Pakistani authorities on Thursday announced strict restrictions on non-vaccinated people in the country, including a ban on boarding domestic and international flights.

Non-vaccinated people will also not be allowed into educational institutions, shopping malls, or restaurants as of Friday, said the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), Pakistan's anti-virus task force, urging people to get vaccinated before the Friday deadline.
On Tuesday, the NCOC relaxed restrictions in eight most-vaccinated cities, namely Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, and Skardu.
Asad Umar, who heads the nation’s anti-virus strategy, said in a separate statement that the only way to overcome the coronavirus pandemic was to "get a high percentage of citizens vaccinated."
- Therefore, as part of the strategy to reward citizens &amp; cities which vaccinate, there will be higher restrictions on cities with low level of vaccination &amp; on citizens who are not vaccinated - he added.
Umar also announced that children older than 12 would be eligible for vaccination and that an initiative would be launched to administer jabs in schools.
Pakistan has expedited its inoculation drive in recent weeks, with over 80 million vaccine doses given to date and nearly one million shots in the last 24 hours.
Over 27.4 million people have been fully vaccinated so far, according to Health Ministry data, while the country recorded 1,742 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 1.24 million.
With 39 additional fatalities, the death toll also increased to 27,729 and 1.16 million people have recovered.

Unvaccinated people to be barred from shopping malls, restaurants, domestic, international airline travel starting Friday

Non-vaccinated people will also not be allowed into educational institutions, shopping malls, or restaurants as of Friday

Pakistan imposes strict restrictions for non-vaccinated travel

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has sought his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s help for the release of Ukrainian citizens detained by Russia, the Ukrainian foreign minister said on Thursday.

Speaking at a news conference, Dmytro Kuleba recalled that Zelensky and Erdogan held one-on-one and delegation-level talks in New York, where they attended the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.
Kuleba said that during the meeting, Zelensky handed Erdogan a list of 450 Ukrainian detainees, including Nariman Dzhelyal, the deputy head of the Crimean Tatar National Assembly.
Russian forces entered the Crimean Peninsula in February 2014, with Russian President Vladimir Putin formally dividing the region into two separate federal subjects of the Russian Federation the following month.
Crimea's ethnic Tartars have faced persecution since that time, a situation especially decried by Turkey.
Turkey, the EU, and US, as well as the UN General Assembly, view the annexation as illegal.

Ukrainian president handed Recep Tayyip Erdogan list of 450 Ukrainians detained by Russia, says Ukrainian foreign minister

Ukraine seeks Turkish president’s help for release of prisoners from Russia

The world should not live in fear of the coronavirus as it will continue to exist for some years, but it has become manageable, said co-founder of the German company BioNTech on Thursday.

- COVID-19 will become manageable - Ozlem Tureci said on CNBC, adding, - It already has started to become manageable.-In the latest episode of the “CNBC Conversation,” Tureci stressed that they will “need to go back to a new normality because this virus will accompany us for, still, some years.”
Commenting on concerns over new coronavirus variants, Tureci said, "BioNTech continuously assesses those upcoming variants, and there will be more.”
- For all these variants that are currently circulating, it seems that boosters alone, bringing waning immune responses back to high levels, are suitable and do protect - she commented.
- However, we have to continue to screen because there may be variants upcoming for which this is not the case. And we have a second pillar for this, which is that we train ourselves to be swift and adaptable in the event of a variant - she noted.
She said additional data is needed to help them figure out how to get out of the virus outbreak, but that subsequent boosters might be given “every 12 or 18 months.”
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, two Turkish-German scientists, have won the most prestigious medicine award in Germany for their achievements in the use of mRNA for preventive and therapeutic purposes, the Scientific Council of the Paul Ehrlich Foundation announced on Sept. 21.
Sahin and Tureci, the second-generation Turkish immigrants who co-founded BioNTech, the German firm that developed a COVID-19 vaccine alongside Pfizer, were among the scientists to win the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2022.
The Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize is Germany’s most renowned medical award, endowed with €120,000, said the foundation's website.
Sahin and Tureci are a husband-and-wife duo who surprised the world when they announced that the vaccine they developed together with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer was more than 90% effective at preventing COVID-19.
Theirs was the first vaccine released, faster than many had predicted, and it relied on cutting-edge mRNA technology that the couple had championed.

