Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Last Year Reached 16 Billion USD

BISHKEK, Feb 11 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyzstan’s foreign and mutual trade in goods, reached 16 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, marking a 0.9 percent increase, compared to 2023, the country’s National Statistics Committee said, yesterday. Meanwhile, export deliveries increased by 13.1 percent, while import receipts fell by 2.4 percent. Last year,…

Thailand Cracks Down On Mobile, Internet Signal Misuse To Combat Cross-Border Scam Operations

BANGKOK, Feb 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai authorities are taking steps to crack down on the misuse of mobile and internet signals along the border, as part of their ongoing efforts to combat transnational scam operations. The crackdown operation, launched in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, at the border with Cambodia yesterday,…

Gaza Is Not For Sale: Hamas

GAZA, Feb 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Gaza is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory, not property that can be bought or sold, Hamas said yesterday, in response to U.S. President, Donald Trump’s remarks about the U.S. “buying and owning Gaza.” In a statement, Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the…

Pakistani PM To Visit UAE To Attend World Government Summit

ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, will pay an official two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today and tomorrow, to attend the World Government Summit (WGS), the foreign ministry said. The summit will bring together a large number of heads of state, global policymakers…

East African Bloc Approves New Chair To Monitor Peace In South Sudan

JUBA, Feb 10 (NNN-SUNA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, has endorsed the appointment of George Aggrey Owinow of Kenya, as the new chair of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC), the South Sudan peace monitoring body said, yesterday. Owinow, a retired major-general,…

Egypt To Host Emergency Arab Summit On Palestinian Issue Feb 27

CAIRO, Feb 10 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt announced yesterday that, Cairo will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb 27, to address the latest developments concerning the Palestinian issue and the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The summit was decided to be held, after Egypt’s high-level…

Scholz Criticises Trump’s Gaza Plan As “Scandal,” “Unacceptable,” In TV Debate

BERLIN, Feb 10 (NNN-DPA) – German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, last night criticised U.S. President, Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, calling it “a scandal,” and “unacceptable,” and an “appalling” idea that violates international law. Scholz and Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…

African Leaders Call For Immediate Ceasefire In Eastern DR Congo

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 10 (NNN-IRIN) – African leaders, on Saturday, called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and reaffirmed their full support for seeking a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict. A “historic summit,” jointly convened by the East African Community (EAC)…

Algerian FM Pledges Continued Support For Lebanon

BEIRUT, Feb 10 (NNN-NNA) – Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, reaffirmed yesterday, his country’s support for Lebanon, emphasising that, Algeria will stand by the Lebanese people, in all circumstances. During his meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Attaf conveyed Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s commitment, to strengthening bilateral relations and assisting Lebanon…

Zionist Israeli Army Struck “Hezbollah Targets” In Lebanon; Despite Ceasefire

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Feb 10 (NNN-MA’AN/NNA) – The Barbaric Israeli military said yesterday that, it has launched airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in eastern and southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire. An Israeli aircraft struck an underground tunnel used by Hezbollah for arms transfers in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region, which extended from Syria into…