34th Arab League Summit Held In Iraq With Focus On Palestinian Issue

BAGHDAD, May 18 (NNN-NINA) – The 34th Arab League Summit, kicked off in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, yesterday, bringing together the bloc’s 22 member states, along with a number of regional and international organisations, to address critical challenges facing the Arab world, particularly the ongoing crisis in Palestine. Iraqi President,…

Myanmar Police Seized Over 9.7 Million Stimulant Tablets

YANGON, May 17 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized more than 9.7 million stimulant tablets and several kg of synthetic drugs in central Myanmar, state-owned daily, The Mirror, reported today. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police carried out operations in Minhla and Pyinmana townships, in Magway region and Nay Pyi Taw…

Over 3.4 Million Afghan Refugees Return Home From Pakistan, Iran Since 2023

KABUL, May 17 (NNN-BNA) – More than 3.4 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, since 2023, local media, TOLOnews reported today. According to the report, Afghanistan also has 4.2 million internally displaced people, the fifth-highest number in the world. Last year, 1.3…

Top DPRK Leader Supervised Air Force Drills

PYONGYANG, May 17 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Thursday, visited a group of the Guards 1st Air Division, of the Korean People’s Army, and supervised the anti-air combat and air raid drills, it was reported today. Kim Jong Un, general secretary…

Kazakhstan, UK Discussed Peacekeeping, Global Cooperation

ASTANA, May 17 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom (UK), discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation, including engagement in security, defence, and peacekeeping, the press service of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported, yesterday. Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roman Vassilenko, met with UK Minister of State for…

S. Korea’s Ex-President Yoon Leaves Party Ahead Of Presidential Election

SEOUL, May 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – Former South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, announced departure from his conservative People Power Party today, ahead of the June 3 presidential election. “I’m leaving the People Power Party today. I bow down to my comrades in the party, who believed in me and stayed with…

Rainy Season Arrives Earlier In Japan’s Southern Kyushu Region

TOKYO, May 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s weather agency said yesterday, the rainy season appears to have begun in the southern Kyushu region, marking the first part of the country to see the start of this year’s rainy season. The start of the season in the region comes 14 days earlier…

Indonesia Arrested 170 Foreigners In Immigration Sweep

JAKARTA, May 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has arrested 170 foreigners from 27 countries, during immigration operations conducted from May 14 to May 16 (yesterday), across Greater Jakarta, covering Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections said, yesterday. The foreigners are suspected of violating Indonesia’s…

Restoration Work On Phnom Bakheng Temple In Cambodia’s Angkor Makes Significant Progress

PHNOM PENH, May 17 (NNN-AKP) – The restoration work on some parts of Phnom Bakheng Temple, in Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, is making significant progress, said an APSARA National Authority (ANA) news release, yesterday. Chiv Phirom, an engineer in charge of the technical management of restoration and conservation at…

Gaza Offensive Expanded With Airstrikes, Ground Troop Deployment: Zionist Military; Palestinian Death Toll: 53,119

JERUSALEM, May 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The barbaric Israeli military, said yesterday, it had stepped up its operations in the Gaza Strip, launching a wave of airstrikes and deploying additional ground forces, in an effort to establish operational control in parts of the enclave. The Zionist Defence Forces (IDF) said, the…