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Dubai- An Israeli minister has made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates ahead of a possible visit to the Gulf state by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reports say.
Ron Dermer, Israel's strategic affairs minister, travelled on Sunday to Abu Dhabi, where he met senior officials, the Israeli news website Walla reported on Monday.
Alongside Dermer was National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi.
The trip would be the first by an Israeli minister to the UAE since the new Israeli government came into power at the end of December.
Netanyahu had been expected to make a visit to the UAE shortly after he returned to the premiership, but the entrance of his provocative national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in January led to the cancellation of the UAE trip, according to Israeli media outlets.
The UAE issued a public condemnation of Ben-Gvir's actions at the time.
On his trip to the UAE, Dermer tried to allay some of its government's concerns regarding Ben-Gvir and other far-right members of the Israeli government, according to the reports.
Israel and the UAE normalised ties in 2020 under the United States-brokered Abraham Accords and have since strengthened their relations, including by signing a free trade agreement in May.
Dermer served as Israel's ambassador to the US when the accords were signed.
Naftali Bennett, a right-wing politician who succeeded Netanyahu as prime minister in 2021, became the first Israeli leader to make a state visit to the UAE in December of the same year before visiting again for talks in June last year.
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AlBahie Auction House in Katara will for the first time offer an impressive selection of 32 lots of works of art by renowned British artist Peter Upton tomorrow at 7pm. Upton is best known for his paintings of Arabian horses and desert scenes, as well as being an expert and highly acclaimed international Arabian horse judge, historian and author. He has published numerous articles in international journals, as well as numerous books on Arabian horses, including his magnum opus “The Arab Horse”. Upton traveled extensively in the Arab region, producing detailed sketches during his travels which he uses as references for his paintings which ultimately give his works a unique look with sweeping painterly strokes and captivating compositions. A preview exhibit is currently on display at the AlBahie Auction House.
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Makkah: The arrival of pilgrims from the Qatar to the Holy Land to perform the Haj rituals will be completed at dawn today as flights for pilgrims from Qatar began arriving since Saturday and continued till yesterday to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah from Doha.
The pilgrims of Qatar are divided into nine approved campaigns that work closely to serve the pilgrims of the State during the Haj season in Makkah and the holy sites.
Consul General of Qatar in Jeddah Rashid bin Saeed Al Khayarin, had received the second batch of the country's pilgrims upon their arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, to check on the safety of the pilgrims and procedures to facilitate their arrival at their places of residence in Makkah. The Qatari Haj mission works continuously around the clock within a framework of integration between all support units, each according to its specialization, in order to harness the most capabilities and create all means that facilitate them to perform the rituals easily and smoothly.
The Haj mission provides guidance and awareness services, fatwas, health advice, and the procedures required to ensure the safety of pilgrims through the unified call and support centre to serve the pilgrims of the State of Qatar, which provides assistance and support, and responds to all pilgrims inquiries through the specialized units, through the free hotline which allows communication from within the State of Qatar on the number 132. It also allows each pilgrim who holds Qatari or Saudi phone cards to communicate free of charge with the mission from inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via the number 8003040444.
The mission also made it possible to send the pilgrim's website to request assistance in normal and critical cases and link it to the call centre and the unified support for pilgrims in the country.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12
Many Italian companies are actively working in Azerbaijan, implementing important projects for our country, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said receiving credentials of newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordınary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic Claudio Taffuri, Trend reports.
''I hope you will have good time in Azerbaijan. You will spent several years here. I am sure you will witness from the first days that the people to people contact between our population is growing and people in Azerbaijan know that Italy is a friendly country. This is important and you know all the history of our bilateral relations, all the important milestones, and of course, signing of documents on strategic partnership actually reflected the substance of our cooperation. This really elevates the level of partnership to a very high level. And we see practical implementation of this important political development, because it's obvious that without strong political ties we wouldn''t be able to achieve already a big progress in different areas. Political dialogue and strong political ties lay the foundation for cooperation in different areas and many Italian companies are actively working in Azerbaijan, implementing important projects for our country. They are large-scale projects worth billions of dollars and there are more opportunities in the future. Of course, we started with the energy cooperation and oil supply from Azerbaijan makes Italy our biggest trading partner. But I hope that we will find other areas in order to expand our trade turnover,'' the head of state said.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.1
Zangazur, the ancient land of Azerbaijan, will now play the role of uniting the Turkic world, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, making a speech at the informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of the Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) held in a video conference format, Trend reports.
'We are already working very hard on the Zangazur corridor. I said at the summit in Nakhchivan that the decision to separate Zangazur from Azerbaijan and annex it to Armenia led to a geographical divide of the Turkic world. If we look at the map, it looks as if a dagger was stuck in our body and the Turkic world was divided. Zangazur will now play the role of uniting the Turkic world because the transport, communication and infrastructure projects passing through Zangazur will unite the whole Turkic world and create additional opportunities for other countries, including Armenia," President Aliyev said.
"Armenia currently has no railway links with its ally Russia. This railway link can be established from the territory of Azerbaijan. Armenia has no railway connection with its neighbor Iran. This railway can be provided through Nakhchivan. Azerbaijan will be connected with Turkey through the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Central Asia will be connected with Europe. So a new transport corridor is being created. Azerbaijan has already started this work. I am confident that our partner countries will also take advantage of these opportunities,' the head of state said.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko and Regional Director of the World Bank for Eastern Europe (Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine) Arup Banerjee signed an agreement to provide Ukraine with a grant in the amount of $4.5 billion.
This is reported by the Government portal , Ukrinform saw.
The specified grant funds were provided by the United States of America and sent to the Trust Fund of multiple donors as the third additional financing within the framework of the project 'Supporting public expenditures to ensure sustainable public administration in Ukraine.'
'We are grateful to the government of the United States of America and the World Bank team for their long-term cooperation, financial support and solidarity with Ukraine. These grant funds are another significant contribution to the financing of urgent needs for our country. This will allow us to continue to ensure the payment of salaries, social aid and pensions, and assistance for internally displaced persons in the conditions of repelling the aggressor,' Marchenko said during the signing of the agreement. Read also: biden announces allocation of $400m in new security assistance to ukraine
Raised grant funds from the Trust Fund in the amount of $4.5 billion will be directed to provide pension payments and certain programs of state social assistance, such as payment of housing and utility services, support of low-income families, disabled children, IDPs, as well as payment of medical services under the medical guarantee program, etc.
Today, Ukraine is implementing a joint project with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) 'Supporting public expenditures to ensure sustainable public administration in Ukraine' worth a total of $6.3 billion and EUR 1.441 billion, including a $5.8 billion grant. These funds are aimed at reimbursing state budget expenditures made to ensure the wages of employees of state bodies and budgetary institutions in the field of education, provision of pension payments and certain programs of state social assistance, as well as payment of medical services under the health care guarantee program at both the national and regional levels.
