlington High School and Barrington Elementary School have been without power a number of times in the past week.
AEP has now developed a mitigation plan to avoid future blackouts.
The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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BNP Paribas has launched a campaign that will allow the bank's Twitter followers to help train tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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The campaign will see Dunkin' Donuts engage consumers through a Vine-based contest.
ABC executives report that the program will help them see the overall success of their advertising efforts.
Old Spice has launched a digital video campaign that will see the company leverage YouTube to sell its latest shave gels.
The report found that retail e-commerce sales produced over $50 billion dollars last quarter and that e-commerce sales have seen double-digit growth for 10 consecutive quarters.


Central banks attempts to get out of inflation quagmire
(MENAFN) In light of the current Russia and Ukraine conflict and other problems, such as rising oil and food costs, central banks are attempting to get out of the high inflation quagmire.
After two years of the coronavirus epidemic, the world economy was beginning to recover when the war broke out on February 24. As a result, costs for commodities like wheat, corn, and sunflower seed oil have significantly increased.
Food costs increased by 22.9 percent yearly in May, according to figures from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with increases of 31.1 percent for vegetable oil, 29.7 percent for grain, 16.9 percent for dairy, 15.4 percent for sugar, and 13.6 percent for meat.
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The Philippines isn't shifting away from China and will foster ties with the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, underscoring efforts to balance relations as tensions increase between China and the US.
"Some people have said that the Philippines has shifted its policy away from the People's Republic of China and to other powers,” Marcos said on Thursday on the sidelines of an awards ceremony co-led by the Chinese embassy in Manila. "That is certainly not true.” Read Also
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The Philippine leader also said that he sees China as a partner in promoting peace and trade in the South China Sea, where the two nations have competing claims. "This relationship will not be defined by differences,” he said.
Marcos is seeking to maintain warm ties with China, while also bolstering its defense alliance with the US in recent months. His government has been stepping up protests against Beijing's actions in the disputed sea, as it also seeks joint energy cooperation in the area.
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THE Mayor of Torrox, Francisco Muñoz, has demanded that a National Police station be created for the Eastern Axarquia area.
Muñoz explained to the Government Sub-Delegate in Malaga, Hilario Lopez Luna, that although Nerja and Torrox do not have enough inhabitants to have their own National Police station, the combined population of the two means that more police are needed.
Lopez Luna recently took part in a Local Safety Meeting, which was also attended by the top ranking Guardia Civil and Local Police members. Both promised to work together to keep crime rates low in the town of Torrox, which has one of the lowest rates on the coast.
The mayor said that the combined work of the two forces will mean there are more police keeping the streets safe this summer.


POLITICIANS must work with the local people to identify suitable candidates to contest the 2016 general elections, says a senior citizen in Kaoma district Sebastian Kalombwe.
Mr Kalombwe said development could only be realized if the right people were put in public positions.
He said politicians should learn to separate national activities from political ones if the country was to have quality people in office.
He urged politicians to unite with local people to help them identify right people who could run the affairs of the nation on merit.
Mr Kalombwe said some individuals had frustrated Government’s efforts to develop the country and that such people should be left out after consultations with local people on the ground.
“We don’t want to have the same mistakes of just bringing people to stand on various political tickets without consulting the local people because this has for many years frustrated development; we are the local people who should judge what is good for us through the development rendered by the Government, and we wouldn’t like to see a situation whereby people are given those positions and at the end of the day they frustrate the efforts of the Government,” he said.
He said the August 11 election was crucial and politicians should thoroughly scrutinize aspiring candidates before they were adopted, saying no one who would want to see the situation whereby people were given positions and in the process failed to discharge their duties. Mr Kalombwe said it was not fair that politicians only visited their constituencies when they wanted to ask for votes, adding that all those who did not perform to the expectation of the people should be voted out.
“This is the time now to choose candidates who can bring development, we don’t want passengers who are only seen here when they want to ask votes from the people,” he said.


