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Islamabad: Pakistan has piled up projects to attract investment from Saudi Arabia. Along with this, Pakistan has decided to pursue the Diamer-Basha Dam project for equity partnership with Saudi Arabia in exchange for an investment of $1.2 billion. The two countries are set to soon begin discussions to finalize a $5 billion investment package. Saudi authorities will be given two options for investing in the Diamer-Basha project. According to officials involved in these discussions, the first option would be to invest $1.2 billion for a fixed period in exchange for fixed returns.
Pakistan wants to become partner in Diamer-Basha dam
According to the second option, Saudi Arabia can become a partner in this project and in such a case it will also be requested to arrange a further loan of 2.3 billion dollars to finance the plan. The Diamer-Basha Dam Project is being constructed on 30% equity and 70% debt ratio. The Saudis will be offered equity participation and are also being requested to raise debt. Pakistan has already started work on the dam portion of the project. Diamer Basha Dam will have the capacity to generate about 18 billion units of electricity annually.
Saudi delegation reached Pakistan
A Saudi delegation led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was in Pakistan on Monday on a two-day visit.
Municipality Of Ambato Opens Registration For Free Cultural…
Guitar, singing, dancing and dancing are just some of the free cultural courses offered by the Municipality of Ambato.
The Municipality of Ambato opens the call for permanent cultural courses called ‘Wiñay’ for children and young people from 7 to 22 years old.
The courses available are: basic and intermediate guitar, singing, ballet and contemporary dance, artistic drawing, painting, audio, photography and video, folk dance, theater, communication and public speaking.
Registration is open at the Culture and Tourism address, Rocafuerte and Lalama streets, you can download the registration form at the following web link https://bit.ly/3TXqJOC.
Those interested in being part of the courses can register from April 15 to 19.
Cultural activities provide benefits in the development of children, feeding their identity and personality as well.
When children are surrounded by culture, they become empathetic, tolerant and creative. They learn to understand the differences between people as something perfectly natural, as a right of human beings to be different, to be who they are, to understand where they come from and define where they are going.
Children who grow up participating in cultural activities acquire greater knowledge,
Trump, In The First Session Of The Trial…
WashingtonDonald Trump this Monday became the first former president of the United States to sit in the dock in a criminal case. The tycoon appeared before the Manhattan court to attend the first session of the trial for the Stormy Daniels case, a case that, beyond being historic, could also end up disrupting the electoral campaign if Trump is found guilty.
Just before entering the courtroom (which cannot be televised according to New York state regulations), Trump once again portrayed himself as the victim of “political persecution.” “This is an assault on the United States. Nothing like that has ever happened,” he said before the cameras that were crowded at the entrance to the court.
In total, Trump faces 34 crimes, including falsifying documents to hide the payment he made to porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence. The tycoon had maintained relations with her and wanted to hide it ahead of the 2016 elections. Trump’s current former lawyer Michael D. Cohen was the one who was in charge of making the payment to the actress, and he confessed that in total he gave her $130,000.
The election of the 12 members of the jury occupied this Monday’s session and will probably last two weeks or more.
IRGC Seizes Israeli Ship: Iranian Media
According to Iran’s official media, the Revolutionary Guard has seized a container ship belonging to Israel in the Gulf on Saturday.
According to IRNA, the guards of the Navy’s special forces have seized a container ship called ‘MCS Aries’ by operating a helicopter.
An informed source in the IRGC Navy confirmed the seizure of a foreign vessel affiliated with the Zionist regime in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, adding that further details will be announced soon. pic.twitter.com/fw7YCGOb6A
— IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) April 13, 2024
According to the news agency AFP, “This operation took place near the Strait of Hormuz and now the ship has been diverted to the maritime borders of Iran.”
IRNA says that an informed source of the IRGC Navy has confirmed the seizure of a “foreign ship belonging to the Zionist regime” in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, while at the same time stating that more in this regard. Details will be released soon.
On the other hand, according to the news agency AFP, the White House has said that US President Joe Biden has cut short his visit to Delaware on Saturday for urgent consultations in Washington about the Middle East.
Olympic Flame 2024: Journey From Olympia To Paris,…
It will be released on Tuesday April 16 around 11am, in Olympia, Greece. Then the first bearers of the flame will take turns to take it to Paris.