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Hong Kong will reopen one of its biggest Covid-19 isolation facilities as case numbers hit the highest in more than four months, putting strain on the hospital system and sparking uncertainty around whether the city can further ease virus policies.
Officials will have an additional 200 beds at Asia World Expo starting next week, with 100 health care workers to staff the facility, Lau Ka-hin, chief manager of quality and standards at the Hospital Authority, said at a briefing on Friday. It's part of a new stage of Covid management to alleviate pressure on the health-care system. Non-emergency services at hospitals will also be further reduced in order to free up beds and manpower, he said.
Hong Kong reported 6,445 new cases, the highest since the end of March when the city was exiting a wave of infections that at one stage was the deadliest in the world. There are 1,898 Covid patients in hospitals, including 25 serious cases, 36 in critical condition and 10 in intensive care.
'We are very concerned,” said Lau. 'We've come to a very key moment and we are worried that the situation may deteriorate further.”
The increase in daily infections is being fueled by more transmissible omicron subvariants and, while it follows this month's easing of quarantine rules for inbound travelers, imported cases make up a fraction of the total tally. Still, it casts uncertainty over whether there will be a further relaxation of measures as Hong Kong seeks to revive its reputation as a global financial hub.
Optimism had also been building that the city's plan to host a high-level, government-sponsored financial forum in November, as well as a rugby tournament the same month, could become an opportunity for the city to open up.
The rising number of cases are likely to be a hurdle in Hong Kong's plans to reopen its border with mainland China, with discussions last year scuppered by swelling infections in the city. The Hong Kong government is studying whether it can offer quarantine services to local travelers trying to enter China, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported this week.
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Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Bengali film actress Ritabhari Chakraborty took to social media on Monday to refute speculation about her wedding bells ringing.
Ritabhari issued a statement on Instagram saying she is not tying the knot anytime soon.
"I am not getting married anytime soon. I just recovered from two surgeries as you all know so all am focusing is on my health and all the projects I have signed to work on.
PS - No more articles or calls on this please. I am not going to talk about this," reads her Instagram post on Monday.
The actress' social media post comes amid unconfirmed reports speculating about a possibility of her engagement later this year and her wedding next year.
Specifications suggest that the actress might be tying the knot with her rumoured beau Tathagata Chatterjee, a psychologist by profession.
On the work front, Ritabhari's film 'Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti', which released last year, received acclaim and the actress was lauded for her performance.
She also features in the situational comedy film 'Tiki-Taka' helmed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay.
Reports suggest that the actress is planning to step into production soon.
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(MENAFN) Goldman Sachs anticipates home values to worsen through this year amid continued rising interest rates and decreasing housing costs.
The company wrote to clients earlier in January that it expects four U.S. cities will struggle the most disastrous dips, drawing contrasts to the 2008 housing crash.
San Jose, California; San Diego, California; Austin, Texas; and Phoenix, Arizona, might witness obvious rises before drastic reductions of over 25 percent.
These drops would be alike to those saw throughout the Great Recession in 2008. Home costs in the U.S. declined around 27 percent at the time, in line with the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index.
"Our 2023 revised forecast primarily reflects our view that interest rates will remain at elevated levels longer than currently priced in, with 10-year Treasury yields peaking in 2023 Q3," Goldman Sachs strategists showed, in agreement with the New York Post. "As a result, we are raising our forecast for the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.5 percent for year-end 2023 (representing a 30 bp increase from our prior expectation)."
Last year, mortgage rates rose from 3 percent to 6 percent.
"This [national] decline should be small enough as to avoid broad mortgage credit stress, with a sharp increase in foreclosures nationwide seeming unlikely," Goldman Sachs stated. "That said, overheated housing markets in the Southwest and Pacific coast, such as San Jose MSA, Austin MSA, Phoenix MSA, and San Diego MSA will likely grapple with peak-to-trough declines of over 25 percent, presenting localized risk of higher delinquencies for mortgages originated in 2022 or late 2021."
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Noida:“When I have a little money, I buy books; That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet. You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. Books are the best companions,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios while releasing the 23rd book of Khawaja Farooq Renzushah at Asian Academy of Film and Television.
Khawaja Farooq Renzushah is a former officer of Kashmir Administrative Service and renowned Writer. His 23rd book“Cashmir Bears Throne” saw light of the day in a grand function at Marwah Studios, Noida Film City, where Renzushah described the reasons for writing this book. He also narrated some of the stories which were quite emotional. He also presented copies of the book to the dignities present there.
The event was designed by Writers Associations of India and Asian Academy of Arts. Dr. Manoj Agarwal Director AAFT School of Performing Arts and Dr Ajay Jha Executive Director of AAFT also spoke on the subject. Later Sandeep Marwah honoured Khawaja Farooq Renzushah with memento and invited him to the next Global Literary Festival.
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Panaji, Jan 6 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy over the non-renewal of the Missionaries of Charity's Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act registration, Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai on Thursday visited two institutions run by the Christian order near Panaji and also gave financial assistance to the order.
During his visit to the charity home for destitute persons at Carambolim, Pillai was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik, according to a statement issued by the Goa government.
'Governor of Goa, Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai disbursed financial assistance to the charity homes and to the dialysis patients during his visit to the Missionaries of Charity institution at Carambolim today,' the statement said.
'Governor, Shri Pillai along with Union Minister of State for Tourism, Shri Shripad Naik interacted with the destitute people and sisters at Charity home. The sisters apprised the Governor about various activities carried out by them for the betterment of old age and destitute people,' the statement added.
In his speech at the charity home, Pillai lauded the efforts and selfless service of the sisters at Missionaries of Charity Home for the welfare of orphans, old people, destitutes and people with mental ailments. 'Service to such needy people is always treated as service to God. Everyone has to extend their support and help people who are in real need of support and assistance,' the Governor said.
The official statement said that 'Pillai distributed financial assistance to Missionaries of Charity at Carambolim and also Missionaries of Charity, Panaji home. He disbursed financial assistance to dialysis patients in Tiswadi taluka'.
In his New Year message, Goa Archbishop Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao had urged people with 'good will' to rally behind the Missionaries of Charity to help them overcome the 'stressful difficulties' faced by them in India in recent times.
'It is perhaps befitting to recall here the stressful difficulties and challenges that these Sisters of the much revered Mother Teresa have been facing in our country in recent times, while carrying out their mission of heroic service to the last, the least and the lost,' Ferrao had said.
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Tarek bin Zeyad Secondary School for Boys was announced as the winner of the fifth High School Wooden Bridge Competition (HSWBC) organised by the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering (CAE) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG), which concluded recently. Jassim bin Hamad Secondary School for Boys won the second place and Al Shahaneya Secondary School for Boys won the third place in the competition.
