Palestinian PM Says Israel Imposes Collective Punishment On Palestinians In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Aug 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday accused Israel of imposing collective punishment against the Palestinians in the West Bank. He made the remarks, following a series of attacks carried out by Israeli settlers against the Palestinians and their properties, in several areas in the West…

Iran’s Top Carmaker Seeks To Export 20,000 Tara Sedans To Russia: CEO

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s top carmaker, Iran Khodro Industrial Group, seeks to export 20,000 Tara sedans to Russia per year, said the company’s CEO, Alimardan Azimi, yesterday. He made the remarks in an interview, on the first day of MIMS Automobility Moscow 2023, which runs until Aug 24,…

Egyptian FM, Blinken Discussed Ties, Cooperation

CAIRO, Aug 22 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, held a phone call yesterday, discussing bilateral ties, as well as, regional and international issues of common interest. The two top diplomats emphasised the importance of working towards bolstering the strategic partnership between…

Large Haul Of Narcotics, Controlled Chemicals Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized a large haul of narcotics and controlled chemicals worth over 2.95 billion kyats (over 1.4 million U.S. dollars), in Mandalay region, according to a release from the Myanmar Police Force, yesterday. Acting on a tipoff, the anti-narcotic police searched a house in…

ASEAN, China To Strengthen Electronic Trading To Reduce Digital Gap In Southeast Asia

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – ASEAN has agreed to boost its electronic trading cooperation with China, in an effort to reduce the digital economy gap in the Southeast Asia region, an Indonesian minister said, yesterday. The initiative was endorsed during a consultative meeting between ministers of economy from the Association…

Afghanistan Making Education Plan For Female University Students: Ministry

KABUL, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – A committee of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education said, it was working on a plan to reopen universities for female students, local media reported, yesterday. The committee said, during an annual report briefing of the ministry that, they “will share it with the public, if…

S. Koreans Rally Against Joint Military Drill With U.S.

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – A group of South Korean peace activists, yesterday held a rally against the joint military drill with the United States that kicked off earlier in the day. The activists from the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK), gathered near the presidential office in…

Iran Summons Danish, Swedish Envoys Over Recurrent Quran Desecration

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday separately summoned the Danish and Swedish charges d’affaires in Tehran, over the recurrent “desecration” of the Quran in the two Nordic countries, semi-official Mehr news agency reported. In the meetings, the ministry strongly condemned the continuing “rude” insults to the…

10 People Trapped In India’s Dam Rescued After Nightlong Operation

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (NNN-PTI) – Ten people, who were trapped in the reservoir of a dam, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, were rescued during the wee hours of today, officials said. A boat carrying them got stuck last night, in the Koldam hydel project reservoir, in…

Wildfires Scorch U.S. Hawaii, Canada, Spanish Island, Causing Heavy Losses

BEIJING, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Wildfires that raged in the U.S. state of Hawaii, Canada and a Spanish island, have caused heavy losses as firefighters continue to battle the blazes and rescuers search for the deceased and accommodate the displaced. The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii reached…