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Qatar Committed To Assist Muslim Countries To Achieve National Reconciliation

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New York, September 24 (QNA) - The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, has stressed that the State of Qatar spares no effort to help brotherly Muslim countries to achieve national reconciliation away from any form of discrimination.

In this context, HE Al Muraikhi pointed to HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani' s efforts, which led to the resolution of the border conflict between Djibouti and Eritrea, achieving a fair and peaceful settlement based on principles of good neighborliness and mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty within the internationally recognized borders and the release of all Djiboutian prisoners of war.

On the Palestinian cause, HE Al Muraikhi said in his statement delivered before the Annual Coordination Meeting (ACM) of the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held on the sidelines of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Palestine, in particular Al Quds, is the central issue for the Islamic nation, so the lack of a solution to the Palestinian cause is the main challenge not only to the Muslim world but also the whole world.

The continued Israeli occupation, settlement policy and the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip along with other violations and practices against the Palestinian people constitute a major obstacle to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and represent a flagrant violation of international law, international humanitarian law and the resolutions of international legitimacy, he explained.

HE Al Muraikhi drew attention to the grave ongoing attacks and violations against the holy sites and places in Al Quds, urging the Islamic nation to protect and preserve them from the Israeli attacks based on international law and by keeping the Al Quds issue always present in our consciousness, the Muslim media's discourse and all international forums.

The Islamic nation shall remind the international community that the Israeli measures in East Jerusalem, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque, are null and have no legal effect, he went on saying.

      On the crisis in Syria represents another grave challenge for the Islamic nation, HE Al Muraikhi said, noting that the Syrian people endures an 'unprecedented ' suffering in the modern history as the number of victims has reached nearly half a million of Syrians with millions of internally displaced and refugees in addition to the serious effects of terrorism on Syria and the region resulting of systematic Syrian regime's policy foccussed on imposing a blockade on civilians, depriving them of the most basic necessities of life, adopting a forced displacement to implement a demographic plan based on sectarian and security grounds, and using of all kinds of weapons against civilians, including chemical weapons.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs urged the OIC to take a strong position to support the Syrian people, put an end to their long suffering, and support international efforts to reach a political solution in accordance with the Geneva I Communique in order to preserve Syria's unity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. 

    He referred in this regard to Qatar's continuous efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrian brotherly people since the beginning of the crisis, stressing that Qatar exerts all efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis and enhance security and stability in the region as well. 

The State of Qatar continues supporting our brothers in Yemen to restore stability, HE Al Muraikhi said, reiterating that the solution for Yemen's crisis shall be achieved based on national consensus incorporating the GCC initiative, outcomes of national dialogue conference, the UN Security Council Resolution 2216 and the relevant Security Council resolutions. 

Empowering and supporting Libya's Government of National Accord are the key factors to restore security and stability in the brotherly country, countering terrorism and dealing with its effects, HE Al Muraikhi said. 

He warned of the intervention in Libyan affairs, which would increase the complexity of the crisis and impede progress to achieve national consensus. 

HE Al Muraikhi stressed the continuous suffering of the abducted Qatari Citizens in Iraq and their families since entering the Iraqi territory legally in the month of December 2015 with the coordination of the competent Iraqi authorities. 

In light of the humanitarian nature of this issue and considering that that kidnapping is a terrorist act, a flagrant violation of international law and human rights, which is contrary to the provisions of the Islamic religion, we look forward to lead efforts to secure the release of the Qatari abductees and their safe return to their homeland and their families as soon as possible, HE Al Muraikhi concluded. (END)

China Invests US$6 million for Animal Feed Mill in Cambodia

China Invests US$6 million for Animal Feed Mill in Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, September 24, 2016 –

China’s Sichuan New Hope Agribusiness (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has invested another US$6 million to establish the second animal feed mill in Cambodia after the success of the first factory in 2010.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the factory in Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone early this week, Mr. Du Jiang Ping, Director General of SNHA, said due to the increasing demand of animal feed here, the company decided to establish the second factory equipped with sophisticated technology.

