New Initiative To Produce 21st Century Teachers: Brunei Sultan

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Ministry of Education is making a human resource transformation initiative, to enhance the competencies and credibility of teachers in the country, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, said on Monday. In a speech, marking National Teachers Day, the Sultan said, the new initiative…

Israeli PM Candidate Gantz, U.S. Envoy Meet After Elections

JERUSALEM, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli candidate for prime minister, Benny Gantz, met Monday, with U.S. Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt in Tel Aviv, as Israel is in a deadlock to build a unity government. Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, met with Greenblatt in Tel Aviv,…

Kuwait Holds Int’l Banking Conference On Global Economic Challenges

KUWAIT, Sept 24 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait held, on Monday, an international banking conference with focus on challenges facing the global economy. At the conference, themed “Shaping the Future,” Mohammad Al-Hashel, Central Bank of Kuwait’s (CBK) governor, said, the banking industry is encountering challenges with global economy’s uncertainties, financial technology revolution…

UN Envoy Concludes “Successful Talks” With Syrian FM

DAMASCUS, Sept 24 (NNN-SANA) – Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria, said, he concluded “very successful” discussions with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, on the formation of a constitutional committee. Pedersen, who arrived in Syria a day earlier, said, his Monday’s meeting with al-Moallem tackled old standing issues, regarding…

UAE, Turkey, Western Countries Declare Support For Libya’s National Oil Corporation

TRIPOLI, Sept 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States, declared support for the National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya’s UN-backed government. “We fully support Libya’s NOC as the country’s sole independent, legitimate and nonpartisan oil company,” said a joint statement…

UAE Continues Providing Fuel For Power Stations In Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 23 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a key partner of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, continued to provide fuel for electricity stations to reduce power outages in the port city of Aden. Power outages rapidly increased during recent days in Aden, which has been hit by…

Qatar, Turkey Discuss Stronger Military Relations

DOHA, Sept 23 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar and Turkey, on Sunday, discussed means to boost military and defence relations, the Qatari Ministry of Defence said. “The two sides took up bilateral cooperation in the military sphere, during a meeting between Qatari Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Khalid bin Mohammad Al…

Iran Releases Seized British Oil Tanker

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran released British oil tanker, the Stena Impero, detained in the Strait of Hormuz in July, for “maritime violations.” Allahmorad Afifipour, general manager of Iran’s Hormozgan Maritime and Ports, confirmed the release of the British tanker, saying, the vessel will start its voyage from Iran’s…

Syria’s President Accuses West Of Preventing Return Of Syrian Refugees

DAMASCUS, Sept 23 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, accused Western countries of preventing the return of Syrian refugees to their country. Assad made the remarks, during his meeting with a delegation of Italian lawmakers and politicians, headed by Senator Paolo Romani, in the capital, Damascus. According to the report,…

Sudan’s Prime Minister Orders Probe Into Protesters’ Killing

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept 23 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan’s new prime minister has formed a committee, to probe an armed June crackdown on a weeks-long protest camp in Khartoum, that killed and wounded hundreds of demonstrators, state media reported. Shortly before dawn on June 3, gunmen in military fatigues raided the sit-in,…