Border Crossing Between Afghanistan, Pakistan Reopened After Five Months

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, Feb 28 (NNN-ANA) – Trade via Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, resumed yesterday, after five months, the head of customs office in Kandahar, Mawlawi Safar Mohammad Sahar, said. Without providing more details, the official added that 300 trucks would cross the border point from…

13th Ministerial Conference Of WTO Opened In Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Feb 28 (NNN-WAM) – The four-day 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), kicked off here on Monday, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with ministers of economy, trade, and development from various countries, as well as representatives from global economic and…

Vietnam To Have 50 Million Active Digital Wallets This Year

HANOI, Feb 27 (NNN-VNA) – The number of active digital wallets in Vietnam will surge by 40 percent to 50 million by the end of this year, local media VnExpress reported, today, citing financial data provider, FiinGroup. The number of e-wallets in Vietnam has grown at a fast clip in…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To Almost 30,000: Ministry

GAZA, Feb 27 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to almost 30,000, the Palestine Health Ministry said in a press statement, today. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 90 Palestinians and wounded 164 others, bringing the total…

US Airman Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (NNN-WAFA) – A US Air Force soldier died yesterday, after setting himself on fire, outside the Israeli embassy in Washington last weekend, in an apparent act of protest against the brutal Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. A video went viral on internet shows the US soldier filming himself and…

Tunisia Rescued 63 Italy-Bound Immigrants

TUNIS, Feb 27 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisia’s maritime guards rescued 63 undocumented immigrants, after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, the Tunisian National Guard said in a statement, posted on its Facebook page, yesterday. “The rescue operation took place off Kerkennah Islands, in the south-eastern Tunisian Province of Sfax,” it…

Tamas Sulyok Elected As Hungary’s New President

BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hungarian lawmakers, yesterday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country’s new president. Out of the 199 lawmakers, 146 participated in the voting, with 134 votes in favour, five against and seven invalid. Most opposition lawmakers did not participate in the vote.…

Hungarian Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid

BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hungary’s lawmakers, yesterday approved a bill, on Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Out of the 199 members of parliament (MP), 194 participated in the voting, with 188 votes in favour and six against. The Hungarian parliament voted on the bill…

Moroccan, French FMs Met In Rabat On Ties

RABAT, Feb 27 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and his French counterpart, Stephane Sejourne, met yesterday, to renew bilateral ties after more than two years of diplomatic strain between the two historic allies. The Morocco-France relations, based on mutual interests in various fields, are expected to be renewed…

Egypt Plans To Build Alexandria University Branches In South Sudan

CAIRO, Feb 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and South Sudan signed a deal yesterday, to build branches of Egypt’s Alexandria University in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, and the town of Tonj. The MoU was signed by Alexandria University President, Abdelaziz Konsowa, and South Sudanese Minister of Higher Education, Science and…