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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled-back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday.

Details of the new deal were not immediately released. It was scheduled to be approved at a Tuesday meeting of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., the state’s top jobs agency that previously negotiated the initial deal with Foxconn.

The new deal will reduce the potential tax breaks by billions of dollars and still have potential tax breaks worth more than $10 million for the company, a person with knowledge of the new contract who was not authorized to speak publicly about the deal said Monday.

From the archives (April 2019): Foxconn says it’s still committed to Wisconsin plant as Gov. Evers seeks a reset

Also (February 2019): Foxconn reiterates commitment to Wisconsin, but the devil is in the details, of which there are few

The original deal with nearly $4 billion in state and local tax incentives was struck in 2017 by then-Gov. Scott Walker, who dropped his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in September 2015. It was based on Taiwan-based Foxconn’s promise to build a massive $10 billion flat screen panel manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, near the Illinois border, employing up to 13,000 people.

Then-President Donald Trump heralded the original deal as a sign of a revitalized American manufacturing economy, calling the envisioned plant “transformational” and the “eighth wonder of the world.” He traveled to Wisconsin in 2018 for the ground-breaking ceremony.

Commentary (November 2018): Wisconsin taxpayers need to pull the plug on this con of a Foxconn deal

But Foxconn best known for manufacturing iPhones for Apple has continually scaled back its plans for the site and missed employment targets that would trigger state tax credits. The company employed 281 people in 2019 in Wisconsin, according to the state economic development agency.

See: Wisconsin court dismisses suit alleging Foxconn violated commitment to state

David Callender, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., said the agency does not comment on its discussions with companies “unless and until action has been taken by the board.”

Evers, a Democrat who ran as a critic of the project in 2018 and narrowly defeated Walker (after which the Republican-led legislature acted to rein in gubernatorial powers and prerogatives), said in a statement Monday that the new deal “works for everyone.”

“I’ve said all along that my goal as governor would be to find an agreement that works for Wisconsin taxpayers while providing the support Foxconn needs to be successful here in our state,” Evers said.

Jay Lee, Foxconn’s vice chairman, said Foxconn approved the new deal with a desire to lower taxpayer liability in exchange for the flexibility to pursue business opportunities the meet market demand.” He said Foxconn was grateful that a solution could be found.

After the original deal was signed, Foxconn said it was downsizing the factory to be built over 2,500 acres, or 1,012 hectares, of land from what is known as a Generation 10.5 plant to a Generation 6 plant that makes smaller thin-film transistor liquid crystal display screens for cellphones and other devices, rather than the larger screens that were first proposed.

Foxconn has announced, and then quickly abandoned, other projects at the site including “a cutting-edge, cloud-based, robotic retail platform” for caffeine sales and ventilators to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most recently, Foxconn’s chairman said last month it was now considering making electric vehicles at the facility.

The company’s changing plans led Evers to call for its contract, which was based on it building the massive flat-screen panel manufacturing facility, to be rewritten.

Foxconn also made promises about basing its North American headquarters in Milwaukee and hiring 500 employees, but that has not happened. It also promised to open “innovation centers” in the Wisconsin municipalities of Green Bay, Eau Claire, Racine and Madison that would employ up to 200 people each. Buildings were purchased, but the company did not move forward with its plans.

In 2018, Foxconn said it planned to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Since then, the research center and off-campus location have not been established. Foxconn did sponsor a $700,000 research project at Madison, and university officials said in March that talks with Foxconn were ongoing.

From the archives (June 2018): What every American should know about a Foxconn in their backyard

MarketWatch contributed.

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maybe a summary of his personality?? or if you could make a post about like, more deeply about who is he would be cool but i just want to understand his character, thanks

ROBERTO DA COSTA (Sunspot/Citizen V/Citizen X) is an Afro-Latino mutant from Brazil, with the power to absorb solar energy and use it to power himself. In his powered-up Sunspot form, he has superhuman strength, can fly, and can project energy blasts. He was born to a wealthy family; his father was the CEO of Da Costa International, a member of the Hellfire Club, and just generally not so great- at one point Roberto and the New Mutants had to save his mother, an archaeologist, from an assassination attempt organized by his father. Roberto was close with his mother, and would take time away from the New Mutants to visit her. He lived in Brazil until his mutation activated during a soccer game when players on the opposing team were violently racist towards him. The game was attacked by Hellfire Club soldiers trying to capture Roberto, and in their attempt they killed Juliana Sandoval, his first girlfriend- a loss which impacted Roberto deeply. After this, he joins the New Mutants, who would become some of the closest friends he ever had.

