Lebanon’s Gas Stations Announce Open Strike

BEIRUT, Nov 28 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese Syndicate of Gas Station Owners, announced Wednesday, that, it will start an open strike on Thursday (today), because of its huge losses caused by the increase in the price of U.S. currency to the Lebanese pounds. Gas stations in Lebanon are losing money…

Iraqi Demonstrators Burn Iranian Consulate In Iraq’s Najaf

BAGHDAD, Nov 28 (NNN-NINA) – Angry protesters, on Wednesday, burned the Iranian consulate in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, while security forces imposed a curfew in the city, a security source said. Dozens of demonstrators rallied outside the Iranian consulate in the evening, before they broke into the building…

485 Die In Battered Refugee Camp In NE Syria In 2019

DAMASCUS, Nov 28 (NNN-SANA) – At least 485 people died, as a result of a tough humanitarian situation, in a refugee camp run by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, a war monitor reported Wednesday. These people are largely family members of Daesh militants, who sought refuge in the al-Hol camp,…

White House Bashes Impeachment Inquiry, Not Mentioning If Trump Will Attend Hearing

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The White House bashed again, the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, led by House Democrats, without confirming whether the president would appear for a congressional hearing next week. Earlier on Tuesday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee issued a statement saying, it would hold…

Kazakhstan’s Almaty Gears Up To Become Hub On New Silk Road: Mayor

ALMATY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty, hopes to become a significant transport, logistics and tourism hub, on the new Silk Road, the city’s mayor, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, told the Almaty Investment Forum 2019, held on Wednesday. Sagintayev said, to achieve the goal, the city would prioritise “the development…

Palestinian PM Calls For European Pressure On Israel

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Nov 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Ishtaye, called for European pressure on Israel, to hold the Palestinian general elections in East Jerusalem. Ishtaye’s call was made during a meeting held earlier on Wednesday, with senior European diplomats in Ramallah, according to an official statement. The statement…

Chile’s Leader To Skip Climate Change Conference Over Domestic Unrest

SANTIAGO, Nov 28 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile’s President, Sebastian Pinera, will skip an important global climate change conference, which his country was supposed to host, amid ongoing unrest at home, a top official said Wednesday. Pinera had earlier cancelled hosting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) as…

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…