C hina urges foreign troops to stop plundering of natural resources in Syria

A Chinese official to the uN has called for the full implementation of the security Council s resolution on the extension of syria’s cross-border humanitarian assistance, stressing that the illegal stationing and military operations of foreign troops in syria must end and the illegal plundering of natural resources in the country by foreign troops must stop immediately

The uN security Council held a briefing on the political and humanitarian situation in syria on Wednesday it adopted Resolution 2672 on January 9, allowing the delivery of uN cross-border aid into syria to continue for a further six months

Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the uN, called on the international community to make greater efforts in the next six months to ensure that the resolution is fully and effectively implemented

The cross-border mechanism of humanitarian deliveries is a temporary arrangement under special circumstances and ultimately there should be a gradual and orderly transition to cross-line deliveries Dai noted

China welcomes the uN’s updated plan for cross-line operations in northwestern syria and looks forward to seeing a more significant increase in the frequency of aid operations as well as the size of convoys,

Dai said

“Cross-line rescues for the Rukban refugee camp in southeastern syria should be resumed as soon as possible,” said Dai

Dai added that unilateral sanctions and the resulting over-compliance run counter to the efforts of the security Council and the wider international community to improve humanitarian access and increase humanitarian resources in syria China once again calls on relevant countries to immediately and fully lift unilateral sanctions against syria,” he said

Dai pointed out that the current counter- terrorism situation in syria is still complicated The international community should adopt unified standards in accordance with international law and uN security Council resolutions, strike at all terrorist forces in syria with a zero-tolerance attitude and stop conniving, shielding and politically utilizing terrorist forces

The sovereignty and territorial integrity of syria must be effectively respected The illegal stationing and military operations of foreign troops in syria must end, and the illegal plundering of natural resources in syria by foreign troops must stop immediately Dai noted us military forces in syria have been slammed for stealing oil shipments from the war-ravaged country After entering syria in 2014 the us forces under the pretext of fighting terrorist groups, have established military bases in oil-rich areas in northeastern and eastern syria and started the system- atic theft of syrian oil in mid-January, syrian media reported that a convoy of 53 tankers was deployed to smuggle crude oil from syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring iraq

The syrian Oil Ministry said in August 2022 that the us forces were stealing 80 percent of syria s oil production causing direct and indirect losses of about $107 1 billion to the country’s oil and gas sectors Ag e n c i e s

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This marks the second consecutive year that Azam, 28, has received the award, which recognizes his exceptional performance and match-winning abilities

The ICC noted that Azam amassed an impressive 679 runs from just nine ODIs in the past year with an average of

3rd allama iqbal Polo tournament: sQ seagold, fG/din Polo score victories

SQ Seagold and FG/Din Polo on Thursday registered thrilling victories in the 3rd Allama Iqbal Polo Tournament sponsored by Lahore Smart City (LSC) here at Pakistan Park Cavalry Ground on Thursday

The first match of the day proved a thrilling encounter, where SQ Seagold Polo Team defeating BN Polo Team

6-5½ From the winning team Raja Jalal Arsalan emerged as hero of the day as he pumped in three tremendous goals while Mir Huzaifa Ahmed banged in a brace and Omer Asjad Malhi struck one Haider Naseem thrashed in two goals while Babar Naseem and Raja Samiullah converted one each for BN Polo Team, which also had one-and-a-half goal handicap advantage

BN Polo started the match well by converting a 60-yard penalty to take 1-0 lead, which couldn t last long and SQ Seagold Polo hammered an equalizer to level the score at 1-1 The second chukker was then dominated by SQ Seagold Polo who thrashed in three back-to-back goals to gain a 4-1 lead The third chukker was evenly poised as both the teams converted one goal each with SQ Seagold still enjoying 5-2 lead The fourth and last chukker was dominated by BN Polo as they slammed in two goals against one by SQ Seagold, which won the match by 6-5½ as BN Polo had one-and-a-half goal handicap advantage

FG/Din Polo Team defeated Inara Polo/Black Horse

Paints by 7-6 in a nail-biting second match of the day

Mian Abbas Mukhtar cracked a convincing quartet while Saqib Khan Khakwani hammered a hat-trick of goals for FG/Din Polo Nico Roberts, who replaced Hissam Ali Hyder, fired in four goals while Abdul Rehman Monnoo and Daniyal Shaikh scored one goal each for Inara Polo/Black Horse Paints

Both the teams started well and scored one goal each to make it 1-1 Inara/Black Horse Paints played better polo in the second chukker and converted three goals against two by FG/Din Polo to take a slight 4-3 lead FG/Din Polo then made their presence felt and banged in a brace against one by their opponents to equalize the score at 5-5 The fourth and decisive chukker saw FG/Din Polo converting two goals against one by Inara/Black Horse to win the thrilling encounter by a narrow margin of 7-6 Two matches will be played tomorrow (Friday) here at Jinnah Polo Fields at 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM respectively y e a r

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N a major accolade for Pakistan cricket, captain Babar Azam was named one-day player of the year by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on ThursdayAdditionally Azam maintained his position as the top-ranked batter on the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, a title he has held since July 2021