Roberto is a loyal friend, has a hotheaded temper and can be impulsive, and is determined to be a hero despite people telling him his whole life he never would be. His friends are incredibly important to him, particularly Sam. Once, he lost control of his powers and unintentionally hurt Sam during a game of soccer, and was so horrified by his ability to hurt his best friend that he quit the New Mutants and ran away- only to later blame himself for Doug’s death because he and Warlock had been absent when Doug died. Despite being frequently dismissed as being a shallow rich kid, he isn’t- he is willing to sacrifice on behalf of others, and frequently prioritizes the happiness of those important to him over his own. He often wants to use his own wealth to help his friends, and while he doesn’t always understand why this isn’t welcome, it comes from a place of care, not a desire to flaunt his wealth. Attempting to sway Roberto into joining the Hellfire Club when he was in X-Force, Selene offered Roberto fame and adoration to no success; the only thing she offered him that was enough to convince him to join was resurrecting Juliana, but under the condition that she would never remember or know Roberto. 

He’s also been underestimated his entire life, by people- his father, Xavier, other teachers, Captain America, etc.- who have told him over and over again that they believed he would become just like his father, that he was arrogant to the point it would eventually lead him to villainy, that he couldn’t be a good enough hero, so on and so forth. Not to mention Reignfire- a wildly confusing X-Force villain, who was essentially an evil Roberto duplicate leading the MLF, and who confused Roberto’s sense of self by taking over his body for a time. So a lot of his story has been about pushing back at those expectations and trying to be a hero despite being told by the adults in his life that they didn’t believe he would be. And then using those assumptions to try and use historically evil institutions to do good. Some writers get this, some do not. 

In recent years as an Avenger, Roberto has come into his own as a leader, using everything he learned in the New Mutants and X-Force, from his time leading X-Corp: Los Angeles, and his time with the Hellfire Club. He stood up to Captain America and formed his own group of Avengers when he believed that Cap and Iron Man were both failing to lead the Avengers properly, and, after buying AIM and forcibly converting it from a supervillain thinktank into Avengers Idea Mechanics, was instrumental in building the infrastructure that helped save the 616 universe in the lead up to Secret Wars. He went on to use AIM to do a lot of good, before removing himself from it and tanking his own net worth just to say ‘fuck you’ to the US government when they tried to leverage him. While an Avenger, he contracted M-Pox, but refused to let that stop him from being a superhero, and though Toni Ho built him a headband that would control power flare-ups, continued to use his powers at great personal risk to himself. He’s become a really clever strategic leader, who excels in planning the long game, utilizing what’s been called ‘supervillain thinking’ to achieve good, and is willing to do unpleasant things to protect mutants, so others don’t have to. Eventually, he quit the Avengers because he realized his place was with the X-Men, that he was a mutant before he was an Avenger, and he wanted to return to his roots.

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The United Nations traced the origin of weapons in Syria

Since the beginning of the Syrian War, powerful businessmen around the world have been trying to make maximum profits from conflict and violence. Tony Abi Saab of Lebanon, an illegal arms dealer defrauded the US Army in contracts and supplied contraband weapons to illegal destinations.  

The United Nations has recently intervened to investigate the involvement of foreign countries in the Syrian war.  They found out most of the weapons came from Europe and second in the list was the Middle Eastern country and the US. Tony Abi Saab has been running his illegal business in Europe and secretly bidding for the military. Some of his shell companies are SIMAINT, Brexia, Tactica-Ltd, G2 Armory, and Bennet-Fouch. They have defrauded the US Army of multi-million dollars and disappeared. SIMAINT did the biggest contract fraud against the US Corps. of Engineer in Afghanistan. The President of the company, Raymond Azar, a close relative of Tony Abi Saab, was arrested and convicted for his crime. He was punished for five years of imprisonment and $15 million as a penalty. Tony Abi Saab escaped the jail term because his case was heard in the civil court, unlike Azar’s case, which was heard in a military court. He pleaded torture, tampering of evidence, and human rights violations against the intelligence team of the US.        

