Sri Lanka Allows Property Developers To Resume Import Of Tiles For Non-Profit Purposes

COLOMBO, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has permitted property developers to import tiles for their own use, local media reported, yesterday. Sri Lanka banned the import of tiles last year, in a bid to save foreign exchange. Issuing a gazette, the president announced that, the import…

Türkiye Detained 13 Foreign Daesh Suspects In Ankara

ANKARA, Aug 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least 13 foreign Daesh suspects were detained in police raids, in the Turkish capital of Ankara yesterday, the state-run TRT TV reported. Ankara police launched an operation against 15 foreign suspects, some of whom were allegedly in contact with Daesh members in the conflict…

Irrigation Systems Cover 61 Percent Of Farmland In Cambodia: Official

PHNOM PENH, Aug 25 (NNN-AKP) – Irrigation systems covered some 61 percent of the total farmland in Cambodia, Bun Hean, secretary of state for the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MWRM), said today. “So far, the MWRM has developed irrigation systems that are capable of irrigating 1,889,112 hectares, or…

Indonesian President Met U.S. Businessmen To Promote Investment

JAKARTA, Aug 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, met here yesterday, with business holders from the U.S., under the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, with discussions focusing on promoting investment in the country, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister, Retno Marsudi, who also joined the closed-door meeting,…

Pakistan’s Seafood Exports Surged By 30 Percent In July

ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s exports of fish and fish preparations, surged by 30.02 percent, in the first month of the current fiscal year 2023, as against the same period of the last fiscal year, according to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), yesterday. The seafood exports…

Japan Plans To Build Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors: PM

TOKYO, Aug 25 (NNN-NHK) – Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear reactors, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said, at an energy policy meeting yesterday. Eleven years after the Fukushima disaster, the plan marked a major shift in the government’s nuclear energy policy, which is currently backing away from the building…

Iran Received U.S. Response To Tehran’s Views About Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Aug 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said yesterday, Iran received, through the European Union, U.S. government’s response to Tehran’s views about the resolution of the outstanding issues, in the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. Making the remarks in a statement on the ministry’s…

Jordan Boosts Electricity Supply To Palestine

AMMAN, Aug 25 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Prime Minister, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, and his Palestinian counterpart, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday inaugurated the Ramah Power Transmission Plant in the Jordan Valley, which will double Jordan’s electricity supply to Palestinians, from 40 megawatts to 80 megawatts. The plant will enhance the electricity supply to the…

Saudi Arabia Launched Grand Real Estate Project In Medina

RIYADH, Aug 25 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, unveiled yesterday, the development plan of a real estate project, east of the Prophet’s Mosque, in the city of Medina. The Rua Al Madinah Project, which came under the Saudi Vision 2030, was being developed by a…

Northern Part Of Damaged Beirut Port Silos Collapsed Entirely

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (NNN-NNA) – The northern part of the silos at Beirut port, in the Lebanese capital, collapsed entirely on Tuesday, causing a massive cloud of dust. Caretaker Environment Minister, Nasser Yassin, urged residents living near the port, to wear masks as the dust spread. The silos, heavily damaged…