Ozlem Tureci suggests world should not live in fear as pandemic already started to become manageable

"Manageable" COVID-19 to continue to exist for some years, says BioNTech co-founder

Germany’s Social Democrats and their rival Christian Democrats will hold separate talks with other parties on Sunday to discuss coalition government options, party officials said on Thursday.

 The Social Democratic Party (SPD), which narrowly won the elections ahead of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), will first hold a meeting with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and then the environmentalist Greens party on Sunday.
 On the same day, conservative leader Armin Laschet is scheduled to meet with top officials of the Free Democrats. Laschet and his team will meet with co-chairs of the Greens on Tuesday, the CDU’s Secretary General Paul Ziemiak told reporters in Berlin.
 The SPD narrowly defeated conservative CDU/CSU bloc in Sunday’s national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority, and results showed the country may face months of negotiations between parties to form a coalition government.
 While the liberal FDP came fourth in the elections, it emerged as a kingmaker, with major coalition scenarios now depend on the party’s decision.
 The leaders of the SPD and Greens have already said that they would like to form a three-way coalition government with the FDP, but the Free Democrats want to keep all options open.
 The Greens and Free Democrats will meet on Friday for exploratory talks to see whether they can bridge their differences on minimum wage, climate protection goals and tax policy.

Social Democrats, rival Christian Democrats aim at forming three-way coalition government with liberal FDP and Greens

 The Social Democratic Party (SPD), which narrowly won the elections ahead of Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), will first hold a meeting with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and then the environmentalist Greens party on Sunday

German parties in preliminary coalition talks to form new government

Turkish and Russian presidents discussed bilateral ties and regional issues during their meeting held on Wednesday, the Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday.

The duo discussed developments in Syria’s Idlib, stressed the importance of bilateral agreements between the two countries and reaffirm their commitment to the agreements, Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
The leaders also exchanged views on developments in Afghanistan, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, Peskov said, adding the Russian side said that parties should seek negotiated solutions on the delimitation of borders and the development of transport infrastructure in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Relations between the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.
New clashes erupted last September and ended on Nov. 10 with a Russian-brokered cease-fire.
During the 44-day conflict, Azerbaijan liberated several cities and nearly 300 settlements and villages from Armenia's nearly three-decade occupation.
Peskov said that Putin and Erdogan also talked about natural gas and its supply.
- Putin greatly appreciated the timely and effective decisions of the Turkish administration regarding the TurkStream project. Decisions were made quickly, everything was implemented on time, very quickly - he said.
Peskov said that at a time when the prices of the natural gas and energy market in Europe increased, Turkey felt safe against such sudden changes with all its existing infrastructure.
The Kremlin spokesman said that the two leaders also discussed the continuation of military technical cooperation and the expansion of contacts regarding the S-400 air defense missile systems.
- The possibility of producing some parts of the S-400 in Turkey was also discussed - said Peskov.
Recalling that the US removed Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, Peskov said that cooperation in the field of aviation between Turkey and Russia was on the agenda.
- Putin and Erdogan also discussed major projects on the joint agenda. First, the schedules for continuing construction and completing the first power unit of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. They talked about the possible construction of new units and what needs to be done in general in terms of our cooperation for the emerging sector of the peaceful atom, nuclear energy in Turkey - Peskov said.
Peskov said that Putin brought up the issue of the cooperation in the field of space and the two leaders touched upon the "Turkish cosmonaut preparations."
Putin and Erdogan discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination, the two leaders stressed the importance of vaccination in fight against the pandemic.

Both leaders reaffirm commitment to agreements regarding Idlib, Syria, says Kremlin spokesman

Turkish, Russian presidents discuss regional issues, bilateral ties

A new criminal complaint was filed with the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H today against Osman Mehmedagić, director of ISA, Muriz Druškić, former ISA employee, but also againts Samir Rizva, Mate Miletić, assistant minister of security of B&amp;H, and Munib Isaković, head of the State Security Authority, the "Avaz" portal has learned.
The report was submitted by 12 police officers, including police officers from the SC Ministry of the Interior, SIPA, the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies, but also employees of the Ministry of Security, who are, as they said, "victims of illegal work of ISA directors".
As we find out, the criminal complaint was filed due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that Mehmedagić and others, as an organized group, committed criminal offenses of abuse of office, negligent work in the service, disclosure of classified information, receiving gifts and other benefits for trading in influence and blackmail from KZB&amp;H .
The report was filed due to the "Recording" affair and audio recordings of Osman Mehmedagić and Chief State Prosecutor Gordana Tadić, which was published by the "Avaz" portal.

