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Qatar Airways withdraws plan to buy American Airlines stake Qatar Airways says it has lost interest in buying a 10-percent equity stake in American Airlines after reviewing the investment, a move that might be rooted in the ongoing political rift between Doha and Washington's regional allies.
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Qatar files legal protest with WTO to challenge trade boycott by Saudis, allies Qatar has lodged a formal legal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against the peninsular country, formally "requesting consultations" with the trio, as an unprecedented diplomatic rift further deepens in... |
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Tons Of Fruit Left To Rot As Flight Delays Continue A number of traders on Monday said tons of fresh fruit has gone to waste at the Hamid Karzai International Airport because of the delay in cargo flights to India.
The traders said 42 tons of fresh fruit was transported to the airport on Friday and was scheduled to have been flown out on Saturday.
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Urban water supply contract worth $11.141 million signed for Kabul city A contract for the urban water supply for Kabul city was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
The contract worth $11.141 million will be supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The State Enterprise for Water Supply and Canalization and Mumtza... |
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War has Cost Syrian Economy $226 Billion: World Bank Syria's six-year conflict has caused losses of $226 billion (Dh830bn) to its economy, according to estimates published by the World Bank on Monday.
"The number of casualties is devastating, but the war is also destroying the institutions and systems that societies need to function, and repairing... |
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$19.6 million contract signed for new Salang tunnel technical studies A contract worth $19.6 million was signed for the technical studies of the construction of a new tunnel in Salang pass.
The contract was signed between the Ministry of Public Works and an Australian firm, SMEC, which is expected to launch its work for the technical studies in the near future.
The Chief... |
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Construction Of TAPI Pipeline To Start Within A Year The chairman of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline (TAPI) project, Muhummet Murat Amanov, said on Thursday that Türkmengaz has completed its evaluation phase of the project and has started laying the pipeline but that the four participating countries now need to finalize... |
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Ghani in Tajikistan for CASA-1000 summit, to meet Pakistani and Tajik counterparts President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrived in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan earlier today to attend a summit of the CASA-1000 project.
A spokesman for the Presidential Palace said President Ghani arrived in Tajikistan this morning to join he CASA-1000 summit and meet with the leaders of Tajikistan,... |
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Qatar Gas Production Boost Challenges Trump's Plan of US Dominance Qatar has announced plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent thus effectively challenging US President Donald Trump's goal of "energy dominance."
State-run Qatar Petroleum CEO Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, told reporters on Tuesday that Qatar Petroleum intends to raise production from 77... |
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US oil companies join Trump against Russia sanctions: Report US energy companies such as Exxon and Chevron Corp are joining President Donald Trump against a new bill to toughen sanctions on Russia, a report says.
The oils giants are accordingly notifying the Republican-controlled Congress that he bill could "disadvantage US companies compared to our non-US counterparts,"... |
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Afghanistan and Turkmenistan sign 7 agreements during President Ghanis visit The Afghan and Turkmenistan officials have signed seven agreements for bilateral cooperation during President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's visit to Ashgabat.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the agreements were signed at the end of a meeting between President Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart.
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Iran starts much-awaited gas exports to Iraq Iran says it has started a much-awaited project to export natural gas to its western neighbor - Iraq.
The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced that exports of around 7 million cubic meters per day (bcm/d) to Iraq's capital Baghdad had started from the late hours of Wednesday, June 21.
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Pakistan Opens Illegal Trade Crossing Into Afghanistan: MoCI The Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) on Wednesday said Pakistan has been trying to open illegal transit routes with Afghanistan in an attempt to boost its declining trade with the country.
According to MoCI, the opening of a new crossing by Pakistan along the Durand Line into Koram Agency... |
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COST, MoPW And MoRRD Sign Transparency Agreement The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative-Afghanistan (COST) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Ministries of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) and Public Works (MoPW) which will see the trio share all information regarding their building projects with the public.
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Modi thanks Ghani for Afghanistan-India air corridor initiative The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the initiative to launch the Afghanistan-India air corridor.
Modi expressed optimisms regarding the inauguration of the air corridor as he welcomed the arrival of the first flight to New Delhi from Kabul.
