S.Korea Supplies Over Five Billion USD Banknotes Ahead Of Lunar New Year Holiday

SEOUL, S.Korea, Jan 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s central bank, supplied over six trillion won (5.1 billion U.S. dollars) worth of fresh banknotes, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said. About 6.09 trillion won (5.2 billion U.S. dollars) worth of new bills were issued…

Afghan Forces Repulse Taliban Attack, Six Killed

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Security forces repulsed Taliban fighters’ offensive on security checkpoints, in Baharak district of the northern Takhar province, forcing the attacking militants to flee, after suffering casualties, provincial government spokesman, Mohammad Jawad Hajari, said today. A group of Taliban fighters, according to the official, stormed…

Bangladesh Demolishes Apparel Exporters’ Headquarters Building In Dhaka

DHAKA, Jan 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh began demolition of “illegally constructed” 16-storey headquarters building, of the country’s thousands of apparel exporters. Public Works and Housing Minister, SM Rezaul Karim, inaugurated the demolition activities of the building, used for more than a decade, as the headquarters of BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers…

Iran To Launch New Home-Made Satellite

TEHRAN, Jan 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – New Iranian satellite, Zafar, will be sent into orbit in a few weeks, the Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, announced on Wednesday. Jahromi said, Zafar will be launched before Feb 11. Two versions of Zafar have been manufactured, so that…

Palestinian President Meets Australian Governor-General

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, received Australian Governor-General, David Hurley, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. During a bilateral meeting, “the president briefed his guest on the situation of the peace process,” said a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency…

Kuwaiti Investor Announces Project To Build Major Oil Refinery In Jordan

AMMAN, Jan 23 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti investor, Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah, announced a project to build a major oil refinery in the south of Jordan. He made the announcement in Amman, saying, the production at the petroleum refinery in Maan Governorate, is set to begin in the second half of…

Hamas Condemns Israeli Killing Of Three Palestinian Teens

GAZA, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, condemned the killing of three Palestinian teenagers by Israeli army. Fawzi Barhoum, Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said that, the killing of the Palestinians “is an awful crime that is strongly condemned.” “While the occupier (Israel) is receiving world…

UN Envoy Highlights Israeli Plan To Annex Jordan Valley As “Devastating Blow” To Peace

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Jan 23 (NNN-WAFA) – The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, warned that, Israel’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley is “a devastating blow” to the two-state solution. “It will be a devastating blow to reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations” if part or…

5.2 -Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 23 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake, hit Sargaz region, in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Wednesday, Iran’s Seismological Centre reported. The earthquake, which took place at 10:53 p.m. local time (1923 GMT), was determined at 28.093 degrees north latitude, and 56.866 degrees east longitude, with the…

Tokyo To Lay On Extra Train Services During Olympics

TOKYO, Jan 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo train operators will lay on special late-night train services, during the Olympic Games between July 24 and Aug 9, the organising committee and Tokyo metropolitan government announced. Train and subway services will be extended on around 60 lines serving the region, with eight venues…