The factory will contribute to boosting agricultural and economic sectors in Cambodia, added Mr. Du Jiang Ping.

In reply, H.E. Veng Sakhon, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said the agricultural sector will help reduce poverty in Cambodia and the factory is in line with the ministry’s agricultural policy 2014-2018.

Besides, the factory will help increase local people’s income and give jobs to them, underlined H.E. Minister.

By Phal Sophanith

NA President Marks 9th Day of Kan Ben Festival at a Local Pagoda in Ponhea Krek District

NA President Marks 9th Day of Kan Ben Festival at a Local Pagoda in Ponhea Krek District

AKP Phnom Penh, September 25, 2016 –

Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly, and his spouse as well as their family members and local people celebrate the 9th day of 14-day Kan Ben Festival at Kiri Sovannaram pagoda (Thkov pagoda) located in Kak commune, Ponhea Krek district, Thbong Khmum province this morning.

All set for for PSLV-C35/SCATSAT-1 mission tomorrow

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Chennai, Sep 25 (UNI) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set for an historic launch, when its home grown rocket PSLV, with eight satellites on board, would for the first time put the payloads in two different orbits, after twice switching off and switching on the fourth stage engine, tomorrow.
In its 37th flight, the PSLV-C35, carrying the 371 kg SCATSAT-1 for weather related studies, and seven other co-passenger satellites, including five from foreign countries, would lift off from the First Launch Pad at 0910 hrs from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, about 80 km from here.
The 48 and half hour countdown for the launch, which began at 0842 hrs yesterday, was progressing smoothly, ISRO sources said.

Read more at http://www.uniindia.com/all-set-for-for-pslv-c35-scatsat-1-mission-tomorrow/states/news/634757.html#ARmCgZcjVRkQpCj1.99

War no solution, we have nothing to do with Uri attack: Pak

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New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Finding no place to hide after India launched an all out diplomatic attack on Pakistan, its envoy to New Delhi Abdul Basit has urged India not to allow 'war hysteria,' as war was not a solution to any problem.
He rejected India's charge that Pakistan was a 'terrorist state', saying that such verbosity will serve no purpose.
In an interview to Kolkata based English daily Telegraph, the Pakistani High Commissioner described post-Uri situation as tough and hoped that it can be retrieved diplomatically.

march against same-sex marriage in Mexico

(1 of 6) Demonstrators walk with a giant Mexican national flag during a march organized by representatives of the National Front for the Family, in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Dueling marches, in support and against Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s push to legalize same-sex marriage, gathered at the Angel of Independence monument. The two sides were kept apart Saturday by hundreds of police and barriers erected around the city's iconic monument.

September 25, 2016

Dressed mainly in white and carrying white balloons, the marchers held banners warning against same-sex marriage and demanding parents' right to control sex education in schools. "We are not against anybody's (sexual) identity," said Abraham Ledesma, an evangelical pastor who traveled from the border city of Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas, to participate in Saturday's march. "What we are against is the government imposition ... of trying to impose gender ideology in education. As religious leaders, we don't want to be forced to marry same-sex couples and call it marriage."

Others carried signs saying "an adopted child deserves a mother and a father." On the other side of a police barricade separating the two sides at Mexico's Independence Monument, a far smaller crowd of same-sex marriage supporters — perhaps a couple hundred — listened to music and speeches.

"They may be the majority," said Felipe Quiroz, a gay activist and school teacher. "But just because they are the majority, doesn't mean they can take rights away from minorities. That would lead us to a dark period, to fundamentalism."

Many saw the massive march as the Roman Catholic church flexing its political muscle in a country where about 80 percent of people identify as nominally Catholic. In May, Pena Nieto proposed legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. It is currently legal only in some places such as Mexico City, the northern state of Coahuila and Quintana Roo state on the Caribbean coast.

But in June, Pena Nieto's party suffered unprecedented losses in midterm governorship elections, and his party has since put the proposal on the back burner in Congress. Activists say opposition to same-sex marriage played a role.