The closing ceremony of the competition was attended by CENG Dean Dr Khalifa Al Khalifa and CENG Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering Head Dr Mohammed Farouk, as well as CENG faculty and staff.
The competition included 17 schools and 51 Qatari students and lasted for two months starting from October. This initiative is one of the several high school outreach programs conducted by CENG to motivate students to join the field of engineering in general and civil engineering in particular. It involves teams using sticks and glue to construct model bridges. Department senior students, teaching assistants and faculty members visited selected teams and provided guidance and advice on their designs. The teams also paid a visit to the department for follow-up assistance.
Dr Al Khalifa said: 'This competition outlines CENG commitment to communicate with community members and students to raise their awareness of CENG programs and motivate them to join CENG and contribute to Qatar's development and progress. It also contributes to preparing Qatari national engineers who will be able to fulfil the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.
Dr Farouk said: 'Through HSWBC, the CAE Department is determined to equip secondary school students with the main skills of civil engineering and to enable them to test, design and build small bridges of different uses. Based on this competition, CAE attracted several Qatari students who joined the program and who will become civil engineers and support Qatar's projects. This competition showcases the importance of civil engineering to life in general and to industry in particular, and to attract distinguished Qatari students to the civil engineering program.
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Gold prices edged up on Wednesday morning, aided by a dip in the US dollar, with investors largely focusing on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech for insights into the US central bank's monetary policy path.
Spot gold was up 0.34 per cent at $1,754.9 per ounce, as of 9.20 am UAE time.
The precious metal prices rose in the UAE in line with global rates with 24K trading at Dh212.5 per gram, up by half a dirham from its last night's close.
Among the other variants of the yellow metal, 22K opened at Dh199.75 per gram, 21K at Dh190.5 and 18K at Dh163.25.
Powell's speech at a Brookings Institution event, scheduled for 10.30pm UAE time, will be evaluated for any new clues on the US central bank's plans for rate hikes next year.
Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst at Oanda, said gold is rallying again on the back of a softer dollar.
“I expect to see plenty more volatility in the coming days given the amount of US economic data that [is] being released including inflation, GDP, and the jobs report.
That sets us up nicely as we move into the final month of the year with only a couple of weeks to go until the hotly anticipated CPI inflation report and Fed meeting,” said Erlam.
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Govt signs MOUs with online travel companies to strengthen hospitality & tourism industry
New Delhi, Apr 16 (KNN) In its ongoing effort to strengthen the Hospitality and Tourism Industry especially in the times of the pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cleartrip and Ease My Trip.
The primary objective of this MoU is to provide extensive visibility to accommodation units which have self-certified themselves on SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness & Training for the Hospitality Industry) on the OTA platform.
'The MoU also outlines both parties to encourage units to register on NIDHI and thereby on SAATHI and encourage local tourism Industry with appropriate safeguards for curbing spread of COVID-19,' an official statement said on Friday.
The idea is also to gather more information on accommodation units in order to gain actionable insights & designing evidence based & targeted policy measures and to promote safe, honourable and sustainable tourism, it added.
The Ministry of Tourism and the online travel companies will endeavour to take necessary steps to encourage and promote strategic and technical co-operation in the tourism sector for overall benefit in the identified areas through the MoU.
It is expected that more such MOUs will be signed in the future order to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry, the statement added.
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(MENAFN - The Conversation) Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University Profile Articles Activity
I am a cultural historian with research interests in the intersections of gender, sexuality and religion. I studied at the University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. My PhD was published as, Sexual Politics in the Church of England, 1857-1957, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013).
I am currently Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University in Melbourne. I previously lectured at the University of South Wales, where I was co-director of the Centre for Gender Studies from 2010-2012. From 2012-2015 I was an Australian Research Council DECRA fellowship at La Trobe University, held jointly in History and the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society.
I am currently working on several projects, including (i) a biographical study of D. S. Bailey and the Church of England Moral Welfare Council in 1950s Britain; (ii) an ARC DECRA funded history of the Christian Right's involvement in Australian Sexual Politics; and, (iii) a history of the LGBT conversion therapy movement in Australia since 1973.
- 2012present DECRA Research Fellow, La Trobe University
- 20082012 Lecturer in History, University of Glamorgan
- 2007 University of Melbourne, PhD, History
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Sarkisian highlighted the importance of the role US plays in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as in maintaining peace and security in the region.
He also thanked Clinton for the “clear-cut and balanced” approach the US had over the Karabakh conflict at the OSCE Summit in Astana last year.
Clinton, in turn, said she had good memories of her visit to Armenia last year and thanked Sarkisian for the warm reception during that visit.
Speaking about the Armenia-Turkey normalization, Clinton said the US is committed in helping the two countries to continue the process of establishing relations.
Sarkisian and Clinton also discussed the further development of bilateral ties between the US and Armenia, as well as issues related to expanding the relations between the two countries.
The parties also referred to the current phase of the Karabakh conflict, as well as to issues referring to the process of the reforms being made in Armenia.


By Laman Ismayilova
Baku will host a nationwide competition among instrumental
mugham performers and mugham singers on September 2-9, Azernews
The music contest is co-organized by the Ministry of Science and
Education, the Culture Ministry, the Azerbaijani National
Conservatory, the Bulbul Foundation, and the Bulbul Secondary
Special Music School to mark the 125th anniversary of Azerbaijan's
outstanding singer, People's Artist of the USSR Murtuza
The competition includes a preliminary qualifying and two main
stages. During the qualifying stage, participants to be determined
will pass to the first stage of the competition.
The qualifying stage will take place at the Bulbul Secondary
Special Music School on September 2.
The Azerbaijani National Conservatory will host the first and
second stages on September 5-7.
The first stage of the competition will be held on September
5-6. At this stage, musicians can perform works by Azerbaijani and
foreign composers, mugham music, etc.
The second stage is scheduled for September 7 and requires a
piece from Bulbul's repertoire, preferably a mugham performance.
The republican music contest is open to spectators.
Musicians and instrumentalists aged 17-25 can participate in the
competition. Each contestant must submit a performance
(approximately 10 minutes) reflecting the richness and diversity of
Azerbaijan's traditional musical heritage.
Those wishing to take part in the competition should send an
application and documents (copy of ID, biography, and photo (10.7
cm * 14.8 cm, jpg) by August 25 to the email address
Media partners of the event are Azernews.Az, Trend.Az, Day.Az,
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(MENAFN- JCN NewsWire) Eisai Listed for 20th Consecutive Year in FTSE4Good Index Series, An Index for Socially Responsible Investment
TOKYO, Jul 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th consecutive year since its initial inclusion in 2002. The FTSE4Good Index Series is a global index series for socially responsible investment.
The FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to help investors integrate the global standard factors of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment decisions. Eisai received particularly high scores in "Corporate Governance", "Human Rights & Community", "Labor Standards", and "Anti-Corruption", among others. As of the end of June 2021, a total of 1,045 companies from around the world have been selected for the FTSE4Good Developed Index, including 204 companies from Japan.
Along with being listed in the FTSE4Good Index Series, Eisai is also listed in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, and S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, which are the four ESG investment indices for Japanese stocks adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
Eisai's corporate philosophy is to give first thought to patients and their families, and increase the benefits that health care provides as well as address diverse healthcare needs worldwide. By strengthening its ESG initiatives and increasing non-financial value, Eisai is striving to sustainably enhance corporate value based on this corporate philosophy.
Public Relations Department,
Eisai Co., Ltd.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Dmytro Pavlychko will be remembered as one of authors of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine and a founder of the People's Movement of Ukraine, as well as a famous poet.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on telegram , following the death of Dmytro Pavlychko, a Ukrainian poet and public figure, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Dmytro Pavlychko, a Ukrainian poet, public and political figure, Hero of Ukraine, has passed away. He will be remembered as one of authors of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine and a founder of the Ukrainian national movement. And, of course, as a famous poet. May his memory live forever,” Zelensky wrote.
A reminder that, on January 29, 2023, Dmytro Pavlychko, a famous Ukrainian poet, political and public figure, former member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, diplomat, Hero of Ukraine passed away, aged 93.
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has been ruled out of the Davis Cup Finals after testing positive for COVID-19, the country's tennis federation (RFET) said in a statement on Thursday.
Holders Spain takes on Ecuador in their Group A opener in Madrid on Friday.
'I wanted to communicate that today I have tested positive for COVID-19 which will prevent me from playing the Davis Cup that I was so excited about,' Alcaraz, 18, wrote on Instagram.
'At the moment I am very well, with very mild symptoms and we will see how it progresses. A lot of encouragement to the whole team, I will be cheering and watching on television.'
The RFET added that the rest of the Spanish team had undergone another round of PCR tests earlier on Thursday.
Alcaraz, who has enjoyed a breakthrough year on tour, won his first ATP title -- the Croatia Open -- in July before rounding off the season with victory at ATP Next Generation finals earlier this month.
Spain was already without 20-times major winner Rafa Nadal due to a foot injury, as well as Roberto Bautista Agut, who withdrew from the event this week with an abdominal injury and was replaced by Albert Ramos.
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Today's retail sales reports are consistent with yesterday's inflation data: We have failing demand in large parts of the economy, namely the ones that reflect the activity of the lower-income half of US households. This is reflected in weak retail sales ex-auto and gas, and sharply declining inflation in consumer prices ex-auto, gas and housing.
The housing component of CPI is problematic at best (homeowners buy a house and sell themselves the service of living in it according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics). It is distorted by the fact that with mortgage rates under 4%, home investment is an attractive investment for affluent households. But goods prices actually are declining, and CPI excluding housing, food and energy rose just 0.5% year-on-year. The wealth effect from equity and home price gains is keeping the US going, but the impact of low wage growth and fraying consumer balance sheets is a significant drag.
RBC points out that non-store retailers (online sales) showed a decline, which might point to measurement errors. It is often the case that the Census Bureau has difficulty measuring online sales, but monthly declines on the magnitude of August are not at all unusual (see chart above).
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LOS ANGELES —On the heels of leading multicultural initiatives for Netflix, Myles Worthington has launched his own agency with an eye on serving communities long overlooked by brands.
The company, called Worthi, offers marketing, communications, and content services designed to bridge the gap between brands and the full range of consumers with diverse cultures and needs. Offerings include brand strategy, audience identification, campaign development & execution, strategic business consultation, social/editorial strategy & community building and more.
“Some people call it multicultural marketing, some call it DEI marketing or inclusive marketing — but I believe the concept of ethnography best describes the unique space that Worthi will be taking up,” Worthington said.“We're working with some really exciting, motivated brands to strategically align their purpose and offerings with specific targeted audiences, focusing on those who have been historically and systemically marginalized.”
Worthington brings experience gleaned over roughly six years at Netflix, where he led initiatives including Strong Black Lead, which focuses on Black content; Con Todo, an online LatinX community; and Netflix Golden, a social media channel dedicated to the Asian diaspora. Earlier in his career, Worthington held roles at Golin and M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
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(MENAFN) EU ambassadors have adopted a common position on the digital reform of the Schengen visa procedure. The envoys approved the negotiating mandate of the Council of the EU, the institution representing member states, to start talks with the European Parliament on the new visa rules. Under the proposed reform, the EU would create a single digital platform for visa applications, eliminating the need for applicants to apply to different national consulates.
The new digital platform would allow travelers to upload their relevant documents, pay the fee, and follow the processing of their application on the website. Additionally, applicants would be able to specify if they plan to visit several EU countries, and the system could automatically determine which EU country is responsible for issuing the visa.
One significant change under the reforms would be the abolition of visa stickers and the adoption of a digital format of a cryptographically signed 2D barcode. The new system aims to streamline the application process and reduce the number of trips to the consulate for travelers, while also making the process smoother for national administrations.
Maria Malmer Stenergard, the Swedish minister for migration, commented on the decision, stating that online applications will make the process smoother for travelers and national administrations. She also highlighted that the digital visa will put an end to the risk of falsification and theft of the visa sticker.
The EU institutions will now begin negotiations on the details of the reform. This move is seen as a significant step forward in modernizing and digitizing the visa application process, making it more efficient, secure, and accessible for travelers. As the EU continues to develop and implement new digital technologies, it will be important to prioritize the protection of privacy and data security, while also ensuring that these technologies are accessible and inclusive for all individuals.
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(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Are you planning to adopt a cat? Well, let me tell you that cats are gloriously self-sufficient animals, unlike dogs. So, it is easier even for a busy person to take care of them. However, if you are new to this concept, you might get intimidated, a little bit. So, check out some of the best tips to become a good cat parent.
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(MENAFN) On Monday, the European STOXX 600 index experienced a marginal decline of 0.1 percent, following robust gains the previous week driven by optimistic expectations of interest rate reductions. Despite reaching its highest level in four months during early trading, the index relinquished some ground, marking its third consecutive weekly gain on Friday.
The dip in the index was attributed to a 2.4 percent fall in shares of mining companies, impacted by the weakening of commodity prices. Copper prices, in particular, suffered due to the strengthening dollar. Additionally, energy stocks saw a 1.6 percent decline, influenced by a drop in oil prices. This was exacerbated by the OPEC+ alliance's decision to cut supplies, coupled with uncertainties surrounding global fuel demand growth.