The Islamic State group were receiving arms and weapons from Tony Abi Saab’s companies. Tony was supported in his crime by many European and some of his Asian business partners. His business partners and associates are Umarex gmbh & co KG (Germany), Noble france sa (France), Benelli Armi, franchi division (Italy), Osmanli Arms, Istanbul, and Konya Turkey, Emran arms, Bangladesh, Lobastov Ivan, Baikal Ltd, Izhevsk city (Russia), etc.

The rebels were piling stocks of the weapons for terror attacks and that’s why they are still in dominance in many of the Middle Eastern regions. Tony was arrested in Afghanistan, flown to the US Court for a trial, and heard in the civil court. His crimes couldn’t be proved because the evidence collected from the international countries, wasn’t valid in the US court.

The situation in Syria has become more complex and the reason is corruption and interference of powerful men. The fight is no more between, the Syrian Government and the opposition, or the government and the ISIS, it has become more complicated. Now the whole nation is scattered. There are too many leaders and an abundance of opinions. Some countries are looking at the Syrian situation in a political angle whereas some are trying to sort out the differences but have failed.

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2018 Character List update

Adèle Doucette(France, Independent, 2018): Artist who uses a Blackbox Innovations magic paintbrush and reusable canvas.

Alfonzo Vercelloni(Italy, Shadow-Ops, 2006): Sierra Team's main pilot and reconnaissance operative.

Ayumi Myeong(Korea, Military Juggernaut 001, 2009): The first Military Juggernaut of the new viking class operatives and ace paintball player.

Billis McPhail(Ireland, Detroit Outsiders, 2005): Pedro's roommate and pool hall employee.

Blackjack[James Riley](USA, Military Juggernaut Officer 100, 2008): Commanding officer of Charlie Team with a card game motif.

Blaque[Nathaniel Kingston](USA, Military Juggernaut 187, 2008): Automotive customization enthusiast and Charlie Team's engineer.

Bullshark[Bentley McGuffin](England, Military Juggernaut 108, 2008): Former SAS operative and Charlie Team's point man, an old man with a temper.

Charlie Biggins(USA, Military Juggernaut 007, 2008): Support unit for Charlie Team and main driver, known to be rather flamboyant and childish.

Chihiro Jihara(Japan, Tokyo Crew, 2004): Clothes store employee, Mr. Morris' love interest, and fastest character in the series.

Corina Dimesworth(Wales, Thunderfist Group, 2008): Genetic look-alike to Mina, and right hand woman of the Thunderfist Group.

Crokk [Hunter Ramsey](Australia, Military Juggernaut 121, 2008[was once scrapped, now revived]): Charlie Team's main sniper and good natured Ausie, prefers the DSR-1.

Crystal Tracey(USA, Wild Girls, 2006): Warm hearted adult video star, joins in on Mandy's antics.

Daedalus(Nethuron Realm, Reformed AI, 2012): Once the guardian of the Hypnophobia realm, currently Mr. Morris' AI helper.

Detective LaFrench(France, Independent, 2005): French entertainer and private eye with questionable track record.

Dissidius(Neturon Realm, Alien AI, 2010): Creator of the Abstraction Zone, and self aware Artificial Intelligence with access to universe warping technology.

Frankie MacDougal(USA, The Buddies, 2006): Alabama fat dude who's a man of simple tastes, one of the stars on the Buddies podcast & livestream show.

Freida Reinhardt(Switzerland, Military Juggernaut 141, 2016): Medical specialist for Foxtrot Team, close friend of Reiner.

Garry Thompson(USA, Kings Men, 2006): Clumsy squire on the TV show, The Kings Men.

Gecko Newt(Beastalia, Secret Agency, 2008): Anthropomorphic Gecko and secret agent for FBI-like agency.

Gerald Thunderfist(France, Thunderfist Group, 2007): Top hat and monocle donning terrorist leader with a handlebar mustache and 1930's villain motif.

Gold Rolla\Maxwell Keyes(USA, Detroit Crew, 2005): Bling salesman who gets involved in the various Detroit Crew antics.

Grimm Finch(USA, The Buddies, 2006): Grin bearing Alaskan dude with nerdy interests, one of the stars on the Buddies podcast & livestream show.