Jose Medrano, a university professor, came to Saturday's march from the northern state of Chihuahua, where the ruling party lost the governorship in June to the conservative, pro-Catholic National Action party.

"We may have influenced this, because the proposal (for same-sex marriage) was presented just a few weeks before the elections, and a lot of people were against it," said Medrano

Trump says he'd champion women

(1 of 5) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Roanoke, Va., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Trump faces Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in the first of three debates Monday.

September 25, 2016

As Trump campaigned in the battleground state of Virginia, Clinton stayed close to home in New York while preparing for Monday night's opening debate. She was spotted at a Westchester hotel near her home in Chappaqua, but her campaign would not comment on whether she was holding practice sessions at the hotel.

Clinton and Trump were expected to meet separately on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has sought to project neutrality in this year's election. There were perceptions that he favored Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama in 2012.

Trump told supporters at a rally Saturday in Roanoke, Virginia, that Clinton has not delivered for women and children. "My opponent likes to say that for decades she's been fighting for women, that she's been fighting for children. Why, then, are 70 million American women and children living in poverty or on the brink of poverty in our country?" Trump asked. "For years she's been doing this and she's done nothing."

The appeal came hours after Trump threatened on Twitter to invite a woman who'd had an affair with Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, to sit in the first row at their first debate. The Clinton campaign had invited Mark Cuban, a fellow billionaire and Trump rival, to the event.

"If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him!" Trump said. Trump's campaign officials did not respond to requests for comment on Saturday, and it remained unclear whether Flowers would actually attend.

Earlier Saturday, one of Clinton's supporters, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, accused Trump and his fellow Republicans of "making hate OK." She told Clinton campaign volunteers in Nashua, New Hampshire, that she never predicted a major presidential candidate would base a campaign on scapegoating Mexicans, women and Muslims.

Warren was particularly critical of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who denounced Trump in the primary campaign but announced Friday that he strongly opposed Clinton and would vote for his former rival. "Is that really what your word is worth, Ted Cruz?" she asked.

In Texas, Cruz described as "agonizing" his decision to announce that he would vote for Trump but denied that he had given in to pressure to support his rival for the Republican nomination. His announcement Friday, from which the word "endorsement" was conspicuously absent, drew criticism because of his longstanding antipathy for the man he had called a "pathological liar."

"Any path we took, if I supported Donald, if I didn't support Donald, the criticism was going to be there," Cruz told a packed Austin auditorium during a policy forum organized by The Texas Tribune. He had refused to endorse Trump at the Republican National Convention and instead urged Republicans to vote according to their conscience.

Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, assured home-schooling advocates in North Carolina that Trump would be their champion if elected. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Clinton's running mate, praised American Indian culture and highlighted his efforts to win federal recognition of the state's tribes while visiting the Chickahominy Indian Tribe Fall Festival near his home in Richmond.

Associated Press writers Ken Thomas in New York; Kathleen Ronayne in Nashua, New Hampshire; Will Weissert in Austin, Texas; Bill Barrow in Des Moines, Iowa; and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.

Coal mining news-Govt issues notice to cancel Essar Power coal mine(source-BS)

The coal ministry has issued a notice for termination toEssar Power over its inability to pay the upfront amount for the Tokisud North coal block in Jharkhand.

Essar Power delayed the second installment and has not paid the third installment despite several deadline extensions.

The company had replied to prior government notices citing its inability to arrange finance and GVK Power, the prior allottee, not providing details about the mine.

A Supreme Court decision in August 2014 cancelled all coal block allocations made over two decades.

The government noted Essar Power should have taken into consideration its financial condition before bidding for the mine.

“As the final opportunity given by the state government for execution of the mining lease is over, the nominated authority is constrained to terminate the agreement,” the notice said. The nominated authority is a department of the coal ministry conducting the mine auctions.

Essar Power signed the mining lease with the Jharkhand government for the Tokisud mine in July 2015. The state government issued three reminders to Essar Power to meet its mining obligations.

