Saudi Arabia To Launch Multi-Asset Investment Management Platform

RIYADH, May 1 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced plan, to launch a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment management platform, yesterday. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed by BlackRock Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), BlackRock will establish a Riyadh-based multi-asset class platform, named BlackRock Riyadh Investment Management (BRIM),…

Egypt, Belarus Signed MoUs To Boost Trade, Investment

CAIRO, May 1 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Belarus, signed yesterday, a cache of memoranda of understanding (MoUs), to promote bilateral trade and investment. The signing ceremony was held in Egypt’s new administrative capital, with the attendance of Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly and his Belarusian counterpart, Roman Golovchenko, the state-run…

Bangladesh Reiterates Commitment To Peaceful Use Of Nuclear Power

DHAKA, May 1 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, Hasan Mahmud, has reiterated the country’s commitment to non-proliferation and peaceful use of nuclear science, particularly in energy, food safety, medicine, and health sectors. He also restated Bangladesh’s enduring commitment to nuclear disarmament and the safety and security of nuclear materials. The…

Smoke-Filled Skies Become Growing Concern In Laos

VIENTIANE, May 1 (NNN-KPL) – Air pollution has become a growing concern in Laos, after the concentration of PM 2.5 reached harmful levels, as smoke from seasonal agricultural burning filled the skies. The concentration of fine dust, known as PM 2.5, which is particulate matter with a diameter of less…

Six Killed, One Injured In West Afghanistan Mosque Shooting

KABUL, May 1 (NNN-ANA) – Six people were shot dead and another was injured, following an attack at a mosque, by gunmen in west Afghanistan’s Herat province, on Monday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said, Tuesday. The deadly incident happened, after a shooter opened…

Regime’s PM Vows Ground Attack On Rafah “With Or Without” Deal

JERUSALEM, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pledged yesterday, to launch a ground attack on Rafah “with or without” a deal with Hamas. Speaking in a meeting with families of hostages, Netanyahu said that, the regime has begun the evacuation of Palestinian civilians from Rafah,…

Yemen’s Houthis Attack Two U.S. Warships, Two Israeli Cargo Vessels

SANAA, Apr 30 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday, they had launched attacks on two U.S. warships and two commercial vessels linked to Israel, in what they described as retaliation for U.S. and British involvement in Yemen. The Houthis, which control much of northern Yemen, said, they targeted American warships…

Leaders Of Indonesia, Singapore Meet Over Ties, Cooperation

JAKARTA, Apr 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, met with Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, at the Bogor Palace in West Java yesterday, at the yearly Indonesia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat 2024 meeting. “This is the 7th Leaders’ Retreat, and is a strong signal for the continuity of cooperation between…

Displaced Gazans Burn Solid Waste For Cooking As Fuel, Shrubs Run Out

GAZA, Apr 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Mohammed Abu Hasna, a displaced Palestinian based in Rafah, can barely catch his breath as his respiratory health has significantly deteriorated, amid the hardships of war. Short even of firewood, Mohammed and thousands of other displaced people walk several kilometers to scavenge for grass, cardboard,…

Sri Lanka Expresses Hope To Join BRICS+

COLOMBO, Apr 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka hopes to join BRICS+ in the near future, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia, Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage, said recently, while addressing the media. He made the remarks following Sri Lanka’s participation in a recent international meeting of high representatives responsible for security issues in…