Turkish, Kazakh Presidents Discussed Cooperation In Energy, Investment

ANKARA, Jul 30 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, held a meeting in Ankara yesterday over bilateral cooperation. Erdogan said at a joint press conference after the meeting that, they discussed ways “to increase the volume of Kazakh oil transported to global markets…

One Killed By Gunfire Near Army Checkpoint In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jul 30 (NNN-NNA) – A man was killed and another injured yesterday, after they opened fire, near an army border checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese military said. According to a statement, issued by the Lebanese army, a Lebanese citizen and a Syrian individual, drove a vehicle to an…

Huawei Hosts Conference On Cloud Technology In Egypt

CAIRO, Jul 30 (NNN-MENA) – More than 600 government officials, business leaders, and ecosystem partners, from over 10 countries, shared their vision for a digital North Africa, during a conference on cloud technology, hosted by Chinese tech giant, Huawei, in Cairo. In his speech, Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister, Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar,…

Indonesia Eyes High-Speed Railway Extension To Boost Java Connectivity

JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is advancing a study, on the proposed extension of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) to Surabaya, to accelerate integrated and efficient mobility across the Java Island, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, said yesterday. The proposed project would…

Indonesian, Malaysian Leaders Discussed Border, Fishermen Issues

JAKARTA, Jul 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia, met here yesterday, to discuss border issue and efforts to reduce the number of fishermen arrested in each other’s waters. Indonesian President, Prabowo Subianto, and Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, convened at the presidential palace, for the 13th Annual Consultation…

Cambodia Denies Violation Of Ceasefire Agreement: Ministry Of National Defence

PHNOM PENH, Jul 30 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, yesterday, rejected the statement of the Thai army that accused Cambodia of attacking Thailand, hours after a ceasefire entered into force. “On behalf of the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, I would like to reject the statement of…

Iran Rejects Trump’s Claim Of Interference In Gaza Ceasefire Talks

TEHRAN, Jul 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, rejected the claim that Iran had interfered in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday. Baghaei’s remarks came, in response to U.S. President, Donald Trump’s comments a day…

Five Pilgrims Died In Eastern India Road Accident

NEW DELHI, Jul 29 (NNN-PTI) – At least five persons on a pilgrimage, died, and over 17 others were injured, when their vehicle met with a road accident in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand, today, confirmed the local police. The road mishap occurred in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district. The deceased were…

Heavy Rains Disrupt Road, Air Traffic In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jul 29 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy downpour in many parts of Delhi, led to chaos on roads, as intense waterlogging adversely affected the vehicular traffic this morning. Besides, many flights were also delayed due to the inclement weather. Private airline companies alerted their passengers about the possible delays or…

Three Dead As Cloudburst Hits North India

NEW DELHI, Jul 29 (NNN-PTI) – At least three persons died, and a couple of others went missing, after a cloudburst hit the Mandi town of India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, confirmed a local official, today. Around 20 vehicles were buried and several houses were inundated in the…