Muhyiddin Yassin Sworn In As Malaysia’s New Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Muhyiddin Yassin, a former deputy prime minister, took the oath of office this morning (Sunday), to become Malaysia’s new prime minister. Muhyiddin was appointed following the abrupt resignation of 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, who had been in office since the general elections in 2018.– NNN-BERNAMA

U.S., Taliban Sign Peace Agreement In Doha

DOHA, Mar 1 (NNN-QNA) – The United States and the Taliban, signed a peace agreement on Saturday, in the Qatari capital of Doha, in a bid to end a long-running war in Afghanistan. According to a joint statement, released by the U.S. and Afghan governments on Saturday, ahead of the…

Vietnam Approves MoU On Establishing China-ASEAN Centre

HANOI, Mar 1 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese government issued a resolution, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on Establishing the China-ASEAN Centre, signed in 2017. In Aug, 2017, the foreign minister of China, and foreign ministers or their representatives of the 10 ASEAN member states, signed the amended version…

Five Teenagers Drown In Northern Philippine River

MANILA, Mar 1 (NNN-PNA) – Five teenage girls drowned while swimming in a river in Cagayan Province in the northern Philippines on Saturday. The Cagayan Province information office said, three other teenage girls survived the accident that happened around noon on Saturday, while they were having a picnic in a…

Number Of Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Reaches Four In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people to four, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Zafar Mirza, said. Addressing a press conference here, Mirza said that one of the new cases emerged in south Sindh province,…

Erdogan Says 18,000 Refugees Cross Turkey’s Borders To Europe

HATAY, Turkey, Mar 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that, over 18,000 irregular migrants have so far crossed the Greek border, after Turkey decided to open its border gates for the refugees. “The figure could go up to 25,000-30,000 today,” Erdogan said, at a meeting in Istanbul.…

Bangladesh Muslims Protest Against Violence In Indian Capital

DHAKA, Feb 29 (NNN-BSS) – Thousands of people in Bangladesh staged demonstrations, protesting against violent clashes in the Indian capital, New Delhi. After Friday’s weekly Jummah prayers, the protesters marched on the streets from Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city, chanting anti-Indian slogans. Hundreds of anti-riot policemen were deployed…

Death Toll Of Pakistan’s Train-Bus Collision Rises To 30: Official

ISLAMABAD, Feb 29 (NNN-APP) – Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger bus in Sukkur district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has risen to 30 late Friday night, an official said. Commissioner of Sukkur district, Shafiq Ahmed Mahesar, told media that the death toll rose after…

Lebanese PM To Visit Arab Countries To Seek Financial Support

BEIRUT, Feb 29 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Information Minister, Manal Abdel Samad, said that, Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, will visit Arab countries soon, to seek support for the country’s economy. Abdel Samad’s remarks came, after a meeting of the council of ministers over what should be done to ease the financial…

Turkish Drones Kill 11 Syrian Soldiers In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, Feb 29 (NNN-SANA) – At least 11 Syrian soldiers were killed on Friday, by strikes from Turkish drones in the northwestern province of Idlib. The drone strikes targeted the Syrian positions in the area between the Maarat al-Numan city and Saraqeb city in the eastern countryside of Idlib on…