Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev Claims Thumping Victory In Early Presidential Election

BAKU, Feb 8 (NNN-TNA) – Incumbent Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, won a landslide victory with 92.05 percent of the vote in yesterday’s snap presidential election, Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Mazahir Panahov, told a news conference, today. With 93.35 percent of ballots counted, Aliyev confidently secured a fifth consecutive…

Smoke Reported At Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant In Central Japan

TOKYO, Feb 8 (NNN-NHK) – Smoke was confirmed coming out of a building at No.1 reactor of Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture, central Japan, this morning, local media reported. At around 6:30 a.m. local time, an employee at the facility reported that smoke was coming out of the…

India’s Solar Energy Potential Estimated At 748 GW

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday said, the country’s total solar energy potential has been estimated at 748 Giga Watt peak. The information was given by the federal minister for new and renewable energy and power, R. K. Singh, in written replies in the upper house…

Mongolia, Germany Elevate Bilateral Ties, Seek Further Cooperation

ULAN BATOR, Feb 8 (NNN-APA) – Mongolian President, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, and visiting German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, announced yesterday, the elevation of bilateral relations, to a strategic partnership. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Germany, and the latter became the first European…

Cyber Crimes In India Rose Sharply In 2022

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India witnessed a sharp rise of over 24 percent in cyber crimes during 2022, compared to the previous year, and over 31 percent compared to 2020, data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed. During the year 2022, a maximum number of 15,297…

Malaysia’s Manufacturing Sales Down 4.2 Percent In Dec

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s manufacturing sales fell 4.2 percent year on year to 149.9 billion ringgit (31.45 billion U.S. dollars) in Dec, 2023, marking the largest decline since May, 2020, official data showed, yesterday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that, the decrease…

Saudi Arabia Says No Diplomatic Ties With Israel Unless Gaza Conflict Ends, Palestinian State Recognised

RIYADH, Feb 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia said, it told the U.S. administration that, the kingdom won’t have diplomatic relations with Israel, unless the latter stops its “aggressions” in the Gaza Strip and an independent Palestinian state is established. The Saudi Foreign Ministry made the remarks in a statement yesterday,…

Abbas Met Blinken On Palestinian Statehood, Gaza Conflict

RAMALLAH, Feb 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday, met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in the West Bank, discussing issues including Palestinian statehood and the developments in the Gaza Strip. Abbas said, peace and security could only be achieved through the implementation of the two-state…

Three Killed, Five Injured In Confrontations On Lebanese-Israeli Borders

BEIRUT, Feb 8 (NNN-NNA) – Two Hezbollah fighters and a civilian were killed yesterday, and five other civilians were injured, during Israeli raids in Lebanon’s south-east villages of Khiam and Bani Haiyyan, Lebanese medical and security sources, said. Lebanese military sources said, Israel carried out 11 air strikes on Khiam,…

Iran’s Nuclear Chief Says Coordination Between Tehran, IAEA “Progressing”

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s nuclear chief said yesterday, coordination between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was “progressing.” President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, made the remarks in an address to reporters, on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting in the…