This report was also sent to the US Embassy, the Office for the Fight against Corruption in Sarajevo Canton, the Office of the High Representative, the EU Delegation, SIPA, and the Commission for Supervision of the Work of ISA.
- On September 17th and 18th, 2021., the "Avaz" portal published two audio recordings in which the conversation between the official meeting of ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić, the Chief Prosecutor of B&amp;H Gordana Tadić and the Prosecutor Ozrenka Nešković was recorded.
From the mentioned conversation, it unequivocally follows that the director of ISA, Osman Mehmedagić, exerts influence, that is, trading in influence by using threats and blackmail, he presents the information he obtained as the director of ISA, ie. discloses secret information, abusing his official position in order to suspend the investigation in his own interest in the "Diploma" case against him by prosecutor Oleg Čavka.
During the conversation, ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić presented a series of frightening data and information, probably with the aim of presenting himself as a person of, to put it mildly, dangerous intentions, as follows: "how he eavesdrops on everything he knows - the opposition, diplomats and others, that he beats journalists, insults the Court and the Prosecutor's Office and say that they racketeer, that the law allows him to pack and mount trials against persons, offers the chief prosecutor to get rid of the unfit through a security check system and invites her to inspect the transcripts and audio recordings of the monitored persons, etc., all with the aim of discrediting prosecutor Oleg Čavko and how he would suspend the investigation against him, ” - the report reads.

The report proposes that the mentioned audio recordings be listened to and that the authorities convince themselves that the conversation unequivocally and "confirmed by its own confession that ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić established a group of people within B&amp;H institutions, including the reported Muriz Druškić, former ISA employee and now a member of the Security Verification Complaints Commission, which uses blackmail, threats, packaging and other illegal activities using and abusing ISA resources. "
- In such an illegal way, several employees of B&amp;H institutions lost their jobs - the Ministry of Security of B&amp;H, MUP of Sarajevo Canton, SIPA, DKPT, MUP of Republic of Srpska, KPZ Sarajevo, Indirect Taxation Authority and others , including high - ranking police officers Emir Efendić, Elvir Bajrić, Safet Gagula, Senad Muslim, Fikret Ibrica, Mirnes Hodžić, Nermin Džafić, Salko Zeković, Edib Termiz, Amer Softić, Emir Korjenić, Bakir Dautbašić and others. All of the above lost their jobs and their existence was endangered only on the basis of, it is now clear to everyone, fabricated and inaccurate information of ISA, ie as the director of ISA Osman Mehmedagić confirms in the conversation - "I know perfectly well that what we collect is not proof, but the law allowed us to pack ”and offers the chief prosecutor to get rid of the unsuitable through security checks - the report states.
Using and abusing the security screening system to access classified information, ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić pointed out that, in cooperation with other ISA employees, he illegally denied the basic human right - the right to work, caused non-pecuniary and material damage to these officers and illegally and without grounds stigmatized them as enemies of B&amp;H and persons who are not loyal to the state.
- That this is an abuse of the security check system for access to classified information by ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić is also shown by the fact that no proceedings have been conducted against the above-mentioned officials, "enemies of B&amp;H" before the competent authorities. According to the Criminal Code of B&amp;H, the director of ISA was obliged to report to the competent prosecutor's office information about criminal offenses that we allegedly committed or are charged with or other information that would be confirmed by evidence that we committed crimes for which we suffer consequences, injustice and damage, but, as it is obviously about untruths and packaging, he did not submit such knowledge and information to the competent prosecutor's offices, but declared the "knowledge" secret - it was emphasized.

