Lebanese President Says Forensic Audit Of Central Bank Begins

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said yesterday that, the international auditing firm, Alvarez & Marsal, has begun its forensic audit of the Lebanese central bank. The president’s remarks came, during his meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka. The forensic audit came to a…

Pakistani FM Arrives In Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul yesterday, local television channel TOLONews reported, in its news bulletin. Heading a ranking delegation, Qureshi, during his stay in Kabul, would hold talks with Afghanistan leaders, the media outlet added. This is Qureshi’s first…

Iran Urges UN Action Against Israeli Threats To Nuke Programme

TEHRAN, Oct 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, called for an action by the UN Security Council (UNSC), to tackle rising Israeli threats to Tehran’s nuclear programme. In a letter to the UNSC on Tuesday, Takht Ravanchi said, over the past months, the number…

Syrian President Makes Phone Call With Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

DAMASCUS, Oct 21 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, yesterday, made a phone call with Mohammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Assad and al-Nahyan discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost mutual interests of both peoples. Discussions also tackled the…

Road Accident Kills Six In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Oct 21 (NNN-ANA) – Six commuters lost their lives and four others sustained injury, as their vehicle plunged into a ravine, in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province yesterday, a provincial administration official, Qari Inamullah Inami, said today. According to the official, nearly a dozen people, including women and children,…

Foreign Travellers To Japan Fall 99 Percent In Sept From Pre-Pandemic Level

TOKYO, Oct 21 (NNN-NHK) – The number of foreign visitors to Japan dropped over 99 percent in Sept, compared with the same month in 2019, local media reported today. Japan has banned most foreign travellers from entering the country since Jan, except for those who have special reasons. According to…

Fitch Solutions Foresees Malaysia’s Consumer Spending Recovery In 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Consumer spending in Malaysia will begin its recovery in 2022, with household spending forecast to grow by a real rate of 5.1 percent, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said today. “We expect the consumer to recover from two years of contractions in…

India Administers Over One Billion Vaccine Doses As COVID-19 Tally Rises To Over 34 Million

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – India achieved a major milestone of administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, said today. Around 21 percent of the targeted population, aged above 18 years old, have been fully vaccinated so far. According to the minister, the total pandemic vaccine…

Sri Lanka To Amend Laws To Ban Cattle Slaughter

COLOMBO, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet, approved to amend existing laws to ban cattle slaughter in the country, in what is seen as an effort to increase local agriculture and dairy production, local media reported here yesterday. According to officials, the ban on cattle slaughter was originally approved…

India To Relax Quarantine Rules For Foreign Travellers

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government decided to relax the quarantine rules for international passengers arriving from certain countries. India’s health ministry, yesterday issued a new set of guidelines, specifying quarantine norms for international travellers, from countries which have agreement with India on mutual recognition of vaccination…