Türkiye Condemns Israel For Blocking Aid Into Gaza

ANKARA, Mar 4 (NNN-TRT) – Türkiye, yesterday, condemned Israel’s recent decision, to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to ongoing ceasefire efforts. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry, denounced the move as a deliberate act of collective…

Egyptian FM Meets With Arab Counterparts Ahead Of Emergency Arab Summit On Gaza Today

CAIRO, Mar 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, held a series of bilateral meetings in Cairo yesterday, with his visiting counterparts from Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia, Bahrain, Mauritania, Yemen, and Iraq, ahead of an emergency Arab Summit on Gaza, scheduled for today, in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital. The meetings…

Food Prices Hit Record High After The Zionist Israeli Regime Blocks Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Flour and vegetable prices have increased more than 100-fold in the Gaza Strip, and essential living materials await delivery, following the regime’s closure of the crossings into the enclave, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. “The Kerem Shalom, Erez and Zikim crossings have been closed for…

Bangladesh’s Forex Reserves Reached Nearly 21 Billion USD On Remittance Boom

DHAKA, Mar 4 (NNN-BSS) – Driven by a boom in remittances from overseas workers, Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves reached nearly 21 billion U.S. dollars, by the end of Feb, the latest central bank data showed. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data indicated that, the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 20.906…

Pakistan Safeguards Wildlife Treasures For Robust Ecosystem, Sustainable Growth: PM

ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, his country has been working towards safeguarding wildlife treasures, for a robust ecosystem and sustainable development, highlighting an intrinsic connection between humanity and nature. In his message on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day, the prime…

Indonesia Needs Four Million Tonnes Of Rice For Free Nutritious Meal Programme

JAKARTA, Mar 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government said yesterday that, the country needed at least four million tonnes of rice, to support its free nutritious meal programme, which aims to benefit 82.9 million people. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, stated that, the more beneficiaries included in…

Singapore Reported Thousands Of E-Vaporizer Cases In 2023, 2024

SINGAPORE, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s health authorities received reports from the police regarding approximately 4,000 to 5,000 cases of possession or usage of e-vaporizers in 2023 and 2024, the Ministry of Health revealed, today. Among these cases, only one involved a parent, reporting their child for vaping, the ministry…

Afghanistan Exported Fresh Fruits Worth 143 Million USD In 11 Months

KABUL, Mar 3 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan exported fresh fruits worth more than 143 million U.S. dollars over the past 11 months, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, yesterday. “Over the past 11 months, about 296,000 tonnes of fresh fruits, worth over 143 million dollars, were exported,” the ministry’s spokesman,…

Maldives Shut Gov’t Offices As Record Rainfall Triggered Severe Flooding

MALÉ, Mar 3 (NNN-PSM) – Maldivian President, Mohamed Muizzu, ordered the closure of government offices and institutions yesterday, in response to severe flooding, caused by the highest daily accumulated rainfall in the country’s history. The Maldives Meteorological Service, in a post on X said, it recorded 296 millimetres of rainfall…

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Seek To Increase Trade Turnover To Three Billion USD

TASHKENT, Mar 3 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan and Afghanistan plan to increase trade turnover to three billion U.S. dollars, said the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade. The current state and future prospects of bilateral trade and economic relations were discussed on Saturday, during a meeting between Uzbekistan’s Minister of…