Syria Condemns Israeli Plan To Increase Population In Occupied Golan Heights

DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned comments made by Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, who announced a plan to increase the number of Israeli settlers, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The ministry said, Bennett’s announcement is “unable to change the eternal fact that Golan was…

Jordanian, Iranian FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties On Phone

AMMAN, Oct 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday, received a phone call from his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, during which they discussed measures for bolstering bilateral relations. The two ministers also exchanged views on solving regional crises and beefing up efforts to strengthen ties, so as…

UN Chief Calls For Injection Of Liquidity Into Afghan Economy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, called for the injection of liquidity, to keep the Afghan economy afloat. In addition to humanitarian aid, the international community needs to act, to prevent the economic collapse of Afghanistan, he told reporters. Even before the Taliban takeover in…

Maldives Records Over 900,000 Tourist Arrivals This Year

MALE, Oct 12 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives received more than 905,000 tourists so far this year, local media cited the tourism ministry data as reported yesterday. The tourist arrivals are 122.5 percent higher than last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to prolonged border closures and restrictions on international travels…

Japanese PM Kishida Promises To Realise Economic Growth Ahead Of Redistributing Wealth

TOKYO, Oct 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday that, he would first realise economic growth before redistributing wealth, during questioning by opposition lawmakers, over his policy speech last week, ahead of a House of Representatives election. Kishida emphasised that, he would not immediately seek to increase…

Bangladesh Emphasises Enhanced Sino-Bangla Trade Relations, Says Bangladeshi Commerce Minister

DHAKA, Oct 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Commerce Minister, Tipu Munshi, termed China as a “great friend” of Bangladesh and emphasised on enhancing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China, especially boosting trade ties. “There is no doubt that China is a great friend of Bangladesh and they play a big role…

Taliban Says Talks With U.S. To Continue If Necessary

KABUL, Oct 11 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the caretaker government in Afghansitan, said today that, talks with the United States will continue, if necessary. Over the weekend, a Taliban delegation, led by Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the caretaker government, met with a U.S.…

Brunei Reports Record High Of 381 Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 11 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 381 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, a record daily rise, bringing the national tally to 8,980. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the new cases are local infections. While the source of infection of 126 new cases is still under investigation,…

S.Korean President’s Approval Rating Falls To 40 Percent: Poll

SEOUL, Oct 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in’s approval rating fell 0.4 percentage points from a week earlier to 40.0 percent last week, a weekly poll showed today. The negative assessment on Moon’s conduct of state affairs rose 0.8 percentage points to 56.8 percent, according to the Realmeter…

India Reports 18,132 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,971,607 today, as 18,132 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed The number of new cases recorded in a day are the lowest in the past 215…