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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.
Iran and the United States have been holding indirect Oman-brokered talks on the settlement of the situation around the Iranian nuclear program since April
The incident occurred in Damascus’ al-Duwaila neighborhood populated mostly by Christians
Iran, in his words, doesn’t want to engage in talks for the sake of talks
According to the lawmakers, the committee’s meeting was attended by a representative from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and a deputy foreign minister
President Donald Trump held crisis talks with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as world leaders plan for Iran's revenge after its nuclear sites were severely damaged overnight.
President Donald Trump held crisis talks with UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer as world leaders plan for Iran's revenge after its nuclear sites were severely damaged overnight.
Teens Malik L'Italien and Jayden Napon have known each other for more than a decade. The 16-year-old best friends from Montreal share the same birthday and were recently drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads.
Quebec provincial police say they're searching Watshishou Lake, on the North Shore, for four people who went missing after the helicopter transporting them crashed Friday night.
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In the past two years, at least five rideshare drivers have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault or convicted in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, police data shows. But despite having done so for the U.S., companies such as Uber and Lyft have not released data on alleged sexual assaults in Canada.
Emmanuel Obakamba Ombana, Acteur de la société civile, et par ailleurs Spécialiste des questions de promotion de l'emploi des jeunes certifié par l'OIT, et Président de l'association Junior Entreprise Conseil, salue avec ferveur la décision du Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, de transformer le Rassemblement Des Bâtisseurs (RDB) en un parti politique présidentiel à part entière. C'est un tournant historique. Ce (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Brussels has rallied behind Israel, asking Iran to please stop bleeding on the carpet Read Full Article at RT.com
A roundup of reactions as US joins Israel’s war and attacks three Iranian nuclear sites after days of speculation over US involvement in the conflict.
The Swedish-Somali artist Salad Hilowle stands in front of one of his very large photographs at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis.
Lilongwe Police has arrested eight people on suspicion that they took part in the vandalism of Chisiyo Police Unit, torching two vehicles and theft of office equipment on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Police Publicist Hastings Chigalu said the arrests were made on Thursday night, at Zamkutu-Bypass where law enforcers also recovered from the suspects, […] The post Police arrests eight over vandalism, theft of a police unit in Lilongwe appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
The upcoming NATO meeting is expected to focus on increasing defense spending and largely leave the Ukraine conflict off the agenda Read Full Article at RT.com
Before Trump’s actions, some Republicans and public polls showed hesitancy to attack Iran. After the strikes, opinions largely coalesced along party lines.
Trump’s statement that he might wait “two weeks” to decide on striking Iran was part of an elaborate administration effort at “misdirection,” officials said.
The Mar Elias Church in Damascus has reportedly been hit by a suicide bomber during services Read Full Article at RT.com
RT has gathered reactions in Moscow, ranging from geopolitical alarm to bitter irony, following the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites Read Full Article at RT.com
The bloc has condemned Latvia’s naturalization procedures for non-citizens Read Full Article at RT.com
When asked whether a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be a red line for the United States, he replied that well, I think that would be suicidal or the Iranians themselves. I mean, their entire economy runs through the Strait of Hormuz"
The AEOI chief also stressed that his country reserves the right to defend its own national interests, including potential measures against the IAEA chief’s «personal inaction and complicity»
J.D. Vance said that I'm not going to get into sensitive intelligence here, but I think that we have really pushed their program back by a very long time
During the strikes, an IAF aircraft identified Iranian Armed Forces soldiers loading missile launchers and eliminated them," it said, adding that the Israeli military will continue delivering strikes throughout Iran to eliminate threats to Israel
In turn, US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with NBC News that a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be suicidal for the Iranian economy
Dans le cadre du suivi de la situation des sinistrés de Plaine Orety, le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a instruit une réponse rapide et ciblée en faveur des élèves de terminale impactés, à l'approche des épreuves du baccalauréat. Sous cette impulsion, la Ministre de l'Éducation nationale, Madame Camélia Ntoutoume Leclercq, s'est rendue ce jour au Lycée national Léon Mba pour superviser la prise en charge effective des (...) - SOCIAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON
Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced a significant increase in reservation for Anganwadi workers, raising it to 50% for supervisor posts. In a move towards social inclusion, the state cabinet has also approved OBC status for the transgender community, with identity cards issued to original inhabitants of Assam.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has criticised the BJP-led central government's foreign policy amidst escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, questioning India's stance. This comes after reported US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, confirmed by the IAEA, while Iran condemned the attacks and Israel hailed the operation. India is currently focused on evacuating its citizens from the conflict zone.
The US terror threat has been heightened after President Trump's strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites overnight as Tehran weighs its response.
TEHRAN - The Department of Environment has strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Zionist regime on fossil fuel storage facilities as deliberate creation of environmental crises and a clear violation of international principles and commitments to environmental protection.
TEHRAN--Rescue workers of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) are those who devote their lives to rescue people. They go deep into the incident to rescue the trapped person without any delay or hesitation. Amir Momeni is one of the rescue workers who speaks about the stressful minutes among the storm and the fire.
TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to the United States following a U.S. airstrike on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities, declaring that the aggressors «possess neither initiative nor the ability to escape retaliation.»
President Donald Trump has claimed that Tehran’s nuclear facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” Read Full Article at RT.com
US VP Vance does not want the Israelis dragging Washington into another conflict, sources have told the agency Read Full Article at RT.com