Izumi Morimura[Previously Ichigo](Japan, Tokyo Cafe, 2006): Catgirl super heroine who specializes in hand-to-hand & whips.

Jason L. Wilson(USA, Marine Corps, 2007): USMC sergeant and man of cultured tastes.

Joe Johnson(USA, Military Juggernaut 221, 2004): Sierra Team's sniper, husband to Molly and tallest character in the series.

John "Snake" Bauer(USA, Shadow-Ops, 2008): Charlie Team's stealth operative who makes use of long range rifles, prefers the M24.

Kaori Asayama(Japan, Tokyo Crew, 2004): Meteorologist for JNN Tokyo News, obsessed with Satomi.

King Haroldson Flooperbottom(USA, Kings Men, 2016): The king on the TV show, The Kings Men.

Kotone Takamura(Japan, Military Juggernaut 086, 2017): Fire Ant operative of Foxtrot Team, has immense pyrophilia and gets gassy when arroused.

K-Rocka\Karl Stansfield[Previously The Thug](USA, Detroit Crew, 2005): Regular homeboy of the Pimpuh's Homies, the more rambunctious of the brothers.

Krummy the Crabber(USA, Kings Men, 2006): Source of surreal comedy on the TV show, The Kings Men.

Larry Connors(USA, The Buddies, 2006): Main star of the Buddies podcast & livestream show, has a showman's voice and optimistic personality

Lenny Floyd(USA, Kings Men, 2006): Nervous squire on the TV show, The Kings Men.

Maleena Binks(USA, Detroit Outsiders, 2005): Obnoxious girl who resides in Detroit, originally from Arkansas.

Mandy Miller(USA, Wild Girls, 2006): Short and stout adult video star who often gets into silly shenanigans, boisterous and dominant.

Mark Beavis(USA, Military Juggernaut 134, 2004): Sierra Team's engineer with farmboy like physique and deep voice, mostly uses assault rifles.

Maurice Serpent(Neo Gaia, Independent, 2008): Broody edgy vampire from a earth-esque planet.

Mavis[Real Name is Mahir Majrashi](Israel, Independent, 2006): Israeli refugee who lives with Sierra Team.

Megumi Chisaka(Japan, Western Industries, 2018): Head scientist of Western Industries in Barrie and source of cuteness.

Mikey Carlson(USA, Military Juggernaut 127, 2004): Sierra Team's demolition operative, with a Cartman-like voice and personality, shortest character in the series.

Millie Summers(England, VSAC, 2017): Lead scientist for Valkyrie Star, warm-hearted and good with galactic mapping.

Mina Aimoto[Previously Mint](Japan, Tokyo Cafe, 2006): Birdgirl super heroine with gassy tendencies, proficient with bow-type weapons

Mindy LeBlanc(Scotland, VSAC, 2017): Lead scientist for Valkyrie Star, bluntly honest and vulgar with a knack for pulse engines and machines.

Molly Johnson(USA, Johnson Family, 2008): Wife of Joe, southern belle and embodiment of the rural south.

Mr. Morris(Canada, Military Juggernaut Officer 169, 1998 [Revised in 2004]): Main hero, commander of Sierra Team, Chihiro's love interest & wielder of the Electro-Blade.

Oscar Warner[Usually called the Jazz Man](USA, Independent, 2006): Louisiana jazz musician who gets involved with everyone's antics.

Pedro Fernandez(Mexico, Detroit Outsiders, 2005): Billis' roommate and occasional luchador.

Pimpuh Simmons\William Stansfield(USA, Detroit Crew, 2005): Detroit pimp and lead of the Pimpuh's Homies, the mature and rational of the brothers.

Quince "The Boo Man" Brandis USA, Detroit Outsiders, 2005): Hitman for hire on the streets of Detroit, was once contracted to assassinate Malina.

Reiner Vorschlaghammer(Germany, Military Juggernaut Officer 116, 2004): Sierra Team's medic, arrogant but intelligent, and uses shotguns.

Ross Pilkington(USA, The Buddies, 2006): Boisterous muscular man with manly interests, one of the stars on the Buddies podcast & livestream show.

Ryoko Makino(Japan, Tokyo Cafe, 2018): Dolphin-girl super heroine who is left-handed, wields a bo staff.