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The State Employment Agency of Azerbaijan and the Center for
Development of Labor Resources of Kazakhstan signed the Action
Plan, Azernews reports, citing the state
The Action Plan was signed by the Chairman of the State
Employment Agency's Board Mustafa Abbasbeyli and President of the
Center for Development of Labor Resources of Kazakhstan Daulet
The document envisages improving cooperation for 2024 and
providing for cooperation in the field of digitalization of labor
relations, vocational training, and increasing employment
opportunities for the unemployed, especially young people.
The Azerbaijan Employment Agency (APEA) is a government
organization that helps people find jobs. They follow laws and
rules to make sure everyone in Azerbaijan has a chance to work.
The agency was created in 1991 and has been helping people find
jobs ever since.
The agency has also worked on different programs to help the
country's economy, such as helping small businesses and reducing
poverty. They have also worked with other organizations, like the
International Labour Organization, to improve the employment
conditions in the country.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published: Sun 28 May 2023, 6:20 AM
The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts the day to be generally fair and partly cloudy at times. Humid by night and Monday morning with a probability of mist formation over some Northern coastal areas. Light to moderate winds, freshening at times during daytime, causing blowing dust Eastward.
Temperatures could be as high as 44oC in the country. Mercury is set to rise to 41oC in Abu Dhabi and 39oC in Dubai. Humidity levels range between 18% to 80%.
The highest temperature recorded in the country on Saturday was 45.7°C in Hamim (Al Dhafra Region) at 13:15 UAE Local time.
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Engineers contracted to construct the Changamwe-Moi International airport road have been asked to hurry up repair works at the Obama road after it collapsed a week ago.
Kipevu ward MCA Faith Mwende Boniface said that the reconstruction works have been going on sluggishly and asked the contractor to speed up the repair works.
Mwende said that the disruption of the two lanes from the airport to Changamwe has caused major snarl up especially during pick and off pick hours.
She said that the government ought to have monitored the construction works closely to avoid such shoddy job from the contractor.
She said that most of the contractors give shoddy work despite charging the government exorbitantly.
“I want the central government to closely monitor the reconstruction of the Obama road at Apollo area in Changamwe, the road is very new and we are disappointed with the Chinese construction company,” she said.
Mwende also asked Mombasa County government to reconnect water pipes which were cut off during the construction of Obama road in Changamwe.
She said that locals in Kipevu, Chaani and Migadini have faced acute water shortage following the construction of the road which led to a disconnection of water pipes.


Provincial government on Wednesday approved the construction of 30 kilometer road from Chowk Sar-war Shaheed to Rangpur under the annual develop-ment project (ADP) scheme.
Talking to media, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Zaheer Abbas Khan said that the 30 kilometer road from Chowk Sarwar Shaheed to Rangpur was causing road acci-dents which resulted in loss of lives.
He said that he had requested the Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi for the construction of the road to facilitate citizens.
Khan said that the provincial government had approved the project under the Annual Development Project (ADP) for the current fiscal year and directed to start the con-struction work at the earliest.
Zaheer maintained that the government had also approved funds of Rs 1.39 billion for the project. He said that tenders had been issued for the project and the funds of over Rs 230 million had also been re-leased. He said that the provincial government was striving hard to bring ease in public lives by provid-ing maximum facilities to citizens.—APP


Purchase deal of 24 CSeries aircraft singed by EgyptAir
(MENAFN) EgyptAir has signed a deal with bombardier to buy 24 CSeries aircraft for a total price of nearly USD2.2 billion from the Canadian aircraft maker, according to a statement made by EgyptAir on Tuesday.
"EgyptAir has signed a letter of intent for 12 CS300 aircraft, and will take options on a further 12", said the statement.
Bombardier and EgyptAir said they hoped to close the deal before the end of 2017, the statement added.
The deal was signed at the ongoing Dubai Airshow.
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(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left for the US to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
The President is scheduled to address the UNGA on 21st September.
Cabinet co-spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said this week that the visit to the UN by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was important.
Alahaperuma said that the Government had used available technology to attend most overseas events without travelling overseas.
“Only essential overseas visits were undertaken in the recent past,” he added.
However, he said the visit to the UN was important, especially at a time when the country is facing criticism at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“Attending the UN General Assembly at this time, with a small delegation, will not be disadvantageous to the country,” he said.
The Cabinet co-spokesman said that it is the responsibility of the Government to attend such events without placing an additional burden on the economy. (Colombo Gazette)
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The 9th Annual Career Care also invited colleges to share ways students may expand their education, to take advantage of jobs that are in high demand.
"We hope that these students will see that there's a lot more to health care than just doctors and nurses. And when they want to go into health care, there are a lot of different ways to go about it," said Rush Director of Nursing, David Bonner. "This is how we do it. We're growing our workforce every year."
"Health care is one of the major industries in our area and it's vital that we continue to train people for the future in health care," said Dr. Carlton Young of MSU Meridian. "Not only do we train counselors, psychologists, but also health care administrators, who are responsible for the business side of health care in Mississippi."
Rush utilized 24 exhibits to share information about the potential jobs that exist at its various facilities.


