Sri Lanka Opens Online Registration For Maize Farmers Next Season

COLOMBO, Sept 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development, announced yesterday that, registration is now open for farmers cultivating maize (corn) for the 2025-26 main farming season. In a statement, the department said, farmers can register online as well. It added that, all maize farmers are required to…

Afghan Gov’t To Continue Support Bee Farming: Official

KABUL, Sept 14 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 3,200 bee farms exist in Afghanistan, and the government will continue to support the farmers, to expand beekeeping in the country, Mawlawi Shir Mohammad Hatami, spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, said. “We have 3,200 bee farms across the…

Qatar To Host Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit On Israeli Attack

DOHA, Sept 14 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar announced yesterday that, it will host an emergency Arab-Islamic summit on Sept 15 (tomorrow), to discuss the recent Israeli attack on Doha. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al Ansari, said that, foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries will convene today, to prepare a…

Türkiye’s Culinary Capital Gaziantep Launches Int’l Gastronomy Festival

GAZIANTEP, Türkiye, Sept 14 (NNN-TRT) – The seventh edition of the international gastronomy festival GastroAntep, kicked off yesterday, in Gaziantep, south-eastern Türkiye, a city renowned for its rich culinary heritage. Co-organised by the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the nine-day festival, running from Sept 13…

Istanbul District Mayor Detained In Corruption Investigation

ISTANBUL, Sept 14 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish authorities, ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including Hasan Mutlu, mayor of Istanbul’s opposition-run Bayrampasa district, in a major corruption investigation into the district. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, launched an operation yesterday, as part of the investigation. The office said evidence of…

China, Fiji Hold Concert To Mark 50 Years Of Sino-Fijian Relations

SUVA, Sept 14 (NNN-FBC) – The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Fiji’s Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, Culture, Heritage, and Arts, co-hosted a concert here, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as, the 10th anniversary of China Cultural Centre in Fiji.…

Iraq Signs Over 1-Bln-USD Contracts With World Bank Affiliate To Boost Investment

BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq, yesterday, signed contracts worth more than one billion U.S. dollars, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private sector arm, that supports investment in developing countries. The deals cover energy, infrastructure, and real estate projects, and aim to strengthen Iraq’s economy…

DPRK’s Top Leader Inspects Weapons Institutes

PYONGYANG, Sept 13 (NNN-KCNA) – Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, gave field guidance at the Armoured Defensive Weapons Institute, and the Electronic Weapons Institute, under the Academy of Defence Sciences on Thursday and yesterday. Kim, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of…

Malaysia’s KLK Land Launches 830 Million USD Industrial Park

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – KLK Land, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK), yesterday, launched KLK TechPark, a 1,500-acre integrated industrial hub in Tanjong Malim, the state of Perak. The firm said in a statement that, strategically located in close proximity to the Automotive…

India’s Retail Inflation Rose To 2.07 Percent In Aug

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s retail inflation rose to 2.07 percent in Aug, the latest government data showed, yesterday. According to data, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation, based on the consumer price index in Aug is 2.07 percent, compared with 1.61 percent in…