<h2>ISA to return to the framework of the law</h2>

With this illegal way of working, the director of OSA, together with others reported, questioned the complete security screening system for access to classified information, so we can reasonably conclude that many who have a security breach are granted access to classified information, and for many, "by packaging" are identified as a security nuisance and they bear the consequences.
- We are submitting this criminal report to the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H for handling and conducting an investigation in the case "Security Checks", and we ask other addressees to take actions within their competence and stop the illegalities of ISA Director Osman Mehmedagić and others, and influence ISA to return to law , and to us, the undersigned and others who have been left without permission to access classified information by the illegal work of the Director of ISA, without employment, justice and redress and the consequences of the illegal work of the Director of ISA that we suffer unfairly.
Thirteen months ago, we filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina for illegally revoking the license for access to classified information against the above-mentioned persons - the report states, among other things.

The report was filed due to the "Recording" affair and audio recordings of Osman Mehmedagić and Chief State Prosecutor Gordana Tadić, which was published by the "Avaz" portal

"Recording" affair: Police officers file criminal charges with the Prosecutor's Office of B&H against Osman Mehmedagić

High Representative in B&amp;H Christian Schmidt said he supported electoral reform that would bring the country closer to European Union standards, and hoped for an agreement on such changes ahead of elections in October next year.

- It would be good if the change of the election law happens in time before the election in October 2022 - the international high representative in B&amp;H, Christian Schmidt, told Reuters, referring to changes towards equal and democratic rights for all citizens.
- Rulings of the European Court of Human Rights have not been implemented - such as the famous Sejdić-Finci ruling which states that it cannot be that someone who does identify neither as Croat, Serb or Bosniak cannot stand for election as president. This has to be changed - Schmidt said.
His office oversees the implementation of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Schmidt, a former German minister, noted that the current law does not fulfil international requirements, including court rulings.
Commenting on Bosnian Croats' complaints that the law does not guarantee equal representation to all three constituent ethnicities in Bosnia - Croats, Serbs and Bosniaks - Schmidt referred to the Dayton agreement which created two entities, one comprising Bosniaks and Croats, the other the Serbs.
- The Dayton agreement states very clearly that there is no third entity, and that's the basis for my work - he said.

The Dayton agreement states very clearly that there is no third entity, and that's the basis for my work, he said

Schmidt hopes for electoral reform before 2022 vote

Special Envoy of the President of the United States Joseph Biden for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar warned today the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and SNSD leader Milorad Dodik that threats of secession of the B&amp;H entity Republic of Srpska lead to isolation.

This was said in a post on the Twitter account of the United States Embassy in B&amp;H, which states that Dodik and Escobar talked today and that he conveyed to him the US position that threats of secession and rolling back reforms to state-level institutions are anti-Dayton and offer RS citizens nothing but isolation and economic despair.
Escobar reiterated the United States' strong commitment to B&amp;H's sovereignty and territorial integrity as one country where both the Republic of Srpska and Federation of B&amp;H and Brčko District entities are more prosperous and secure when leaders combat corruption, strengthen the integrity and fairness of the electoral process and move forward with reforms that bring economic recovery.
In recent days, Dodik has announced several times the secession and declaration of independence of the B&amp;H entity, as well as the withdrawal of consent to the work of the B&amp;H Armed Forces and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC).

Escobar reiterated the United States' strong commitment to B&H's sovereignty and territorial integrity as one country

Escobar warns Dodik that threats of secession lead to isolation

SBB President Fahrudin Radončić had a working breakfast with Matthew Palmer, the US Special Envoy for Electoral Reform and the US Ambassador to B&amp;H Eric Nelson, at eight o'clock this morning at the US Ambassador's residence.
This is one in a series of talks between senior US officials, which they will have today and tomorrow with B&amp;H leaders in order to more efficiently and harmoniously change the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and consequently stabilize the political situation in our country.

This is one in a series of talks between high-ranking US officials, which they will have today and tomorrow with B&H leaders in order to change the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina as efficiently and harmoniously as possible

Matthew Palmer, Eric Nelson and Fahrudin Radončić

Radončić finished the meeting with Palmer and Nelson

Sweden lifted all COVID-19-related restrictions in the country on Wednesday, announcing that the pandemic has been brought under full control.

