Dhaka Attaches “High Importance” To Sino-Bangla Relations

DHAKA, Sept 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh attaches high importance to Sino-Bangla relations, and is keen to further cement ties with China, and continuously push the partnership to a new high, said Bangladesh Education Minister, Dipu Moni, on Friday. At the opening ceremony of a joint exhibition for the 70th anniversary…

Saudi Arabia Launches E-Tourist Visa

RIYADH, Sept 28 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia launched, on Friday, the e-tourist visa. Announced in a ceremony to mark World Tourism Day in Riyadh, the first phase of the new service would cover citizens of 49 countries, in which they could obtain their visas via the website or on arrival.…

World’s Problems Stem From West’s Unwillingness To Relinquish Dominance: Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said that, the undesirable state of affairs in today’s world, stems mainly from the West’s unwillingness to relinquish its dominance in world affairs. The number of conflicts has not declined and enmity has not weakened. New most acute challenges…

63 Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In Eastern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Sept 28 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 63 Palestinians were injured on Friday, during the weekly anti-Israel protests in eastern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel, medics said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza, said that, among the injured, 32 were shot and wounded…

Heavy Rainfall Hits Yemen’s Aden, Civilian Houses Affected

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 28 (NNN-SABA) – Heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds, on Friday, hit southern port city of Aden, affecting many civilian houses. The Meteorological Department at Aden’s International Airport said, “It’s expected that the tropical storm Hikaa will leave an impact on Aden, through heavy rains accompanied by…

DPRK Official Regrets Lack Of Progress In Talks With U.S.

PYONGYANG, Sept 28 (NNN-KCNA) – A senior official of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said, he was frustrated by the lack of progress in talks with the United States and continued demands for its unilateral disarmament. In a statement, DPRK Foreign Ministry adviser, Kim Kye Gwan said, the…

Russia Detains Nine Daesh Fundraisers

MOSCOW, Sept 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russian law enforcement officers, detained nine people suspected of raising funds for the Daesh terrorist group, the Russian Investigative Committee and the Interior Ministry said. The detentions took place in Moscow City, and the republics of Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria in North Caucasus, an Investigative Committee…

South Sudan Launches Manual To Offer Psycho-social Support To Ex-Child Soldiers

JUBA, Sudan, Sept 28 (NNN-SUNA) – South Sudan launched its first manual to offer psycho-social support services, to help rehabilitate and reintegrate thousands of former child soldiers during the five-year conflict. Jean Lieby, Chief of Child Protection of UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) , said, the facilitator manual of psycho-social support…

Released British Oil Tanker Leaves Iranian Port

TEHRAN, Sept 28 (NNN-IRNA) – The released British oil tanker, the Stena Impero, has left Iran’s Bandar Abbas port to international waters on Friday, the Ports and Shipping Office of Iran’s southern Hormozgan province announced. “The captain and the crew of the ship have officially committed that they have no…

New Zealand Tourism Sector Prepares For Alpine Fault Quake

WELLINGTON, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence and Associate Minister of Tourism, Peeni Henare, said today that, the South Island’s tourism sector is teaming up with emergency management partners, to be better prepared for a significant Alpine Fault rupture. Henare opened the inaugural AF8 Tourism Forum…