Malaysian PM Urges ASEAN To Learn From China, Defends Free Trade

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, said, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, should follow China’s example, to boost the regional economy while voicing strong support for free trade. “ASEAN has got 650 million people, half the population of China. Yet, we…

Vietnam Seeks Stronger UN Through Revitalisation Of Multi-lateralism

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, called for strengthening the United Nations by revitalising the acutely challenged multi-lateralism. “Multi-lateralism is facing acute challenges,” Pham, who is also Vietnam’s deputy prime minister, told the General Debate, of the 74th session of the United Nations General…

High Level Of Violence By Israeli Settlers Accompanied By Israeli Soldiers

WEST BANK, Palestine, Sept 29 (NNN-OCHA) – The high level of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians continues, as the annual olive harvest begins. Since the start of 2018, OCHA has documented 217 incidents attributed to Israeli settlers that have resulted in Palestinian casualties (60 incidents) or in damage to Palestinian…

Spotlight: Israel Restricts Palestinian Communities In Jordan Valley From Using Water

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – With sorrow and anger, Harbi Abu Al-Kbash, a resident of the west bank’s Jordan Valley, could not access to water, due to the closure by Israeli armed forces, with barbed wires and surveillance cameras, banning Palestinians from using the water. Abu Al-Kbash lives in…

Syria Accuses U.S.-Backed Forces Of Abducting Young Men In NE Region

DAMASCUS, Sept 29 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are kidnapping young men for forceful recruitment in northeastern Syria. Through its checkpoint, the Kurdish-led SDF kidnapped 23 people, to make them fight in its ranks, said the report, adding that, the SDF fighters are also raiding homes and…

IMF Concludes Visit To Jordan To Assess Economic Developments

AMMAN, Jordan, Sept 29 (NNN-PETRA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, concluded its recent visit to Jordan, to assess recent economic developments in the country, said a statement by the IMF on Saturday. The new mission Chief for Jordan, Chris Jarvis, was introduced during the visit, it said. A…

Heavy Rains Cause Flash Floods In NW Turkey

ANKARA, Sept 29 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Heavy rains hit northwestern Turkey on Saturday, blocking roads in Artvin province, of the Black Sea region, according to local media. Streams overflowed in the Borcka district of Artvin, some village and neighbourhood roads were closed due to landslides, it reported. The rains also flooded…

Eight Daesh Militants Killed In U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (NNN-NINA) – Eight Daesh militants were killed on Saturday, in airstrikes conducted by the U.S.-led coalition aircraft, in the central Iraqi province of Salahudin, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence tip-off, a joint force from Salahudin’s Operations Command, backed by Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition aircraft, conducted…

Ferry With 55 People Missing Off Eastern Yemen’s Coast

ADEN, Sept 29 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni local authority on Socotra Island, announced that, a ferry carrying an estimated 55 people went missing, in the Indian Ocean, off the country’s eastern coast. Socotra’s local authority said, “We received a report today (Saturday) that a ferry went missing after leaving the port…

Myanmar Police Seize Large Haul Of Stimulants

YANGON, Sept 29 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized large haul of stimulant tablets in three townships of Shan state in a single day, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). The seizures were made in Pinlaung, Tachileik and Tangyan townships on Friday. Going undercover as a client,…