“Air India” To Provide Low-Fat Meals To Its Crew

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s official carrier, “Air India,” decided to launch special low-fat meals for its crew members, with effect from midnight Sunday, in an attempt to make them more health conscious. The initiative to revise the in-flight food menu for the crew was taken, after considering…

Russian Warships Escort U.S. Navy Ship In Black Sea

MOSCOW, Russia, Sept 16 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ships are constantly monitoring the U.S. navy ship, USNS Yuma, which passed through the Bosporus Strait on Saturday evening, the Ministry of Defence said, Sunday. The purpose of the U.S. expeditionary fast transport vessel is unknown, and it is…

Egypt Seeks Consensus, Rejects Unilateralism Over Ethiopia’s Dam

CAIRO, Sept 16 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt is always willing to reach consensus and it rejects any unilateral visions, regarding Ethiopia’s dam, being built on the Nile River, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said. Shoukry’s remarks came, during a joint press conference with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Monica Juma,…

Algeria To Hold Presidential Election On Dec 12

ALGIERS, Algeria, Sept 16 (NNN-APS) – Algerian interim President, Abdelkader Bensalah, announced that, the country will hold a presidential election on Dec 12. Bensalah said, in a televised speech to the nation, that, he decided to set the date of the presidential election for Dec 12, 2019, noting that, “it’s…

Assad, Putin’s Special Envoy Discuss Ankara’s Tripartite Summit On Syria

DAMASCUS, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, received Russian president’s Special Envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev and discussed with him the tripartite summit that will take place today (Monday), in Ankara. Lavrentiev informed Assad about the work schedule of the tripartite summit that will take place among Turkey,…

Brunei To Achieve National Rice Sufficiency Targets: Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 16 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Efforts to boost Brunei’s rice production, to achieve its national rice sufficiency targets, are gaining momentum with the use of high-yielding rice strains and the doubling of sites for commercial rice cultivation, local media reported on Sunday, quoting Brunei’s Minister of Primary…

Iran Says U.S. Military Bases In Region Within Reach Of Iranian Missiles

TEHRAN, Sept 16 (NNN-IRNA) – A top commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that, U.S. military bases in the region are within reach of Iranian missiles, Press TV reported. “In addition to the U.S. bases in the region, we have all their vessels, including aircraft carriers and…

Heavy Rains, Floods Leave Over 200 Dead In Central India

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (NNN-PTI) – Over 200 people have died and thousands rendered homeless in ravaging floods, due to heavy rains in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, over the past several days. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the state received 34 percent excess rains compared to…

Over 110 Militants Killed As Afghan Forces Increase Pressure: Officials

KABUL, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 110 militants have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, as government forces increased pressure on the Taliban outfit, officials said Sunday. In the latest crackdown, government forces launched massive offensive from the ground and air, against the Taliban in Yangi…

AIIB Considers Financing Four More Bangladesh Infrastructure Projects

DHAKA, Sept 16 (NNN-BSS) – The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is considering financing four more projects for contributing further to Bangladesh’s infrastructure development, a top AIIB official said. The projects are “Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project”, “Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project”, “Mymensingh Kewatkhali Bridge Project” and “Sylhet…