UN Special Envoy Sees New Possibilities For Political Solution In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 13 (NNN-SANA) – Visiting UN special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said yesterday that, he sees new possibilities for a political solution in Syria, after his meetings with officials from the West and Arab countries. “I think there is a possibility now to start to explore what I…

Bangladesh Inaugurates 5G Mobile Services

DHAKA, Dec 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, yesterday inaugurated the 5G, or fifth generation mobile services, via a state-run cellphone operator, Teletalk, in collaboration with Chinese telecom giant, Huawei. With the launch of the next generation services, mobile users in selected places in…

Landmine Blast Kills Three In NE Yemen: Gov’t Official

ADEN, Dec 12 (NNN-YPA) – Three Yemeni people were killed in a blast, caused by a landmine, in the country’s north-eastern province of al-Jawf yesterday, a government official said. “A large landmine explosion struck a civilian vehicle, carrying local citizens in the turbulent province of al-Jawf, killing three people at…

Lebanon Launches Two-Day COVID-19 Vaccination Marathon In Hospitals

BEIRUT, Dec 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon yesterday launched a two-day COVID-19 vaccination marathon, in hospitals all over the country, with the aim of accelerating vaccination, amid the recent increase in infections. Health Minister, Firas Abiad said, the first marathon day succeeded with more than 20,000 people having been administered with…

Police Arrest 250 People Over Crime Charges In Kabul

KABUL, Dec 12 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police arrested 250 people related to criminal activities in and around the capital city of Kabul, over the past two weeks, Interior Ministry spokesman, Qari Sayed Khosti said today. The arrested people were involved in illegal activities such as, robbery, theft, mobile snatching or…

American-Style Democracy Not A Beacon, Says Bangladeshi Politician

DHAKA, Dec 12 (NNN-BSS) – The American-style democracy can’t be considered as a “beacon of democracy” for the world, a Bangladeshi political veteran has recently said. The American-style democracy did not meet local conditions to sustain in other countries, said Dilip Barua, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh…

Indian PM Modi’s Twitter Account Briefly Hacked

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (NNN-PTI) – The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was briefly hacked, confirmed his office early today. The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period…

India Logs 7,774 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (NNN-PTI) – India registered 7,774 new cases of COVID-19, during the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 34,690,510, the health ministry’s data showed today. The ministry also reported 306 more deaths, during the same period, taking the total death toll to 475,434. Active cases fell…

Withdrawal Of Foreign Combat Forces Confirms Iraq’s Ability To Maintain Security: PM

BAGHDAD, Dec 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said yesterday that, the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition combat forces from Iraq, confirms the ability of the Iraqi forces to maintain security and stability in the country. “In a few days, we will witness the withdrawal of all combat forces…

Around 1,500 Swimmers Participate In New World Harbour Race In Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The “New World Harbour Race,” which was finally resumed this year, was held at the Victoria Harbour this morning, after two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 1,500 contestants, who participated at 7.30am this morning. The oldest, 79-year-old contestant, a…