Panama Leaks Case: Opposition leaders criticizes government
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Supreme Court has on Wednesday resumed hearing of Panama leaks case.
Talking to media outside the court, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan and party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed that the court only raised three questions but said there are more questions, which needs to be answered.
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid while criticizing the government again said that the evidence and caskets will come out from the supreme court.
On the occasion, Jahangir tareen said that the government is trying to hide the properties that were made through fraud but they will have to answer the questions raised by the top court.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, March 19 (Petra) - The Foreign Ministry Sunday held a dialogue session entitled 'The Role of Jordanian Women in Diplomacy, Since the First Centenary - Achievements and Ambition' to shed light on women's role in diplomacy and contributions and achievements in Jordanian foreign policy.
During the dialogue session that marked International Women's Day, Ministry Secretary-General for Diplomatic Affairs Lina Hadeed gave a briefing about women's high status that was materialised due to royal support to empower women politically, economically and socially, adding that the Jordanian law and legislation support women empowerment.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft agreement on air services with the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
The Ukrainian government supported a relevant resolution at its meeting on September 15, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
According to the explanatory note to the resolution, the agreement will create a bilateral legal framework necessary for regular air services between Ukraine and Ethiopia.
In addition, the agreement will also help liberalize the air transportation market between Ukraine and Ethiopia. In particular, the document provides for the procedure for regulating the implementation of such services, establishes the procedure for issuing flight permits, defines the provisions on air safety and regulates the commercial aspects of air transportation, etc.
The Cabinet of Ministers authorized Head of the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine Oleksandr Bilchuk to sign the agreement from the Ukrainian side.
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The Medical Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin, Dr Imafidon Agbonile, has called on the Nigerian media to see mental health advocacy as part of their corporate social responsibility to the country.
He made the call while playing host to the members of the Federated Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State Council.
Dr Agbonile said the importance of mental health cannot be overemphasized and that the Nigerian media should see how they could take the message to the doorsteps of the Nigerian populace.
Agbonile said children also suffer from mental health-related issues, stressing that early discovery and treatment can help nip the situation in the bud.
He said the hospital has such who have been brought in, and that they have been properly managed and taken care of.
He said early detection and treatment are the sure keys ways to go about it.
The MD said it is when the media keep on with their advocacy on mental health, that the public can get to know of its usefulness.
The MD maintained that the media and the hospital work hand-in-hand to ensure that the society is better and that the relationship would be built upon and sustained for a better and egalitarian society.


LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that Pakistan made exceptional gains during the past four years, adding that today the country is peaceful.
The interior minister spoke to media in Lahore, where he also paid tribute to World XI players who came to Pakistan in a bid to revive cricket here.
Ahsan congratulated the area residents over security arrangements and said that soon Karachi will also get security clearance.
“The successful PSL final was the impetus behind the international players’ motivation to come to Pakistan,” he said.
While discussing the gains the country made during the past years, Iqbal said that the backbone of terrorism has been broken, except ‘one or two incidents that happen from across the border’.
Development projects worth billions are in progress in Balochistan, he said.


Bhubaneswar: As part of its ‘zero fail mission’ under Ujjwal, Uttthan and Utkarsh programme, the Odisha government on Thursday decided to conduct extra classes in all primary schools during summer vacation.
School and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash said teachers, who have rotation duty in their respective primary schools during summer vacation, will take extra classes for the students who are weak in specific subjects and secure less than 35% marks.
This will help the students to score better marks in these subjects, he added.
The Minister said that students tend to ignore their studies during the summer vacation and the extra classes will help them stay in touch with the subjects.
Allaying the apprehension of the teachers, he said that the duration of the summer vacation for the primary schools will remain as usual.


