Cyclone Asani Intensifies Into Severe Cyclonic Storm In India

NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – The cyclone Asani, which formed in the south-east Bay of Bengal, intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and moved in the direction of north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts, officials said yesterday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), said that, the cyclone will not make landfall in…

Lebanon Asks For 30-Billion-USD Compensation For Hosting Displaced Syrians

BEIRUT, May 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, yesterday urged the international community, to compensate Lebanon with 30 billion U.S. dollars, for hosting Syrian displaced people over a long period, a statement by the Ministry of Social Affairs, said. “We rely on the international community’s compensation…

Saudi Arabia Announces Initiative To Support Aviation Sector

RIYADH, May 10 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s authority of civil aviation, announced yesterday, its initiative to prepare a framework that would make international travelling easier. The initiative aims to unify procedures, to ease work associated with international travel, through establishing one digital source that provides the latest information and developments,…

Moroccan, Egyptian FMs Discuss Prospects Of Bolstering Cooperation

RABAT, May 10 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, met with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry yesterday, in Rabat, on bolstering bilateral relations, economic and trade exchange. Speaking to the press, following the meeting, Bourita expressed Morocco’s condolences to the Egyptian victims of the deadly attack in Sinai, a…

Xiaomi Continues To Lead As India Smartphone Shipments Decline By Five Percent

NEW DELHI, May 10 (NNN-PTI) – Premier research firm, International Data Corporation (IDC) said, India’s smartphone shipments declined by five percent, on a yearly basis for the third consecutive quarter, with vendors shipping 37 million smartphone units in the first quarter of 2022. “The opening of the year was relatively…

Preliminary Results Show Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Wins Philippine Presidential Election

MANILA, May 10 (NNN-PNA) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 64, won yesterday’s presidential election over his main rival, incumbent Vice President, Maria Leonor Robredo, 57, according to the 83.1 percent of unofficial votes counted. The latest tally said Marcos garnered 26,681,414 votes over Robredo’s 12,736,644. In a video message, Marcos, popularly…

Lebanon Starts Second Phase Of Expat Voting In Parliamentary Elections

BEIRUT, May 9 (NNN-NNA) – The second phase of Lebanese expatriates voting in parliamentary elections kicked off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 48 other countries yesterday. More than 25,000 Lebanese voters residing in the UAE are eligible to vote and long queues were reported outside polling stations, Lebanese…

Sri Lanka Stops Supplying Gas For Domestic Use

COLOMBO, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s leading liquefied petroleum gas supplier, Litro Gas Lanka Limited, today said that, they are unable to supply gas to domestic consumers, until new stocks arrive. Litro Gas chairman, Vijitha Herath said, only industrial gas stocks are available at the moment, and the company…

Mongolia Exports 3.8 Million Tonnes Of Coal In First Four Months

ULAN BATOR, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia exported a total of 3.8 million tonnes of coal in the first four months of this year, down 48 percent year on year, Mongolian Customs General Administration said today. The significant decrease is related to border restrictions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it…

Saudi King Admitted To Hospital For Medical Checkups: Royal Court

RIYADH, May 9 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah, for medical checkups, it was reported yesterday, citing a statement from the royal court. The king, in his 80s, was admitted on Saturday, to King Faisal Specialist Hospital, in…