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Foreign permission non needed to declare a body terrorist group

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The Federal Government says Nigeria does not need the permission of any nation before declaring anyone or organisation a terrorist group. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday. Mohammed said Nigeria had never questioned the decisions of any country regarding the running of its internal affairs. He said when many countries of the world declared their own citizens terrorists, Nigeria never interfered, out of respect for their sovereignty and integrity. The United States had, last week, said it did not consider Independent People of Biafra a terrorist organisation. The Federal High Court in Abuja had, on September 20, ruled that IPOB was a terrorist organisation while it also banned its activities in Nigeria. But the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, said the US government did not view IPOB as a terrorist group. Brooks stated, “Within the context of unity, we encourage all Nigerians to support a de-escalation of tensions and peaceful resolution of grievances.  The Indigenous People of Biafra is not a terrorist organisation under US law”.

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Macedonia and Cuba pledge to strengthen economic relations

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Cuba supports Macedonia’s heightened activity as regards foreign policy and recommends that the economic cooperation between the two countries should be bolstered, Cuba’s Ambassador Pedro Pablo San Jorge told Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Monday in Skopje.Welcoming the initiative, PM Zaev voiced interest and preparedness to take part in more meetings in the future, thus continuing the practice of sharing ideas for cooperation and their implementation. Cuba, San Jorge said, wants to have friends amongst the EU member nations and as a result it supports the Euro-Atlantic integration bid of Macedonia.

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US deploys troops, arms near Turkish border to protect Barzani

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The Pentagon, having raised U.S. flags to protect the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)-affiliated Democratic Union Party (PYD) terrorists from Turkish troops advancing toward Manbij during the Euphrates Shield Operation, is now preparing for a similar project of protection for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani. The United States intensified its preparation against a possible Turkey-Iraq joint military operation targeting the area occupied by Barzani, who held an illegitimate referendum on Sept. 25. An Iraqi retired general, evaluating the U.S. build-up in Northern Iraq, said such a large shipment could only be interpreted as the preparation for a regional war. “The United States, having armed the PYD in Syria for two and a half years, will deploy its own troops near the Turkish and Iranian borders in Iraq”. he said, adding that the U.S. attributes special importance to Kirkuk. Noting that the United States sent troops to Iraq in 2014 under the pretext of fighting Daesh although it had decided to withdraw in 2011, the general stated the number of U.S. soldiers, which was around 3,700 in February, is now more than 10,000 following the recent shipments.

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Saudi Arabia finalizes seven deals with Russia worth $1 bln

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Business relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia have been making headway at a steady phase since 2015, when the Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced its plan of investing $10 billion in the Russian economy during the next five years. This has resulted in Saudi Arabia becoming one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia. Both the countries have major political and economic weight in the global arena. The Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF’s partnerships in the two countries aim to improve the joint economic role and push it forward amid political support from Riyadh and Moscow. Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev said that have signed this deal with the PIF and are already have done more than seven investments in different Russian companies in different sectors including infrastructure, petrochemicals and many others. The PIF is working to expand its foreign investments and countries are looking forward to enhance partnerships. Dmitriev added that the quantum of investment is close to a billion dollars, and it is in growth sectors. Meanwhile on the energy front, Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed on resolving the glut in the oil market and taking the suitable measures to maintain stability.

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US in contact with North Korea and ready to talk, Tillerson says

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The United States has direct communication channels with North Korea and is investigating whether the regime is ready to enter talks on giving up its nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday. China and the United States to strengthen coordination on major global issues and to respect each other’s core interests. The two nations have disagreements over the handling of North Korea, with Washington calling on Beijing to put more pressure on Pyongyang, while Beijing says the crisis should be resolved through dialogue. Su Hao, a professor with the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, said China and the US were trying to contain their differences and find common ground in an effort to build positive momentum for Trump’s visit. Pang Zhongying, an international relations professor at Ocean University in Qingdao, said China’s role and leverage over North Korea would be reduced if the US and North Korea engaged in talks. “That leverage might be further diminished if the US could accept a nuclear-armed North Korea”, he said.

