Pakistan’s Prime Minister Visits Hall Dedicated To Makkah Road Initiative At Islamabad Airport

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 5 (NNN-PPI) – The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Amran Khan, visited here today, the hall dedicated to implementing Makkah Road Initiative, which was launched yesterday, at Islamabad International Airport. The Prime Minister commended the implementation of this initiative in Pakistan, expressing his thanks and appreciation to Saudi…

Emirates ‘Falcon Eye 1’ Satellite Launch Postponed Due To Bad Weather

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirate, July 5 (NNN-WAM) – The Arena Space company, has decided to delay the launch of satellite “Falcon Eye 1” due to bad weather conditions and high winds, over the French Guiana Space Centre, on the north Atlantic coast of South America, until Monday July 8,…

President Al-Assad: Christians Have Been And Still Are Builders Of Syria’s Civilisation

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 6 (NNN-SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad, affirmed that, Christians in Syria have never been “strangers” in this land, but they have been and still are the builders of its civilisation and bearers of its human and civilisational message to the whole world, side by side, with their…

Blast In Afghan Mosque Kills Two, Wounds 20 In Eastern Ghazni Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least two people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries, as a mine planted by militants on a mosque, in the eastern Ghazni province, went off Friday, provincial government spokesman, Aref Nuri, said today (Saturday). The bloody blast, according to the official, happened…

Mumbai Airport Resumes Operations On Primary Runway

MUMBAI, India, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – Mumbai airport’s primary runway re-commenced its normal operation from Friday evening, after an aircraft had overshot its mark and got stuck on Tuesday night, a press release by the airport said. The aircraft, which was stuck in the mud at the end of the…

Philippines To Launch Blind-Friendly, Elderly-Friendly Philippine Peso Bills

MANILA, Philippines, July 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines central bank has bared its plan to launch early next year, a new set of Philippine peso bills that will benefit the visually-impaired and the elderly. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor, Benjamin Diokno, announced the plan during the release of the…

Cambodia’s Rice Export To China Up 66 Percent In H1

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 118,401 tonnes of milled rice to China, in the first six months of 2019, up 66 percent over the same period last year, said an official report, on Friday. China remained the top buyer of Cambodian rice, during the Jan-June period…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Bay Of Bengal — USGS

NEW YORK, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake, jolted Bay of Bengal at 17:08:28 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 12.2 km, was initially determined to be at 9.3809 degrees north latitude, and 87.1066 degrees east longitude.– NNN-AGENCIES

Infrastructure Next On Australian Treasurer’s List, After Major Tax Cuts

CANBERRA, Australia, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Treasurer is looking “closely” at major infrastructure projects, to give the economy another boost, after major tax cuts were delivered on Thursday. Josh Frydenberg said that, the government will turn its attention to bringing planned building projects forward. It comes just two days…

India Mulls Exporting Tobacco To China: Official

NEW DELHI, India, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – India is mulling exporting tobacco to China, after the “Phyto-sanitary Protocol” for export of tobacco-leaves to China was renewed earlier this year, an Indian official said. “With the production processes matching global standards, India will be able to produce and offer tobacco varieties,…