Pakistani Rupee Suffered Decline After Upward Trend

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani rupee suffered a decline, following an upward trend in the last three consecutive sessions, as the greenback was traded at 221.64 rupees in the interbank market yesterday, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The U.S. dollar closed at 221.42 rupees on Thursday,…

Paris Peace Forum Kicked Off To Tackle Multiple Crises

PARIS, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum, kicked off yesterday, with the theme of “Riding out the multicrisis.” The Forum is set to focus on how to overcome the socio-economic impact of multiple crises, develop international cooperation on major issues, support multilateralism, and improve…

Iranian FM, UN Chief Held Talks On Regional, Int’l Issues

TEHRAN, Nov 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, held a phone conversation yesterday, discussing regional and international issues, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said. Making the remarks, concerning the technical talks between the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic…

Iraqi Forces Killed Five Daesh Militants In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, yesterday, killed five Daesh militants, in Salahudin Province and captured three others, the Iraqi military said. Iraqi warplanes conducted an airstrike on a Daesh position in the province, killing five terrorists, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence said in a statement, without giving…

Palestine Welcomed UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements

RAMALLAH, Nov 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, welcomed the UN General Assembly’s adoption of four resolutions in favour of Palestine, including one deeming the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories illegal. Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, said in a press statement that, Palestine welcomed the UN vote, in favour of…

Egypt’s Sisi, Biden Discussed Regional, Int’l Issues

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Nov 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his visiting U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, discussed yesterday, a number of regional and international issues, the Egyptian Presidency said, in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of the 27th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations…

Mumbai Conducted Door-To-Door Surveillance Amid More Measles Cases

MUMBAI, Nov 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s financial capital, Mumbai, conducted a door-to-door surveillance campaign, in the north-east suburb of the city, as 84 cases of measles have been reported in the past two months, an official said yesterday. Last month, three children of less than five years old lost their…

Vietnam Asked Lenders To Support Fuel Traders Amid Disrupted Supply

HANOI, Nov 12 (NNN-VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), called on commercial banks to provide sufficient loans to fuel traders, amid volatile global oil prices and disrupted supply, it was reported yesterday. A number of fuel stations in Vietnam’s big cities have been reportedly shut down or on…

Indonesia Inaugurated Three New Autonomous Regions

JAKARTA, Nov 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of Indonesia’s provinces increased from 34 to 37, as three new autonomous regions were inaugurated yesterday. “Today (yesterday), I, as home affairs minister, on behalf of the president of the Republic of Indonesia, inaugurate the provinces of South Papua, Central Papua, and Highland…

Palestine Hailed UN Vote In Favour Of Palestinians’ Sovereignty Over Natural Resources

RAMALLAH, Nov 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcome UN vote, in favour of a resolution on the sovereignty of the Palestinian people, over their natural resources in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, said that, the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, voted in favour of the permanent…