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Speaker’s Advisor: Kurdish Referendum to Empower Israel, ISIL

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Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian blasted the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, and said that such a move will make Israel and the ISIL terrorists stronger. “(Iraqi Kurdistan leader Massoud) Barzani’s independence bid means strengthening ISIL and Tel Aviv, new regional anarchy and instability”, Amir Abdollahian wrote on his Twitter account. He reiterated that the Kurdish people in Iraq could not enjoy genuine support unless the Arab country’s national unity was fully supported. “Strong support for Iraq’s national unity is the real support for the Iraqi Kurds”, Amir-Abdollahian added. In defiance of Iraq’s stiff opposition, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a non-binding referendum on September 25 on secession from the central government in Baghdad.

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Hassm claims responsibility of alleged Myanmar Embassy bombing in Cairo

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The militant group Hassm claimed responsibility on Sunday for an alleged attack on the Myanmar Embassy in Cairo on Saturday night. “The bombing is a warning message to the embassy of slaughterers which kills women and children in Muslim Arakan [the Rakhine State]. [The bombing] is in support of the people of this weak Muslim nation”, the statement added.An official at the Myanmar Embassy, which is located on the island of Zamalek where there are several other embassies and a heavy security presence, denied Hassm’s claim in comments to Mada Masr, saying that there had not been an attack on the embassy on Saturday. “The embassy is operating normally, and I am talking to you from inside the embassy. They are liars”, the official said.A loud explosion was reportedly heard in Zamalek on Saturday night. According to a security source cited in the privately owned Al-Watan newspaper, a gas pipe had exploded in an abandoned apartment building in the area.Hassm has carried out a number of armed attacks against police and military personnel in recent years.

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State keen to promote human rights in parallel with counter-terrorism efforts: Al-Sisi

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The State is keen to continue its efforts to promote human rights and guarantee fundamental freedoms, in parallel with the efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his meeting with Mohamed Fayek, the head of the semi-government National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Saturday. During the meeting, Al-Sisi discussed Human rights conditions with Fayek, and reviewed annual report prepared by the council over Human Rights condition of year 2016/2017, as well as the challenges hindering comprehensively maintaining human rights concepts.The discussions over human rights included social and economic perspectives and was not limited only on human rights politics. Al-Sisi said that the efforts taken by the State in combating terrorism and protecting national security have positively contributed to strengthen foundations of security and stability, without impacting human rights.In this regard, Fayek said that the report has documented the responsibility of terrorism in killing a number of civilian, members of the armed forces and the police.

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President Xi meets US secretary of state

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President Xi Jinping met with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Saturday, Xi said: “Currently the most important event in our bilateral relations is President Trump’s China visit in November. His visit will be a major opportunity for the development of China-US relations”. He add China-US ties have been generally stable, and that he has maintained sound communication with President Trump. Chinese and US teams should implement consensus reached by the two heads of state, grasp the direction of bilateral relationship, respect each other, and focus on cooperation while dealing with differences properly. China and the US are respectively the largest developing country and the largest developed one as well as two leading economies of the world, Xi said, stressing both sides need to and can cooperate on the bilateral, regional and global levels. “The common interests of our two countries far exceed our differences, and cooperation is the only correct choice”, Xi said. Tillerson conveyed Trump’s greetings to Xi, saying the US president looks forward to his visit to China. Tillerson said the United States values its relations with China and hopes to increase mutual trust and practical cooperation in various areas as well as to jointly tackle international and regional challenges.

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Labour Ministry to Propose Increase of Guaranteed Minimum Income

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The Labour Ministry will propose an increase of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) from 65 to 75 lv, Labour Minister Bisser Petkov told journalists on Sunday. He said that the GMI hadn’t been adjusted since 2008 and that some 80 million leva would be needed for the increase. Petkov recalled that the Labour Ministry has proposed an increase of the means tested criteria for entitlement to child benefits to 450 lv from 400 lv. This is done to prevent the exclusion of working families with lower wages from receiving child benefits. Petkov said that a second increase of the minimum contributory pension to 200 leva will increase the incomes of over 820,000 pensioners. From July 1 2018, the increase will be by 3.8 per cent, said the Minister.

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