Investor attention this week is focused on significant data releases, including the Eurozone Purchasing Managers' Index, producer prices, retail sales, and gross domestic product. These indicators are crucial for gauging inflationary trends and economic expectations.
Nokia faced a setback with a 6.5 percent decline in its shares, prompted by market speculation suggesting that AT&T might remove the Finnish company from its list of vendors. On a positive note, Rolls-Royce and Proximus experienced gains of 3.1 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively, after J.P. Morgan upgraded the rating of both companies.
However, ASM International NV shares took a hit, falling by 6.4 percent and contributing to a 0.8 percent decline in the technology sector. The fluctuations in these stocks highlight the nuanced challenges and influences impacting the European market amid ongoing global economic uncertainties.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On March 19, the Russian army shelled a number of villages in Chernihiv and Sumy regions, using self-propelled artillery and mortars.
That's according to Operational Command north , Ukrinform reports.
“From 12:43 to 13:30, the Russians shelled the area of Kamianska Sloboda in Chernihiv region, likely using self-propelled guns, firing off 10 projectiles,” the Command wrote on Telegram.
In the area of Sopych, Sumy region, two strikes were recorded from 12:25 to 12:30. Read also: enemy shells sumy region's border areas, 19 strikes recorded
Also, the enemy fired six mines at the area of Khrinivka, Chernihiv region from 13:55 to 14:00, likely employing a 120mm mortar.
Neither casualties nor equipment losses were reported in any of the strikes. Read also: powerful strike hits enemy ammo depot in occupied kakhovka
The civilian population and infrastructure were not affected.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian troops shelled Sumy region three times before noon on March 19.
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Cait is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Planning, where she is a member of the Geographic Data Science Lab. As a quantitative human geographer, Cait's research investigates the causes and consequences of different types of spatial inequality, with a particular interest in energy or fuel poverty and energy justice.
Prior to joining Liverpool, Cait was a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) at Newcastle University. Here she worked on the Alan Turing Institute funded 'Spatial Inequality in the Smart City' project. This project explored the social and spatial inequalities embedded in sensor infrastructure increasingly deployed as part of smart city agendas.
Before joining Newcastle, Cait was a teaching-focused Lecturer in Geographical Information Systems at The University of Manchester where she also completed her PhD in Human Geography. Her PhD focused upon the geographies of vulnerability to energy poverty, an inability to access the socially and materially necessitated energy services in the home. Her research shed light on the geographies of vulnerability to energy poverty in case studies of England and China, from the scale of the neighbourhood to the household.
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AQABA — Alaswaq Al Oula Company, a“Jordanian Duty Free” company is implementing a project titled Fountain Complex in Aqaba, which will be officially launched in 2022.
The Fountain Complex project“is a commercial and entertainment complex which serves several sectors in the city of Aqaba, including tourism, in addition to providing social services for the city's residents as well as providing job opportunities”, Director of Jordanian Duty Free Operations Omar Bataineh said.
Bataineh's remarks came during a media tour of the port city organised by the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).
According to Bataineh, the complex will have banks, which will be operating all days of the week, international and local brands, restaurants and venues for entertainment.
“The project aims to provide products at preferential prices through tax concessions, especially the international brands. It will be a recreational centre for families in Aqaba,” he said.
Bataineh said that the complex will be an“investment attraction and is a translation of His Majesty's vision for the city”.
“The complex will provide multiple experiences suitable for all ages and all families. It will be a safe entertainment place for children,” Bataineh noted.
The Fountain Complex is located in the middle of the main tourist complexes and hotels on an area of 21,000 square metres, with a rental area of 10,500 square metres, in addition to 9000 square metres for car parking. Sixty-five per cent of the stores inside the complex have been rented, according to Bataineh.
The media tour continued to the North Park in Aqaba, which was established to empty the central island and Al Maras Street, a vital street in the port city where people used to have picnics and barbecues,
“The presence of people and vehicles on the central island and on the street posed a threat to their safety and distorts the visual environment in that area,” Shadi Nuimat, director of public works at ASEZA, said during the tour.
“The park serves the local community and provides them with places to picnic in a way that guarantees safety,” Nuimat added.
The North Park includes two playgrounds for children, an 1800-metre-long bicycle lane, sidewalks, parking and barbecue facilities, among others.
The park is accessible for people with disabilities, he said.
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UBS tenta anular multa fiscal de 1,8 bilhão de euros na mais alta corte francesa
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The hearing comes nearly two years after the Paris court of appeals more than halved UBS's initial fine but upheld a finding that the firm had illegally laundered funds.
The UBS legal saga in France has rumbled on for more than a decade. It's featured failed settlement talks, a banking boss calling his staffers“egomaniacs”, a whistle blower spying on former colleagues during tennis matches at the French Open and investigators accusing the bank of deploying tactics“worthy of James Bond” to avoid detection by authorities.
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The Cour de Cassation will examine UBS's guilt, the penalty it received and the damages award. UBS's total penalty included €800 million in reparation for the French state, a €1 billion confiscation order and a €3.75 million fine.
UBS declined to comment ahead of the hearing.
UBS was also convicted of covertly and unlawfully dispatching Swiss bankers in France to encourage prospective clients to move money across the border.
The nation's top court could take several months to deliver a verdict. If its interpretation diverges from the 2021 ruling, it could opt for a re-examination by a different panel of judges at the Paris appeals court.
UBS acquired local rival Credit Suisse in a rescue that closed in June. The deal has set the bank on one of the most complex integrations since the financial crisis, which includes efforts to keep key talent in certain areas while shedding other aspects of the business.
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The Swiss government said on Friday it had found“no overriding reasons” to block the export of 6,000 pieces of ammunition to Qatar.
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“In its evaluation of the situation, the Federal Council considered all the assessment criteria foreseen by the law [on weapons exports],” the executive wroteExternal link in a two-paragraph statement. No justification for vetoeing the deal was found.
The 27mm pieces are for use in revolver cannons onboard the European-built Eurofighter Typhoon jet, the government said. It did not name the arms manufacturer involved.
In line with the country's neutrality, Swiss weapons exports rules prohibit sending arms to countries involved in a civil or international war; they also stipulate that purchasing countries must ask permission from Bern before forwarding the weapons on to a third country – a requirement that sparked debates earlier this year when Bern vetoed the re-export of ammunition by Germany to Ukraine.
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UNSC discusses situation in Lebanon
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NEW YORK, July 22 (KUNA) -- UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka on Thursday briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in the country, shedding light on social, economic, financial and political effects on people.
The Council held a closed-door session to discuss the implementation of the Resolution 1701.
It listened to briefings from Wronecka, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano, based on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' report.
Wronecka hope for a real commitment to full implementation of the resolution. She lauded the Lebanese army's role in maintaining the country's security and stability as well as close cooperation with UNIFIL.
