Qatar Repatriates Two Iranian Prisoners

TEHRAN, Aug 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Two Iranians imprisoned in Qatar, have been released and returned to their home country, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar, Hamidreza Dehghani, said, yesterday. The two were freed and repatriated to Iran on Monday night, thanks to efforts by the staff of the Iranian embassy in Doha,…

Iranian President Calls For Efforts To Accelerate Cooperation With Algeria

TEHRAN, Aug 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday called for activating the joint economic cooperation commission with Algeria, and preparing a roadmap for developing bilateral ties, in order to accelerate cooperation between the two sides. In a meeting with Speaker of the People’s National Assembly of Algeria, Ibrahim…

Turkish, Iraqi FMs Held Talks On Outstanding Issues

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, yesterday held talks with visiting Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, to discuss outstanding issues between the two countries, including Iraq’s water share and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, based in Iraq. At a joint press conference after meeting with…

One-Third Of Australian Students Behind On Literacy, Numeracy: Gov’t Report

CANBERRA, Aug 23 (NNN-AAP) – One-third of Australian school students have failed to meet minimum numeracy and literacy standards, a government report showed. The federal government, today published results of the 2023 National Assessment Programme – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), revealing 430,000 of the 1.3 million students – 33 percent…

Srettha Thavisin Elected As Thailand’s New Prime Minister

BANGKOK, Aug 23 (NNN-TNA) – Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand’s Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country’s new prime minister (PM) yesterday, after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote. Srettha was the only candidate nominated to be the new prime minister, during the parliamentary session…

Schools Closed In India’s Himachal State Amid Alert For Extremely Heavy Rain

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – All schools and other educational institutions have been closed, in India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh for two days, as the weather forecast indicates extremely heavy rain, said an order issued by the state government, yesterday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued…

Countdown Begins For Indian Moon Mission’s Landing

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian scientific community and the public, are eagerly awaiting for the soft landing of the country’s Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, on the moon today, as the Lander module is said to be functioning well. The moon mission’s Lander module is scheduled to make…

Sri Lanka, Singapore To Cooperate On Food Security, Regional Development

SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, met with Singapore leaders, to discuss cooperation on food security and regional economic development, a statement released by the Singapore Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. During a visit to the city-state, Wickremesinghe called on Singapore President, Halimah Yacob on Monday, and…

Gem, Jewellery Exports Generate 315 Million USD For Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s gem and jewelry sector has generated an export revenue of 315 million U.S. dollars this year, State Minister of Primary Industries, Chamara Sampath Dasanayake said, yesterday. The minister told reporters that, this sector demonstrated an impressive export growth rate of 34 percent. He…

Pakistani Rupee Continued Losing Streak Against USD, Touches Record Low

ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani rupee continued its losing streak against the U.S. dollar, touching a record low, as the greenback was traded at 299.01 rupees in the interbank market yesterday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The U.S. dollar closed at 297.13 rupees on Monday.…