Brunei’s Sultan Meets Chinese Defence Minister On Ties, Cooperation

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, met here yesterday afternoon, with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, Wei Fenghe, and the two sides discussed bilateral relations and cooperation. The Sultan said, the peoples of Brunei and China enjoyed close ties in history. Brunei…

U.S. To Reduce Troop Presence In Iraq, Afghanistan By Nov

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Commander of the U.S. Central Command, Kenneth McKenzie, confirmed that, the United States would withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by Nov, U.S. media reported yesterday. The Politico reported that, McKenzie, during a ceremony for Operation Inherent Resolve with the Iraqi minister of…

European Commission Chief Concerned About UK’s Intention To Breach Brexit Agreement

BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said yesterday, she is “very concerned” about the United Kingdom’s intention to breach the Brexit agreement. “Very concerned about announcements from the British government, on its intentions to breach the Withdrawal Agreement. This would break international law and…

Iran’s FM To Visit Europe Amid Mounting U.S. Pressures

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will visit European countries next week, it was reported yesterday. During his European tour, Zarif will visit Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The imminent trip of the minister comes at a time when the United States has mounted…

New Zealand Confirms Six New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 today, which were all community cases, including children. All six cases have epidemiological links to existing cases and link back to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship group in Auckland, the country’s largest city, according to the Ministry…

Iran Builds New Centrifuge Hall Near Natanz After July Blast

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s chief nuclear official, Ali Akbar Salehi, said that, a new and more modern centrifuge hall is under construction, in the mountainous areas near Natanz, after the July 2 explosion. “It has been decided to establish a more modern, vaster and more comprehensive hall, in…

Unemployment Rate In Jordan Hits 23 Percent In Q2

AMMAN, Sept 9 (NNN-PETRA) – Unemployment rate in Jordan reached 23 percent in the second quarter of 2020, up by 3.8 percent from the same period last year. In a statement, issued on Tuesday, by the Department of Statistics, the unemployment rate among men reached 21.5 percent, in the second…

Iran’s Rouhani Calls For Expanding Ties With Turkey To “Overcome Foreign Plots”

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran and Turkey, as two big regional powers, must expand their cooperation to defeat “foreign plots.” Rouhani said, the only way to overcome “foreign plots” is further expanding relations between the two countries. “Iran and Turkey are the two…

Security Personnel Killed In Bomb Attacks On U.S.-Coalition Trucks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 9 (NNN-NINA) – A security personnel was killed, three others and a truck driver were wounded yesterday, in two roadside bomb explosions, targeting convoys of trucks belonging to the U.S.-led coalition, in the south and north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. In one attack, a roadside bomb…

Car-Truck Collision Kills Four In India’s Tamil Nadu State

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-UNI) – Four people died and five others injured yesterday, after a car collided head-on with a truck, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, state-run broadcaster, All India Radio (AIR) said. “The car driver lost control over the vehicle, while trying to avoid a…