One Billion USD Foreign Investment Proposed For Mineral Exploration In Sri Lanka: Minister

COLOMBO, Oct 31 (NNN-LNW) – Fourteen foreign investors have expressed interest in Sri Lanka’s mineral exploration and related industries, with proposed investments totalling nearly one billion U.S. dollars, a senior Board of Investment (BOI) official told journalists, yesterday. BOI Chairman, Arjuna Herath, said, most of the investments are in minerals…

APEC Ministers Call For Openness, Connectivity Amid Economic Headwinds

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 31 (NNN-YONHAP) – Ministers of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies, yesterday, called for openness and connectivity amid economic headwinds. During the APEC Ministerial Meeting, co-chaired by South Korean Foreign Minister, Cho Hyun and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo, the ministers sought to reach common ground, on…

21 Injured In 14-Vehicle Pileup In Northern Iran

TEHRAN, Oct 31 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 21 people were injured, in a 14-vehicle pileup in Iran’s northern Golestan province, yesterday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The crash occurred in the afternoon on an intercity road. Three rescue teams and three ambulances were dispatched to the scene, Morteza Salimi,…

German FM Visits Damascus, Pledges Support For Syria’s Transition

DAMASCUS, Oct 31 (NNN-SANA) – Visiting German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, met here yesterday, with Syrian interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and foreign affairs chief, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, and reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to supporting Syria’s political and economic transition. During a press conference, following the meeting, Wadephul said, Syria is entering…

S. Korea, New Zealand Lift Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 31 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and New Zealand agreed to lift bilateral ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” according to the South Korean presidential office, yesterday. The two sides reached the agreement between South Korean President, Lee Jae-myung, and New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, on…

Kazakstan’s KMG Posts 10 Percent Increase In Oil, Condensate Output In First Nine Months Of Year

ALMATY, Oct 31 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, KazMunayGas (KMG), produced 19.8 million tonnes of oil and condensate in the first nine months of this year, up 10 percent from the same period last year, the company’s press service said, yesterday. Gas production increased by 20.1 percent…

Pakistan Agrees To Resume Talks With Afghan Taliban In Istanbul

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan has agreed to resume the dialogue process with the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul, Türkiye, following a request from the Afghan Taliban and the host country, Pakistani security sources said yesterday. The sources said, the Pakistani delegation, which was earlier scheduled to depart, will now…

Over 300 Afghan Prisoners Set Free From Pakistani Jails, Returned Home: Ministry

KABUL, Oct 31 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 305 Afghan prisoners were released from Pakistani jails, over the past week, and have safely returned to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced, yesterday. The freed detainees, who were held in various facilities across Pakistan, on charges with sentences ranging…

Bangladesh To Set National Election Date By 1st Week Of Dec

DHAKA, Oct 30 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi Chief Adviser’s office, announced that, the country’s Election Commission could declare the date for the upcoming national election by the first week of Dec. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, made the announcement following a high-level meeting on election preparations, with Chief Adviser,…

Security Forces Killed 18 Terrorists In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed 18 terrorists, in two intelligence-based operations, in the country’s south-western province of Balochistan, the military said, today. The operations were carried out on Tuesday and yesterday, against the banned terrorist organisation, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the…