ASEAN Foreign Ministers Discuss Priorities, Direction For 2020

NHA TRANG, Vietnam, Jan 18 (NNN-VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will strengthen the region’s external relations and reinforce the ASEAN-centred regional architecture in 2020, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, said. Minh spoke at a press conference, following the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’…

Two Missing, Four Unaccounted For In Nepal Avalanche: Official

KATHMANDU, Jan 18 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least two Nepalis are missing, in an avalanche in Kaski district, while four South Koreans have remained contact-less, a local government official said. Bhim Gurung, chairman of ward No-11, of the Annapurna Rural Municipality said that, two Nepalis, a trekking guide and a porter,…

Syrians Protest Against Deteriorating Living Conditions In Southern Province

DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (NNN-SANA) – Under the banner “We Want to Live,” dozens of civilians protested against the harsh economic situation in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, a war monitor reported. The protest is the third to take place within a few days, as people are angered by the deteriorating…

UNRWA Faces Financial Crisis Amid Fund Shortage

GAZA, Palestine, Jan 18 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), is going through a financial crisis amid fund shortage, a spokesman of the agency said, Friday. Adnan Abu Hasnah, media adviser of UNRWA in Gaza, told reporters that, “the…

Erdogan Slams Syria For Not Complying With Cease-Fire

ISTANBUL, Jan 18 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, slammed the Syrian government for failing to comply with the cease-fire, which was brokered by Turkey and Russia. “It is a clear proof that the Syrian government does not comply with the steps we have taken, regarding the cease-fire,” Erdogan…

Hundreds Protest In Jordan Against Deal To Buy Gas From Israel

AMMAN, Jan 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Hundreds of Jordanians protested in downtown Amman, against a deal to purchase gas from Israel. The protesters said, the deal to import gas from Israel would harm Jordan’s economy, calling on the government to seek alternatives from other Arab states. They also demanded the annulment…

Iran’s Top Leader Says U.S. Assassination Of Soleimani “Cowardice” Act

TEHRAN, Jan 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that, the U.S. assassination of Iran’s Quds commander, Qassem Soleimani, was a “cowardice act” which hurt its superpower prestige. During his Friday prayers sermon, Khamenei said, the Americans could not face Soleimani in the battlefield and hit him…

Ukrainian PM Submits Resignation Letter

KIEV, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ukrainian Prime Minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, issued his resignation, following a leaked audio recording of him reportedly criticising President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I took office to implement the president’s programme. I see him as a model of transparency and decency. However, to remove any doubts in our…

Biggest Consumer Fair In Brunei Features Over 400 Booths

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 16 (NNN-BBNEWS) – The 24th Brunei Consumer Fair is being held at the International Convention Centre, in Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan, from Jan 15 to 19, with over 400 booths participating and over 100 thousand consumers expected to visit. The five-day event was officiated by…

Update: Death Toll In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir’s Avalanches Rises To 76

ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (NNN-APP) – The death toll of multiple avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir has risen to 76, while 53 injured people are being treated in various hospitals, official of the disaster management authority, said. A search operation is going on in the calamity-hit areas, with the help of the…