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Afghanistan-India air corridor inaugurated as $5m cargo to arrive New Delhi today The air corridor between Afghanistan and India was formally inaugurated by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani today as cargo worth $5 million is expected to arrive in New Delhi today.
The second flight as part of the air corridor is expected to leave Afghanistan in a week time and will carry cargo worth... |
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Afghanistan receives $180 million in incentives from World Bank Afghanistan has received $180 million in new incentives from World Bank for the implementation of key reforms and making progress in the fight against corruption.
The Ministry of Finance spokesman Ajmal Abdul Rahimzai told reporters in Kabul that the Ministry of Finance has received 189 million USD$... |
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MPs Reject Govt Land Sale To Alokozay Company Members of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said at their Monday session that the land sale agreement between government and Alokozay Company had been in violation of the law.
MPs rejected the contract involving 143 acres of government land, in Kabul, to Alokozay last winter.
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Afghanistan and China sign agreements on railway network, electricity projects The Afghan and Chinese officials signed Memorandum of Understandings for the construction of railway network and implementation of electricity project.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the memorandums were signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his Chinese counterpart... |
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Nangarhar olive production to surpass 1,200 tons this year: officials The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan have said the olive harvest and production is expected to surpass 1,200 tons this year.
The head of Nangarhar Canal, Ghulam Hazrat Abdul Rahimzai, said efforts are underway to further boost the harvest and production of olive in this province... |
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Afghanistan-India air corridor program first flight scheduled for 15th JuneAfghanistan-India air corridor program first flight scheduled for 15th June India-Afghanistan air corridor plan entered implementation phase on May 31, 2017 as the first flight is scheduled to take place on 15th June.
The India- Afghanistan air corridor project which was initiated by H.E President Ghani last year, entered operationalization stage today with the signing of... |
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Afghan govt approves 24 projects worth 1.8 billion Afghanis The Afghan government has approved 24 contracts worth 1.8 billion Afghanistan during a meeting of the National Procurement Commission.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, in a statement said the meeting was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the Presidnetial office.
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Trade Volume Between Afghanistan and Tajikistan Doubles Tajikistan's Minister of Transport Khudoyorzoda Khudoyor, on Friday signed trade and economic agreements with Afghanistan during a two-day visit to the country.
Khudoyor had been in Kabul this week for an Economic and Trade Cooperation meeting in Kabul.
The Tajik minister said that in the past... |
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Govt Plans to Review TIR System Agreement Officials from the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) on Wednesday said Afghanistan will review the TIR agreements it signed with other countries that aim to find a long term solution to the road transport problems with other nations.
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Unemployment And Poverty On The Rise: Word Bank The World Bank recently released its Poverty Status Update report on Afghanistan for 2013-2014 and said the results on unemployment and poverty was worrying.
According to the report, the rate of unemployment had risen in 2013 and 2014 against previous years.
The report also stated that insecurity and... |
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Massive corruption involved in mines contracts in Afghanistan: IWA The Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) informed of massive corruption involvement in the mines contracts, emphasizing that the government has failed to reduce the growing graft in the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.
The head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan Syed Ikram Afzali told reporters in Kabul that... |
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Russias МС-21 Jet to Rival Airbus, Boeing Russia's МС-21 jet is now ready for its maiden flight and effectively challenging Boeing and Airbus airliners.
Developed by the Irkut Division of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) group, the aircraft left the assembly plant on April 28, according to Izvestia daily.
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Kabul Hosts Plastic Products Trade Show Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) officials were on Tuesday upbeat over the growth of the plastic product industry in Afghanistan and said they will implement a newly developed business policy for the sector in the near future.
Speaking at the launch of a plastic products expo, that drew participation... |
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Government approves contracts worth 6 billion and 290 million Afghanis The Afghan government has approved several contracts worth six billion and two hundred and ninety million Afghanis.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said a meeting of the National Procurement Commission was organized in the presidential palace on Sunday evening which was chaired President Mohammad... |
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US growth hits 3-year low in Trump's first quarter US economic growth has sunk to its lowest level in three years, a disappointing start to Donald Trump's presidency on the eve of his first 100 days in office.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased only 0.7 percent in the first three months of the year as consumer spending and government... |
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