The country announced limited COVID-19-related restrictions that began on June 1 and ended on Sept. 29, The Public Health Directorate said in a statement.After Denmark and Norway, Sweden is the third Scandinavian country to totally abolish coronavirus-related restrictions.
According to the statement, rules such as wearing a mask at airports and on planes where international rules apply, as well as PCR testing, will continue to be enforced.
Meanwhile, the Swedish Foreign Ministry announced in a separate statement that all travel bans will be lifted on Oct. 1, 2021.
On Sept. 20, a travel restriction for Turkish citizens with double vaccination certificates was lifted.
According to the statement, the first dose of vaccination is administered to 83.6% of those over the age of 18, while the proportion of those who received two doses is 76%. While the country has started the third dose on Wednesday, it added.
According to the Public Health Institute, the number of people who have died in Sweden due to the deadly virus has risen to 14,851 and the number of cases has surpassed 1.14 million.

A report by the Corona Commission, which has examined the government's COVID-19 strategy, reported that the "herd immunity" strategy has failed in the country, where light measures to combat the virus were adopted between Dec. 24, 2020, and June 1, 2021.

- Most of the employees working in nursing homes have been left alone in the fight against the virus crisis - the report said, emphasizing that the elderly are not particularly protected in the epidemic.
- Late measures were taken in nursing homes, the elderly could not be protected - the statement added.
The fact that the number of people who lost their lives due to the virus in Sweden was three times higher than the total of Finland, Norway, and Denmark, which took drastic measures and closed for a long time, drew a lot of criticism.

3rd Scandinavian country to completely remove restrictions as Public Health Directorate says pandemic fully under control

After Denmark and Norway, Sweden is the third Scandinavian country to totally abolish coronavirus-related restrictions

Sweden lifts all COVID-19 restrictions

Lava flowing from a volcano that devastated the Spanish island of La Palma has reached the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, said the Spanish Institute of Oceanography on Wednesday.

After 10 days of the eruption, the lava reached the ocean in an area of cliffs, Marine Geosciences group of the institute said on Twitter, which experts say may cause chemical reactions such as toxic clouds.
- An impressive deposit of more than 50 m (16.4 feet) in height is being generated - it added.The lava has destroyed nearly 590 buildings and 258 hectares (637.5 acres) of land, while 6,000 people have been evacuated, according to official figures.On Sept 19, the volcano erupted for the first time in 50 years.

Lava has destroyed nearly 590 buildings, 258 hectares of land, according to official figures

On Sept 19, the volcano erupted for the first time in 50 years

Lava from Spanish island volcano reaches ocean

Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government on Wednesday warned the United States to stop violation of the Afghan airspace to prevent negative consequences.

In a statement issued from Kabul, the Taliban government’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the US drone strikes inside Afghanistan is a breach of national security.
- We recently saw the Unites States violating all international rights, law and its commitments to the Islamic Emirate in Doha, Qatar, as Afghanistan's sacred airspace is being invaded by the US drones - Mujahid said, urging Washington to end these violations.
- Countries, under international laws, are the sole owners of their territorial and air sovereignty. Therefore, Islamic Emirate, as the sole legal entity of Afghanistan, is the custodian of Afghanistan's land and airspace - he explained.
- We call on all countries, especially the United States, to treat Afghanistan in light of international rights, laws, and commitments, considering mutual respect and commitments, in order to prevent any negative consequences - Mujahid added.
Last month, the Taliban took over Kabul and announced an interim government in September after the US troops left the country on Aug. 31.
On Aug. 29, the US military targeted a humanitarian worker’s, Zamari Ahmadi, vehicle in a drone strike inside his home in Kabul. He was suspected of having ties to ISIS/Daesh-Khorasan.
On Sept. 17, the US acknowledged that the airstrike resulted in the deaths of 10 civilians, including an aid worker and up to seven children.
- We now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with ISIS-K, or were a direct threat to US forces - said Central Command head Gen. Frank McKenzie, who had earlier claimed that Ahmadi had connections with Daesh/ISIS-K.
McKenzie offered his "profound condolences" to the victims' families, and said the attack was carried out "in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport."
However, the relatives of 10 people killed in the drone strike rejected the US "condolences and apologies," calling it a war crime and demanding justice under international law.

