Qatar, Iraq Discuss Stronger Security Cooperation

DOHA, Qatar, Aug 1 (NNN-QNA) – Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, on Wednesday, discussed with visiting Iraqi Interior Minister, Yasin al-Yaseri, means to boost security cooperation. Sheikh Abdullah received the Iraqi interior minister and his delegation, currently on a visit to…

Six Security Members Killed In Two Attacks In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 1 (NNN-NINA) – A total of six security members were killed on Wednesday, in two attacks by gunmen, believed to be affiliated with the Daesh group, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin. In one attack, gunmen attacked in the evening, a security checkpoint, manned by police and…

Landslides, Floods Displace Over 100 Families In Central Yemen

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 1 (NNN-SABA) – At least 127 families have fled their homes in central Yemen, over the past week, due to landslides and floods, local media reported on Wednesday. Daily torrential rains throughout the past week have caused floods and triggered landslides, on two villages in the Ibb…

Iran’s FM Dismisses U.S. Fresh Sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, today (Thursday), dismissed U.S. decision to put sanctions on him. “Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda,” Zarif tweeted, following an announcement by the U.S. administration, on Wednesday, that the designation of Zarif…

ASEAN Fm’s Welcome Efforts, Progress On COC Negotiations

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 1 (NNN-TNA) – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), welcomed the efforts and progress made by the bloc members and China, in negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. At the China-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting here, Chinese State…

Iran “Determined” To Drop More Nuke Commitments, If Interests Not Met: FM

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said that, the Islamic Republic is determined to suspend more of its commitments, under a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, if the European signatories fail to uphold their end of the deal. Zarif made the remarks on the sidelines…

New Round Of Multi-Nation Talks On Syria To Be Held In Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iran, Turkey and Russia, as well as, representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition, will join the 13th round of talks on Syria here on Thursday (today) and Friday, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said, Wednesday. “At the moment, all previously invited parties have…

Thai PM Calls For Strengthening ASEAN-Led Mechanisms, Cooperation

BANGKOK, Thailand, July 31 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, today (Wednesday), called on member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to make more efforts in strengthening ASEAN-led mechanisms and enhancing regional cooperation. Prayut was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’…

Indian Police Recovers Body Of Founder Of India’s Popular Coffee Chain

NEW DELHI, India, July 31 (NNN-PTI) – Body of the founder of popular coffee chain – Cafe Coffee Day, V.G. Siddhartha, who went missing, was found today, in India’s south-western state of Karnataka, police said. He was found in the Netravati river, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, after 36…

Update: 83 Killed, 74 Injured In Rain-Related Accidents In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 31 (NNN-PPI) – At least 83 people were killed and 74 others injured, in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan, during the ongoing month, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said, on Tuesday. According to the NDMA data, from July 1 to 25, the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…