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A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abb
A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, said Qatar and Pakistan last year signed a $1 billion agreement, under which Qatar's Liquefied Gas Company Limited will sell LNG from 2016 to year 2031 to state-run Pakistan State Oil.
He said since no sanctions have been imposed on Qatar by the United Nations, Pakistan and Qatar were bound to abide by the agreement.
Qatar has released an initial report into the alleged hack of its state-run news agency, an incident which helped spark a diplomatic crisis between the energy-rich country and Arab nations.
The Qatari Interior Ministry said late Wednesday that the website of the Qatar News Agency was initially hacked in April with "high techniques and innovative methods."
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
The foreign minister underscored that the head of the Iranian delegation to the SCO Council meeting Mehdi Safari "reaffirmed the clear interest in implementation of a number of practical projects in transportation and energy
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It is reported that 90% of the income from the assets will go to the European Peace Fund
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The top Russian diplomat pointed to the fact that Chinese President Xi Jinping «clearly articulated that the Chinese side will support the convention of an international conference, which will reflect the interests of both Russia and Ukraine equally and will be based on a large number of ideas and initiatives»
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The Hungarian foreign minister believes that «everything must be done in order to avoid any kind of direct confrontation between NATO and Russia»
Sergey Lavrov noted that during the meeting, the participants expressed the sincerest condolences and solidarity with the Iranian people
The top diplomat remarked that Russia did not rule out that «Washington and its satellites hatch such plans whenever they try to provoke unrest on the Korean Peninsula»
Amid this behavior of the US in particular, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry and other agencies actively and swiftly replace any parts that were previously delivered from the West, the foreign minister stressed
According to the top Russian diplomat, NATO and EU officials are seeking to introduce their institutions in Eurasia and make the countries of the region obey their rules
The EU has agreed to use profits generated by frozen Russian assets to aid Kiev, Czech foreign minister Jan Lipavsky has announced Read Full Article at RT.com
Syrian first lady Asma Assad has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer, the presidency has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Three officials from the Raj Bhavan went to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court on Tuesday and obtained anticipatory bail for a case filed against them. A case was filed against the three officials from the Raj Bhavan for allegedly restraining a woman, who accused West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose of molestation.
The Congress alleged on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been engaging in polarization during the election and creating a 'communal pitch'. However, the Congress chose not to engage in that and instead focused on its 'paach nyay' agenda. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack came over Modi's remarks in an interview with PTI.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is expected to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who passed away in a helicopter crash, according to sources. A one-day state mourning is being observed across India on Tuesday. The Iranian president, the country's foreign minister, and several other officials were discovered deceased on Monday.
India's rank on the WEF's travel & tourism development index 2024 has improved to 39th place, with global tourism activities returning to pre-pandemic levels. India is ranked highest in South Asia and among the lower-middle-income economies, even though the US topped the list. Spain, Japan, France, and Australia are ranked among the top five countries in the 2024 list.
The Russian top diplomat recalled that for the moment 14 countries have the status of dialogue partners within SCO
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