Sri Lanka To Import 100,000 Tonnes Of Rice From Myanmar

COLOMBO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade said yesterday, it has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Myanmar, to control the rising price of rice in local markets. The ministry said in a statement, it planned to import the rice at 445 U.S. dollars…

Sri Lanka To Import 100,000 Tonnes Of Rice From Myanmar

COLOMBO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Trade, said yesterday that, it has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Myanmar, to control the rising price of rice in local markets. The ministry said in a statement, it planned to import the rice at 445 U.S.…

Lebanese Return To Old Professions To Survive Nationwide Economic Collapse

BEIRUT, Feb 8 (NNN-NNA) – Ali Khayat, a Lebanese man in his 60s, is working behind an old sewing machine, on a stack of threadbare shoes, as he just opened a small repair shop in the southern city of Nabatieh. It has been 11 years since Khayat worked as a…

Israel To Set Inquiry Committee Into Police Hacking Allegations

JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – Israel said yesterday that, it is setting up a government inquiry commission, to investigate allegations of the police using spyware on mobile phones of officials, businesspersons and civilians without authorisation. The police used the spyware, NSO’s Pegasus, to hack into phones of former Prime Minister,…

Bahrain Launches 10-Year Golden Residency Visa For Investments, Talents

MANAMA, Fe 8 (NNN-BNA) – Bahrain yesterday announced a 10-year Golden Residency Visa, to boost investments and attract global talents. The announcement came, amid a series of economic reforms and initiatives the Bahraini government has implemented, such as, the Economic Recovery Plan, to enhance the kingdom’s long-term competitiveness. “The new…

Egyptian, Djiboutian Presidents Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Issues

CAIRO, Feb 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his visiting Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, discussed yesterday, bilateral relations and regional issues of common interest. During a joint press conference in Cairo, Sisi said, the visit of Guelleh is a continuation of communication and coordination between the two…

Vietnam Reports 16,815 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,358,786 In Total

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,815 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,809 locally transmitted and six imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the highest number of infections with 2,988 cases, followed by central Nghe An province with 1,247 cases and central Da…

Indonesia Tightens Social Restrictions Following Omicron Wave

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government decided to upgrade public mobility restriction protocol, locally known as PPKM, to level 3 alert status, following the wave of COVID-19 Omicron variant. The country’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, told a press conference yesterday that, the…

Iran Urges U.S. To Lift “Maximum Pressure” Sanctions To Reach Good Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, said yesterday, the anti-Iran sanctions re-imposed by former U.S. administration, should be lifted, in order to reach a “good agreement” in the ongoing Vienna nuclear talks. “The Iranian negotiators’ agenda, for continuing the eighth round…

Australia’s “Flying Kangaroo” National Carrier Qantas Hops On Regional Travel

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, announced today that, it would open a new flight path between the iconic outback town, Broken Hill, in the far west, to New South Wales state capital, Sydney. After nearly two years of disrupted travel, Qantas, known for its kangaroo logo,…