Satomi Nozaki(Japan, Ex-Shadow Ops, 2016): Tallest female character, admirer of anything cute and owner of a plushie store.

Tim Jenkins(USA, The Buddies, 2006): Short boy with meatwad-like voice and prankster tendencies, one of the stars on the Buddies podcast & livestream show.

Tommy C\Thomas Stansfield[Previously The Goon](USA, Detroit Crew, 2005): Regular homeboy of the Pimpuh's Homies, the calmer of the brothers.

Tony Antoini(USA, Mafia Boss, 2005): Mob boss, sometimes gets wrapped up in the schemes of Gerald Thunderfist.

Vanessa Dixon(USA, Independent, 2001): Gassy woman and McFatty's enthusiast, Mr. Morris' online friend.

Yumei Jiang(China, Military Juggernaut 097, 2016): Support operative of Kilo Team and expert cook, uses robotic arms.

Yumeko Minohara(Japan, Shadow Ops/Western Industries Asia, 2017): CEO of Japanese branch of Western Industries, once was a pilot during Second Korean Uprising operation.

Zakuya Fujima(Japan, Tokyo Cafe, 2011): Coyote-fox-girl super heroine, fashion model and movie star, plasma beam sword specialist.

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DoorDash's IPO Delivers as Shares Surge in Market Debut

The New York Stock Exchange welcomed executives and guests of DoorDash via vidoeconference in celebration of DoorDash’s IPO Wednesday.

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DoorDash Inc. DASH 85.79% delivered for investors.

The market leader in U.S. food delivery was greeted with strong investor enthusiasm Wednesday, giving the seven-year-old company a value surpassing many of the restaurant companies that depend on its couriers to deliver their food.

DoorDash has never turned an annual profit, but a surge in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped to transform the San Francisco company. Revenue and orders at DoorDash more than tripled this summer and fall, compared with the year before, as consumers tired of prepping food at home and ordered more meals for delivery.

The result led the company’s valuation to jump to roughly $71.8 billion, as of the close Wednesday, from $15 billion earlier in the year.

Founded in 2013 by Tony Xu, who emigrated from China with his parents when he was five years old, DoorDash now must defend its nearly 50% U.S, market share in the competitive food-delivery industry and stoke further growth to satisfy heightened shareholder expectations. The company believes the ease by which diners can get food delivered won’t be a fad, but demand could slow as vaccines for the coronavirus are distributed and patrons return to restaurant dining rooms they have been avoiding.

“Once people get used to a habit, they tend to stick with it. We saw this with e-commerce, we saw this with booking travel over the internet,” Mr. Xu, a 36-year-old who earned an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, said in an interview.

DoorDash’s shares opened Wednesday afternoon at $182 on the New York Stock Exchange, 78% above its higher-than-expected initial public offering price. The stock ended trading Wednesday at $189.51, giving it a market value that surpasses the combined worth of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc.

DoorDash has trained its efforts on suburban areas, allowing the company to benefit in part because families there tend to place larger orders. The company controlled almost half of the U.S. food-delivery market as of mid-October, up from one-third the year earlier, giving it a lead over Uber Technologies Inc.’s UBER 1.47% Eats service, Grubhub Inc. and other rivals.

Ghost kitchens are popping up all over the U.S. as food delivery soars and dining at restaurants plummets amid the pandemic. These businesses, which can host food preparation for multiple restaurants at a single location, are attracting interest from investors and restaurateurs. Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal (Originally Published December 3, 2020)

The company will be the only public stand-alone U.S. food-delivery company after Grubhub agreed to be acquired in June. Uber Technologies recently bought rival Postmates Inc. for $2.65 billion, in a move aimed at helping it in delivery.

DoorDash has focused on boosting the number of restaurants consumers can choose from its app and expanded into grocery deliveries during the pandemic. Mr. Xu said deliveries became faster during the health crisis, in part because of less traffic on streets and because DoorDash became more efficient.

The pandemic also has resulted in stronger demand for food-delivery companies. Both chain and independent operators have tapped delivery companies to reach customers as they closed dining rooms or limited seating indoors.

Some restaurant companies have pushed back on the fees and costs that delivery companies charge them. Others, such as Domino’s Pizza, don’t use third-party delivery firms, citing those costs and other factors. Those battles could intensify in the future. Uber, for example, said merchants deserved transparency on pricing when it completed its acquisition of Postmates in December.

