Kazakhstan Sent First Batch Of Oil From Kashagan Field To Baku Port

ALMATY, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan’s Taraz tanker, carrying oil from the Kashagan field, departed from the Aktau port, en route to Azerbaijan’s Baku port, KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, said in a press release, yesterday. The supply is being carried out as part of the implementation of…

Malaysia To Enhance Trade With BRICS, FTA Partners This Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has set trade targets for 2025 with a focus on the BRICS group, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners, and emerging markets. The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) said in a statement, yesterday that, Malaysia’s inclusion as a partner country in the BRICS…

UAE, Russia Discussed Regional Developments, Ties

ABU DHABI, Jan 28 (NNN-WAM) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, exchanged views on regional developments yesterday. Their discussions over the phone focused on key issues in Syria and Lebanon, with…

Five Killed, 31 Injured As Fire Engulfed Residential Colony In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (NNN-APP) – Five people were killed and 31 others injured, when fire engulfed a residential colony, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, in the early hours of today, officials said. The incident happened at about 12:25 a.m. local time (GMT 1925 Sunday), in the Multan district, where a…

Over 11 Kg Of “Happy Water,” Three Kg Ketamine Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 27 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 11.635 kg of “happy water,” a synthetic drug, 3.6 kg of ketamine, and various other illegal substances in central Myanmar, the state-run daily, The Mirror, reported today. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police raided a suspect’s house, in Mahaaungmyay township of Mandalay…

Overnight Temperature Dropped To Minus 44.4 Degrees Celsius In Western Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jan 27 (NNN-APA) – Temperatures plunged to minus 44.4 degrees Celsius in Otgon soum, an administrative subdivision of Zavkhan province, in western Mongolia, during the overnight hours from Saturday to Sunday, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, today. This is the coldest temperature recorded…

Blast Killed One Child, Injured Five In E. Afghanistan

GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Jan 27 (NNN-BNA) – A child lost his life and five others sustained injuries, as an explosive device left over from past wars went off, in Zazai Aryub district of eastern Afghanistan’s Paktia province, yesterday, provincial police spokesman, Munib Zadran, said today. The kids found a toy-like object…

India Celebrated 76th Republic Day, With Indonesia’s President Subianto As Chief Guest

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (NNN-PTI) – India celebrated it’s 76th Republic Day, yesterday, with a parade at New Delhi’s historical road “Kartavya Path” connecting the President House and the India Gate. Indian President, Droupadi Murmu, unfurled the national flag, while Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, paid tribute at the National War…

Egypt Sent Large Aid Convoy To Gaza Amid Ceasefire

CAIRO, Jan 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt sent a convoy of 305 trucks of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, yesterday. The Egyptian Cabinet said in a statement that, Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund, provided the convoy, which includes 4,200 tonnes of food and humanitarian aid, along with 11 equipped ambulances. Egyptian…

22 Murdered, 124 Injured By Zionist Attacks In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – The death toll from warmongering, trigger-happy Israeli forces on crowds of Lebanese trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon, has risen to 22, including six women, with 124 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, yesterday. The injured included 12 women and a…