Iran To Host Ministerial Meeting On Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Oct 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will host a ministerial meeting on Oct 27, about Afghanistan’s political situation, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, announced yesterday. “Next Wednesday in Tehran, we will gather foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries,” Khatibzadeh said, during his press briefing. The agenda of the one-day…

Egyptian President, German Chancellor Discuss Regional Issues, Bilateral Ties

CAIRO, Oct 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, discussed yesterday, a number of regional issues of mutual interest, as well as bilateral relations. During a videoconference call, Sisi and Merkel tackled the latest developments in Libya, stressing the need to continue intensive consultations between…

Fires Cause Deaths, Casualties In Pakistan

KARACHI, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – All seven members of a family were killed, in a house fire, and a policeman was injured in a factory fire in Pakistan on Sunday. The family, including women and children, were killed in a house fire that broke out in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province,…

Issuance Of e-ID Card Resumes In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Oct 19 (NNN-ANA) – Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service, the local television channel, Tolonews reported. The service was resumed Saturday, after two months of a halt, and in the first phase, 80,000 e-ID cards will be issued, the report…

Pakistani Rupee Down To All-Time Low Against U.S. Dollar

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-PPI) – Devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against the U.S. dollar continued, as the greenback touched a historic high of 173.2 rupees in interbank trading yesterday. The U.S. dollar closed at 171.18 rupees on Friday, and yesterday opened higher at 173.2 rupees, after the local currency nose-dived…

Soldier Killed In Military Post Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed, as terrorists attacked a military check post, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a Pakistani army statement said yesterday. The terrorists opened fire at the post, located in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan district of the province, the military’s media…

ADB Approves 40 Million USD Loan For Cambodia’s Financial Sector Development

PHNOM PENH, Oct 19 (NNN-AKP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a 40-million-U.S. dollar loan, to support Cambodia’s efforts to expand access to credit among micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and implement reforms, to boost financial stability, said its press release yesterday. The third subprogramme of the Inclusive…

Palestine Welcomes Efforts Of Preventing Admission Of Israel As AU Observer Member

RAMALLAH, Oct 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcomed efforts to prevent the immediate accession of Israel, as an observer state in the African Union (AU). The AU Executive Council, which concluded its 39th ordinary session, held in Addis Ababa for two days, decided on Friday, to postpone taking a final position…

Japanese Gov’t Keeps Eye On Recent Oil Price Hikes

TOKYO, Oct 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, called an emergency meeting of Cabinet members, including Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister, Koichi Hagiuda, to discuss the recent oil price hikes, local media reported. “We are closely watching movements in the crude oil market, as well…

Country-Wide Polio Drive To Be Launched In Afghanistan Early Nov

KABUL, Oct 18 (NNN-ANA) – A country-wide polio vaccination drive will start on Nov 8, in war-affected Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban, who support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan, the…