DoorDash faced criticism last year from advocates about how its couriers were compensated, a situation that led it to tweak how it handles tips that diners leave for them. The company joined with other on-demand companies to fight a California law that sought to reclassify contract workers as full-time employees.

DoorDash’s public offering occurred amid a surging stock market and robust gains among technology companies listing their stocks for the first time. So far in 2020, more than $140 billion has been raised on U.S. exchanges, far exceeding the previous full-year record set at the height of the dot-com boom in 1999, according to Dealogic data that date to 1995.

Home-rental startup Airbnb Inc. is expected to price its shares above its already increased targeted range later Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter, in yet another sign of exuberance in the IPO market.

DoorDash’s co-founders, like those from other tech startups, have sought to shore up voting control of their company. Mr. Xu will own a special class of stock through which he will have roughly 69% of the voting control of the company. Mr. Xu said potential investors didn’t ask questions about his voting control.

Major owners of DoorDash stock include entities affiliated with SoftBank Group Corp. , Sequoia Capital and the government of Singapore, according to the company’s prospectus for the public offering.

For the quarter ended Sept. 30, DoorDash reported a net loss of $43 million on $879 million in revenue, compared with a loss of $152 million on $239 million in revenue for the year-earlier period.

—Preetika Rana and Maureen Farrell contributed to this article.

Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com

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Elevate Your Space with High-End Quality Renovation by Tony's Contracting Group Corp

Welcome to a world of exquisite transformations and elevated living. Tony's Contracting Group Corp invites you to experience the pinnacle of craftsmanship and luxury through our high-end quality renovation services. With a passion for perfection and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we turn your vision into reality, one meticulously crafted detail at a time.

Our team of master artisans and skilled professionals are dedicated to breathing new life into your space, whether it's a lavish residence, a sophisticated office, or a commercial establishment seeking a touch of opulence. From concept to completion, we collaborate closely with you, blending your aspirations with our expertise to create an environment that embodies both functionality and splendor.

Discover the allure of timeless design as we harmonize modern innovation with classic elegance. Each project is a testament to our relentless pursuit of unparalleled quality, where premium materials and superior techniques merge to form a symphony of sophistication. From opulent marble accents to bespoke cabinetry, from intricate molding to state-of-the-art technology integration, every facet of your renovation is meticulously curated to surpass your expectations.

At Tony's Contracting Group Corp, we understand that your space is a reflection of your unique identity. That's why we specialize in tailor-made solutions, understanding your desires and needs to fashion a space that transcends mere utility. Our high-end renovations encompass a range of styles, from contemporary chic to timeless traditional, ensuring that your space exudes an air of refinement that resonates with your aesthetic sensibilities.

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Etihad and Kuwait Airways to Codeshare

Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Kuwait Airways. Subject to regulatory approvals, Etihad will place its ‘EY’ code on Kuwait Airways’ operated flights from Abu Dhabi to Kuwait, Najaf and Dhaka. Kuwait Airways will place its ‘KU’ code on Etihad flights from Kuwait to Abu Dhabi, Belgrade, Casablanca, Rabat, Khartoum, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, Male in Maldives, and Mahe in Seychelles.

Kamel Al-Awadhi, Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Airways, said, “The agreement will support Kuwait Airways and Etihad operations between our two capital cities and provide more travel options beyond both gateways. The codeshare partnership will give customers the simplicity of purchasing connecting flights on both airlines using one reservation, guaranteeing a seamless experience throughout their entire journey. Passengers and travel agents will be able to book directly on these flights through our website and agents’ reservations systems. Furthermore, this codeshare partnership will not only enhance the relationship between the two airlines but also the strong relationship between the two brotherly states of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.” Etihad Airways currently operates five return daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, and Kuwait Airways serves Abu Dhabi with a daily service. Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said, “This is a great first step in what we hope will be a mutually beneficial and growing relationship between Kuwait Airways, one of the region’s oldest and most experienced airlines, and Etihad, one of its youngest and most acclaimed. The joint network and product advantages of our codeshare collaboration with Kuwait Airways will create tangible benefits for our customers, building on the strong relationship between our two nations, while providing greater convenience and superior in-flight service and hospitality. 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[tatasoparinko-blog]

War criminals are misusing the liberal laws of the US civil court.