Coal ministry officials said the notice was marked to banks as well to freeze the bank guarantee to the company.

In an e-mailed response to Business Standard, Essar Power said it  had recently responded to the coal ministry, stating it would pay Rs 17 crore as the final instalment and would execute the mining lease for the Tokisud mine. It was awaiting a response, the company added.

"We have invested over Rs 450 crore and have made all necessary efforts to commence mining at the Tokisud North coal block. We have not been able to commence any development work asEssar Power has not received data and documents pertaining to rehabilitation and resettlement,” the company said in its official response.

“This was due to ongoing court cases between the earlier allottee of the mine and the ministry of coal. In view of this, the mining lease could not be executed despite our best efforts and we could not make the final payment of Rs 17 crore," Essar Power added.

Rahman’s solo exhibition ‘Eye of the Beholder’ attracts visitors

Rahman’s solo exhibition ‘Eye of the Beholder’ attracts visitors

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP): The photographic works of internationally acclaimed art photographer, Mr. Sami ur Rahman on display at the COMSATS Art Gallery (CAG) continues to attract a number of visitors with its innovative designs and compositions.

The exhibition was opened on Thursday at COMSATS Art Gallery (CAG) which is located in the library of Islamabad Campus of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT).

The curator of the COMSATS Art Gallery (CAG), Ms. Farrah Mahmood, informed that the exhibition titled, ‘Eye of The Beholder,’ comprises 42 selected art works that will remain on display till September 30.

The collection on display highlights Sami ur Rahman’s keenness of ‘discovering something interesting from an ordinary place’ along with the attention paid to light and shade detail.

A majority of the photographs were taken various cities of in Pakistan and the rest in India, Italy and Turkey.

One single factor that enhances the creative impact of Sami’s work is his immaculate sense of design and composition – most often achieved by the simplicity of expression and uncomplicated framework through which the image is conceptualized.

The canvas of Sami’s art is wide-ranging in the subjects he chooses to capture. His striking pictorial images portray different times, moods, emotions, seasons and colors.

He goes out and clicks the shutter only when something pleases his eye, heart and mind and this is what distinguishes his work from reportage and calendar photography.

Sami ur Rahman, a retired DIG (Police), is a self-taught photo-artist. He is a recipient of the President’s Award for ‘Pride of Performance’ for Art Photography (2003) and has won over 130 International Awards.

He was also declared as one of the ‘Top 25 Exhibitors of the World’ by the Photographic Society of America.

He is the President of the Photographic Art Society of Pakistan since 1990 and has also taught the craft as well as acted as a Judge for several national and international exhibitions.

The exhibition photographs, which are also on sale at very reasonable prices, will continue till September 30 2016 from 10:00am till 6:00pm daily.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Ambassador of Austria in Pakistan, Dr. Brigitta Blaha on Thursday.

Addressing the art enthusiasts at the jam-packed gallery, after formally opening the exhibition, Dr. Blaha said she was very happy to visit the university’s vibrant art gallery and engage with the community to promote cultural activities.

Recalling her visit to the university a couple of months earlier as well, she praised CIIT for providing this forum to local artists.

Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Rector CIIT, said he has always encouraged artists in their “search for beauty and truth” and provided them a platform in the form of COMSATS Art Gallery to showcase their innovative talents.

The gallery focuses on a variety of visual art forms of professional artists, designers and architects, including; paintings, Islamic art, calligraphy, miniature paintings, origami, photography, graphic, installations, sculptures and architectural projects.

The gallery has been building bridges between Pakistan and various nations through a number of collaborations with embassies and other art galleries, both local as well as international.

In his vote of thanks, Professor. Dr. Raheel Qamar, In charge CIIT Islamabad Campus, thanked the Ambassador and other dignitaries for their patronage of art.

He said that it was a very auspicious day for CIIT as,it had been ranked at No.01 in Pakistan amongst the 170+ universities, and between 601-800, in the world by Times Higher Education, U.K.

