Kazakhstan To Form National Agency To Manage Radioactive Waste

ALMATY, Nov 12 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan will establish a state organ, responsible for radioactive waste management, local media reported, yesterday, citing Gumar Sergazin, deputy chairman of the Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency. Under a draft law, the new organ will oversee all issues related to the handling of radioactive waste, including…

Bangladesh Extends Army’s Magistracy Power To Feb Next Year

DHAKA, Nov 12 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has once again extended the magistracy power, given to commissioned army officers, for another four months. An official notification, published by the Ministry of Public Administration, yesterday, said, the jurisdiction for exercising magistracy power will encompass all of Bangladesh, with effect…

12 Killed In Suicide Blast Outside Courts In Pakistani Capital

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (NNN-APP) – At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured, yesterday afternoon, in a suicide blast outside the district courts, in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, told local media. Naqvi said at the explosion site that, a suicide bomber exploded his explosive-laden jacket…

Iran Says West Will Have To Recognise It As Nuclear Science Hub

TEHRAN, Nov 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said yesterday that, Western countries would eventually have to acknowledge Iran as a scientific hub, in the field of peaceful nuclear technology, state media reported. Speaking during a visit to the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Araghchi praised the…

UAE President, British PM Discuss Gaza, Regional Peace Efforts

ABU DHABI, Nov 11 (NNN-WAM) – United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke yesterday, with British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, about strengthening bilateral cooperation and developments in the Middle East. During a phone call, the two leaders reviewed the latest situation in the region, including…

20 Terrorists Killed In Military Operations In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed 20 terrorists in two separate operations, in the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, yesterday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military wing of the Pakistan Army, said, eight militants were eliminated in an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan…

Türkiye Marked 87th Anniversary Of Death Of Republic Founder Ataturk

ISTANBUL, Nov 11 (NNN-TRT) – Commemorations were held in Türkiye, yesterday, to mark the 87th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. Sirens wailed, ships whistled, traffic stopped, and people observed a moment of silence, to honour the late Turkish leader, at…

Egyptian President, Russian Security Official Discussed Gaza Ceasefire, Ukraine Crisis

CAIRO, Nov 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Russian Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu, discussed, yesterday, a range of regional and international issues, with a focus on the Gaza ceasefire and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. During a meeting in the Egyptian capital,…

Cambodia, Iran Signed MoU On Tourism Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Nov 11 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Iran, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism cooperation, said a news release from the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism. The deal was inked between Cambodian Minister of Tourism, Huot Hak and Reza Salehi Amiri, Iranian minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism…

Official Confirms Eight Deaths In Delhi Blast

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (NNN-PTI) – Eight people among those who were brought to a hospital, after a blast in Delhi died last night, the hospital’s medical superintendent confirmed. A total of seven injured people were still in the hospital, and three of them were in critical condition. The blast…