Wars have become an opportunity in the Middle East and Afghanistan for the illegal businessmen and criminals to obtain money through illicit means. They are smuggling drugs to obtain hard cash and maintain financial stability during a war. Alongside, some corrupt arms dealers are supplying contraband weapons to the uprising terror groups for the sake of their own profits. All efforts of the international governments to stop the illegal activities in war-prone nations have failed, but how?

Well, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iran have been fighting a war against terrorism for a decade now. The economy is poor, they are vulnerable to the political interference of the neighboring countries, and the problem of corruption already exists. With all these factors working forcefully against these countries, it seems nearly impossible for them to get back to the normal. To restore peace and stability in war-torn countries, the first thing the governments of war-prone countries will have to do is, get rid of corrupt people in business and politics. Explaining the situation by an example: Tony Abi Saab is a Lebanon business tycoon who was working for the international military forces before partially shifting towards the illegal groups, possibly ISIS and the Taliban, for the sake of a huge profit. His corrupt trade was discovered through an extensive global sting operation involving the teams of the FBI, CIA, and the Army. He was supplying contraband weapons to the illegal destination by faking the End User certificate.

Some other crimes Tony is charged with, are: Running ghost companies with name K5 Global, G2Armory, Brixia, SIMAINT, Tactica Ltd, and Bennet-Fouch; defrauding the US Army of $5 million dollars in contracts; involvement in multi-million dollars contract fraud against the US Corp. of Engineers in Afghanistan; and money laundering money obtained from the illegal business with the terrorists through his main company BME.

Tony was getting high-profile military contracts during the Syrian war. He was caught in Afghanistan while trying to bribe one of the US Corps. of Engineers who wore a wire for the FBI. He was brought to the US court to stand a trial.

The unfortunate thing is that the fraudster Tony Abi Saab moved his case to the civil court from the military court. There was no major help received by the US from Afghanistan, Syria, and Lebanon governments as Tony-sympathizers were quick to drain the evidence from these nations. It is disappointing that the legal authority has failed the efforts of the Army and the intelligence team of the US.

Tony pleaded human rights violations and torture against the CIA and the FBI. He claimed that the investigation team has tampered the evidence and modified them accordingly. Tony was released due to a technicality in the circuit court merely by paying a small sum of money as a penalty.

[nikolasorokni-blog]

The Taliban and Islamic State group are dominating Afghanistan and Syria despite all military efforts.

American troops in Afghanistan have been trying their level best since 2001 to curb terrorism and bring back stability but have failed at last. Taliban, a terror organization is dominating in most of the regions of Afghanistan and have full control over the decision making of the country. The United States has lost over a billion dollars to the fraud contractors and illegal arms dealers working in Afghanistan.

Taking an example of the infamous contract fraud against the US Corps. of Engineers. The US Army has exposed a multi-million dollar contract fraud done by Raymond Azar, owner of SIMAINT along with Tony Abi Saab, an illegal arms dealer. Both are from Lebanon, Raymond is an ex-military person whereas Tony is a business tycoon who has built his vast empire from black money. The secretary of Sima Salazar group, Dinorah Cobos was also arrested for her contribution in executing the crime. The company had procured $150 million contracts of the US military before being exposed. It was using the alias Sarah Lee, a non-existing person as a founder of the company to extract money. One of the US Corps. of Engineers wore a wire for the FBI to expose the multi-million dollar fraud, both Raymond and Dinorah were caught in Afghanistan, redhanded with bribe money and documents used in the conspiracy against the US Army.

The investigation team also spotted the role of the illegal arms dealer, Tony Abi Saab in the fraud. The Army later found out, it was Tony’s plan to fraud the US in contracts, Raymond was merely following his master’s instructions. Most of the shares of Sima Salazar is owned by Tony and the company was running under the sub-contract of his company Brescia Middle East. Tony Abi Saab is the owner of Brescia Middle East, an international arms and weaponry dealing company located in Lebanon. He was indicted of duping 5 million dollars of the US Army through his fake companies Bennet-Fouch and G2 Armony.

