Turkey, Russia Seek Closer Defence, Aviation Cooperation At MAKS 2019 Airshow

MOSCOW, Russia, Aug 28 (NNN-TASS) – Leaders of Turkey and Russia expressed their intent to further develop their cooperation in the defence and aviation industry, at the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon, a biennial showcase of Russia’s aerospace industry. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at Zhukovsky Airport, near…

Turkey, Mexico Resume Free Trade Deal Talks

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Turkish senior trade official, announced that, Turkey and Mexico have agreed to restart negotiations on Free Trade Agreement. A bilateral meeting, recently held with Luz Maria de la Mora, the undersecretary for Foreign Trade of Mexico, has been “very fruitful,” said Gonca Yilmaz…

25 Soldiers Killed In Houthi Attack On Government Forces In Northern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, Aug 28 (NNN-SABA) – Around 25 soldiers of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces were killed Tuesday, during a large-scale attack, launched by the Houthis in the country’s northern province of Saada. “The Houthi group set up an ambush, for a number of advancing military units of the government…

Bangladesh Poverty Rate Falls By 50 Percent In 10 Years: Foreign Minister

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen, said the government successfully reduced the poverty rate by 50 percent, in the last 10 years. “Bangladesh is one of the two countries in the world, where poverty rate has declined the most,” Momen was quoted as saying,…

Two Palestinians Killed In Gaza Explosion

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday night, in an explosion southwest of Gaza City, medics and security officials said. Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the Health Ministry in Gaza, told reporters that, the two killed Palestinians are security officers, adding that, three other people were…

Turkey Receives Second Batch Of S-400 Defence System From Russia

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey on Tuesday, received the second batch of the Russian-made S-400 defence system, the Defence Ministry announced. “The second batch of components of the S-400 missile defence system arrived at the Murted Air Base, near Ankara,” the ministry said in a statement on Twitter.…

Indonesia To Start Constructing New Capital Next Year

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Construction of Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan, will commence next year, a minister said. The statement came a day after Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, unveiled the new capital’s location, which is partly in the district of Penajam Paser Utara and partly in the…

Iran’s President Says Lifting Sanctions Precondition For Talks With U.S.

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, the United States should lift sanctions against Iran as a precondition for negotiations on mutual issues. In his speech, aired live by the state TV on Tuesday night, Rouhani said, the U. S. should lift all its “cruel”…

H1N1 Influenza Cases Inched Towards 500 Across Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar, Aug 27 (NNN-MNA) – Numbers of infection cases of seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09, reached 498 nationwide in Myanmar, as of Monday, said figures from the Public Health Department, under the Ministry of Health and Sports, on Tuesday (today). So far, the influenza claimed a total of…

Tiger Attacks Kill Two People In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 27 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – At least two people have been killed, in tiger attacks in a week in Nepal’s Bardia National Park, a park official said. A 71-year-old man was killed by a tiger on Sunday, just outside his home in Bhuri village, in Rajapur municipality located in…