Fijian Government Apologises To New Zealand Journalists For Wrongful Detainment

SUVA, Fiji, April 4 (NNN-PACIFIC ISLAND WEB) – Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, apologised today (Thursday) to three New Zealand journalists, who were taken in for questioning, on Wednesday, and kept overnight by police officers, on the island nation. In an urgent parliamentary statement today, Bainimarama made it clear that…

Number Of New Corals On Great Barrier Reef Plummets

SYDNEY, Australia, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of new corals settling on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has plummeted 89 percent, compared to historical levels, a new research showed, today. Mass coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 have left large swathes of the reef badly affected and struggling to…

Nepal’s Sole International Airport Starts Runway Upgrade

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 4 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s sole international airport, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), stared its reconstruction project of its runway on Wednesday. The ground breaking ceremony was held on the runway premises, in the presence of Nepali State Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dhan Bahadur Budha and…

World Economic Forum To Start In Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan, April 4 (NNN-PETRA) – The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2019, will be held in Jordan on April 6-7, and more than 1,000 government and business leaders from over 50 countries will be attending, according to an official statement on Wednesday. Under the…

Iran President Says U.S. Blocks International Aid For Flood Victims

TEHRAN, Iran, April 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday, that, the United States has blocked international relief aid to Iranian victims, over the recent deadly floods. It is a “crime” of the United States to block the delivery of foreign relief to Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Rouhani…

News Analysis: As Elections Near, Israel Heads For Political Instability

by Keren Setton JERUSALEM, April 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Just days before Israelis head to the polls, voters are as divided as ever and experts expect the country is heading for tumultus times which might actually result in another general election within the next year. This election, in which Israeli Prime…

Kuwait To Send Urgent Aid To Flood-Hit Iran

KUWAIT, April 4 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), said on Wednesday, that, it would dispatch urgent aid to flood-hit people in Iran next week. Hilal Al-Sayer, KRCS board chairman, said that, the society will launch an immediate aid campaign, for affected Iranians next week, adding that, it has…

Qatar, Italy Discuss Stronger Defence, Investment Ties, Libya Developments

DOHA, Qatar, April 4 (NNN-QNA) – The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, discussed with visiting Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, defence, economic and investment ties, according to a royal court statement. “The Emir held an official session of talks with Italy’s Prime Minister Conte, and took…

Turkey Reaffirms No Returning From S-400 Deal With Russia

ANKARA, Turkey, April 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said that, his country will not step back from the deal to buy the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. “The S-400 deal is a done deal and we will not step back from this,” Cavusoglu said, at a…

At Least 62 Killed In Floods Across Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, April 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Recent floods across Iran have claimed the lives of at least 62 and injured 478 others, Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation (ILMO) said, Wednesday. The provinces of Fars and Lorestan suffer high fatalities, with 21 and 14 deaths respectively, said Mehrdad Ali Bakhshi, deputy Crisis…