Turkish President Urges Islamic World To Help Quake-Hit Albania

ISTANBUL, Nov 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called on the Islamic world to support Albania, to help it recover from the destruction of a deadly earthquake. Speaking at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Erdogan said, it should be a duty for the…

New European Commission Approved By EU Lawmakers

STRASBOURG, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A new European Commission, with Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen as its first female president, was approved by the European Parliament here on Wednesday. The vote of approval, 461 in favour, 157 against, and 89 abstentions, was unsurprising, since she had already cleared the hurdles…

Japanese Gov’t May Include More Part-Time Workers In Pension System

TOKYO, Nov 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government may look to include more part-time workers into the national employee pension system, by mandating companies with relatively small work forces to enrol in the programme, local media reported. Under the current system, firms employing more than 501 staff are required to…

Iran’s FM Meets Taliban Delegation Over Afghan’s Peace Process

TEHRAN, Iran, Nov 28 (NNN-IRNA) – A Taliban delegation met with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Iran’s capital Tehran, to discuss developments over Afghanistan peace plans, Press TV reported on Wednesday. In the meeting which took place on Tuesday, Zarif voiced Iran’s readiness to help restoration of…

Bangladesh Sentences Seven Militants To Death Over Cafe Terror Attack

DHAKA, Nov 27 (NNN-BSS) – A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday (today), sentenced seven militants to death, over a case of terror attack on Holey Artisan Bakery cafe, in Dhaka’s diplomatic area of Gulshan, in 2016. In a packed courtroom, Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal, handed down the…

Over 375,000 Afghans Displaced Due To Fighting So Far This Year: UN Agency

KABUL, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 375,000 Afghans were internally displaced so far in 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reported. “In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. More than…

Sri Lankan President Appoints New State, Deputy Ministers

COLOMBO, Nov 27 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Wednesday (today), appointed 35 new state ministers and three new deputy ministers, in the new interim government, which will function till the next parliamentary election is announced. The new state and deputy ministers took oaths in front of the…

Australian Volunteer Firefighter Charged With Arson

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian volunteer firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, and charged with deliberately starting seven fires, over a period, which encompassed Australia’s recent deadly bush-fire emergency. Police allege that the man lit a fire in bush-land on Tuesday evening, before returning to respond to the fire,…

Kuwait Performs First Successful Heart Transplant: Minister

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Nov 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait has successfully conducted the country’s first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of Health, Bassel Al-Sabah, said, Tuesday. The first heart transplant surgery was performed at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Centre, of Adan Hospital, Al-Sabah said, hailing it a milestone achievement. The surgery…

Iran Seizes Over 62 Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs In Eight Months

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s border security forces, have seized over 62 tonnes of different kinds of illicit drugs, over the past eight months, the commander of Iran’s Border Police said. The seizure of illicit drugs, along Iran’s border, shows an increase of 59 percent, compared to the same…