She renewed the UN calls for forming a government with full authorities to help the country be recovered.
The coordinator said that the UN does its best to lessen the crisis, holding the Lebanese leaders accountable for saving the country.
On the advent of the first anniversary of Beirut blast, Wronecka renewed the UN chief's call for conducting a transparent, comprehensive and fair probe.
At the end of the statement, she welcomed international community's continued readiness for helping Lebanon.
The discussions focused on holding fair and transparent elections in 2022 within the constitutional grace periods. (end)
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said that she was not sure if the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee report in the alleged 'cash-for-query' case 'would be placed or not in Parliament'.
Facing a barrage of questions from the media over the Ethics Committee tabling the report in Parliament, she said, "Let's see, I don't know whether they will place it or not."
Moitra is facing the charge of alleged 'cash for Parliament questions'.
Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla had referred the complaint of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against Moitra to the Ethics Committee.
On November 9, the committee adopted the draft report against Moitra in connection with the charges of alleged 'cash for Parliament questions' and submitted it to the Lok Sabha Speaker with the panel's recommendations.
On November 2, Moitra along with the opposition MPs of the Committee stormed out of the meeting accusing the committee's chairperson Vinod Sonkar of asking her "personal and unethical" questions.
The ethics committee is probing BJP MP Dubey's allegations that Moitra accepted cash and favours for asking questions in the Lok Sabha on businessman Gautam Adani at the behest of businessman Hiranandani.
On October 26, Dubey and advocate Dehadrai gave "oral evidence" to the panel against Moitra.
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New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in connection with a case of IED blast by the banned CPI-Maoist in Lanji Forest in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand in March 2021, officials said.
'Almost 700 kg of potash was procured illegally from Madhya Pradesh and brought in several consignments for delivery to CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand. These explosives were further supplied to the senior armed leaders of CPI-Maoist which were used by them for making IEDs and targeting the security forces,' the NIA has mentioned in the chargesheet, according to a source.
The NIA official said that the supplementary charge sheet was filed against two accused - Sukhram Ramtai alias Sukhram Tamariya and Jaiki Paradhi alias Jaiki - under various sections, including murder, of the IPC, the Explosive Substance Act and the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act before the NIA Special Court, Ranchi.
'The case relates to an IED blast that took place on March 4, 2021 in Lanji Forest Hill Area, located under PS Toklo, Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand resulting in the death of three personnel of Jharkhand Jaguar (STF). Three persons including ASI of CRPF had suffered grievous injuries,' said the NIA official.
Initially a case was lodged with the Toklo Police Station, but in view the gravity of the matter, the case was transferred to the NIA. The NIA formed a team of officials, recorded the testimonies of a lot of people and collected incriminating documents. After collecting a lot of evidence, the NIA decided to submit the charge sheet.
On September 7, 2021, the NIA had filed the charge sheet against 19 accused persons.
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(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Mar 5 (KNN) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently convened the inaugural National Conference of Enforcement Chiefs of the State and Central GST Formations, emphasising the pivotal role of technology in fortifying the tax system.
In her address, Sitharaman underscored the imperative for leveraging technological advancements to address loopholes and enhance services for taxpayers.
Sitharaman emphasised the urgency of addressing classification-related issues promptly through appropriate channels.
Furthermore, Sitharaman called upon GST officials to engage stakeholders actively to understand their concerns, streamline processes, and boost compliance collaboratively.
She accentuated the significance of regular meetings among enforcement chiefs, fostering a platform for sharing successful strategies and overcoming obstacles towards a more efficient tax infrastructure.
Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra reiterated the critical role of enforcement in ensuring the success of the GST system.
He outlined key priorities, including targeting high-risk areas, combating tax evasion, and strengthening collaboration between central and state authorities.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal underscored the detrimental impact of fake entities and GST evasion on revenue and fair competition.
He stressed the importance of employing strong data analytics and technology to stay ahead of perpetrators of GST evasion.
Agarwal also emphasised adherence to CBIC instructions regarding enforcement actions.
The crackdown on fake registrations and bogus billing since May 2023 alone has uncovered ITC tax evasion amounting to Rs 49,623 crore involving 31,512 bogus firms. CBIC officers have identified fake ITC evasion of Rs 1,14,755 crore since 2020.
During the conference, Maharashtra state GST officers reported identifying 41,601 suspected non-genuine taxpayers, with 6,034 NGTPs detected based on various intelligence sources. Steps to improve detection rates were outlined.
The conference concluded with the decision to hold bi-annual National Conferences of Enforcement Chiefs of State and Central GST Formations, marking a commitment to continuous improvement and collaboration in tax enforcement efforts.
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DUBAI, 16th January, 2018 (WAM) -- The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, MBRF, has announced plans to organise the first-ever Arab Innovation Forum on 26th-28th February, 2018, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, DWTC.
The foundation revealed its plans at a press conference held today at the St. Regis Dubai hotel in Al Habtoor City, and was attended by MBRF's CEO Jamal bin Huwaireb, in addition to Saif Al Mansoori, Corporate Affairs Advisor; Dr. Khaled Al Wazni, Strategy and Knowledge Advisor, and Mohannad Shaheen, Project Manager, along with representatives from media outlets across the UAE.
The upcoming forum offers a platform for institutions, experts and entrepreneurs to come together, showcase their innovations, discuss topics of interest and forge professional strategic ties to strengthen the economy. The event covers innovation in major sectors such as smart government, communication technologies, healthcare, renewable energy, transportation, and financial services.
Speaking at the conference, Bin Huwaireb explained that the foundation is launching the Arab Innovation Forum as part of its mission to build knowledge centred societies, embrace projects and initiatives that support ideas and innovation, and provide opportunities for young generations to learn and to create sustainable solutions for their communities.
"Innovation is a key element in the development of both individuals and communities, he added, especially with the rapid social, intellectual and economic changes taking place in the world every day. This makes it necessary for societies to promote innovation in their development plans if they want to maintain their competitiveness," he continued.
Bin Huwaireb added that the Arab Innovation Forum is in line with the aspirations of the UAE Government to place innovation at the core of all strategies and development plans.
The forum will be divided into several sessions, and will also include a series of workshops on innovation, as well as topics of interest for emerging companies such as attracting investment, growth and global expansion.
The event will also include the Arab Innovation Forum Award ceremony to recognise and reward original innovations from all six sectors covered by the event, as well as two additional awards for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
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(MENAFNEditorial) NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2018 / Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: NGS ) will be discussing their earnings results in their Q4 Earnings Call to be held on March 8, 2018, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
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IIT Mandi launches skill development courses for local youth
Mandi, Sept 22 (KNN) The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT) has joined hands with Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN) to offer skill development courses to Himachali Youth.
IIT Mandi will offer five short different courses in Embedded Systems, Model Predictive Control for Industrial Systems, Training of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Modelling for Engineering, and Product Design and Manufacturing course.
