OIC, Islamic Development Bank Sign Charter Of Humanitarian Trust Fund For Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (NNN-APP) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), signed here yesterday, the Charter of Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan, to raise donations for the people of Afghanistan suffering a humanitarian crisis. Secretary-General of the OIC, Hissein Brahim Taha and IsDB President,…

Modi, Morrison Hold Second India-Australia Virtual Summit

NEW DELHI, Mar 22 (NNN-PTI) – The second India-Australia virtual summit was held yesterday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison reviewed the multi-faceted bilateral relationship and exchanged views on regional and global developments. According to an official, both leaders expressed satisfaction on the progress made…

Kabul Rejects U.S. Commander’s Claim On Daesh Presence In Afghanistan

KABUL, Mar 22 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s caretaker government, rejected a claim by a U.S. commander, on Daesh presence in the country as baseless, local media reported yesterday. General Kenneth F. Mckenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, reportedly said recently that, the release of “inmates from Pul-e-Charkhi and Bagram prisons”…

One Dead, Eight Missing After Indonesian Fishing Boat Capsizes

JAKARTA, Mar 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – An Indonesian fisherman was found dead yesterday, and eight others went missing, after a wooden fishing boat carrying 12 people, capsized Sunday evening, in the country’s waters near Pulau Pasir, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. As reported by the press, the Indonesian Navy’s…

Jordan To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions During Upcoming Ramadan

AMMAN, Mar 22 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan will ease COVID-19 restrictions, during the upcoming holy Islamic month of Ramadan, Minister of State for Media Affairs, Feisal Shboul, said yesterday. The new measures follow recommendations by the National Epidemiological Committee, Shboul was quoted as saying. The measures include, cancelling physical distancing at…

UNIFIL Chief Urges Lebanon, Israel To Make Meaningful Steps Towards Sustainable Peace

BEIRUT, Mar 22 (NNN-NNA) – Head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, called on Lebanon and Israel, to make “meaningful steps” towards sustainable peace, a UNIFIL statement reported yesterday. “The end-goal of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is a permanent ceasefire and a sustainable…

Lebanon Facing Wheat Crisis Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict: President

BEIRUT, Mar 22 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said yesterday that, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, affected Lebanon’s capacity to secure sufficient wheat, urging UN to increase food support for his country, a statement by Lebanon’s Presidency reported. “Wheat warehouses were destroyed in the Beirut port blasts in 2020, and the…

Singapore Intends To Open Embassy In Israel: Ministry

JERUSALEM, Mar 22 (NNN-PNA) – Singaporean Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, said on Sunday, Singapore intends to open its first embassy in Israel, according to Israel’s foreign ministry. Balakrishnan made the announcement, in a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, the first meeting between the two ministers, the Israeli ministry…

Sri Lankan Inflation Hits Record High Since 2015

COLOMBO, Mar 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics, announced yesterday that, the overall rate of inflation for Feb, 2022, as measured by National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), on year-on-year basis, stood at 17.5 percent. This is the highest since 2015, when the NCPI was first released.…

Four Terrorists, Two Soldiers Killed In Clash In NW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and two soldiers were killed, in a clash between security forces and terrorists, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan army said last night. The army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement that, the terrorists fired on the security…