Voters decide against voter ID
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota voters do not want to prove who they are.
Forty-six percent of voters Tuesday wanted to amend the state Constitution to require a photo ID before voting, but 50 percent was needed.
The Minnesota vote went against a trend in other states to approve voter ID.
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(MENAFN- NewsIn) Dec 12 (NewsWire) – A hand grenade was recovered from a building located at Anagaarika Dharmapala Mawatha in Dehiwala today (Dec 06), the Police said.
The grenade was found on the 5th floor of an 11-story building that was built and had been abandoned.
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It was found by security officials at the site, who had informed the Dehiwala Police of a polythene bag found with an object similar to a hand grenade.
Investigations by the Police had confirmed that the object was a hand grenade.
Upon being informed the bomb disposal unit of the Police Special Task Force had removed the hand grenade from the building.
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Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to stop the PTI’s long march at all cost.
A federal cabinet meeting was held in the chair of the PM. The cabinet said that the safety and protection of the people’s lives and properties will be ensured.
The PM said that no body will be allowed to shut down the capital of the country.
Before this, the PM chaired a political committee meeting in which the premier said that the action will be taken who will disturb law and order situation.
He said that the labour class of the country will affect the most owing to the sit-ins while the economy of the country will also ruin.


By KHRISNA RUSSELL
Deputy Chief Reporter
A SPOKESPERSON for the United Haitian Community Front says government has agreed to waive fees associated with replacing documents of people who lost all belongings due to Hurricane Dorian.
According to Louby Georges yesterday, the organisation has also been asked to help the government dispel falsehoods that portray negatively on Bahamian-Haitian relations. He noted allegations that Bahamians killing Haitians by fire was one of the more gruesome rumours that those in the community had been working to debunk.
He told The Tribune these matters among others were discussed during a courtesy call yesterday with Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis at the Office of the Prime Minister on West Bay Street.
He said: “We were generally concerned about how documentation would go about. The government said that those that would have already been documented into the system, with work permits and other sorts of legal status, that the government was going to waive the fees for the replacements for those individuals and we think that was a good thing, that was one of the major concerns.
“If you need to go to the registrar general for example, people who were born here or maybe marriage certificates whatever, they would waive the fees for evacuees who registered with social services and immigration fees to replace, let’s say, a lost work permit.
“The government also said that there were checks and balances to try to detect fraud and we know that that may also come.
“We are willing to assist the government in whatever way they see fit even if it is just educating on how processes will go.”
Mr Georges said the group requested a meeting with the prime minister because its members had been presented with many questions that they were not comfortable answering.
“We as a unit we have been inundated with questions and so we wanted to put forward the questions to relevant individuals and so the more relevant one would be the prime minister. “We didn’t want to start answering people and putting stuff out there that isn’t confirmed.
“We also wanted to do what any person would do and that is to formerly introduce the committee to him to make ourselves available to the government so that they would know there was a committee that was able and ready to work along with the government in any way that they would see fit.
“One of the things that we agreed that we could help with and we’ve been trying to help with is dispelling a lot of the myths and fake news that is out there.
“For example, the one where persons were claiming that Bahamians were burning Haitians, which we know to be a lie. You know the government side brought that up and asked if we could assist with that in calming things down and keeping things cool. So we would help with that and point things out to them to dispel negative rumours.”
He said the government’s six-month construction ban on The Mudd and Pigeon Peas shanty towns was also discussed. The group has no issues with this matter, Mr Georges said yesterday.


Basic health care for the rural community is one of the agendas of DAfB. We strive to bring health care to the most remote regions in Bangladesh. By teaming up with a local team of doctors, nurses and healthcare practitioners we offer health care camps, inviting the locals to visit these camps. For the future we plan to expand these health care camps to reach even more people throughout Bangladesh.
Raising awareness about health related issues and making information accessible for people in rural regions is also of vital importance in promoting health care and hygiene. DAfB conducts in-house campaigns and trainings, such as first aid trainings for local village women.
Health camps with nurses and doctors for the local community is part of the initiative of DAfB.