Interim government's spokesman says operating drones inside Afghanistan is breach of national security

Last month, the Taliban took over Kabul and announced an interim government in September after the US troops left the country on Aug. 31

Taliban warn US against violation of Afghan airspace

An unreleased cassette tape recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has been sold for $58,300 at an auction in Copenhagen.

The 33-minute audio track was recorded by four Danish teenagers as part of a report for their school magazine on Jan. 5, 1970 in Skyum Bjerge, Denmark, just months before the Beatles announced their break-up.
The tape has been sold along with photographs which document the event, and a copy of a school magazine with parts of the interview.
- Finally, all the excitement surrounding tonight’s Live Auction of a small John Lennon tape recording from 1969 was released. And the hammer landed at DKK 370,000 - more than DKK 100,000 over the estimate - Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, an auction house of art, design, antiques and collectibles, said in a statement on Wednesday.
The recording took place at a time when Lennon and Ono were calling for an end to the war in Vietnam. They had come to the Scandinavian country for private reasons.
In the interview, Lennon speaks of the reason for being in Skyum Bjerge, how their art and music champions world peace and how everybody can contribute to world peace.
At one point the couple joined in a Danish tradition and danced around a Christmas tree, played guitar and sang Give Peace a Chance.

Song, interview recorded by Danish schoolboys for school magazine in 1970

The 33-minute audio track was recorded by four Danish teenagers

Unreleased John Lennon recording sold at auction in Denmark

Some personnel of the British army will be seen driving fuel trucks to petrol stations within the next couple of days, a government minister said on Wednesday.

Around 150 military drivers are ready to take the temporary assignment in government’s bid to curb the fuel delivery problem, which has brought to country to a chaotic state within days, according to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
Speaking to the BBC, Kwarteng underlined that the ongoing petrol crisis had been "difficult" but it is stabilizing and troops will drive fuel tankers "in the next couple of days."
- I can confirm the government's Reserve Tanker Fleet will be on the road this afternoon to boost deliveries of fuel to forecourts across Britain - he later tweeted.
- The trucks are driven by civilians and will provide additional logistical capacity to the fuel industry - he added.
Signs are suggesting that “the situation at the pumps has begun to improve with more stations getting more fuel - Kwarteng said.
- The sooner we can all return to our normal buying habits, the sooner the situation will return to normal - he said, urging people to stop panic buying.
Motorists across the UK have been forming long queues in front of petrol stations after some retailers revealed that their logistics failed to provide fuel for more than a week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said the situation was "stabilizing." The government is also planning to issue around 5,000 emergency visas for foreign lorry drivers to overcome the delivery issues in the run-up to festive season.

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says situation stabilizing, around 150 servicemen will help ease fuel flow

Around 150 military drivers are ready to take the temporary assignment in government’s bid to curb the fuel delivery problem

Military drivers to start delivering fuel to forecourts in days, UK government says