It is strange that many of the business partners of Tony Abi Saab are from the countries which are the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Tony was indicted from running shell companies in the EU. He was importing weapons from Italy, Russia, and Germany to Lebanon to later re-routing them to terrorists in Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan. Raymond was punished with 5 years in prison along with the fine of $15 million whereas Dinorah was punished with two years in prison. The fraudster, Tony escaped the jail term by pleading human rights violations and errors in collecting evidence. Governments of Syria and Afghanistan need to take strict action against the war criminals and shouldn’t ignore them.

[alisa-melova-blog]

The global arms trafficker is crushing the world peace.

In today’s modern era, people find themselves in the middle of one of the deepest issues of capitalism. The saturating level of scandals and corruption is happening for millions of money by corrupt businessmen. One such name who is corrupting the roots of economy is Tony Abi Saab.

Tony Abi Saab, who got away with the charges like committing USD 5 Million fraud by misusing the liberty of the Civil Court in the US. Due to lack of direct US interference in the expedition and legal assistance, the fraudster took advantage of this loophole in the US legal system to save his life.

Despite the evidence gathered by the FBI, Tony didn’t serve a single day jail term in the US but his company Brescia Middle East was barred from doing business in the United States. The corrupt Lebanese contractor still runs several ghost companies and indirectly operates many branches of bogus reconstruction and military service companies across Europe and Afghanistan.

Tony shares a family bond with Raymond Azar, a convicted fraudster who swindled millions of dollars of reconstruction money through the contracts he achieved for his company Sima Salazar. It is estimated that Azar’s company got over 150 US contracts with the help of former Corps of Engineers contract administrator Gloria Martinez and her sister Dinorah Cobos, who served as an executive in the Sima Salazar Group. Azar showered gifts to the sisters in return of contracts.

The Sima Salazar, a fake construction company that got several high profiles US contracts and failed to complete even a single project. Tony has close business links with Sima Salazar group through his own company Tactica Ltd. Now both companies are banned from doing business with the US. But it’s necessary to put these type of fraudsters behind bars because their crime is not less than the terrorists killing people and inflicting pain in the world.

[allacis-takova-blog]

Sarah Lee had fake citizenship and passport of Afghanistan.

Two Lebanese plotted multi-million dollars fraud and fooled the US Army in contracts. They created a fake identity of “Sarah Lee” to procure contracts for his shell companies.

Tony has disguised himself as a white-collared businessman who has a business of import and export of guns and weapons to the Army in Lebanon but this is just half a truth. He imports guns mainly from Italian firms Beretta and Tanfoglio and sells them to the black market in Syria through his shell companies. He isn’t just in weapon business; he is also taking defense tenders for reconstruction of infrastructure in war-prone countries.

Tony is the leader of the vast empire of illegal trade that he has created; Raymond Azar, another Lebanese and a close relative, is the right hand of Tony and Dinorah Cobos is Tony’s beloved and mistress. Tony used them as pawns to fulfill his own corrupt ambitions.

Being the ex-Army personnel, Raymond obtained over $50 million reconstruction contracts in just a few years for his company Sima Salazar group, all thanks to Tony’s mistress. Dinorah Cobos aka Sarah Lee, faked her identity to dupe the US dollars. Cobos got help from her sister, Martina Gloria, a rewarded Corps of Engineer of the US Army, who helped the fraudsters to obtain military contracts in exchange for costly jewelry, cars, watches, and other valuable gift items. Four of them, Tony, Raymond, Dinorah and Cobos, together embezzled the US Army of multi-million dollars, one of the biggest frauds in Afghanistan contracts.

Investigation team doubted the extravagance of the Cobos and Martina; they already had been inspecting Raymond’s activities. Soon Raymond and Cobos were arrested from the US military Camp in Afghanistan as a part of a major sting operation conducted against them, the FBI informant caught them with valuable documents and tapped their conversation of defrauding the US Army. The riddle of the case was soon solved after the other two members involved in the fraud, Martina and Tony were arrested.

They all were flown to the US to stand a trial in August 2009. All companies of Raymond Azar Sima Salazar, K5 Global, and Bennet Fouch were ghost companies. The investigation team also found out the passport ID of Sarah Lee was fake and the photograph used in it was morphed.

Raymond was sentenced to ten years of jail, Martina for seven and Dinorah for two. Tony managed to get out of the court without any punishment with a mere small sum of penalty money by pleading technicality in the Circuit court.

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