Brazilian President Denies U.S. Accusation Of Devaluing Currency

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, denied his administration has purposely devalued the currency to boost exports, as his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, has alleged. “We are not artificially raising the price of the dollar,” Bolsonaro told reporters. On Monday, Trump said, he wanted to…

NATO Leaders Meet In Britain Amid Rows

LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Leaders of 29 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), gathered north of London Wednesday, for a summit that has been dogged by squabbles, differences and the hurling of insults. A tranquil golf-resort hotel in Hertfordshire was transformed into a fortress, to enable…

Russia, Serbia Pledge To Boost Energy Cooperation

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, agreed to develop cooperation in various spheres, primarily in the energy sector. “All aspects of interaction between Russia and Serbia have a character of genuine strategic partnership,” Putin said, at a joint press conference with…

Indian Parliament Passes New Law Banning E-Cigarettes

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (NNN-PTI) – India has joined the group of countries that have imposed a complete ban on e-cigarettes. The Indian parliament’s Upper House, “Rajya Sabha,” passed the “Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill-2019” this week, after being passed in the Lower House, “Lok Sabha,” last week. Earlier, in…

Brunei Fears The Increasing Threat Of HIV

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 4 (NNN-BBNEWS) – “If the increasing number of HIV cases in Brunei is not addressed immediately, it is feared that the number will further increase, which will defeat the country’s goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030,” Haji Mohd Isham, Brunei’s health minister was quoted as saying.…

Dubai Police Seize 680,000 USD Counterfeit Firefighting Products

DUBAI, Dec 4 (NNN-WAM) – Security authorities in Dubai, seized nearly 25,560 counterfeit firefighting products, worth 2.5 million UAE dirhams (680,735 U.S. dollars). The products were seized in an operation by the Department of Combating Economic Crimes. “Acting on a tip-off, the General Department of Criminal Investigations raided two storehouses,…

Iran Ready To Normalise Ties With Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran is ready to normalise ties with Saudi Arabia. “From Iran’s point of view, there is no problem in developing ties with neighbours and resuming relations with Saudi Arabia,” Rouhani remarked in a meeting with visiting Omani Foreign Minister,…

Five Rockets Hit Airbase Housing U.S. Troops In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (NNN-NINA) – Five rockets hit an airbase that houses U.S. troops, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said. The rockets struck the Ain al-Asad airbase, where hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed, but caused no casualties, the media office, affiliated with the Iraqi Joint…

Qatari Emir Receives Invitation From Saudi King To Attend GCC Summit In Riyadh

DOHA, Dec 4 (NNN-QNA) – The Qatari Emir received an invitation from the Saudi King, to attend the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit. Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received a written invitation from King Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, to attend the 40th session of the GCC…

Oman, Belgium Hold Meeting On Enhancing Bilateral Ties

MUSCAT, Dec 4 (NNN-ONA) – Diplomats from Oman and Belgium, met in the Omani capital, Muscat, for talks on enhancing bilateral cooperation. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a statement that, the meeting was held to strengthen political relations and economic partnership between the two countries. The two…