The primary aim of this collaboration is to equip students with relevant skills to make them employable and ready for the job market. These courses will run for the duration of one month.
The centre for Continuing Education (CCE) IIT Mandi will offer these courses under HPKVN scheme.
The course is open to diploma engineers, engineering students, working engineers, Post Graduates and PhD level students and faculty members of technical institutions of Himachal Pradesh who are having a strong willingness to excel in their scientific and engineering research pursuits.
Speaking about the new courses, Tushar Jain, Head, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), said“Seeing the success of the first course on School Camp on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (PRAYAS 1.0), we are further launching five new courses to further develop the skills of Himachali Youth in collaboration with HPKVN, Shimla.”
“These courses target specific branches of engineering disciplines, which are helpful to train the young minds of Himachal Pradesh under the mentorship of experts at IIT Mandi and make them ready for the current job market,” he said.
A participation certificate from the Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Mandi will be given to all the participants on successfully completing the course. (KNN Bureau)
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Turkey’s Borsa Istanbul opens Monday’s session on higher note
(MENAFN) Turkey’s main share index BIST 100 started the week at 3,202.77 points on Monday, surging 0.72 percent or 22.78 points from the prior end.
The US dollar/Turkish lira selling price jumped to 18.5634 as of 07.53 A M regional time (0453GMT), in comparison to 18.5200 at the prior end.
The euro/Turkish lira trading price saw a surge to reach 18.2482 from 18.1600, whereas a British pound sold for 20.6532 Turkish liras, dropping from 20.7050.
Brent crude oil was trading for nearly USD 87.25 a barrel, surging 2.48 percent, whereas the price of an ounce of gold stood at USD1,664.10.
Financiers are now concentrated on the OPEC+ gathering set on the 5th of October, when the group is anticipated to cut production in November along with its request outlook.
The group had accepted to reduce output by 100,000 barrels a day this month.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.9
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
The inflow of foreign investment into the Uzbek economy decreased by more than 40 percent, from $ 3.3 billion to $ 1.9 billion in the period from 2011 to 2016.
This was announced by Azim Ahmedkhadzhayev, the Chairman of the State Committee for Investments at the round table on improving the investment climate in the country Nov. 8.
However, foreign investments in Uzbekistan amounted to $4.2 billion since the beginning of the year. Some $ 3.7 billion of total investments came accounted for the foreign direct investment. Among the investors are companies from the USA, Turkey, South Korea, Germany, Russia and Japan, he noted.
Ahmedkhadzhayev noted that one of the tasks of the committee is to disclose the country's total investment potential. Efforts in this direction were recognized by the World Bank in the new ranking "Doing Business-2018", in which Uzbekistan entered the top ten world leaders to improve the business climate.
"From 2012 to 2017, Uzbekistan rose up by 92 positions in the ranking - from 166th to 74th place. Our next goal is quite ambitious - we want to enter the top 20 countries by 2025, " he said.
Uzbekistan is carrying out a significant revision of the legislative framework for attracting foreign investments, Azim Ahmedkhadzhayev stressed. A draft concept of the Investment Code has been developed, he said, adding that this is a consolidated legal document that does not have any references to external regulations or articles.
A meeting of the Council for Foreign Investments will be held in late November, where it is planned to discuss the mechanisms of public-private partnership in Uzbekistan, as well as the corresponding bill.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Serious crimes have dropped by 75 per cent in Bur Dubai district in 2017, according to studies revealed by the Dubai Police.
The Bur Dubai police station has also made a settlement of cheques worth Dh766 million in the same year compared to Dh825 million in 2016.
The decrease in crimes is attributed to the implementation of security programmes by the Bur Dubai police station.
Major-General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, assistant commander-in-chief of the criminal investigation department at Dubai Police, praised the efforts exerted by the Bur Dubai police station headed by Brigadier Abdullah Khadem Sorour, director of the police station. He also lauded the use of artificial intelligence techniques for Dubai Police services.
The Bur Dubai police station attended 102,802 cases last year, 33 per cent of which required smart treatment. The department achieved 98 per cent of the completion time ratio, although the completion ratio target set by the police was 90 per cent. An average of three minutes and 12 seconds was taken for service transactions, while the average waiting time of customers was four minutes and 37 seconds.
The statistics were revealed during the annual inspection of the station in the presence of Colonel Saleh AlHamrani, deputy director-general of department of excellence and leadership, Colonel Khalid Sulaiman, director of inspection and supervision department, Lieutenant Colonel Rashed Mohammed Saleh, deputy director of Bur Dubai Police Station, Major Dr Abdul Razzaq Al Mazmi, head of inspection, and a number of officers.
Maj-Gen Al Mansoori was briefed on the techniques, systems, applications and smart solutions applied at the Bur Dubai police station. "What the police achieved in the Bur Dubai Jurisdiction is a good indicator of the effort is exerted by employees within an integrative system to achieve the highest possible accuracy within the Dubai Police objectives," he said.
Maj-Gen Al Mansoori directed to increase awareness campaigns and intensify patrols on the areas prone to traffic accidents in the Bur Dubai jurisdiction area.
Meanwhile, the Dubai Police have implemented five traffic campaigns in cooperation with the General Department of Traffic. These include campaigns on dangerous of taking sudden deviation turn, not leaving enough distance between vehicles, the importance of crossing from pedestrian crossing, and summer without accidents.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A 16-strong delegation from Abu Dhabi's tourism industry is heading to Russia's top travel show this week as the destination looks to building or rising hotel guest arrivals from the federation.
The Leisure Moscow delegation, headed by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, or TCA Abu Dhabi, includes hotels and resorts, Etihad Airways, inbound tour operators and destination management companies.
The move comes as TCA Abu Dhabi figures show a significant rise in the number of Russians staying in the emirate's hotels and resorts.
In the first seven months of this year, some 10,061 Russians checked into Abu Dhabi's hotels and resorts - a 38 per cent rise on the same period last year - and together they accounted for some 58,114 guest nights - a rise of 42 per cent over the same comparative period.
"Russia is an increasingly important market for Abu Dhabi with the country now entered our Top 20 ranking of our most productive overseas sources," said Mubarak Al Nuaimi, international promotions manager at TCA Abu Dhabi.
"An increasing number of Mice and business travel companies are including more UAE possibilities in their brochures and packages - our aim is to ensure Abu Dhabi features among them."
"Further evidence of Russian interest in Abu Dhabi has come from the relaunch of our visitabudhabi.ae consumer website last June. Since then the site has received double the number of Russian visitors compared to the whole of last year. Site visits from Russia are currently averaging in excess of 12,500 per month, with the majority emanating from Moscow."