Published on 04/16/2024 08:15
Updated: 04/16/2024 08:15
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Greek actress Aleca Katseli lights the Olympic flame that will be carried to Tokyo for the 1964 Olympic Games, in Olympia, Greece. (GETTY IMAGES)
This tradition comes from Antiquity, when the Games took place in Olympia in Greece. But in modern history Olympic Gamesit was in 1928 that the Olympic flame was lit for the first time, for the Amsterdam Olympics. Since 1964, the flame has been rekindled in Olympia, Greece. For this edition, it is released on Tuesday April 16, in the temple of Hestia, in a ceremony inspired by the ancient ritual, with Greek actresses playing the priests.
It will first cross Greece to be brought to France ten days later, on April 26, at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens. Then she goes on board the Fillingone of the oldest three-masted sailing ships in Europe, pto reach Marseille on May 8.
End Of The Belgian Prime Ministers Visit To…
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A his departure from Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca, the Belgian PM was greeted by the Head of Government.
After reviewing a detachment of the Royal Navy which paid the honors, De Croo was greeted in particular by the Moroccan ambassador to Belgium, Mohamed Ameur, the Belgian ambassador to Rabat, Véronique Petit and the Governor of the province de Nouaceur, Abdallah Chater.
Arriving Sunday evening in Rabat at the head of a large government delegation and businessmen, the Belgian PM co-chaired with Akhannouch the 3rd meeting of the High Joint Morocco-Belgium Partnership Commission, marked in particular by the signing of two memorandums of understanding and a cooperation roadmap.
On this occasion, the two parties reaffirmed, in a joint declaration, their shared desire to establish a strategic partnership focused on the future, and to strengthen trade and investments, to cooperate on climate, energy transition through the development of renewable energies and green molecules, among others.
Furthermore, Belgium welcomed the reforms carried out by Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI,
Between Recovery And Cruising Speed
After the break, due to the celebration of the celebration of the end of the Ramadan fast, Wednesday April 10, work resumes this Thursday at the Angondjé stadium where the commissioners are still, in all likelihood, struggling to position themselves on the themes that are distributed to them on a daily basis. Themes, they confide, without real clarity on the overall vision and above all, on the objectives to be achieved at the end of the inclusive national dialogue. However, the facilitator in the Gabonese transition, the Central African President, Faustin Archange Touadéra, told his peers at the conference of CEMAC Heads of State, meeting Tuesday in a videoconference session, his satisfaction following the launch and of the progress of the inclusive national dialogue in Gabon.
According to the operational calendar made public by the meeting office, there will be one week of work remaining, so that each sub-committee delivers its copy and the time for sectoral plenaries immediately opens for the validation and adoption of the reports to the within the committees, no later than April 24.
And yet, 48 hours after the opening of the work, many commissioners, speaking on condition of anonymity and in almost all of the twelve (12) sub-committees,
How To Balance The Hand Of Local Governments?…
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Currently, the equalization of municipalities is calculated based on the number of inhabitants, which are divided into a certain age structure. The Ministry of Finance offers a new equalization model, which will assess how much each of the demographically divided groups of the population pays more than the working-age population. Then the funds needed by the municipality will be calculated accordingly.
The next step will be to distribute either personal income tax (IIN) or state budget revenues to local governments.
It is important that the real estate tax (VAT) would be excluded from the new model. Accordingly, this tax would remain in the wallets of local governments and would not be distributed in the equalization system.
“With these changes, we hope to encourage municipalities to create a real estate tax policy in administrative territories, so that it is more closely related to citizens’ contributions and municipal expenditures for specific projects, as the municipality sees it in its territory,” explained the director of the Department of Monitoring and Financing of Municipal Financial Activities of the Ministry of Finance Inta Commissioner.
IIN also for local authorities of workplaces
The Ministry of Finance is also looking at the possibility of changing the distribution of IIN between local governments.
Cracking Down On Black Lung: The Implementation Of…
The Impact of New Safety Rules on Silica Dust Exposure in Mines
Today, new safety rules are being announced and finalized to ensure that mines are held to the same standard for silica dust exposure as other employers. These regulations aim to protect workers from the harmful effects of silica dust, such as black lung disease, as shown in the x-rays below.
Image credit: Elaine McMillion Sheldon for PBS Frontline
Ensuring Worker Safety
The new safety rules are designed to prioritize the health and safety of miners by reducing their exposure to silica dust. By aligning mining standards with those of other industries, these regulations aim to create a safer working environment for all employees.
Protecting Against Black Lung Disease
Black lung disease, also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, is a serious respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to coal dust and silica particles. The implementation of stricter safety measures in mines can help prevent the development of this debilitating disease among workers.
Industry Compliance and Accountability
Wit h the introduction of these new safety rules, mines will be required to comply with regulations that limit silica dust exposure. This not only ensures the well-being of miners but also holds mining companies accountable for maintaining safe working conditions.