Iraqi PM Discussed Sustainable Development Goals With UN Official

BAGHDAD, Feb 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, discussed yesterday, with a senior UN official, on strengthening cooperation, to advance shared efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Al-Sudani held a meeting with Rola Dashti, executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia,…

Zionist Israel Says Airstrikes In S. Syria As Part Of “Demilitarisation Policy”

JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (NNN-MA’AN) – Zionist Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said, Israeli warplanes struck southern Syria last night, claiming that, the attack was part of the regime’s new policy of “demilitarising southern Syria.” “The Air Force is currently forcefully striking southern Syria,” Katz said in a statement, adding that,…

Kazakh Government Provides 116 Billion Tenge To Support Agricultural Producers

ALMATY, Feb 26 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakh Prime Minister, Olzhas Bektenov signed a resolution to allocate over 116 billion tenge (about 232 million U.S. dollars) from the government’s reserve, to support the country’s agricultural producers, the government’s press service said, in a press release, yesterday. The document was signed, following the…

Kazakhstan, Russia Discussed Cooperation

ALMATY, Feb 26 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, discussed further strengthening bilateral trade and economic cooperation during their meeting, according to a statement from the Kazakh presidential press service, yesterday. “President Tokayev emphasised that, Kazakhstan-Russia relations are developing dynamically in a spirit…

At Least Five Dead In Fire At Addiction Rehabilitation Centre In Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least five people died and six others were poisoned by carbon monoxide yesterday, due to a fire in an addiction rehabilitation centre in the south of the Mexican capital, local authorities said. The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) of Mexico City said, it…

Singapore Sees Surge In Scam, Cybercrime Cases In 2024: Police

SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of scam and cybercrime cases in Singapore rose 10.8 percent in 2024, reaching 55,810 cases, compared to 50,376 in 2023, the Singapore Police Force said, in its annual report today. Scam and cybercrime cases have been increasing year by year. In 2020, the…

Indonesia Accelerates Garlic Imports To Stabilise Prices Before Fasting Month

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has accelerated the import of 35,600 tonnes of garlic, to stabilise prices, ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Trade, yesterday. “The plan is for 21,000 tonnes to arrive in March and 14,600 tonnes in April,” said Tommy Andana,…

Huge Fire Gutted Resorts In Bangladesh’s Popular Tourist Spot

DHAKA, Feb 25 (NNN-BSS) – A massive fire ravaged dozens of resorts and restaurants, in Sajek Valley, a popular tourist spot in Rangamati, one of three magnificent hill districts in south-eastern Bangladesh. Indrajit Chakma, leader of the Sajek Resort Cottage Owners Association, told the press that, the fire originated from…

Teenagers Arrested Over Stabbing Attack In Northern Melbourne

SYDNEY, Feb 25 (NNN-AAP) – Three males have been hospitalised and four teenagers arrested, following a stabbing attack in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Police said today that, officers were called to reports of a fight and stabbing, at a retail store car park, in the suburb of Broadmeadows – 15 km…

Three Killed, Five Injured In S. Korea’s Highway Construction Site Collapse

SEOUL, Feb 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three workers were killed and five others were injured, in South Korea’s highway construction site collapse, the fire authorities said, today. A structure above a bridge collapsed, at a highway construction site in Cheonan, some 85 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local…