ASEAN Special Envoy Concludes Myanmar Visit With Meaningful Outcome: Statement

PHNOM PENH, Mar 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), yesterday concluded his three-day visit to Myanmar, with meaningful outcome, said a foreign ministry’s statement. “The visit was undertaken amicably and productively with meaningful outcome, which reflects Myanmar’s support…

Changyong Rhee Steps Down As IMF Senior Official After Becoming Candidate For S. Korea’s Central Bank Chief

WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – Changyong Rhee, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Asia and Pacific Department, will relinquish his role immediately, following his nomination as a candidate for South Korea’s central bank governor, the IMF announced yesterday. Rhee, who joined the Fund in Feb, 2014, intends to retire…

Syrian President, Iranian FM Discuss Nuclear Deal

DAMASCUS, Mar 24 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar Assad, yesterday, discussed the developments of talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Damascus. During the meeting, Assad said, reaching an agreement on the nuclear deal has become more important than ever, for…

Iraq’s New Parliamentary Bloc Led By Sadrists Nominates Presidential, PM Candidates

BAGHDAD, Mar 24 (NNN-NINA) – A new parliamentary bloc, led by Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement, announced yesterday, the nomination of Rebar Ahmed Khalid and Jaafar al-Sadr, for the posts of president and prime minister, respectively. The tripartite bloc, Saving Homeland, which also includes Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and…

Pakistan Day Marked Amid Jubilation, Commitments For Peace, Socio-Economic Development

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Pakistani nation yesterday celebrated the 82nd Pakistan Day with zeal and commitments to achieving economic progress, prosperity and peace. Pakistan Day, also known as the Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day, is celebrated annually on Mar 23, to mark the passing…

Indonesia Removes Mandatory Quarantine For Fully Vaccinated Int’l Visitors

JAKARTA, Mar 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, announced yesterday that, fully vaccinated international visitors are no longer required to undergo quarantine, amid a decrease in COVID-19 cases in the country. International travellers are now only required to show negative PCR test results upon arrival, he added. “If the…

Iran-Syria Ties At Best Level: Iranian FM

TEHRAN, Mar 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said yesterday that, the relationship between Iran and Syria is at its best now. “Trade, economic and political consultations between the two countries are at the very best level,” he told reporters, upon arrival at the Damascus airport, in…

Israeli PM Vows Tough Anti-Terror Stance After Deadly Attack

JERUSALEM, Mar 23 (NNN-PNA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, vowed to take a tough stance against “terrorists,” after an Israeli Arab citizen killed four people in the city of Beersheba. “We will take strong action against terrorists,” Bennett said, following an evaluation of the attack and consultations with Public…

Jordan Held Local Elections Amid Strict Measures Against COVID-19

AMMAN, Mar 23 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan held governorate and municipal council elections yesterday, with strict measures in place, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The final turnout of the local elections was 29.6 percent, with more than 1.36 million votes collected, in 1,850 polling stations across the kingdom, according to…

U.S., Britain Strike Trade Deal On Steel, Aluminum

WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United States and Britain yesterday struck a trade deal, to resolve a four-year-long dispute, initiated by former President, Donald Trump, over U.S. tariffs on British steel and aluminum. The deal would allow “historically-based sustainable volumes” of British steel and aluminum products to enter the…