Jordan, Qatar Sign Deals To Support Syrian Refugees

AMMAN, Dec 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Qatar signed three agreements, to launch projects and initiatives, to help Syrian refugees and host communities. The agreements were signed between the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation and the Qatar Charity, to implement aid programmes for Syrian refugees and communities affected by the presence…

Sultan Of Oman, Britain’s Prince Discuss Bilateral Relations

MUSCAT, Oman, Dec 5 (NNN-ONA) – Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman and visiting Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on Wednesday discussed bilateral relations. The British prince is currently in Oman for a three-day visit. “The meeting took place at the Bait Al Baraka Palace, in the Omani capital, Muscat.”…

Samoa Shuts Down In Unprecedented Battle Against Measles

SAMOA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa began a two-day shutdown today (Thursday), as authorities embarked on an unprecedented mass vaccination campaign, to contain a deadly outbreak of measles that has killed 62 people, mostly small children, in the Pacific island nation. Officials suspended non-essential government services, to allow civil servants…

Nigerian Minister Pushes For Tougher Penalties On Sexual Abusers

LAGOS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigeria’s Women’s Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, called for stricter penalties for sexual offenders with an aim to curb rape and all forms of abuse against women and children. Tallen made the appeal a week after the country’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in…

Sub-Zero Temperatures Predicted For British Election Day

LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British voters may see a frosty election day on Dec 12, as forecasters on Wednesday warned of a cold snap. The Met Office, British national weather service, predicted that a blanket of heavy snow will arrive for election week, bringing temperatures down to sub-zero in…

Update: Supertanker Attacked, 18 Indian Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – Eighteen Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel have been kidnapped by pirates, near the Nigerian coast, local media reported, quoting ARX Maritime, a global agency tracking maritime developments in the region. ARX Maritime, said that, the Hong Kong-flagged vessel, NAVE CONSTELLATION, was taken…

Kuwait To Develop New Volunteer Strategy

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait will develop a new volunteer strategy, to enable youths to fulfil their noble mission, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, director general of Kuwait’s Youth Public Authority (YPA), said. He made the remarks at a celebration held in Kuwait City, ahead of the International Volunteer Day, which falls…

South Korea, China Agree To Step Up Exchanges To Re-Set Ties After Missile Defence Row

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and China agreed to beef up diplomatic and cultural exchanges, to “completely normalise” ties that soured, over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in 2017, Seoul officials said, on Wednesday. Making his first visit to South Korea in over four years, China’s State Councillor, Wang…

N.Korea Chief Of General Staff Expresses Disappointment Over U.S. Military Threat

PYONGYANG, Dec 5 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, of North Korea (DPRK), said, he was disappointed to hear U.S. President, Donald Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, in which Trump said he may use armed forces against the DPRK. “I heard that…

Protest Erupts In Lebanon, Following Reports About Poverty-Related Suicide Cases

BEIRUT, Dec 5 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese protesters launched a big demonstration on Wednesday, in the capital Beirut, after news reports about people committing suicide in Lebanon, due to their poor living conditions, local TV channel LDC reported. Protesters chanted slogans against the current political ruling class, while asking politicians to…