Macron’s Popularity Recovers As Support For “Yellow Vest” Movement Falters: Poll

PARIS, France, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating continued rising in Feb, for the third consecutive month, as his offensive to defend policy at a series of debates in rural regions helped him ride out the “Yellow Vest” movement, a survey showed. A total of 32…

Philip Morris Ugly Face Unveiled. Egypt Parliament To Probe Into The Giant Tobacco Market Violations

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb 26 (NNN-MENA) – Members of the Egyptian Parliament are preparing to launch a thorough investigation into the activities of Philip Morris Misr LLC, after several allegations are made of the tobacco company’s attempts to sack Egypt’s national industry of Cigarettes. Two years ago, Egypt’s Eastern Company has…

LAS-EU Summit has exceeded our expectations by far: Sisi

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 26 (NNN-MENA) – Palestinian Ambassador to the European Union (EU), Abdul Rahim al-Farra, said, the final statement of the ongoing League of Arab States (LAS)-European Union (EU) Summit in Egypt, will stress the necessity to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, including…

Malaysia’s GDP To Expand 4.9 Percent This Year, No Risk Of Deflation – Finance Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s economy is going strong and the gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand a further 4.9 percent in 2019. Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng, said, the Jan, 2019 Consumer Price Index’s (CPI) decline was not caused by recession or any kind…

Britain’s Prince Harry, Meghan Start Visit To Morocco

RABAT, Morocco, Feb 24 (NNN-MAP) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, arrived on Saturday night, in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, for a three-day visit to the north African country. During the visit, Harry and Meghan are expected to fly to the town of Asni, near the central…

UN Chief Condemns Attack Against Peacekeepers In Mali

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, condemned the attack against members of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), in the area of Siby that resulted in the death of three peacekeepers from Guinea, and the injury of several others. “The secretary-general extends…

77 Drug Dealers Arrested In North-western Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24 (NNN-PPI) – Police in Pakistan’s north-west Peshawar city, have arrested 77 drug dealers, who allegedly are involved in peddling drugs to educational institutions, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Zahoor Afridi, told media that, police conducted a crackdown and arrested the 77 drug peddlers, who were…

Reindeer Population In Mongolia Reaches 2,396

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Feb 24 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – The reindeer population in Mongolia reached 2,396 at the end of 2018, increasing by 167 heads, compared to the previous year, the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO) said Sunday. There were more than 2,000 reindeer in Mongolia during the 1970’s. However, the…

Air Strikes Kill 12 Militants In Afghan Southern Province

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Air strikes against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan, left 12 militants dead, an army statement released here Sunday said. The fighting aircraft, according to the statement, pounded Taliban hideouts in Kotwal area, outside the provincial capital, Tirin Kot and Deh…

Sri Lankan Police Seize Largest Haul Of Heroin

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 24 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Sri Lankan police, on Sunday, seized the largest haul of heroin, in the island country, from a car park in Kollupitiya, in capital Colombo, local media reports said. According to the police, a total of 294 kilograms and 490 grams of heroin…