Egypt To Host Gaza Peace Summit Today

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-MENA) – An international summit will be held in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, today, to finalise an agreement, aimed at ending the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Presidency announced. The meeting will be co-chaired by Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President,…

UN Chief To Attend Gaza Peace Summit In Egypt

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace tomorrow, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said, yesterday. “The Secretary-General is travelling to Egypt, to attend tomorrow, the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He…

Brunei Fosters Entrepreneurs Through Micro Bootcamp Programme

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 12 (NNN-PELITA) – The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) will invite new participants to join its micro bootcamp cycle next month, to nurture Brunei’s entrepreneurial community, according to the BEDB, yesterday. Serving as an entry point into the BEDB’s wider enterprise ecosystem, the micro bootcamp offers…

Five Killed In House Fire In Vietnam’s Capital

HANOI, Oct 11 (NNN-VNA) – Five members of a family, including a six-year-old child, were killed in a house fire, in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, this morning, local media VnExpress reported. The fire broke out at around 5.00 a.m., in a four-storey house with an attic, each floor covering about 30…

India FM Says New Delhi To Reopen Its Embassy In Kabul

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, yesterday, announced the reopening of India’s embassy in Kabul. Jaishankar made the announcement, during his opening remarks at the meeting with visiting Afghan counterpart, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi. Muttaqi arrived in India on Thursday for…

Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Raises Base Rate To 18 Percent

ALMATY, Oct 11 (NNN-KNA) – The National Bank of Kazakhstan, yesterday, raised its base rate to 18 percent per annum, with a corridor of plus or minus one percentage point. “The easing of monetary conditions, amid accelerating inflation, signs of excess demand over supply expansion, and active fiscal policy, required…

World Press Briefing For 2026 Asian Games Wraps Up In Nagoya

NAGOYA, Oct 11 (NNN-NHK) – The two-day World Press Briefing, for the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, came to a conclusion yesterday, attracting over 110 media representatives from around the globe. The 20th Asian Games are scheduled to take place from Sept 19 to Oct 4, 2026, in Nagoya, and…

Egypt Moves To Deliver Aid To Gaza After Ceasefire: President

CAIRO, Oct 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said yesterday that, Egypt has begun sending urgent food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Sisi made the remarks in a phone call with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, stressing the need…

Palestinians Resume Movement To Northern Gaza After Ceasefire: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect, displaced Palestinians resumed movement to the north, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that, Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast, after people attempted…

Malaysia Foresees Economy To Grow By 4-4.5 Percent In 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow by four to 4.5 percent in 2026, amid U.S. tariff risks, according to the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) Economic Outlook 2026 report, revealed yesterday. MOF said in the report, growth will mainly be underpinned by strong domestic demand,…