Iran, Kyrgyzstan Agree To Cooperate On Security Issues

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Kyrgyzstan have signed a security cooperation deal, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday. The agreement was signed by Iranian Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, and his Kyrgyz counterpart, Kashkar Junushaliev, in Bishkek, on Thursday. During the meeting, both ministers voiced readiness to…

Abu Sayyaf Bomb Expert Killed In Clash In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 12 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine security forces, killed an Abu Sayyaf terror group’s bomb expert, in a clash in a remote village, in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, a military spokesman said. Maj. Arvin Encinas, the spokesperson of the Philippine military’s Western Mindanao Command, identified the slain terrorist…

Thailand’s Constitutional Court Drops Charges Against Prime Minister Over Oath-Taking Fiasco

BANGKOK, Sept 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court, dropped a petition filed against Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, over his alleged failure to conduct July’s oath-taking ceremony in full. The Constitutional Court judges, reached a unanimous resolution to lift the charges against Prayut, for allegedly failing to read out the full…

Japan’s Abe Reshuffles Cabinet, Revamps Executive Line-Up In Bid To Boost Public Support

TOKYO, Sept 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, reshuffled his cabinet, aimed at boosting public support, while retaining the services of his allies holding similar political views, in key ministerial and executive positions. The reshuffle, which followed a shakeup of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executive lineup earlier…

Iran’s UN Envoy Says No Talks With U.S. Unless Sanctions Removed

TEHRAN, Sept 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations, Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, said, negotiations with the United States are unlikely, unless the latter decides to remove anti-Iran sanctions, Press TV reported. “There is no room for talks, as long as the U.S. administration’s economic terrorism and cruel sanctions…

Kuwait To Launch Campaign Against Counterfeit Goods

KUWAIT, Sept 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will launch a campaign to eliminate counterfeit goods, Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday. The counterfeit goods are negatively affecting the economy, because of its popularity and cheap prices and also affecting the environment of the country, which will harm consumers’…

U.S. Diplomat Concerned Over Lebanon-Israel Border Disputes

BEIRUT, Sept 12 (NNN-NNA) – Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, said that, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, expressed worries over the Lebanon-Israel border disputes. “Schenker believes that the sequence of recent events in Lebanon is not reassuring,” Geagea said, following his meeting…

Hezbollah Condemns Netanyahu’s Plan To Annex Jordan Valley

BEIRUT, Sept 12 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah condemned Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley, if he wins the re-election. “This is considered an attack against the Palestinian population, who has the entire right to defend any assault against its territories and wealth,” Hezbollah said. Hezbollah added…

Over 27,000 Syrian Refugees Return From Jordan Since Last Oct

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept 12 (NNN-SANA) – A total of 27,400 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan, since last Oct, it was reported on Wednesday (yesterday). The report said that, the Syrian government is providing the returnees with all necessities, to help them have safe stay at home. It said,…

PA Official Urges UN Security Council To Impose Sanctions On Israel

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Sept 12 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to impose sanctions on Israel, following the remarks by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday. Netanyahu said that, he intends to annex the Jordan Valley, which accounts for nearly 30 percent…