Pakistan to further intensify campaign over IoK situation:

Pakistan to further intensify campaign over IoK situation: Maleeha

ISLAMABAD, Sept 24 (APP): Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi Saturday said that Pakistan would further intensify its efforts to expose Indian occupied forces’ atrocities in the Occupied Kashmir.

Replying to various queries in a private television talk show,
she said in the near future, Pakistan would consult all the members of the United Nations Security Council and seek ways to implement the UN resolutions on the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK).

Referring to the Prime Minister’s speech at the 71st United
Nations General Assembly session, Maleeha said Pakistan was ready for bilateral talks, but in fact, it was India which had shut doors on the dialogue.

On one hand, India was defying the UN resolutions and on the other, it was not giving access to the fact findings missions in the occupied valley, she added.

She termed such tactics ‘no talks pastures’ on part of the
Indian government. Pakistan, she said, wanted a peaceful settlement of the issue.

Pakistan wanted to engage India through comprehensive dialogue process and definitely, it would push its narrative over the Indian views, she added.

She also regretted the diplomatic language used by the Indian leadership against Pakistan.

Dr Maleeha said the dossier handed over to the global leaders contained facts about the IoK situation.

The world had acknowledged Pakistan’s immense sacrifices in the war against terrorism and reiterated support to the country, she replied in response to a question.

She said the world knew how the Kashmir movement started in the IoK in the backdrop of killing of a young Kashmiri leader, followed by inhuman atrocities committed by the Indian occupied forces against the whole populace, but now, this movement had reached to its peak.

OIC FMs reaffirm support to Kashmiris’ right of self-determination, call for monitoring human rights situation

OIC FMs reaffirm support to Kashmiris' right of self-determination, call for monitoring human rights situation

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (APP): Reaffirming their support to the Kashmiri people’s right of self-determination, foreign ministers of Islamic countries have called for the resolution of the decades-old Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India.

At their annual coordination meeting, the foreign ministers of 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted the reports of various OIC Contact Groups, including the one on Jammu & Kashmir, which also called on the Organization’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission to monitor the human rights situation in Kashmir and submit a report to the next session of the Council of Ministers.

The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly, was chaired by Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister of Kuwait and attended by Foreign Ministers of member states and Secretary-General of the OIC Iyad Ameen Madani.

Speaking at the meeting, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, who led the Pakistan delegation to the meeting, referred to the broad-range of challenges confronting the Islamic Ummah,  and briefed the meeting about the gross violations of human rights in
Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The Adviser regretted that the aggression of the Indian occupation forces took a new turn following the extra-judicial killing of the Kashmiri youth leader, Burhan Wani on 8th July 2016. As a result, over 100 innocent Kashmiris had lost their lives while thousands of Kashmiri men, women and children were injured, many seriously. The deliberate and indiscriminate  use of pellet guns against Kashmiris had caused blindness to 150 youth.

The Adviser called on the international community to demand that the state-sponsored policies of suppression in Indian Occupied Kashmir are ceased, fundamental rights of the Kashmiris are respected and the UNSC resolutions providing Kashmiris their right to self-determination are implemented by India.

The Adviser also reaffirmed Pakistan unwavering support to the cause  of Palestine, and restoration of peace and stability in the Middle East  and Afghanistan.

The meeting underscored the need for greater cooperation between the  OIC member states to combat terrorism and violent extremism, and to  promote a culture of inter-religious and inter-cultural harmony and understanding.

The meeting inter-alia adopted the report of the OIC Contact Group  on Jammu and Kashmir, calling upon the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, to monitor the human rights situation in Kashmir, and to  submit a report to the next session of the Council of Ministers.

A delegation of the True Representatives of the Kashmiri People, also spoke on the occasion, and apprised the meeting of the latest situation  in the occupied territory.

The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, called  on OIC Secretary General to impress upon the UN Secretary General and  the President of the UN Security Council to address the grave and deteriorating situation in IOK and stem its serious implications for  peace and security in South Asia.