India Signs Trade Pact With Four European Countries

NEW DELHI, Mac 11 (NNN-PTI) – India, yesterday, signed a trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, comprising Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The pact involves EFTA countries committing to invest 100 billion U.S. dollars in India, in the next 15 years, and facilitate the generation of…

Fuel Retailers Go On Strike In India’s Rajasthan State

NEW DELHI, Mac 11 (NNN-PTI) – Petrol and diesel retailers and dealers in India’s western state of Rajasthan, observed a strike yesterday, to protest against exorbitant fuel prices in the state. The two-day strike continues today, as talks between the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association (RPDA) and the state government, failed…

Four Killed, 20 Injured In Road Accident In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mac 11 (NNN-APP) – At least four people were killed and 20 others injured yesterday, in a road accident in the Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local rescue officials said. According to the rescuers, a tractor trolley turned turtle at Chashma Road in Wanda Mir…

Two Killed, One Injured In Blast In Pakistan’s Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Mac 11 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and another injured, yesterday, in a blast near a market, in Pakistan’s north-west Peshawar city, rescue service reported. The blast took place early in the morning on Nasir Bagh road, near Board Bazaar, a local market in Peshawar, the capital city…

One Killed, 11 Wounded In Fireworks Blast In Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, Mac 11 (NNN-ISNA) – At least one person was killed, and 11 others, including two firefighters, were wounded, in a fireworks explosion in Iran’s capital, Tehran, yesterday. The incident took place near Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, following which firefighters were immediately sent to the scene, Jalal Maleki, spokesman of the…

Brunei’s Central Bank Strengthens Support For MSMEs

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mac 11 (NNN-PELITA BRUNEI) – Brunei’s central bank has implemented measures, to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) obtain financial loans more easily, a minister said. Haji Mohd Amin Liew, minister at the prime minister’s office and second minister of finance and economy of Brunei, said…

Feature: Palestinians In Gaza Observe Joyless Ramadan Under Shadow Of Bloodshed

GAZA, Mac 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amina Al-Ashi, a mother of six in the Gaza Strip, has never been as scared of a holiday as she is, this Ramadan. For millions of starving Palestinians like her, the raging Israel-Hamas conflict and bloodshed seem to render any thought of festivity utterly absurd.…

Egyptian Food Bank Prepares Free Food Boxes To Alleviate Hunger In Egypt, Gaza In Ramadan

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Mac 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Workers and volunteers with the non-profit organisation Egyptian Food Bank (EFB), are working nonstop to prepare free food boxes for those underprivileged, both in Egypt and the neighbouring besieged Gaza Strip, as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts today. Raising the…

Cambodia Attracted 1.39 Billion USD Investment In First Two Months Of This Year

PHNOM PENH, Mac 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth 1.39 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent, compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said, today. Some 545…

Seven Killed In Car Accident In Central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Mac 10 (NNN-NINA) – Seven people were killed yesterday, in a car accident in Babil province, south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the traffic police said. Brigadier Zahir Mohammed, director of the media office of traffic police of the province, said in a statement that, the accident took place…