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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.
Jackie Patton, who lives nearby, told CBC News she was having lunch when she heard multiple police sirens rush into the plaza. She said about a minute later, she heard three shots.
A Malawian MP used his time on the floor of parliament to deliver an extraordinary rundown of his own personal spending on public infrastructure — insisting he had been forced to dig into his own pocket “on behalf of government” to tackle poverty in his constituency. Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, MP for Rumphi Central and deputy […] The post Mtumbuka lists lengthy catalogue of personal contributions to Rumphi— from mortuaries to bridges to solar lights appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
A 28-year-old Malaysian man, allegedly a member of a money laundering syndicate, was arrested on Tuesday (July 21) after he was arrested by Malaysian authorities in Kuala Lumpur and handed over to officers from the police's new Cyber Command.In a news release on the same night, police said the State Courts of Singapore had issued a Warrant to Arrest (WTA) for the man.This follows a two-month-long operation, codenamed Operation Frontier+ III, which targeted transnational scams.The operation was conducted in partnership with nine foreign law enforcement agencies.Police said the man's syndicate was disrupted in March 2026, acting on information provided by Maribank.The man was arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police's (RMP) Commercial Crime Investigation Department at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday.
A 22-year-old will be charged in court on Wednesday (July 22) for his alleged involvement in several cases of loanshark harassment islandwide. The police said in a news release on Tuesday night that they were alerted to a series of such cases between July 18 and 20.The victims of these cases had the main doors of their residential units splashed with red paint and the walls along the common corridor of the affected units were scribbled with loanshark-related graffiti.A photograph of one of the alleged crime scenes show a debtor's note scribbled on a wall outside a residential unit.The note reads: «O$P$ This time last warning. Next time I sure burn house already! Don't try my patient!!! Your family and neighbours sure cry (sic).»Officers from Bedok, Clementi and Woodlands Police Divisions identified the man through follow-up investigations and with the aid of images from police cameras.He was arrested on Tuesday and a mobile phone was seized as case exhibit.
Two Marsiling volunteers have been commended for administering first aid to an injured motorcyclist following a road accident along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), remaining with him until emergency responders arrived.According to a Facebook post by Marsiling Bravehearts, the incident took place on Saturday (July 18) night, after volunteers Alex and Neil from the Marsiling Community Emergency and Engagement Committee had completed their National Day Parade duty.The duo reportedly came across the traffic accident, where officers from the Singapore Police Force Public Transport Security Command were already managing the scene.Seeing that the motorcyclist had been injured, Alex and Neil stepped forward to assist while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.Despite a language barrier, Neil helped translate and communicate with the injured rider while Alex assessed his condition.The rider was reportedly suffering from severe leg pain. Drawing on their first-aid training, the volunteers treated the injury as a potential fracture and stabilised him until Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel arrived.
Yana Lantratova also said that if there are citizens of Ukraine who wish to go home, they «can freely leave through Russian territory»
According to the US military, the strikes targeted Iranian military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure
Yana Lantratova added that she has managed to establish close communication with the Ukrainian ombudsman
A little-known Indian company incorporated barely two years ago has landed a staggering $20.2 million (K35 billion) contract to supply maize to Malawi’s National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA), raising eyebrows over how such a small operation secured one of the country’s biggest food procurement deals. Global Agri Services Limited was only incorporated on 12 March […] The post Mystery over K35bn maize deal as tiny Indian firm wins massive Malawi contract appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
Four Members of Parliament from Rumphi District in northern Malawi have pooled K10.5 million of their own constituency funds to renovate the mortuary at Rumphi District Hospital, after months of breakdowns left the vast majority of its units out of action. The initiative, led by Rumphi Central MP Dr Mathews Mtumbuka, comes after nine of […] The post Rumphi MPs from four parties club together to fund mortuary repairs after govt fails to act appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
La représentante de Tāho'e Tātou a annoncé qu'elle suivrait l'initiative du Tavini Huiraatira en soutenant la motion de défiance visant à renverser le gouvernement de Moetai Brotherson.
Alors que la participation du Port autonome de Papeete au financement des trois nouveaux ATR d'Air Moana suscite la controverse, l'expert-comptable Simon Chaize rappelle que ce type d'opération, loin d'être exceptionnel, répond à un principe fiscal applicable à toute entité imposable, qu'elle soit publique ou privée.
Taruia Krainer, figure bien connue du cyclisme polynésien, a été percuté par une voiture ce lundi soir alors qu’il s’entraînait à vélo. Hospitalisé, son pronostic vital n’est pas engagé, mais ses blessures nécessitent une immobilisation d’au moins deux mois.
Tomio Okamura, says he refuses to finance Ukraine, «which supports collaborators with the Nazis»
According to preliminary data, two facilities were damaged
Alberta-based liquor businesses say they will be impacted if the United States follows through with a threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian alcohol products next month and some are calling for the province to retaliate.
Jackie Patton, who lives nearby, told CBC News she was having lunch when she heard multiple police sirens rush into the plaza. She said about a minute later, she heard three shots.
A high-ranking Iranian source says this could be the case if London joins the US war against the Islamic Republic
As reported by the Strana publication, the move could potentially provoke serious conflict within military leadership, especially over defense budget management
Marat Berdyev added that there is no isolation of Russia, nor it is foreseen
The US military says the strikes «are designed to continue degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz»
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and his Laotian counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane have lauded ‘high level’ relations at the ASEAN summit in Manila Read Full Article at RT.com
