Turkey Urges More EU Funding For Syrian Refugees

ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey called on the European Union, to increase funding for Syrian refugees being sheltered on Turkish land. “As long as the migration crisis is there, we have to continue to cooperate, and we have to work together,” said Faruk Kaymakci, deputy minister of foreign affairs…

Random Shelling Hits Local Farms In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Dec 15 (NNN-SABA) – Random shelling, launched by fighters of the Houthi rebel group, targeted farms in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, on Saturday. “The rebels used various types of heavy weapons and shells, causing large damage to local farmers’ properties in Tuhyata district of Hodeidah,” local…

First Ever Traditional Chinese Medicine To Enter Pakistan

KARACHI, Dec 15 (NNN-APP) – The first ever traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for bronchitis, the Yinhuang Qingfei Capsule, passed a one-year trial against its competitor antibiotic medicine, at a clinical research centre in Pakistan and has been declared suitable and effective for Pakistani population. Raza Shah, general manager of the…

Uzbek Senate Approves Law To Protect Investors’ Rights

TASHKENT, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbek Senate approved a new law that guarantees legal protection of investors’ rights, in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The law strengthens protection of rights of investors, including from unreasonable interference by the state and other bodies or officials, in their activities, the press service…

Iran Rules Out Talks On Restoration Of Diplomatic Ties With U.S.

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), played down the likelihood of restoration of diplomatic ties with the United States, through prisoner swap. Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman for SNSC, said, prisoner swap between Iran and the U.S. is not the start of “any new path”…

Ugandan President Reshuffles Cabinet

KAMPALA, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, reshuffled his cabinet, dropping some ministers and appointing new ones. Museveni maintained most of the ministers. He also maintained the vice president, prime minister, ministers of defence and foreign affairs, and minister of finance, among others. The president reassigned some ministers…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Urges Enhanced Productivity To Grow Economy

HARARE, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, urged Zimbabweans to work hard and increase land production to grow the economy. In his closing remarks, at the end of the five-day 18th annual National Peoples’ Conference of the ruling ZANU-PF party, in Goromonzi, Masonaland East Province, the president called…

UN Security Council Calls For Restraint In Violence-Hit Iraq

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-NINA) – The UN Security Council called for maximum restraint and urged all to refrain from violence or the destruction of critical infrastructure in demonstrations in Iraq. The Security Council members expressed “grave concern” at the loss of life of those demonstrating and at the killing,…

N. Korea Chief Of General Staff Says Army Ready To Carry Out Any Decision By Top Leader

PYONGYANG, Dec 15 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), said here on Saturday, the army was fully ready to thoroughly carry out any decision of the top leader of the country, Kim Jong Un. “We should be ready to cope…

UAE, Indonesia Discuss Defence Cooperation

JAKARTA, Dec 14 (NNN-WAM) – Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, met with General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia, to discuss bilateral cooperation and friendship relations between the two countries. During the meeting – which was held in Jakarta –…