Wages in are up in America, and the unemployment rate is down. However, there are still many people in America who have a dismal outlook on the economy. In fact, there are more Americans who believe that the economy will decline in the next year instead of improve. Thirty-three percent of people in America believe that the 2019 economy will be worse.
Twenty-eight percent of Americans believe that the economy will improve. People also had a dismal outlook on the economy in 2013. The poll also found that a person’s political affiliation affected the way that they viewed the economy.
Half of Republicans believed that the economy would improve next year. Twelve percent of them stated that they were worried about the economy. Democrats had opposing views.
Additionally, the poll showed that Republicans and Democrats had different concerns. Republicans were mostly concerned about how the economy was going to benefit them. Democrats were concerned about mass shootings.
The unemployment rate is currently 3.7 percent. This is the lowest that the unemployment rate has been in several decades. One of the reasons that the unemployment rate is down is because many of the people who have jobs were overlooked by employers in the past. This includes the disabled and people who have criminal records.
However, the number of people dying from gun violence is up. Forty thousand people died due to gun violence last year according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sixty percent of people in America felt that President Trump has not been honest about the Russians meddling in the 2016 election. Democrats were more likely to mistrust Trump while the Republicans were more likely to trust him.
This information is based on a poll that involved 900 people. It was taken from December 9 to December 12. It has a margin of error of 3.27 percent.


Director Venkat Prabhu had recently said that the trailer launch of ‘Maanadu’ will happen soon.
Now the latest update is that Simhu has dubbed for the trailer and a still from the studio has been released.
‘Maanadu’ is said to be a political thriller which has Kalyani Priyadarshan as the female lead. SJ Suryah plays the main antagonist.
Produced by Suresh Kamachi, Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed the music for the movie.


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ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday stressed upon the legislators of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allied parties to fully focus on highlighting the issues of public interest and their resolution through legislation during the year 2020.
The prime minister said the cancer of corruption had hollowed the country’s economy and its elimination was the basic component of the manifesto of PTI government.
He was talking to members of Senate belonging to the PTI and its allied parties, who called on him, the PM Office Media Wing in a press release said.
The prime minister also renewed his pledge to bring the corrupt elements to book with continuation of efforts against the evil.
During the meeting, the overall situation in the country, government-led reforms during the last year, and in the upcoming year, relevant legislation over the public issues and strategy for carrying the benefits of government’s achievements to the public during the year 2019 were discussed in detail.
The prime minister said the present government was implementing an agenda of reforms and public welfare. Despite the most difficult economic situation, its efforts led to economic stabilization, restoring confidence of the business and investors communities.
He said the improvement in economic indicators was also acknowledged by the World Bank and other leading international institutions.
Declaring 2020 as the year for the public relief, he said in the upcoming year, the government would strive to further bring stability in the economic system so that its fruits could be reaped by the common man, thus bringing betterment in their lives.
The senators expressed their full confidence in the government’s efforts over the economic front and appreciated the launch of different public welfare programmes like Ehsas, establishment of Panah Gah, and Langar Khana etc.


Lahore : Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the people cannot be served with hollow sloganeering. Rather, one has to burn the midnight oil to serve the people.
He announced that his life and death rests with the people and as long as he is alive, he will continue to selflessly serve the people.
He said that baseless allegations of the opponents have no value because the elements conspiring against development and prosperity of the country are indulged in the politics of lies and this mendacity cannot support their negative politics.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N government has put the country on the road to development and prosperity. The conscious people are fully aware that who has selflessly served them and they also know that when the political elements have put the interests of the country at stake.
He said that defeated elements are trying to get support of baseless allegations to alive their residual politics.
He said that the conscious people have always shown mirror to these elements through the power of their vote and they will again reject the elements indulged in negative politics during the general elections of 2018.


Throughout the year, there have been many illegal gambling operations that have been discovered and stopped in Malaysia’s Sabah Province by Malaysian police. In fact, an estimated 574 gambling machines and computers were seized by police from as many as 63 separate locations.
The Chief of District police said that law enforcement had to arrest 67 individuals during their investigations into these illegal gambling cases. In addition, he also said that nine different premises where illegal gambling was being conducted were simultaneously raided by 51 police officers at night and over 200 computers and gambling machines were seized.
The police force spokesperson also said that the police involved in the raids observed that the lights were on and the gaming machines still functioning, leaving the impression that the owners of the illegal gambling operation had run away not too long before the raid took place.