The trial of Prime Minister Fadil Novalić and other defendants because of disputed procurement of 100 respirators worth 10,530,000 KM continued today with the hearing of two employees of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of B&amp;H.
Apart from Novalić, the suspended director of the Federal Administration of Civil Protection, Fahrudin Solak, the Minister of Finance of the Federation of B&amp;H, Jelka Milićević, and the owner of the company " Silver Raspberry", Fikret Hodžić, are accused of the disputed purchase of ventilators.
Testimonies were given by dr. Harun Avdagić, member of the expert council in the Agency and Indira Fazlagić, chief pharmaceutical inspector in the Agency.
Before hearing the witness, Prosecutor Mirza Hukeljić said that the Prosecution had received five submissions from the Court of B&amp;H from Edita Kalajdžić, stating that her mobile phone, which was deposited with the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, used a viber application addressed to people she knew.
The Prosecutor said that only the Prosecution was informed about that, and not the Defense, and therefore stated that they had received the submissions and pointed out that only the Court could take measures in relation to that case.
The first witness, Avdagić, said that he was once called by a man from the Office of the Prime Minister of the FB&amp;H Government in connection with obtaining a license to import medical equipment, but that he referred him to Indira Fazlagić. Avdagić left the possibility that Hasan Ganibegović from Fadil Novalić's Office also called him. Avdagić (SDA) was appointed as a member of the expert council from the Bosniak people in the Agency by the FB&amp;H Government. He also said that he had known Novalić for five or six years through mutual friends and that there were those among them who worked in Novalić's cabinet. He stated that Novalić's advisor was Goran Miraščić is his godfather.
Witness Fazlagić said that Hasan Ganibegović called her and asked what was needed to import ventilators and what permits were needed for emergency import. After it was explained to him that the registration of a legal entity that imports ventilators is necessary, Ganibegović became concerned and asked to recommend a company that deals with that. Indira Fazlagić later called Ganibegović and recommended the company "Tuzlafarm", which often did emergency imports for the Clinical Center in Tuzla.
However, after that, a lawyer at the Mladen Agency brought her a request to enter Fikret Hodžić's company " Silver Raspberry" in the register, in order to purchase ventilators. Fazlagić wrote "Urgent" on the case, and after checking the documentation due to the pandemic, an indirect, not direct inspection was carried out, and "Silver Raspberry" received a permit.
Fazlagić learned from the media that the ventilators arrived at the Sarajevo airport.
Although the inspectors from the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices intended to check the storage of medical equipment on the spot, they did so on the order of the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H. Answering the prosecutor's questions, Fazlagić said that they were told in the company " Silver Raspberry" that the ventilators were taken over by FCPA.
- We have determined that they do not keep ventilators properly, that people are not professional enough. Ventilators were placed under the tent, it was raining. The worker showed us that the tent has a certificate that it will not leak water. We found that the ventilators were on wooden pallets. It was ordered to urgently move the ventilators out of the tent and to store them, and they were forbidden to trade in medical equipment - Fazlagić said.
She explained that FCPA did not have a traffic license.
Novalić, Solak and Hodžić are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal offenses related to acts of abuse of position or authority, receiving a reward or other form of benefit for trading in influence.
The indictment also charges them with money laundering, falsification or destruction of business or trade books or documents, falsification of official documents and violation of the obligation to keep trade or business books and compile financial reports and their falsification or destruction.
Milićević is accused of negligent work in the service.

Testimonies were given by Harun Avdagić, member of the expert council in the Agency and Indira Fazlagić, chief pharmaceutical inspector in the Agency

Affair Ventilators / Hearing ended for Fadil Novalić and others: Who called the employees of the Drug Agency from the Prime Minister's Office

Today, the president of SBB, Fahrudin Radončić, and the president of the BPS, Sefer Halilović, held a consultative meeting on the joint pre-election activities of the opposition and on the overall political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. 
On this occasion, the need to enlarge the opposition and create a bloc for the upcoming General Elections was jointly stated. At the same time, the political importance of the option of nominating one opposition candidate for the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina was emphasized.
This is the first meeting of these two parties, which will jointly continue intensive political meetings with representatives of other parties to consolidate the opposition and determine socio-economic, political and other program goals for the coming period.

The political importance of the option of one opposition candidate running for the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina was emphasized

Fahrudin Radončić and Seferom Halilovićem

Pakistan imposes strict restrictions for non-vaccinated travel

Ukraine seeks Turkish president’s help for release of prisoners from Russia

"Manageable" COVID-19 to continue to exist for some years, says BioNTech co-founder

German parties in preliminary coalition talks to form new government

Turkish, Russian presidents discuss regional issues, bilateral ties

"Recording" affair: Police officers file criminal charges with the Prosecutor's Office of B&H against Osman Mehmedagić

Schmidt hopes for electoral reform before 2022 vote

Escobar warns Dodik that threats of secession lead to isolation

Radončić finished the meeting with Palmer and Nelson

Sweden lifts all COVID-19 restrictions

Lava from Spanish island volcano reaches ocean

Taliban warn US against violation of Afghan airspace

Unreleased John Lennon recording sold at auction in Denmark

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Unreleased John Lennon recording sold at auction in Denmark

Military drivers to start delivering fuel to forecourts in days, UK government says

Affair Ventilators / Hearing ended for Fadil Novalić and others: Who called the employees of the Drug Agency from the Prime Minister's Office

Radončić and Halilović talked about enlarging the opposition