‘things aren’t working’: milan’s title defence crumbling as napoli host rivals roma

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Free registrations are open for all gaming enthusiasts under PTCL’s Group’s newly launched gaming platform GameKey

Islamabad – January 26, 2023: Pakistan’s largest telecommunications group – PTCL & Ufone 4G – is bringing aboard professional and aspiring gamers from across Pakistan to compete in a thrilling PUBG MOBILE tournament on its gaming platform, ‘GameKey’ PTCL Group launched GameKey – a one-window access platform to a curated selection of the most popular online games to provide a seamless and rewarding playing experience to all gamers

Pakistan has recently witnessed a rising gaming culture with a marked upsurge in the number of professional gamers and gaming squads that compete in national and international tournaments, thereby successfully putting Pakistan on the global gaming landscape

PTCL’s GameKey aims to strengthen the country’s gaming landscape by nurturing new talent and promoting professional gamers ‘GameKey Arena’ is driven by the same motivation to help explore new gaming talent while providing a state-of-the-art platform for established players to showcase their talent and mastery of the sport Registrations for GameKey Arena are open till 30th January for professional and aspiring PUBG MOBILE players from across the country, regardless of their data network The nationwide qualifiers will take place online from 1st to 8th February, while the Grand Finale is set to happen on

12th February in Lahore

PTCL Group will invite the top 16 squads to Lahore to take part in the grand finale The champion team will be awarded a prize money of PKR 3 million GameKey Arena is the first tournament under GameKey, however, it is expected to become a calendar event and an annual gaming extravaganza for Pakistani gamers

Online gaming enthusiasts hurry up! Get your squad registered for the upcoming tournam e n t : https://www ufone com/gamekeyregistration/

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has won all nine of his Australian Open semi-finals and is not ready to let Tommy Paul ruin his unblemished record on Friday as he closes in on a 22nd Grand Slam crown

With 86 minutes gone of their last Serie A home match AC Milan’s title defence was very much alive, two goals to the good against Roma and set to maintain the five-point gap separating the champions and league leaders Napoli

Less than three weeks later and their hopes of retaining the Scudetto are hanging by a thread after a sudden slump which has allowed Napoli to charge 12 clear almost completely unopposed, and led to them being knocked out of the Italian Cup and losing the Super Cup to Inter Milan

Two quickfire goals from Roger Ibanez and Tammy Abraham snatched a shock draw for a dismal Roma that night at the San Siro, and since then Milan have looked a shadow of the team who last year snatched the title from neighbours Inter

The partying which exploded last Spring in celebration of Milan’s first league crown since 2011 felt like a distant memory on Tuesday night when Lazio demolished Stefano Pioli’s side 4-0 and moved a point behind them in third place Pioli all-but conceded the title after a miserable display in Rome, admitting that “right now a lot of things aren’t working” as previously reliable performers either get injured or underwhelm on the field

Director Paolo Maldini insisted on Tuesday that the season doesn t seem like a huge disaster but the Milan icon has been criticised for flop summer signings including Belgium attacker Charles De Ketelaere and Sergino Dest whose display on Tuesday at left-back in place of injured Theo Hernandez was calamitous

On Sunday Milan host struggling Sassuolo the team whose ground fans invaded en masse to witness a long-awaited title triumph in May the perfect opportunity to set their season back on course

But it would take a complete implosion for Napoli to let slip a historic first title since 1990 after racking up an incredible 50 points at the halfway stage of the season

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Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday and end the Belarusian’s dream of a third Melbourne title

Rybakina won their semi-final 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 at a blustery Rod Laver Arena and will meet Aryna Sabalenka or Magda Linette in Saturday’s final

The Moscow-born Kazakh prevailed in 1hr 41min against the 2012 and 2013 champion to account for a third major winner in as many matches

The 22nd seed had already defeated reigning French and US Open champion Iga Swiatek in the fourth round and 2017 Roland Garros winner Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park

I m super happy to be in the final Today it was a bit tougher for me because it was different conditions,” said the 23year-old Rybakina

“I couldn’t play really aggressive tennis The ball was not going so much, but I’m happy that in the end I managed to win “I’ll try my best in the final of course ”

Big-serving Rybakina won in straight sets when the pair played at In- dian Wells last year, their only previous meeting Azarenka, 33, was largely on the back foot again against the grace and power of Rybakina who was in her first Melbourne Park semi-final

Rybakina reached the last four largely on the back of her powerful serving, having sent down 35 aces in her five matches, more than any other player

She started with a nervy double fault but soon was back in the groove, launching three booming aces in a row to secure the opening game Azarenka withstood an early assault from Rybakina’s heavy, deep groundstrokes to force the first break point, which she converted with a high volley, only for her opponent to strike straight back

Now powering winners off both wings and utilising her wide reach, Rybakina broke a second time for 5-3

Trying to close out, the Kazakh’s first serve deserted her Azarenka saved a set point and then created two break points of her own, converting the second

At 5-5 Rybakina s second double fault gave 24th seed Azarenka three break points

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