Ministries Instructed To Expedite Digitalisation: Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – All ministries and government departments are to expedite the shift to online processes, as part of ongoing bureaucratic reforms, Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, said yesterday. In a speech, addressing cabinet members and civil servants, on the occasion of the new year, Anwar said,…

DPRK Slams U.S. “Hegemony-Seeking Act” Against Venezuela

PYONGYANG, Jan 5 (NNN-KCNA) – The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), yesterday, condemned the U.S. latest actions against Venezuela, for violating the country’s sovereignty. “The DPRK Foreign Ministry strongly denounces the U.S. hegemony-seeking act committed in Venezuela, as the most serious form of encroachment of…

Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland “For Defence” Following Strikes On Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday stressed that, the United States needs Greenland “for defence,” claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump said in a phone interview with the magazine.…

Latin Americans, Spanish Supporters Rally At U.S. Embassy In Madrid Over Venezuela

MADRID, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, yesterday, to protest what they described as U.S. interference in Venezuela. Participants carried Latin American flags and chanted slogans in support of the country’s sovereignty. Andean pan…

Qatar To Supply Egypt With Up To 24 LNG Shipments This Year

DOHA/CAIRO, Jan 5 (NNN-QNA/MENA) – Qatar will supply up to 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Egypt, in the summer of this year, under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed yesterday, state-owned petroleum company, QatarEnergy, said. In a statement, the company said, the MoU between QatarEnergy and Egypt’s Ministry…

Palestinian, Egyptian Officials Discussed 2nd Phase Of Gaza Ceasefire

CAIRO, Jan 5 (NNN-MENA) – A Palestinian delegation, led by Vice President, Hussein al-Sheikh, met with Egypt’s top intelligence and foreign affairs officials in Cairo, yesterday, to discuss the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as, the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.…

Türkiye Ready To Facilitate Dialogue Between Yemen’s Factions: Erdogan

ANKARA, Jan 5 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday that, his country is ready to facilitate a dialogue between Yemen’s factions. During a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Erdogan expressed Türkiye’s readiness to contribute to efforts, to bring together the parties…

Egypt Repatriates Seven Smuggled Artefacts From U.S.

CAIRO, Jan 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, announced yesterday that, it has recently recovered seven smuggled artefacts from the United States. In a statement, the ministry said, the recovered artefacts included a Ushabti statue, an amulet of the deity Set, a stone scarab, two stone human heads, a mummified…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits North-Eastern India – GFZ

DELHI, Jan 5 (NNN-PTI) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted north-eastern India at 2247 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 26.43 degrees north latitude, and 92.45 degrees east longitude.–…

Pakistani PM Underscores Equal Opportunities For Visually Impaired

ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, yesterday, highlighted the government’s commitment to the rights of visually impaired persons and called for greater inclusion. In a message on World Braille Day, the prime minister praised the global impact of Louis Braille’s system, which has expanded access to…