OPEC Buoyant On UAE’s Full-Year Economic Performance: Report

DUBAI, Aug 11 (NNN-WAM) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), expressed confidence that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will continue its robust economic performance this year. In its monthly oil market report for Aug, the OPEC forecasted that the UAE’s non-oil sectors, particularly the tourism, leisure and…

Iran Says Frozen Assets In ROK, Jailed Citizens In U.S. To Be Released Soon

TEHRAN, Aug 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said yesterday that, banks of the Republic of Korea (ROK) are unfreezing Iran’s assets, and a number of “illegally” jailed Iranians in the United States will soon be released. The ministry said in a statement that, the country’s funds “had been illegally…

Vietnam’s Economy To Grow 4.7 Percent This Year: World Bank

HANOI, Aug 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s economy will grow 4.7 percent this year, and accelerate to 5.5 percent in 2024, according to a report by the World Bank (WB), released yesterday. The country’s consumer price index (CPI) is expected to rise 3.5 percent this year, and will be stabilised at…

Indian Opposition Parties’ No-Confidence Motion Against Federal Gov’t Defeated

NEW DELHI, Aug 11 (NNN-PTI) – The no-confidence motion, brought by the opposition parties in India, against the federal government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was defeated, by a voice vote, in the Indian parliament’s lower house, yesterday. The debate over the no-confidence motion lasted for three days, after…

Death Toll Rises To 36 In Wildfires In Hawaii

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 36 people have been confirmed dead, in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires, in Hawaii’s Maui Island, authorities said yesterday. “As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today (yesterday), amid the active Lahaina fire,” Maui County wrote in a statement,…

Russia’s Luna-25 Mission To Capture Lunar Landing For Terrain Study, Structural Analysis

MOSCOW, Aug 10 (NNN-TASS) – The Luna-25 lunar lander mission, set to be launched tomorrow, will film its landing on the moon, so as to enable scientists to model the terrain and study lunar structure through regolith movement, Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK) said, yesterday. “During the…

Indonesian Police Arrested Nearly 900 Human Trafficking Suspects In Crackdown

JAKARTA, Aug 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Police in Indonesia have stepped up measures against human trafficking, with the arrest of nearly 900 named suspects for the crime, over the past two months. The country’s National Police spokesman, Ahmad Ramadan, said here today that, the police’s human trafficking task force had arrested…

41 Migrants Feared Dead In Latest Mediterranean Shipwreck

ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 41 migrants are feared dead, in the latest shipwreck on the treacherous route across the central Mediterranean, it emerged this week. The deaths were reported by four survivors of the tragedy, who were brought to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa yesterday. According to…

Ecuador’s Presidential Candidate Shot Dead

QUITO, Aug 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuador’s candidate for the presidential election later this month, was killed yesterday, in an armed attack following a political rally held in Quito, the country’s capital, Ecuadorian President, Guillermo Lasso, confirmed. “My solidarity and condolences to his wife and daughters. Because of…

Jordan, Rwanda Ink Deal To Waive Visa Requirements On Regular Passports

AMMAN, Aug 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Rwanda, yesterday, signed an agreement exempting ordinary passport holders in both countries from visa requirements. The agreement was signed in the Jordanian capital, Amman, during the second round of strategic dialogue between the two countries, according to the report. The agreement was signed…