Russians' air access to Abu Dhabi has eased during the last seven months with Etihad Airways flying daily from Moscow and the country's first private carrier, TransAero initiating twice-weekly, non-stop flights for tour operator bookings to Abu Dhabi.
The visit is among a number of initiatives TCA Abu Dhabi is undertaking this month to stimulate increased response from the Russian and CIS markets. Others include road shows in Kiev, Ukraine, and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Bigger deficit? Tax impacts? State budget questions abound
ST. PAUL – Federal tax law changes could lead to a deeper Minnesota budget deficit, the state Senate leader says, one of several uncertainties about the state budget.
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São Paulo – The third edition of Arab Men's Fashion Week will be held from January 28 to 30 in the creative hub of Dubai Design District (d3), United Arab Emirates, Saudi newspaper Arab News reported.
Powered by the Arab Fashion Council and d3, Arab Men's Fashion Week Fall 2023 is scheduled to take place in-person, as opposed to the previous events that got underway as a hybrid format.
Participants include regional and international designers — such as Amato, Michael Cinco, Anomalous, Tagueule, Maison du Mec, Emergency Room, Ahmed Amer, Zaid Faroiki, Born in Exile, Valette Studio e Asher Levine. They will premiere their Fall 2023 collections via a runway format in d3.
The shows will also be livestreamed from 6-10 pm (GST) by Meta, formerly known as Facebook Inc. Check out the official schedule .
Khadija Al-Bastaki, executive director of Dubai Design District (d3), said in a statement:“d3 is like no other design and fashion community in the world. We nurture an impactful creative community where international and homegrown companies share a common address, providing emerging designers an unrivalled launch pad to a bigger and brighter future. Our region is home to a number of noteworthy labels who are rewriting the rules on men's fashion and we are delighted to showcase them on a larger scale.”
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
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State Sen. Rod Skoe and Rep. Roger Erikson recently held a town meeting in Park Rapids to discuss Gov. Mark Dayton's 2014-2015 budget proposal and to obtain citizen input on several legislative issues.
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(MENAFN) European share markets closed Friday with nearly 2 percent declines as eurozone manufacturing production fell to its worst rate in 28 months.
Eurozone Manufacturing Output Index fell to 46.2 this month, declining from 46.5 in the month before, as shown by a flash reading from US-based economic services firm S&P Global previously.
Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index also fell to 48.5, from 49.6, indicating its worst rate in 27 months.
The STOXX Europe 600, which contains nearly 90 percent of the market capitalization of the European market in 17 nations, was 9.36 points lower, or 2.34 percent, to finish the most recent exchange session of the week at 390.40.
The UK’s FTSE 100 dropped 140 points, or 1.97 percent, to close the day at 7,018. Germany’s DAX 30 fell 247 points, also 1.97 percent, to 12,284.
France’s CAC 40 was lower by 135 points, or 2.28 percent, to 5,783 at the ending bell.
Italy’s FTSE MIB was the poorest performer of the day, dropping 732 points, or 3.36 percent, to 21,066.
Spain’s IBEX 35 decreased 191 points, or 2.46 percent, to end at 7,583.
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German families, small firms increase natural gas use
(MENAFN) German families and small companies increased their natural gas use by 14.5 percent above the five-year average in the week from September 19 to 25, as said by Germany’s energy manager, the Federal Network Agency.
The private sector shows around 40 percent of gas use in Germany, mostly using gas for heating.
The rise accorded with 2022’s first cold snap, with temperatures in northwest Europe decreasing under the 30-year average. On the other hand, in agreement with the manager, “the savings required to avoid a gas shortage must be achieved independently of temperatures.”
The Federal Network Agency added that a decrease in use of more than 20 percent is needed to prevent a gas lack in the next months.
“The gas consumption of households and businesses in the last week was well above the average consumption of previous years. This week's figures are therefore very sobering. Without significant savings in the private sector, too, it will be difficult to avoid a gas shortage in winter,” Klaus Muller, chief of the Federal Network Agency, stated, remarking on the information.
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Ellsworth schools' facilities committee finds deficiencies
After six months, 14 meetings and 30 hours of gathering information, the ad hoc facilities committee presented their findings to the Ellsworth School Board Monday.
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Pakistan will continue efforts for peace in world: Dar
Says Pakistan wants durable peace in the region.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan will continue its efforts towards peace in the world.
Talking to US National Security Adviser McMaster on telephone today, he said Pakistan wants durable peace in the region.
The regional security situation also came under the discussion.


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — Jordan ranks the second highest countryin the Arab region and 46th globally when it comes to the prices of gasoline octane-95, a type of premium gasoline, according to Global Petrol Prices index, issued on October 11.
Global Petrol Prices index is a global tracker for the retail prices of petrol in 150 countries around the world, according to its website.
All countries have access to the same petroleum prices in international markets, but some countries impose different taxes. As a result, the retail price of gasoline is different in each country, according to Global Petrol Prices.
The average price of gasoline around the world is $1.21 per litre, but for Jordan, the price is $1.495 per litre, according to Global Petrol Prices.
Yemen tops the Arab region in gasoline prices, Jordan ranks second and Lebanon third, according to the index.
Globally, Hong Kong ranks first, the Netherlands second and Norway third, according to the index.
“The prices of fuel derivatives in Jordan are calculated based on shipping and logistics cost, local selling prices and international selling prices for 30 days ahead of the selling date at the Jordanian market, Mashhour Abu Eid, spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, told The Jordan Times.
The fuel derivatives' prices see an increase or a decrease based on international fuel prices, he said.
Abu Eid noted that Jordan, like any other country, imposes taxes and subsidies on fuel derivatives' prices.
Fuel prices in Jordan are regulated by the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission, according to the Petroleum Derivatives Pricing Law 22 of 2019, Abu Eid added.
“Privately owned companies now have the option to either import fuel derivatives or buy from the Jordanian Petroleum Refinery, according to the new law,” Abu Eid added.
Mansour Hadidi, an electric cars retailor, said that as fuel prices are increasing, electric cars are becoming widely popular among Jordanians.
“Electric cars prove to be friendlier in terms of saving money and the environment as well,” Hadidi added.
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The oldest temple in the world has been accorded special protection by the United Nations.
The 11,000-year-old temple site in Turkey's southeastern Anatolia region was granted UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN agency announced at a meeting in Manama, the Bahraini capital.
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Located in what was once known as Upper Mesopotamia, Gobekli Tepe (Potbelly Hill) is the world's oldest known megalithic structure.
The site in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa was reopened to tourists earlier this year after restoration work was completed.
The site contains "monumental circular and rectangular megalithic structures, interpreted as enclosures, which were erected by hunter-gatherers in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic age between 9,600 and 8,200 BC," UNESCO said in a statement.
"It is likely that these monuments were used in connection with rituals, probably of a funerary nature."
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